My husband's neurologist took over a week to reply to my Depakote refill request. I had to call the office to talk to a live person. She emailed the Dr. and after 2 hours, I got a notification from the pharmacy that the prescription order was received. Then another hour later, I got a message via the myhealth portal that the neurologist has spoken to and is passing the management of Depakote going forward to the primary care physician, who has had no prior experience with Depakote. Although she agreed, which may not be such a bad thing, I'm just wondering why this occurred. Neuro cited reason was for the better management of my husband's sodium level, which has been low for quite some time now even prior to taking Depakote. Shouldn't this be managed in tandem by the 2 doctors and monitored as we have been for the past year and a half? I couldn't help but wonder the real reason, especially with such a long delay in the refill request...
Hope this bigger picture helps.
I get why it feels odd though, especially after you’ve had the neuro handling it for so long. If you’re uneasy, you can always ask that both doctors stay in the loop and share notes. Sometimes it’s more about office workflow than anything else — long waits for refills can just be a system issue, not a personal decision