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Have you considered contacting the nearest university medical school and hospital system? They may have a clinic that can see you.
It is very common in most parts of the US to have to wait and travel for specialty medical appointments. When I needed to see a cardiologist last year, my wait for a call back was 9 days, then another 6 weeks to be seen. For nephrology in our major metro area the wait time is at least 3 months except for emergencies. I am writing this as we are spending our day waiting in a specialty practice for my husband. Yesterday the wait plus visit was 3.5 hours. Really hoping for a shorter time today. Unfortunately it takes years and many dollars to train and equip doctors and their clinics and support staff. As we age, and add the burden of post-Covid patients, I predict this will be a long term thing.
Do you have a university medical school near you?
Thanks for the Bystolic link. I see it is much the same as Metoprolol except for the possibility of sleeplessness, trouble sleeping, unable to sleep, which is my main concern right now with feeling stressed out. The PA told me meds ending in "olol" are similar. I'm glad you told me you did well on Meto though. I had just Googled what is an alternative for Meto and Bystolic was suggested as not having as severe side effects.