My Gen. Practitioner is a Quack! Help!

I have had it with my Family Practitioner. (Can I give his name?) He can't seem to decide if he is a medical Dr., homeopathic specialist, yoga instructor, master teacher (of HS English) or vitamin guru. One thing for sure, he's an ego maniac who spends more time talking about himself and directing patients on where their lives should be going rather than digging deep to help a patient understand what the hell is going on. End of Rant.

I am looking for a female Dr. in the Mt. Sinai/Port Jeff area, preferably someone over 45. I am a 42 year old female who wants someone who can relate rather than dictate.

I went in yesterday with symptoms of spring allergies/bronchitis, dizziness, fatigue beyond belief, and a low grade fever. And since I am 42 and don't frequent the doctor's office, I threw in that the dizziness has been hanging around for at least a month, and I get tingley numbness in my right hand often.

He kept telling me the symptoms are unrelated to each other. In other words--I'm a whiner.

I left with a script for flonaze and told to buy OTC claritan. Oh, and I should take a mulit vitamin for women. Not to mention I was given suggestions on how to handle my students. What? $20 copay and 45 min. in the waiting room for that? I'd be better off tossing a nickel into Lucy VanPelts tin can.

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That is crazy - sounds like the doctor I used to go to. Can you FM me his name .. just because I'm curious if it's the same guy.

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Re: My Gen. Practitioner is a Quack! Help!

I'm in the same position - need of a good doc in this area. I came across 2 recommendations in Port Jefferson from a couple of people -- all spoke highly for different reasons...

- Dr. Schiller (male doc)

- Dr. Burmeister (female doc)


Would love to know how you make out...