Shahida Parveen, MD | Kaiser Permanente

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

4 months ago

I felt like some of the people on this site: she didn't listen too much to me but just talked and talked. I hardly said a word so not sure how she diagnosed me. She was very anti-cannabis and sent me to addiction counselling. I have not only depression, but GAD and ADHD, also a ruptured disc in my back. Weed is the only thing that helps with the pain. She made me feel like I was an addict or something. My talk therapist even said that she sounds outdated. 

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

9 months ago

I was assigned to Dr. Praveen at Kaiser for my Major Depression and prescribed Escitalopram. Unfortunately, I experienced significant side effects, and despite raising my concerns, our sessions were brief (10–15 minutes) and felt dismissive.Her solution was to simply lower the dose without exploring alternatives, which left me frustrated and tired of the medication.I eventually sought a new doctor outside Kaiser, who prescribed Bupripion and carefully monitored my progress with monthly follow-ups. This treatment worked much ... read more

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

11 months ago

I didn’t know this website was a thing, I told my friend about dr. Parveen bc i had an excellent experience w her and when my friend looked her up online these poor reviews came up - So I had to come on and give my 5 stars. Dr. Parveen is an excellent listener and provided comfort when I was sharing my concerns. Kind and efficient, she got me the help I needed. I’d put more stars if I could. 

Jenn 

on Healthgrades

a year ago

Just finished a video appt with her, and I'm so disappointed. Had to raise my voice several times to get her to stop telling me how I was feeling and LISTEN to what I was trying to tell her. She'd ask questions and then talk over me. As soon as she heard that I smoke cannabis, she stop listening and insisted my bupropion and escitalopram don't work because of it. That's not true at all, I've been on these meds for more than 10 years along with smoking cannabis and they saved my life. I made the appointment because I wanted t... read more

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

2 years ago

I saw Dr. Parveen once and she told me my OCD symptoms were because I smoked cannabis. Not true. Dr Parveen hardly listened to my symptoms and refused to transfer my old diagnoses. I brought up BPD (what I was formerly diagnosed with, what my mother has) and she instantly shut it down without explaining why. Dr. Parveen also cancelled an appointment we set three months in advance on the day of, two hours prior, at a time where I need to see a psychiatrist to up a dosage and talk about some severe symptoms coming back. 

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

2 years ago

I struggle with mental health and this Dr made me feel worse about my diagnosis. She made me question my sanity and made me feel like a liar. I struggle with bipolar , major depression and anxiety disorder. I felt worse after a phone appointment with her. I think she herself has some mental health issues and needs help. No experienced Dr would go around treating patients with doubt and making them feel less of a human. She was talking over me the whole time, she wouldn't listen to what I wanted to share about how I feel. She... read more

Harry M 

on Healthgrades

3 years ago

I am disabled with PTSD for more than a decade. When I was being "treated" at Kaiser Permanente, Parveen said the reason I had PTSD was because I was a "coward." I hope her license is yanked. Evil, evil person. 

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

6 years ago

I saw Shahida Parveen in 2011/2012 when I was an undergraduate at UCSD. She was prescribing me medications at the time and seeing me. I needed a letter to keep my financial aid in order to stay in school regarding my diagnosis and prognosis. I needed the letter to show I was trying to get better and could continue in my program. She wrote me an email saying she hoped the letter would help. I read the letter before submitting and it stipulated I had a poor prognosis. I would've lost my financial aid had I submitted this lette... read more

Javier Flores 

on Healthgrades

7 years ago

Very unprofessional. She wouldn't listen, she'd rather fill out two or three new prescriptions. At one point I felt she was calling me a liar; she said that a person with ADHD can't be an engineer...REALLY? What a very unprofessional way of dealing with your patients!!!! What do you know about me or where I come from??! Do you know what I went through? How many years it took me to finish my degree?? By the way, this was my FIRST appointment with her. STAY AWAY