West Texas Centers Howard County
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
Verified Treatment Services
- Crisis Intervention
- Family Therapy
- Serious Mental Illness
- Case Management
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- +15 more
I am amending my review after a recent diagnosis. I was put on medication with detrimental side effects that were ignored by this facility and the doctor, Kandace (Guard). Scenic mountain injected me and I suffered Parkinson’s and EPS so bad I could not speak and could not eat. Kandace told my husband she would refuse to treat me if I saw any other doctor besides her. I had to beg my husband to take me to my PCP during the medical crisis that severely impacted my quality of life and functioning of my body. Furthermore, Kandace knew I had symptoms of hyperprolactinemia and chose to ignore it. I am now diagnosed with this metabolic disorder as a direct result of the medication I was prescribed by WTC MHMR over 5 years ago. I am working with a Harvard doctor. I have learned prolactin is to be checked before and during prescribing this medication. This severe hyperprolactinemia, which is a result of the prescription, caused exacerbation of my genetic connective tissue disease/collagen disorder and caused an autoimmune response. It gives me low blood pressure and high cholesterol. Additionally, the typical side effects were blatantly ignored as I was grilled about my personal life regarding my husband. I asked this doctor if I had to be on this particular medication my whole life. She said yep. I felt hopeless during the duration of my stay in this town especially as I fought to receive subpar care.