I have been going to the same doctor for about 2 years, getting gabapentin for the entire time. All of a sudden 2 weeks ago the doctor told me to get a referral from a neurologist if I wanna continue taking it.

I have a long medical record of being on gabapentin BEFORE I even began seeing my doctor. To get a referral is a huge huge obstacle. I don't have the time to go through that process. The neurologist is waaay out of the way, and I eventually made an appointment for the hell of it, and it's like at the end of the month anyway.

The doctor won't give me a prescription until I get this ridiculous referral, I have bad nerve damage from a accident a few years ago, and I am NOT feeling too comfortable now.

I don't have any more gabapentin and now I'm a week without it, of course I feel like shit, and even after talking to the neurologist, the appointment isn't even near.

What do you guys think? Is this fair? And what would you do in the situation? I tried calling the insurance and they just gave me the run-around passing me to different departments, eventually leading me to no answers.