"...overflowing with foulmouthed ignorance."
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Yes. A great percentage of the guests have questionable ideas at best. Ten to twenty percentmilosz wrote:Is someone appearing on a conspiracy/supernatural-oriented talk show legit?
Is that the question?
As a patient of Dr. Cooper's for over a year, I started out with the same high opinions as everyone else. Dr. Cooper seemed like the only person who could help me with a severe metabolic issue, and I trusted her treatment plan wholeheartedly when she said it would likely take six months to a year in order to recover. I dedicated myself to it and she seemed like she knew what she was doing, as she would change my treatment every 6 weeks based on blood tests.
At the end of the year, I asked Dr. Cooper why I hadn't seen any positive changes in my body, because I was fatter, more unhealthy, and more tired than ever. My bodyfat had skyrocketed from 24% to 35% because not only was I eating more, but I was also forbidden to exercise. She then told me that it might take 5 years to recover, a far cry from 6 mos to a year. .....
I ran out of Topamax, an anti-seizure medication, and went off it cold turkey. I suffered from brain zaps, which feels like electricity going through your head, for months and felt crazy, along with hot and cold sweats. With my appointment with a new endocrinologist weeks away, it was extremely scary. It's also against the law, as a doctor is required to provide care & referrals for a minimum of 30 days after a discharge.
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Needless to say, I would NOT recommend her for continuous, long-term treatment, especially if your "out of the box" treatment plan ends up not working. My new doctor says that the treatments Dr. Cooper used are untested and unproven to do anything, and often the treatment (eg, powerful anti-seizure medication for a metabolic issue) with its side effects is worse than the cure.
Bob Wildes wrote:That was exactly what I was looking for BD.
Brilliant analogy.I have to applaud her for devoting her energy to working with a population for whom diet and exercise don't work. That must be incredibly hard having a client base of ZERO people.
So, I was on topomax for six months for migraines and lost about 25 lbs during that time. Later found out that they give it to people on antidepressants who can't lose weight because the weight loss side effect is so powerful. But, it has some other powerful side effects that really suck and I wouldn't recommend it being used in this off label way unless you were so obese your health was in jeopardy. My sisters doc tried to prescribe it to her for weight loss and I told her she needed a new doc.Blaidd Drwg wrote:FWIW...which is probably not much..Sounds like this is a Doc who runs a fat loss clinic. Can;t see what else she offers in terms of VO max testing and stuff but her trendy and extremely expensive location tells me she is not terribly interested in medicine and more interested in well healed enduro clients who pay cash for treatment.
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As a patient of Dr. Cooper's for over a year, I started out with the same high opinions as everyone else. Dr. Cooper seemed like the only person who could help me with a severe metabolic issue, and I trusted her treatment plan wholeheartedly when she said it would likely take six months to a year in order to recover. I dedicated myself to it and she seemed like she knew what she was doing, as she would change my treatment every 6 weeks based on blood tests.
At the end of the year, I asked Dr. Cooper why I hadn't seen any positive changes in my body, because I was fatter, more unhealthy, and more tired than ever. My bodyfat had skyrocketed from 24% to 35% because not only was I eating more, but I was also forbidden to exercise. She then told me that it might take 5 years to recover, a far cry from 6 mos to a year. .....
I ran out of Topamax, an anti-seizure medication, and went off it cold turkey. I suffered from brain zaps, which feels like electricity going through your head, for months and felt crazy, along with hot and cold sweats. With my appointment with a new endocrinologist weeks away, it was extremely scary. It's also against the law, as a doctor is required to provide care & referrals for a minimum of 30 days after a discharge.
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Needless to say, I would NOT recommend her for continuous, long-term treatment, especially if your "out of the box" treatment plan ends up not working. My new doctor says that the treatments Dr. Cooper used are untested and unproven to do anything, and often the treatment (eg, powerful anti-seizure medication for a metabolic issue) with its side effects is worse than the cure.
Agreed with your synopsis of her location and probable clientele. But you lost me with NP. There are no solid NPs.Blaidd Drwg wrote:A solid NP and a Veterinarian is all I need.
johnst_nhb wrote:Agreed with your synopsis of her location and probable clientele. But you lost me with NP. There are no solid NPs.Blaidd Drwg wrote:A solid NP and a Veterinarian is all I need.
I would have said you didn't have 25lbs to lose.syaigh wrote:
So, I was on topomax for six months for migraines and lost about 25 lbs during that time. Later found out that they give it to people on antidepressants who can't lose weight because the weight loss side effect is so powerful. But, it has some other powerful side effects that really suck and I wouldn't recommend it being used in this off label way unless you were so obese your health was in jeopardy. My sisters doc tried to prescribe it to her for weight loss and I told her she needed a new doc.
I would have said you didn't have 25lbs to lose.syaigh wrote:
So, I was on topomax for six months for migraines and lost about 25 lbs during that time. Later found out that they give it to people on antidepressants who can't lose weight because the weight loss side effect is so powerful. But, it has some other powerful side effects that really suck and I wouldn't recommend it being used in this off label way unless you were so obese your health was in jeopardy. My sisters doc tried to prescribe it to her for weight loss and I told her she needed a new doc.
NP = Nurse Practitioner, not Naturopathic Physician.johnst_nhb wrote:Agreed with your synopsis of her location and probable clientele. But you lost me with NP. There are no solid NPs.Blaidd Drwg wrote:A solid NP and a Veterinarian is all I need.
TomFurman wrote:NP = Nurse Practitioner, not Naturopathic Physician.johnst_nhb wrote:Agreed with your synopsis of her location and probable clientele. But you lost me with NP. There are no solid NPs.Blaidd Drwg wrote:A solid NP and a Veterinarian is all I need.
I didn't. I ended up on Andro Friday because of it. :)WildGorillaMan wrote:I would have said you didn't have 25lbs to lose.syaigh wrote:
So, I was on topomax for six months for migraines and lost about 25 lbs during that time. Later found out that they give it to people on antidepressants who can't lose weight because the weight loss side effect is so powerful. But, it has some other powerful side effects that really suck and I wouldn't recommend it being used in this off label way unless you were so obese your health was in jeopardy. My sisters doc tried to prescribe it to her for weight loss and I told her she needed a new doc.
So many of those ladies look hungry.syaigh wrote:I didn't. I ended up on Andro Friday because of it. :)WildGorillaMan wrote:I would have said you didn't have 25lbs to lose.syaigh wrote:
So, I was on topomax for six months for migraines and lost about 25 lbs during that time. Later found out that they give it to people on antidepressants who can't lose weight because the weight loss side effect is so powerful. But, it has some other powerful side effects that really suck and I wouldn't recommend it being used in this off label way unless you were so obese your health was in jeopardy. My sisters doc tried to prescribe it to her for weight loss and I told her she needed a new doc.
Oops! Yep, living in Seattle I immediately went to your possible gluten allergy.Blaidd Drwg wrote:TomFurman wrote:NP = Nurse Practitioner, not Naturopathic Physician.johnst_nhb wrote:Agreed with your synopsis of her location and probable clientele. But you lost me with NP. There are no solid NPs.Blaidd Drwg wrote:A solid NP and a Veterinarian is all I need.
Ahhhhh.....I see where this got boogled.
thanks Tom.