4 years ago
DO NOT Let this man treat your child. Every thing ...
DO NOT Let this man treat your child. Every thing you will read here is true. My son went to him at 16 and he threw so many melds at him .Once Dr. Mendel asked my son if he had difficulties concentrating, Jason said yes, so Dr Mendel gave him a diagnosis of ADHD and started him on a medication called Vyvanse . No test , the appointment lasted less than 10 min. Over the years he increase his Meds to the the point that my son had constant tremors. Dr Mendel told Jay he should see his PCP that the tremors were not side effects.In 2016 my son stopped seeing Dr Mendel and went off the meds. The tremors went away. But Jason liked Dr Mendel. He went back to see him in June 2017 for reoccurrence of depression. Dr Mendel put him back on Prozac... Jason used to laugh and joke how little this man paid attention to him. Dr Mendel even said to him once "I'm glad your feeling better " after Jay just told him he was more depressed, after he just handed Jay script to increase his meds.
On November 4,2017, my son killed himself. 23 years old. Nobody saw it coming. We saw the signs after, when everyone got together. I'm not saying it's Dr Mendel s fault. But we called this office two days after Jason s death. He never called us . The office told us the only way to look at the records is a lawyer .One month later I received a voice mail from Dr Mendel asking Jason where he was, and "hope your ok". I received two bills for a missed appointment, after I had already let this office know again, that Jason had died. I probably would not have written this review if not for reading copies of Jason s records. Dr. Mendel recorded that he spent 25 min with my son on three appointments and 15 minutes on other appointments..THAT IS NOT TRUE. Jason use to complain that he spent more time in the waiting room than with the Doctor. Some appointments lasted less than 5 min . Jason timed them. Also in the records was a copy of a condolence card From Dr Mendel. I never Received it. It was dated on the same day Dr. Mendel wrote in Jason s record, that he was notified of Jason's death. It seems to me, that this mans real goal is money and protecting himself. We will never know if Jason s suicide could have been prevented. Probably not. I'm his mom and I didn't see the signs before it was too late. However this I do know, My son was a beautiful person and he deserved better care than this. Please be careful protect your children.
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