IF you are NOT in an HMO? Get another appt w/another neuro ASAP! And we all know how long that can take!
IF it IS an HMO? Find and contact 'patient services' and get thee a 'patient representative' ...to plug into plans experts and thus report such can I say? What appears to be blatent ignorance of PN and meds for PN?

That PAsst is really a PA? I'd check w/the state licensing board about that too...I've done it...you'd be surprised what you mite find? In one instance the 'PA' for a doc wasn't a 'PA' at all. Another 'nurse' had lost her license and was 'practicing' as a 'nurse' in one practice. Same w/pharmacists and PA's and PT's...
Now, I don't condemn all PA's at all! My only true encounter w/one was delightful, and I'd found they listened to me and actually paid attention to brewing medical issues.
It does depend on how well you 'communicate with' this individual...Some folks work well with others? Some don't.
I agree w/all senior posters have said! Go do what you feel you must do to get what you SHOULD have in the way of treatments! Don't have a
it's not productive...let us know how you do and are doing! Hope always! - j