Try posting in 'Mental Health Support,' 'Seniors,' and 'Health'? and 'California'

That question, also your Doctor in Nevada should know doctors in the Bay Area. Get names/numbers from his/her, they can talk,you can get the script & maybe get a new doctor out of it.

it's a large-ish mental health organization and I do not get the 'luxury' of talking to the psychiatrist personally (unless I meet with him in person) and, so far, the staff has been less than pleasant.

I asked for referrals to no avail.

national chain, e.g. walgreen's, walmart, etc. If so go to the local (SF) pharmacy & ask them to help you out.

going because she doesn't have insurance until Monday.

Some suggestions posted here may prove helpful, I hope so. It must be very stressful to be in a new area without any support when you need it. I hope all goes well for you in your new job and you are able to develop a good circle of friends.

you might try having them call an Rx to a pharmacy right near the border.

...or faxed. An "old fashioned" paper prescription must be picked up in person.

controlled need paper and this is a 3 I think.

It might be different by State though I'm not sure.

It's a sched 2. At the peds office where I work, parents used to complain all the time because they could only get a 30 day Rx, and would have to come in each month, in person, for the next Rx. Ij Illinois, they can now get a 90 day prescription, written as 3 separate prescriptions, dated individually with a "do not fill before" instruction written on it so they can still only get 30 at a time, but have to come in just once every 3 months instead of monthly.

I guess there must be much more abuse potential than I thought. Thanks for letting me know.

...if they could do a very small amount, like 3-5 days, to hold you over while awaiting your insurance.

It's pretty much my advice for everything.

In all seriousness it might be something to ask a trained cannabis dispenser.

still no developments. My insurance became effective today. I've called a few primary care physicians but the soonest I can schedule an appointment is early September.

Looking into information about whether urgent care can prescribe Concerta or Adderall (which works better for me but for some reason my doctor didn't want to continue to prescribe) in California...

There's got to be something done about this. I can understand if I were a minor child or a college-age kid who's just trying to 'make it' but I was diagnosed as an adult and, while not a panacea, the medication really does help me. However, the effectiveness is dependent on me taking the medication regularly and as dosed. Now that I am down to the last dose, I have to deal with the severe headaches, fatigue, insomnia and irritability - all while remaining 'sane' and professional at work.

My saving grace is that the line of work I am in thrives on adrenaline and urgency - which works well with the H in ADHD (I'm predominantly on the H spectrum).

Adding insult to injury, there is often a perception that adults do not have ADHD, when instead it is a chronic condition that does not disappear. More injurious, that a woman couldn't possibly be affected by ADHD (women show off different symptoms of ADHD than men).

It's very frustrating...