Verbatim response from Perplexity
If your psychiatrist retired and you need someone to take over ongoing psychiatric prescriptions, the most direct fit is an online psychiatry/medication-management service rather than a general telehealth clinic.[5][15][18]
Good options to consider:
- Talkiatry — an online psychiatry service that focuses on psychiatrist-led evaluation and medication management; it’s specifically described as insurance-covered online psychiatry.[15]
- Doctor On Demand — can connect you with a board-certified doctor or psychiatrist for refills and medication management, with psychiatry visits listed in its pricing and prescription flow.[5]
- LiveHealth Online — offers psychiatrists who can provide ongoing care and medication management for many mental health conditions.[18]
- FasPsych — offers nationwide online medication management and says its psychiatrists can prescribe even some controlled substances when legally allowed and after evaluation.[1]
- TeleMed2U — provides online medication management in behavioral health.[16]
- BetterHelp / UpLift psychiatry — BetterHelp says it now offers psychiatry through UpLift for medication management and prescribing when clinically appropriate.[17]
A few important points before you choose:
- You’ll usually need a new intake/evaluation, even if you’ve been stable on the same medication for years.[15][17]
- Controlled substances are more complicated; some services can prescribe them, while others cannot.[1][18]
- The new clinician will typically want your old records so they can continue the same treatment safely.[15][17]
If you want the best first call, I’d start with Talkiatry or LiveHealth Online for standard psychiatric medication continuation, and FasPsych if you take a medication that may involve controlled-substance rules.[1][15][18]
If you tell me your state, insurance, and whether your medication is a controlled substance (for example, Adderall, Xanax, or Ambien), I can narrow this to the most likely service that will accept you.