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Sulaiman Iqbal is a terrible therapist andwill treat you like a drug addict
I work in trauma surgery which requires me to me sharp, well rested and prepared for anything at any time. I've struggled with focusing at work as well as having problems sleeping because my brain never turns off. This has been a issue I've had for as long as I can remember. I started taking THC gummies to help me sleep which helps somewhat. My therapist diagnosed me with ADHD, recommended Adderall and wrote me a letter stating that. I sat on that letter for over a year before reaching out and see a psychiatrist to get a prescription. This psychiatrist, Sulaiman Iqbal, had no interest in seeing this letter or even trying to reach out to my therapist. He wanted to drug test me before he would prescribe anything because he wanted to check me for coke and heroine and to continue to drug test me if he wrote me an RX. I've never used those drugs before neither have I ever abused any substances of any kind. I never had a history of addiction, being arrested or admitted to any kind of mental health facility. Just after a couple sessions, this doctor assumes the worst in me. He wanted me to see him a few times more before he thought of prescribing me anything. What a waste of money. This guy's plan is to test me every month for drugs and to constantly see him. Who has this kind of time and resources? I've talked about this with my therapist (that I've seen for the last two years) and my couples therapist (that I've seen for over a year) and both of them think this guy is ridiculous. My therapist thought the fact he wanted to drug test me was off considering they usually do that when there's a court order. She had told me to report him for malpractice. Since this has happened I've been laid off from the Dodge cuts and I'm losing my house. It would have been nice to have a therapist that gave a shit rather than try to treat me like a drug addict.