It's legal because of insurance companies.

Now, technically, of course it's bullshit, but in terms of legalities yes they can do it.

Try calling the neurologist office and tell them you need your prescription refilled. It usually works for me. I do see the docs usually twice a year, some of the once a year. My prescriptions don’t align with their appointments so when I call, they usually just call the pharmacy.

It's for your "safety"

“Oftentimes doctors will want to schedule periodic appointments to look over lab tests and assess how well the medication is treating your condition before renewing your prescription. This is particularly common when starting a new maintenance medication like blood pressure or diabetic medications.”

Can you get it prescribed by the neurologist, instead? I know, this sucks. It seems that anybody who has a prescription medication "needs" to be seen twice a year, even if it's something that will potentially save their lives and they'd die without it. I don't know if this is an AMA policy or actual law.

Have you tried low dose magnesium oxide twice a day as a preventative? While it doesn't completely eliminate them for me, it has greatly reduced the amount I get. I take 200mg magnesium oxide twice a day. If I forget to take one it can trigger a migraine, especially if it hasn't been too long since I forgot one before. 😅 My doctor recommended it. She actually prescribed it, and when I went to the pharmacy to get it filled, the pharmacist laughed at me said it's cheaper to buy it over the counter, so that's what I do. And then when I have a break through migraine, I take 1/4 to 1/2 of the original Dramamine. If it doesn't help within 30 minutes, I take the rest of the pill. My doctor suggested Dramamine or Benadryl. The Dramamine works best for me.

In addition to it being BS, doctors get pressured by state medical boards when they prescribe for people they haven't seen. Obviously this varies state-to-state. The med boards work behind the scenes policing doctors that prescribe too many opioids, or ivermectin, or whatever random stuff they feel like. I know a doctor whose license was threatened that way. Anyway, the doctor's office probably doesn't care and is just making their own policies extra-compliant within the suggested "common sense" guidelines to avoid trouble. Which is still BS.

Have you tried reynoldmeds.com? Could be cheaper than your copay.

https://www.inhousepharmacy.vu/

My grandmother has a neurologist that prescribes her a dementia medication. After a day or two of missing it she can’t even talk, mixes everything up bad, and gets paranoid. We ran out, because I dropped the ball, and I called them and asked for a refill. They of course said we needed to come in but could not see her for 3 weeks. I asked for enough to get her to that apt. They said no.

Believe I popped off on them and told them to fuck off as politely as I could. I went and found her a white doctor that for damn sure wasn’t from India with a full Indian staff.

it's legal and mandatory for most insurance. wellness visits are almost always required periodically for insurance

When I use to get migraine's I found damn near instant relief by holding an ice cube/pack on the back right side of my neck.

It worked better than any drug I tried.

Thankfully those days are long gone...

Those Mfers can hurt like a sob and I was exhausted for the rest of the day when they were over...

Just to cover all angles of migraines, check with your dentist to see if you are grinding or clinching at night. Allot of times we don't know but a dentist can, by the wear marks on your teeth. Solution is a night guard.

I hear this allot in the dental profession, about 95% adults are grinding their teeth.

Parisites?

Western medicine, is treat but not cure which I am sure you are aware. The shit they give you is simply making you reliant on them. You should seek alternatives.

Pardon me if this sounds demeaning of your migraine situation, but have you tried excedrine migraine? My migraine situation is all but gone, compared to in my youth, but I still get them on the rare occasion. For me anyway, I wish ai had known to try it when I was young. Not good to take all of the time (what medicine is?) and occasionally takes three to do the job, but it works for maybe 90% of the few I still get. You may also consider magic mushrooms. They are known to rewire neural pathways. A go to for cluster headache sufferers.

F@#k the entire medical system. I'm sorry you have the headaches and sorry you have to participate in their system.