How does it work to get refills from MCAD specialists because I'm too sensitive to go back to the doctor all the time for more refills. I'm hoping I don't have to go back for a year or maybe several years.

I'm about to make an appointment for a MCAD specialist but wont be going til late Feb or early March at the earliest.

My 2nd question is how easy would it be for my mom to go to some really cheap family doctor with some excuse to get a prescription for a compounded OTC anti-histamine? Since I'm too sensitive to go I'll just have her go and claim it's for her. Stupid I have to resort to this for OTC meds, but I really need to get an H2 anti-histamine that I can tolerate before the visit to the MCAD specialist in 5 months.

Sorry I've barely ever went to doctors in my life so I'm very ignorant about how this works. Thanks.

Well yes I can go, as in make it to the doctor without dying. But it's probably not going to be productive for my health even in the long term if I have to go back every month for another prescription. I'm not even concerned about the reactions, that may take a few days to recover from, I'm concerned about the vastly increased sensitivity that can take over a month to recover from sometimes.

The short story is that I know from experience that if I avoid my triggers very well for many months I can become progressively less sensitive and that going to the doctor every month or two would likely keep me from making any progress. It only takes one moderate to strong trigger to totally reset months of my recovery progress.

Yeah I thought it's probably illegal fraud to have my mom get the prescription for me. I didn't really care in this scenario, but I found a better option anyways. I'm going to use a telemedicine service, probably Consultadr or Teladoc, which I think would be great for something as simple as getting compounded OTC meds. With consultadr I can consult a doctor on the phone for $35 per consult + $6 monthly fee, Teladoc is $38 per Dr consult. Anyone have any experience with telemedicine like this?

Ok thanks Kat. The timeframe with prescriptions is what I was wondering about. Having prescription refills for a year would be great.

I know OTC Prescription should be an oxymoron, but at least in some states a doctor's prescription is required for even OTC compounded meds. If I recall my state is one of them. It's really annoying.

I'll probably be trying a telemedicine service to get that OTC prescription very soon. I'm pretty concerned about the risk of wasting that $41 though. Dismissive doctors seem to be very common so I won't be surprised at all if I get rejected because the doctor doesn't believe I need it compounded.  

Oh ok thanks Deborah. That sounds good. Yeah I've already been taking Benadryl and Zyrtec for many months now. Though I went without each for long periods because of either the stores being out or being out of money. I now want to get a few anti-histamines compounded, maybe Ranitidine & Famotidine because Zantac gave me bad heartburn right after taking it and Pepcid AC gives me mild heartburn half the time. I think it's probably one of the inactive ingredients.

Be sure to ask what is used to compound any Rx you order.  There may be ingredients that you need to avoid.  If you can figure out what ingredient you're reacting to, it might help you find a brand that will work.  Different brands of ranitidine or famotidine might have different inert ingredients and even colors.