Amen Clinic P-Doc | ADHD Information

Yay, today I met with a new p-doc. Dr. Rudolph in San Diego.

He was a referral from the Amen Clinic website.

Luckily, I was in one of my worst moods so that he could see the real deal. I was in no mood to try to charm or be on good behavior because of it being a novelty situation.

I have had NOTHING but trouble from doctors...unknowledgeable, bad people skills, condescending--you name it. He was quite different. For one thing, he didn't sit there with a pad of paper taking notes while acting like he is listening. He really seemed to be interested in ME. He was very normal and even made jokes. I couldn't believe it. I was so comfortable being there.

I even argued with him about meds (he suggested Paxil and/or Straterra). He didn't take a "this is my opinion and you will do it" attitude with me. He said "meds won't hurt you long term." And I said, "Can I have that in writing and will you back it with money cause I am going to need my brain to support myself--I don't have anyone else. I can't afford to get Alheimer's or anything." He was like "Ok, you got me. What do you want to do?"

So, he suggested I try an elevated dose of 5-HTP for depression, etc. and then I asked to try Adderall. He said 'sure' but said that he wants to try to target exactly the area where I am having the most problems in my brain, otherwise any stimulant could be a waste of time...will keep me stuck on overfocusing on stupid things. Will only give me more energy to stay stuck.

He said, "I am very persistant. I want to get to the bottom of this." I really liked that. He recommended that I get another EEG right away to give him information about my petit mal seizures, and he really hoped I would go and get SPECT imaging done, but said he will probably be able to tell a lot from the tests that I took that I could barely manage to get through without wanting to lie down and take a nap over.

Overall, I really liked his manner and knowledge. I felt very good by the time I left. He seemed to have a knack for diving right into the things that hurt the worst, and had me crying, but I felt it was his way of finding the trouble areas so that he could solve it.

So far, I give him a good rating. I will keep you posted. Have another appt. in 2 weeks. Too bad he doesn't accept insurance though. Ugh. bluebird38, That is great.  I hope you continue to have success with this physician. -Gettingagrip-[QUOTE=gettingagrip]bluebird38, That is great.  I hope you continue to have success with this physician. -Gettingagrip-[/QUOTE]

Thanks gettingagrip.  :)