Q: Can I sue my Dr for stopping to prescribe me my pain medication for no reason
I've been going to the same Dr office for over 10yrs. I first was seeing a Dr. He had prescribed me methadone for chronic pain. We'll he passed away from brain cancer he actually was getting treated for that when he was a Dr. Then another Dr came in his place and he agreed to prescribe me the same medication plus he kept giving me more daily. Well I was complaining to him about it wasn't working so he told me to have a half more when needed. I did this for a couple yrs. I went to get my prescription filled and the pharmacy had him change his prescription so it says about taking more when needed. Now he said he can't be my Dr anymore and is sending me to a pain clinic. This isn't right what can I do he only told me he couldn't be my dr because he had to redo my prescription.
A: Your choice is to see a different doctor. There is no law that says he must continue to be your doctor, or that he must continue your current prescription, or in fact prescribe you anything.
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