Deborah Combs Cantrell MD

Dr. Deborah Cantrell… Neurologist with The North Texas Neuroscience P.A. in Irving. This «doctor» … that I lovingly refer to as the «Drug Dealer» prescribed 19 prescriptions to me at one time. 2 prescriptions for each «condition» she diagnosed me with because she refused to accept the diagnosis of Chiari I Malformation from a Neurosurgeon I had seen prior to being refered to her… plus 7 more prescriptions to combat the side effects of the first 12.
On the first appointment, she looked me in the eye and told me I was too fat. I was at the time only 20 pounds over weight and at 5’8.5″ I was able to carry most of that weight without looking horrible. After six months under her care, 19 prescriptions (7 of which proven to make you gain weight)… I was 85 pounds over weight.
When I finally FIRED her, and went to another neurologist… the new doc asked me when I was «due»… apparently she had written on my records that I was pregnant. explanation of the 65 pound weight gain in 6 months… AND that was the only reason she didn’t prescribe drugs # 20, 21 & 22.
She has got to be getting some sort of kickback from pharmaceutical companies!
My mom and I, looking back on that fateful day in September 2005, on my first appointment with the «Drug Dealer». we realized we should have known better! She showed up to work that day with the same dress that my mother wore to her 20^th High School Reunion in… NINETEEN EIGHTY NINE!
The first set of 8 drugs she gave me made me completely unable to function or stay awake. I fell asleep at red lights, at work, at home, at dinner. Too many drugs and too many muscle relaxers. Why oh Why didn’t I fire her after the first 8?
On top of 19 prescriptions, I was prescribed e-​stem treatments 2 times a week for an hour, a Nerve Conduction Study and two Sleep Studies. The e-​stem treatments helped, but not like you would think, actually treating my condition… no, it did noting for my condition… BUT, what it did do, was offer me a one hour nap, in the middle of the day 2 days a week… at a time when I was going to culinary school full time and working (in an extremely hostile work environment) full time.
The second sleep study was she tried her hardest to diagnose me with narcolepsy, but my body proved her wrong. She had her assistant call one day telling me to get to my PCP immediately because my white blood cell count was too high — um, yeah that’s because one of the drugs you put me on causes high white blood cell count. 4 of the 6 diagnoses she gave me were called ludacris by my current physician.
Needless to Say… STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG DEALER.