I was having some problems last year and went to see Dr. Zanders. My first visit was fine. I got in quickly and she was very attentive and comforting. She gave me a prescription for birth control pills and told me to come back for a follow up in three months.
On my second visit I had a 2:00pm appointment time and didn't get into her room until 4:30pm. She sat me down and asked me if I had any issues and I tried to tell her that every time I go on the pill I get depressed but usually some extra vitamins make me feel better. She said.... I kid you not..... ""I put you on Yaz to help you lose weight. You are too big for the hormones to affect you like that. You must be depressed because you feel bad about being fat. I'm going to put you on Zoloft.""
We start arguing at this point where I tried to tell her that I know I'm overweight but it doesn't bother me and I always get this way on the pill but she insists that I need antidepressants because I hate myself. Then I ask her what my other options are for birth control and she told me that she only put my on Yaz to make me lose weight (something we never discussed in my first visit.) and that she already felt the dosage was too low to be effective and anything lower wouldn't work at all. Just to clear that up..... she put me on birth control that she knew wouldn't work to change my body because it bothered her not me. Got that? Good.
I am almost in tears at the point and then she asks me about NuvaRing. I told her I wasn't comfortable with that and just needed a prescription for prenatal vitamins for the 2 more months I had to take the Yaz to even me out. She then starts screaming at me.... literally SCREAMING ""What you can't put your fingers in your vagina? You don't use tampons? Whats the problem here? Why are you having issues with this?""
I just got up and left as soon as I could. About a month later I get a huge bill from QuestDiagnostics for tests I never asked for. She tried to charge my insurance company almost $2,000. Way to go Doc.
I have never felt so attacked and offended in my entire life. She way overstepped her boundaries with me and put my life in danger. In less than 30 minutes she managed to tear me down physically, mentally and emotionally. I honestly felt raped. The bill was the final straw. She doesn't care how she treats people as long as she gets her check.
Cons: Wait time, insensitive, doesn't listen, rude
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