My sister saw Dr. Drew and landed in the hospital within a week.
She has been on the same medication for epilepsy for approximately 20 years without incident. Dr. Drew took her off her medication cold turkey and put her on a new one due to...
Read MoreMy sister saw Dr. Drew and landed in the hospital within a week.
She has been on the same medication for epilepsy for approximately 20 years without incident. Dr. Drew took her off her medication cold turkey and put her on a new one due to concern over the side effect of kidney stones. A simple Google search will tell you it's not a good idea to take an epileptic patient off their medication cold turkey, and that they should be weaned off instead.
My sister experienced an allergic reaction to the new medication. Dr. Drew showed concern and immediately switched her to *another* new medication. My sister was obviously nervous and had some questions, as did her husband, and this is where Dr. Drew's tone changed. He became combative and rude, telling my sister there was no way she would have side effects with this new medication and he's been prescribing it this many years, yada yada. Well, she did...
The second medication gave her even more serious side effects, to the point that she couldn't sleep (which we know is very bad for someone with epilepsy).
Dr. Drew never returned her calls after that. She received a text saying her prescription was ready - a prescription for her original medication. Dr. Drew's assistant later called saying Dr. Drew doesn't know what else to do with her, so he's referring her to another neurologist.
Today, my sister started having ticks - not able to speak, mouth and hands twitching. Fearful of having a seizure, she went to the hospital. The Dr. there immediately asked her why they switched her medication - it was obvious to him it was a bad idea.
Thankfully, my sister is okay. She is no longer a patient of Dr. Drew's. His ego put her in grave danger and he didn't even have the human decency to give her a call back, knowing she was going into the hospital. This guy is the worst.
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