Moving! What to do about med.

[Allie501]

I am moving from New York State to Tennessee. My question is does anyone know if a doctor can give a 3 month prescription for a controlled substance in New York State if you're moving away. I will need that extra time once I move to find a new doctor who will write my prescriptions.

[BlessedLady]

You can only receive a 90 day supply from mail order . Provided your insurance company offers it for Schedule II drugs .

Be sure and get a copy of your medical records from your current doctor. Even with them a new doctor might want to evaluate you again for ADHD. It may or may not take a while to find a doctor that will prescribe your current ADHD medication at your current dosage

[Dakotakane]

Absolutely! They give me mine for 3 months worth.

[Allie501 in reply to Dakotakane]

Do you live in New York State? I'm not sure if this works state by state

[Hidden]

I have never heard of anyone getting 90 days of Adderall, Dexedrine etc. In Ohio, which is very strict, the doctor can send dated scrips digitally to any pharmacy. It's still the pharmacy in control as this is the only way scripts can be held, they cannot write you three scripts from a pad. I can't speak about the 90-day mail order. I think the main thing that differs in New York is the way they have to write them, like New York use to require a triplicate prescription, but with everything digital now I'm not sure. Likewise,

I do know that your doctor can submit those scripts electronically however many they want they just need to be dated for a month ahead then two months and so on. Definitely get every record you can, although some places require they come straight from the previous MD's office. For the scripts, once you move, the pharmacy can still ship them if they are on file electronically. Sorry I can't give you an exact answer, but hopefully this helps.

[BlessedLady in reply to Hidden]

Some insurance companies allow a 90 day supply of Schedule II drugs and some do not. I doubt the doctor would be comfortable prescribing a schedule II drug to a patient they no longer treat. Even if he did and there was no change in insurance. I doubt the insurance companys mail order would send a Schedule II to a patient in Tennessee when the prescribing doctor is in New York.

[BlessedLady]

This may or may not apply to Schedule II stimulants for ADHD in Tennessee. But I want to mention it so you look for a new doctor ASAP. Tennessee is one of the states it can be very difficult to find a doctor that will prescribe opiates for chronic pain. Opiates are a Schedule II drug like Adderall, Ritalin, Dexedrine. It may or may not be difficult to find a doctor that will prescribe your Schedule II ADHD medication.

[Hidden in reply to BlessedLady]

Once again, there is a tremendous difference between opiates and stimulants. Stimulants don't kill or do anything else the opioids do. Find a psych it may take a few, but you will be fine. Just because they are both schedule two means nothing. Although personally I would never move to that state to begin with because you have people all over just like this woman.

[BlessedLady in reply to Hidden]

Opiates and stimulants are two different types of drugs. But, federal and state laws governing Schedule II drugs are the same. The laws make no distinctions between opiates and stimulants due to the Schedule they both are.

[Hidden in reply to BlessedLady]

But it makes a huge difference in the difference in prescribing between the two. I am on two stimulants and multiple other meds, You repeat things everyone knows and nobody cares. Sooner or later you will get with the program that, regardless of schedule, it comes down to the compound. It's easier to get ADHD meds than it is benzos which are a schedule 4. I am urine tested and have to be seen face to face every month in office and not for stimulants, but benzos. It's the rule where I am seen. So how many times do I need to go over this for you.

[ADDSufferer]

Have you talked to your doctor about this? People relocate all the time so they have probably encountered this before?And I now only need to see her in person once a year. The rest are video appointments.

My doctor sends in 3 months at a time to my pharmacy digitally. But it wasn’t that long ago that she had to give them to me on paper. Each paper script would say “do not fill before…”. Could your doctor do that?

Or at the very least maybe they can help you time it so that you pick up your last month the day you leave.

It also depends on your insurance company. I have Cigna which is National. I can fill a prescription anywhere. Call your insurance company and explain the situation. Will this move involve a change in insurance? How long will you be covered on the old one?

When is the move taking place? Can you try to find a new provider before you move and set an appointment for shortly after you arrive?

[BlessedLady in reply to ADDSufferer]

Any doctor can send Schedule II prescriptions to a pharmacy. Provided the doctor and the pharmacy both have approved software. Most doctors require patients that take Schedule II stimulants to come in at least every few months. Some require drug screens. It it up to each doctor how they treat each patient.

[Allie501 in reply to ADDSufferer]

All great advice! I will ask her if she would be willing to see me once a year and maybe do video at the other times. I am moving a day or two after my script is due so that will work for me. At a recent appt. she did say she will electronically send my prescription for 3 or 4 months to a pharmacy I choose so I will have time to find a new provider. I do have prescription insurance for a couple more weeks through my job. But several months ago they stopped covering brand. Generic didn't work for me. So I've paid it myself. Very expensive and soon I will be on a fixed income when I move. I will no longer be working. So I'm not too sure what I will do then. I'm a senior citizen and in the process of getting signed up for a medicare advantage plan. Looks like they all only cover generic. It's so frustrating.