GP refuses to help with psychotropic Rx & tests

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JP: The psychiatrist is responsible for a very large rural district. His practice is such that he moves from community to community seeing patients only once or twice for medication issues or serious referral needs. It is part of the limits of health care in a rural area.

People: I went to meet with a new GP accepting patients and he said he would love to have me as a patient, but cannot give me many of the meds that I am on because of new rules doled out by the College of Physicians. He actually has to establish "a long term relationship with me" in order to give me the meds I need for my chronic pain issues. So I am stuck with Doczilla. I can't believe that I can't switch doctors unless I am willing to put up with pain and immobility for a year or more until the new doctor gets to know me. I find the entire thing completely ridiculous. They are painting legitimate pain patients into a corner day by day, and they couldn't care less. I am pretty angry at the whole thing because I REALLY liked this new doctor from Africa - a kind, sweet, caring man. I went to that clinic for 30 years and my doctor sold it to this new GP. I thought that since it had my files for the past 30 years that I would be considered a known entity, but I was wrong. The system is choking me and I am quite peeved, to say the least. Now I have an abusive doctor to put up with, but if I want to be able to walk and move and function normally, I have no choice but to go to this witch. I really wish she would see a psychiatrist.