Dr. Karen Brown, MD

The past five years I felt that I got to best treatment with Dr.Brown.

I have been with Dr. Brown for at least 8 years, if not longer. I found her when I was looking for a new doctor as the one I had at the time was overmedicating me. Upon our first meeting, I found her very easy to talk to. I explained what I had been previously diagnosed with, yet I didn't put faith behind those diagnoses as I felt the Dr just liked to push meds. She was able to immediately get rid of a few meds & taper down a some others. At the end, I went from 19 pills to 6 or 7; all of the dosages were lowered too. Whenever I went through a very dark time and couldn't even leave my house, Dr. Brown was there. I could leave a message & get a call back. She keeps impeccable records, which really has helped when insurance companies want to deny a test (i.e. a MRI) due to "not meeting their criteria". To date, I have always won my appeals. Dr. Brown is not just a good Dr, but she is highly educated which makes me more comfortable; she's up to date on all the latest therapies and most… of all - she listens to my concerns about my health and is proactive.

Dr. Karen Brown is always polite, she listen to the patient ans the parent / caregiver. she is very patients, and always concern for the patient which she care for. i would refer her to anyone who would need a mental health dr.

She's nice, not evasive, knows her medicine.

I went to Dr. Brown for 10 years. When I came to her I was in severe crisis. I was very depressed and physically sick. I had liver disease, lost my job and my home. She diagnosed me as bipolar. I admit I was a mess at the time. She kept me on heavy psychotic drugs for 10 years. I only got worse! I loved her and thought she was really looking out for me. One day all those drugs hit me like a freight train and I collapsed. She claimed it was all mental. I don't care that I was able to somewhat tolerate those drugs for a long time; they finally made me very sick. I became suicidal (nonstop), couldn't work, I couldn't even stand up I was so PHYSICALLY weak. She would not consider anything but mental illness. Now, I am not saying everyone should do this but I had to stop taking those drugs. I am 80 % better mentally and physically after weaning off them. It has been a long haul trying to get off those meds-almost 7 months. My sleep patterns were very messed up so I still take… small dosage until I can get back to normal. I don't think Dr. Brown is a bad doctor but in my case I only needed temporary help and she wouldn't even consider that. I now know that 10 years of severe depression, constant tremors, involuntary body ticks, severe confusion, severe eye blurriness and desire to die all the time was unnecessary. Like I said I am not everyone. But for me psychiatric drugs were not the answer. I am not perfect but I am more confident and have more clarity than I have had in over 10 years. I am looking to the future and I am much more efficient on my job. I am also not such a burden emotionally to my family. When I fired her, she was good about not just dropping me until I found another doctor but after such a long relationship I was shocked she never even checked on me once? I think she is a decent person and I don't believe she intended any malice but I wish she wouldn't have let this go on for a decade. I agree some people have chemical imbalances and need psychiatric drugs but I was not one of them. She always took time with me and seemed concerned for years. Toward the end she would talk to me for maybe 5 minutes and send me on my way. I was getting worse and that was not a good thing for me at all! It has proved to be a challenge to find a psych doctor to help me wean off these meds but I have gotten some help. I am in therapy because I want to make sure I am ok. I don't suggest doing something like this on your own. These are very serious medications. I do know people who need them!! Well, this is my 2 cents and my personal experience. No more, no less. Just be careful that the psychiatric industry doesn't get a hold of you unnecessarily. It could do more harm than good! Take care and do what is best for you. Oh, research the drugs you are on. Donâ??t just take someoneâ??s word for it. Be involved in your healthcare!

Dr. brown was very patient, willingness to listen without feeling rushed, observant and seemed very concerned about the patient. she was excellent with the care of my son even though he has a very short attention span and hard to focus. she made me as the mother feel comfortable and involved in his care.

She makes me wait on average 45 minutes to 1 hour, last visit was 1 hour and 15 minutes. She gets you in and out as fast as possible. Will never go to her again.

Dr. Brown meet with my daughter for 30 minutes and diagnosed her as Borderline PD. She meet with her mom and stepfather twice before the diagnosis but did not consult or return my phone call in matter. I have had plenty of experiences with mental health industry dealing with my ex who has herself been hospitalized 5 times. I would strongly advise another doctor.

I finally found a doctor I trust is giving me the right diagnosis and treament.

She's a great doctor; I trust her, and the office staff is good too. A+