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[D.D.]

[rumdiary]

[Bramble]

[Ukon]

[Xuanzang]

Some state schoolsmay be a cakewalk but Ivy League ones. I don`t think so. John Hopkins isn`t easy even for the smartest students.

[djvink]

I take 'mental drugs' or Prozac for anxiety and a related heart palpitation condition and upon coming here I was told only a psychiatrist can prescribe that type of medication. Not knowing about the clinic I was forced into spending half an hour on a couch explaining to a Korean doctor with poor English that I was sleeping okay and was NOT thinking about ending my life.

Add to the fact she would only would give half my dose for 30 days (I'm a big dude) and wanted me to re-visit her couch for a refill.

I heard about the clinic and Itaewon and now get a 3 month supply every visit...even suggested xanex for the times when palpitations do occur (heart beating like a jack-hammer). Sure he charges a lot for the visit $35 w/o insurance but for us with medical coverage and his liberal attitude with such drugs its cheap and convenient compared to other options.

[kingplaya4]

Will he give out a liberal dose of sleeping pills? I waste a lot of money here because doctors sometimes refuse or give me three days worth. Also, how do you get to this place from the subway. I've been here over two years but have never been to Itaewon once.

[jamesvean]

[Ut videam]

[simone]

reposted from another thread about this guy:

Additional benefits to the International Clinic in Itaewon: He has an X-ray machine and development tools onsite, so don't worry about whether-you-need-an-X-ray-or not... You'll be getting one. Better safe than sorry!

He's also trained in biofeedback and recently gotten into detox programs, so you're guaranteed to have access to rare and (often expensive) treatments, but this time under a doctor's trusted recommendations, so you know you're dealing with well-established scientific truth.

Another thing that's special about the doc there is that he's not one to dither about what something might be or not - and other than the X-raying of course - tests, schmests! This doc goes with his gut! Something wrong with your cervix! Probably an STD! Hubby vomits blood one time? Probably stomach cancer! Why pusssyfoot and pull punches, eh? Give it to me straight, doctor, I can take it.

So many people go through life not really appreciating every little thing - but bringing up the possibility of cancer or VD quickly helps put everything into perspective - and makes you truly appreciate what you have. In fact, even though both diagnoses weren't borne out by later blood tests (which were done at other clinics), we had the benefit of really seeing life with a new, fresh perspective. It's like a breath of fresh air, really, a new lease on life.

Such an emotional awakening, is something you can't really pay for. Oh, wait, actually fewer of the International Clinic's services are covered by Korean health care than at your standard clinic or hospital - so in a sense, you CAN pay for it.

[Darashii]

I went to him to get VD tested. No x-ray. No de-tox. Nothing out of the ordinary happened except for the blood taking.


Oh. Wait....


And I got an email soon after with the result I wanted to hear.


Now I'm free to spread my happiness to everyone!!!!!!!



And about the psychiatric drugs. Well, better to be generous with the drugs, since there's little if any counseling help for non-Koreans in Korea. They can barely handle the fact that their own people have mental defects or devastating social issues. A foreigner with one? Bah. Let's just deport.

[sarbonn]

Anyone have the contact information for this clinic in Itaewon? I've been going to the foreigner clinic in Severin Hospital in Sinchon, and while they seem really knowledgeable, it does seem quite expensive in comparison to everywhere else, but I have no contact to any place else.

[John_ESL_White]

[djvink]

http://www.internationalclinic.co.kr/

You can book appointments through the website as well (top right corner)

[sarbonn]

Cool, thank you. I really appreciate the information.