Dr. Priyanka Priyanka, MD

Future client

I really, really wanted to like her, because she's very sweet and things started out so well. She was very willing to give me antidepressants and work with me on trying the cheaper medication first and only having appointments when necessary, because my insurance sucks and it was expensive to go. However, while she might be very willing to prescribe antidepressants (and offer to increase the dose every time I mentioned anything related to my symptoms), she refused to listen to how bad my anxiety was and just wrote it off as a side effect of the depression. She'd basically say, "when the antidepressant works, you'll have less anxiety, so just give it time" but the fourth or fifth medicine we tried has actually been working for my depression, but my anxiety is still overwhelming. As much as I try to tell her that the anxiety is ruining my life and causing me to almost lose my job and everyone I'm friends with, she refuses to discuss the topic with me. After telling her that the anxiety… was so bad, it was causing me to pick at my skin and lips to the point of them bleeding regularly, she gave me one of the weakest anti-anxiety pills available (an antihistamine/allergy pill that also causes relaxation) to take as needed, but it hardly helped and I didn't like the side effects, and she wouldn't listen to me when I let her know that. Any time I try to bring up *anything* other than depression, in fact, she dismisses me. It's like she already made up her mind on what I have and won't deviate from that, despite the evidence that something more might be going on. She blows it all off with, "oh, you just have poor coping skills and need to work on it in therapy" even when I tell her that I've been trying for months and my therapist strongly feels there might be something more going on than simply depression (and that getting medication for these other things might improve my quality of life and help me learn the coping skills more effectively). Now, I know you're not reading this because you care about my life story, and this is just one example of something frustrating, but it seems to me like she's dismissive of everything she doesn't already believe, and I cannot recommend her to anyone who might have complex or comorbid problems. If there's a chance you might need to be medicated for anxiety or for multiple things at once, I recommend continuing your search elsewhere, because it's going to be hard for you to get what you need here. Good luck in your search!

I didnt stay with her long enough to be able to comment about her medical knowledge or treatment plans. however I did not get a great vibe from her overall. her desk is absurdly far from the patient chairs. this makes it seem like she's afraid of her patients or something from what I saw she is conservative with medications. which can be a good thing or a bad thing. a good thing if your coming from a provider who has been overmedicating you. a bad thing if you truly need a PRN medication such as a benzodiazepine in which case she might tell you to "just do therapy". Uh ok severe anxiety does not respond to "just therapy" which is why medications like Ativan exist. Altogether she didnt make me feel great and I stopped seeing her.

Dr. Priyanka has given me more relief than any doctor I have seen. She is caring, listens and never makes me feel rushed. She follows up closely. She is a great doctor.

Dr. Priyanka is easy to talk to, and I always walk out of her office feeling encouraged. She has helped me to discover the root of my issues and worked with me to find the medications I needed. I appreciate that she slowly starts you on medications and slowly increases the dose, so that you don’t experience as many harsh side effects. I’m surprised to see others have left negative reviews, because she has been nothing but friendly and professional. I’m guessing they might not have been the easiest patients to deal with. I would recommend Dr. Priyanka for anyone who needs mental health care.

I would not go to Dr. Priyanka, unless you want to leave feeling worse than when you went in. She was very preachy, and condescending. I would literally feel horrible after every visit. She would spend the 15 minutes lecturing me, and even told me once that I seem to always have a crisis going on, in a sarcastic tone, not a caring one, as to suggest I'm just dramatic and need get over it. She should not be working in a field dealing with anxious, depressed, and fragile people who are looking for help. She's horrible!