Catherine Leon-Gallardo

Catherine

To quote another review: "Stay away, stay far away". After two grueling months of weaning myself off of an epilepsy medication I can finally function and think normally. I was admitted on the 3rd September 2025 to Netcare Linksfield hospital for severe migraines. I was told that Dr. Bera was very good, she proved otherwise. Her explanations were incomprehensible, she spoke so fast that through a migraine I was unable to understand her. She put me on a schedule 3 epilepsy medication in the middle of the night without asking my permission or explaining any of the horrific side effects. This epilepsy medication is also for bipolar! That type of med should be completely understood before even considering going on it. She seemed irritated that she couldn't find anything wrong with me after the MRI and thought the epilepsy would just have to do. She then phoned me while in Dischem trying to buy migraine medication and told me I have Mild Tonsillar Ectopia, and perhaps that could be the cause. I then phoned and emailed her for a week to get verification on this and finally she answered, after 7-8 days, saying that it was insignificant. I suffered extreme exhaustion from the medication, and after trying to get hold of her again to tell her how bad I was, I eventually gave up and just went to see my GP for help, and he weaned me off. To make things worse, she only reacted when I sent a complaint via email. To summarize it, Dr. Bera does not care, to quote her "I have 10 000 happy patients" so she doesn't care about the few bad reviews she receives. Instead of finding a solution she just put me on meds, which as a working mother, they stunted my life for two months. I'm going to see another neurologist to get a second opinion as I don't trust someone who claims to be a specialist but doesn't really want to heal people.