I was a patient of Dr. Gold's for a number of years when I suffered a serious bipolar depressive episode. Dr. Gold prescribed such high doses of medication that according to friends and colleagues I appeared "catatonic". Upon entering an outpatient facility, the staff psychiatrist immediately took me off all the medications Dr. Gold had prescribed, and prescribed an entirely different regiment of medication that left me feeling infinitely better than I had in 2 years. I was able to think clearly, my panic attacks (weren't true panic attacks, I discovered I was suffering from a reaction to one of the medications he prescribed) ceased, the shakiness I was experiencing (with writing, eating, etc) stopped with the medication changes made by the new psychiatrist. I regret not listening to the advice of family and friends who had been encouraging me to go to a different psychiatrist - much sooner, as I endured the most frightening depression of my life, made much worse by all the drugs Dr. Gold prescribed. Please take heed...if you're a current patient and you're questioning his treatment plan, get a second opinion! If you're looking for a new psychiatrist, continue your search...hopefully he's not accepting new patients at this time. read more