Ghulam Qadir, MD

misdiagnosed me as being depressed for 8 yrs. never communicated. never asked if i was depressed. i've never been depressed a day in my life. i took those meds for 8 years causing me to gain 100 lbs. every ofc visit he would ask do you have thoughts of suicide (no), do you get angry (no), write me a refill and send me on my way. he could have told me the meds cause weight gain and there is a special diet to follow. 6 wks ago i was hospitalized and the drs diagnosed me as bipolar. come to find out i'm bipolar. it runs in my family (dad, cousin, nephew). they put me on proper meds and when i return to qadir he still wanted me on depression med that made me fat. i asked him why and was there an alternative. he said no. well, he has been wrong for 8 yrs so there was no way i had any confidence in him any longer. needless to say i fired him. do not go to him. my dr now is 100% better. i'm doing great on wellbutrin and topamax. it feels i've been a walking zomby since 2002. i never dreamed, never talked. now i'm talking. it feels like i'm alive again. he should be on that med for awhile just to experience what it's like. what's worse is that it was the wrong med in the first place. "Shall we go you and I while we can..." jg dark star