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    Gale Melvin, MD

    2.0 (5 reviews)

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    Arnold G Shapiro, MD

    Arnold G Shapiro, MD

    3.3(4 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    I started talking my son to Dr. Shapiro when he was about 10, multiple schools, single mom, felt…read morelike a failure, horrible guilt for keeping him apparently I was the worst mother in the world, my son is now 35 no issues w drugs/alcohol, truancy, no unexpected or had to be "taken care of" babies he just purchased his 1st home completely on his own would not even tell grand parents until after closing and keys were in hand, Dr. diagnosed my son then diagnosed me, empowered me as a parent has our side when the schools tried to push off their obligations that our taxes pay for, over the past 30 yrs Ive missed an appointment here and there (1 appt was on 9/11) yes that 9/11 I don't think I was charged for that one I may have been charged for other ones but that is every doctors policy and some will refuse to ever see you again, over the 30+ years my insurance has changed some were accepted some were not, Insurance companies rape doctors have you ever looked at your statement? EXAMPLE BILL $395 CO-PAY $45 BALANCE $350 PLAN AGREEMENT $325 PLAN PAID $25 so doctor eats $325 Dr. Shapiro is PRIVATE and he is ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY THE BEST TO HAVE ON YOUR SIDE AND HAVE YOUR BACK, you pay for what you get, my son's life was not worth short cutting and being cheap, Dr. Shapiro has the right to pick and chose who he deals with everyone out there has the right to decide where they want to go, but every penny I spent I would have gladly paid twice as much insurance or not this is our doctor for life, I'll eat peanut and crackers before I switch doctors. But I was a young girl getting bullied by a system had no support raising a son on her own. Dr Shapiro changed our world and 30 yrs later still has our back. Options and choices TERRI K

    I suggest to not see Dr. Shapiro if you have any medical reason as to why you might miss 1…read moreappointment. He will charge you for a full hour, even though every other appointment you will ever have with him will only take 10-15 minutes. Then try to give you the guilt trip that because you missed 1 appointment in 2-3 years that it hurt him financially and he has bills to pay too.

    Kris Yakura

    Kris Yakura

    4.3(6 reviews)
    11.5 miDowntown

    Absolute best psychiatrist in the world! Couldn't ask for any better, very thoughtful and caring,…read morealways knows what to say even in the worst situations. Beautiful office, very central to most places in Cincinnati. Would recommend to any and everyone.

    3 to 5 years ago, she was a great psychiatrist, but both mentally and physically she has seem to…read moredecline a aspired from her practice without any real reason given, but connecting the dots. I know the reason is because of a girl that was my friend at least I thought it was my friend for a few weeks when I found out was a stone cold drug addict. I had to call the police and my parents along with my dad's arm, security officer friend to remove her from my home and while we were getting along while I was taking my medication. A picture of my pill bottle from behind me so I couldn't see which this ex friend had admitted over text message so Christy fire me as a patient and tapers me down off of 3 mg of Klonopin that I have been taking for at least the last 3 to 4 years and yes, I was a regular patient for a minute there I had several sudden deaths family, which I needed slightly refills for then from there and now for a very long time up until she fired me never asked again. She even started to get to the mad at me when I would get a recommendation from another doctor which you can get a recommendation from a darn commercial telling you to ask your doctor if this medication is right for and she would get mad and say I was seeking out help from other doctors and hated the fact that I was just asking a simple medical question or tapering off of 3 mg of Klonopin in 28 days is her plan. I am midway through that. And I am having severe withdrawal symptoms. I talk to my pharmacist. The pharmacist said I need to talk to my doctor now the prescribing doctor. Which is kristie Yakura and her response was that if I asked her for another, which please note I have not asked for any refills yet on this prescription because I was only about three weeks in as of now, but she said if I ask her about another refill on the prescription that she was going to have charges filed on me for menacing the Doctor Who put me on this medication and I am having complications with my taper pretty much told me that she is going to file charges on me not pretty much did straight up say she was going to file charges on me if I ask for help from her again this woman has gone downhill. Her eyes are all sunk into her head, an acquaintance of mine, left her practice because that she couldn't even remember the medication she was on several times and she even overdosed me. Luckily, I caught it at the pharmacy but overdosed me on a antidepressant actually these messages over the last few months of problems I've been having with her to pharmacist and other medical professionals, and they all say the same thing sometimes even the professionals start dipping into the sauce a little bit what she's doing to me is completely inhumane. I will literally have these fits or I will just fish flop on my bed a few times restless leg syndrome all day long to a point for my. It has a constant Charlie horse and in the email I even asked her if whatever issue she has with me which I still can't figure out because I get monthly drug tests, which I have passed everyone random drug tests. I have passed everyone. Random pill counts. I have passed everyone. I don't know what more to do here. I think I'm going to have to file a complaint to the border health. I can attach the photos of her threatening the menacing charge on me, which I told her was extremely unprofessional, and I can bite right back in so many words so please pray that my next psychiatrist that I have which is a lot younger of a doctor but still enough experience does a lot better job than threatening a patient that is going through nasty I hope people can respond to this. Never go to the psychiatrist. I am having to use money out of my own pocket. To take action to make sure that no medical patient is ever treated this way by this PRN again. Also in this message. Once asked her to slow down my taper until now this woman needs to have her medical license taken away.

    Gale Melvin, MD - psychiatrists - Updated May 2026

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