Dr Richard Fry 2020-10-12 Person 1 5 0

When I first went to see him, I thought he was great because he took time to listen to me when I talked about school problems, and diagnosed me autistic.  He actively listened for many sessions and I felt heard, and it seemed like he cared. However, this was not proved to be the case. When I was taken off antidepressants too fast and developed SSRI antidepressant withdrawal syndrome and akathisia,  he didn't want to know. Every time I tried to talk about it, he refused to listen and said it wasn't his job. When I showed him articles about akathisia he didn't read them. He'd only concentrate on histamine and mast cell aspect of withdrawal. He kept pushing supplements, even to the point of shaming me into taking them, despite being told repeatedly that they made me worse. When I complained at being unheard and shamed,  he discharged me, saying the relationship was unhealthy. When I pointed out that there was increased risk of suicide because he was leaving me with no support whatsoever, he didn't care. He doesn't care if I live or die. Additionally he was very unprofessional and told me every time he had a heart problem (heart attack or procedure), which increased my stress and made my symptoms worse. Holistic psychiatry is definitely the way forward, however he isn't holistic. On the one hand he tests for deficiencies etc., whist on the other prescribing meds such as antidepressants that can cause dependence, create deficiencies, and completely ruin a person's life. I feel completely betrayed and abandoned by him. I wouldn't recommend him to anyone.