Uptown Research Institute

Dont participate in these studies unless you already have a shrink, endless amts of time & dont mind being lied to. I was working and looking for a shrink when I came across their ad in the paper. I needed help & more income (they offered $ 50 per visit) so I thought this was a win-​win. NOT! Once ur accepted into a study every1 is nice, open, understanding. The drs lie & say u can talk to them about anythg anytime. They even pretend to have thgs in common w/​u so they appear more relatable. Thats how they suck u in to feeling comfortable but its all FAKE! When you start taking meds & try to talk openly about your problems they SHUT U DOWN. I kept wondering when is someone going to help me deal w/​the problems that caused my depression but they dont give a f – k about that (‘just shutup, take the meds, tell me if u want to kill urself & get the F – K OUT)! I had lost my job, took care a mom in a nursing hm, had my cousin & my cat die during that study & they didnt even pretend to care. As 1 dr told me ‘we dont do that here, we only care about the affects the drugs have on your depression’. Wow, phds r so full of themselves they think their pushing a ‘MAGIC PILL’ that will solve all ur problems. ;-/​Even when I complained of the side affects (its like meth, I never slept, constant stomach problems & could not have an orgasm w/​o the vibrations of industrial strength tools) they just acted annoyed & told me take over the counter drugs (1dr said drink cough syrup when I have high blood pressure & take meds for it & know I could have a stroke). Even when life got better (no help from them), because I had interviews and missed 2 sessions they kicked me to the curb. See they require ALOT of bullsh-​t time & if you have a life or job thats a problem. Dont b late or the beyotch they call a nurse will get mad (even though 80% of the time they were empty so she wasnt doing anythg anyway). When I tried to end on a high note, took time off a new job to show up for an ‘exit interview’ they ignored me for an hr, the dr asked me 2? s, they gave me a state referral (garbage, if the state facilities wkd I wouldnt have went to them in the 1^st place) & $ 25 ck (when the dr said $ 50 on the phone to get me to come in). Thk God the meds didnt wk because they didnt offer any (another lie they told in the beginning so you wont be cut off cold turkey). When I called & emailed about the ck amt the ‘receptionist’ fired bk that I was cut from the program, didnt deserve anythg & the ck was a courtesy. And to top it all off I found out I have a lump in my breast & I wonder if it was due to their meds. People lie & r full of sh-​t. I cant sue, life goes on & I regret ever going to Uptown Research. IF UR DEPRESSED SEEK REAL DRS W/​SOLUTIONS NOT JUST PILL PUSHING CALLOUS DRUG DEALERS!