Jonathan Tallman, MD

wow! i almost died under this man’s care. i moved to california with a diagnosis of bi-​polar but was on only one medication. these years later, after trying many combos, i am finally stable, through no help at all from Dr. Tallman. he let me keep taking an ssri (never with bi-​polar! rule #1) and as a result i had serotonin syndrome, on top of the unchecked bi-​polar without the right meds. it’s a little known syndrome with far reaching consequences! it’s something some people die from and it had taken ½ my vision away, i couldn’t drive a car, i shook uncontrollably, my limbs were jerking uncontrollably, and i was hyper sensitive to light.
at no point did he notice any of this, let alone help me.
i was finally seen by someone from the County Healthcare system who was shocked to see how the meds he gave me were contributing to my problems instead of helping.
I found him to be more interested in gettting paid than anything else. in fact, before he was even done writing a refill, he’d say «will that be check, cash or credit?» he gave me about 15 minutes of time and charged me $ 150!!! he never dug around to see how he could help me. never asked anything more than «how are your meds working?» i was in a place where i couldn’t tell how my meds where working because i was in a constant mania. in the end, i moved and after an attempted suicide, i got REAL help and am sooooo happy to say, i’m doing great!
if i had stayed under his care, i wouldn’t be here. it’s truly that simple! run, don’t walk, away from this man. i think he should have his license revoked!!!

Dr Tallman LISTENS to me. He was willing to try many different meds until we found the combo that best treats my illness, but not before doing a thorough interview. He is honest, sensitive, and gleans key insights from the narratives I disclose. He has clarified major dilemmas by doing so. He also explains things (I’m very inquisitive) so it’s accessible to me, including some of the biological complexities of my issues. He’s well rounded, as his medical training is led by a soft and caring disposition which invites a healthy patient doctor relationship to develop.

A terrible waste of time and money. Everything looks good from the outside, including his beautifully decorated office. But I saw him for around a year and he did not diagnose me correctly, and refused to try a single other medication when the ONE he was willing to prescribe did not work. (Which by the way was the most expensive med of that class). He lacked compassion and empathy in his treatment. My psychologist even called him to ask him to try other options and he would not.
Since then, I have been diagnosed correctly and given medication that works by another psychiatrist. I also recently met another person who saw Dr. Tallman and was also not diagnosed correctly.