Dr. Ravi Prakash

Doctor Ravi Prakash is very intelligent, wise, kind and compassionate person. Excellent in his profession. His diagnosis is accurate and fast. His medicines work very well. His dosage control is really appreciable. He creates a very reassuring environment . We can share our problems without hesitation or fear. We can any time message him for our queries. He always messages back, making us peaceful. I have not seen this generous gesture with any other Doctor. We are very grateful to him, Doctor Ravi Prakash. ‎

Long post alert 😌 I had promised a detailed review after some time of treatment. So here it is. Calling Dr. Ravi a savior would be giving him the Status of God and that would not be fair to Dr. Ravi. In my experience, we can reach out to God. But then God decides if He wants to show us the right path or not. We don’t even know if God has received our prayers or not. However, that is not true for Dr. Ravi. Last year and a half has been a roller coaster ride for me. There were many ups and downs. Dr. Ravi gave me the tools to navigate these ups and downs fearlessly. If ever I forgot to use the tools in the heat of the moment, Dr. Ravi was always there to steer me back. Sometimes by changing the dosage of medicine, sometimes by counseling and sometimes by simply saying “I know you can handle it on your own”. The last method is the most powerful. It would motivate me to handle things on my own just so that I can prove that Dr. Ravi’s confidence in me is not misplaced. Trusting another person with your innermost thoughts is probably the hardest thing one can do. Over time Dr. Ravi has gained my trust such that I can tell him almost anything, without any fear of being judged. Of course that doesn’t mean that he won’t point it out if I am going in the wrong direction. He just does it with a lot of sensitivity. Yes. Sometimes he does take calls during the consultation. Honestly, it was a little weird in the beginning. But now I realize that he has to do that as he never knows which patient needs him and to what extent. He has taken my calls when I was really low and just the fact that he was there helped me to fight out whatever was getting me down. So now I don’t mind it all. After all, if I expect him to be there for me when I need his help, then his other patients have the right to expect the same from him. Then there’s the fact that he has the amazing ability to provide the right kind of support after just knowing the name. At least I think that he has a great memory as he can bring up all the details of my case without me having to repeat it for him every time. Am I giving too much praise for him? Maybe. Maybe I am biased because he has never been too mean, or in his own words a jerk, to me. Even when I have flatly refused to do what he asked me to do. But then Don’t be under the impression that he can’t be a jerk when you refuse to follow his line of treatment. I try to follow his advice as much as I can. So he tries to understand why l’d refuse. I am not a model patient, but I am not the greatest either. In the end, I would like to say that even if my treatment ends, Dr. Ravi will always be my go-to person as he is patient and totally down to earth. I just hope that he doesn’t get fed up of me and my antics by then. 😉 All the best for the future Doc. And do take some time out for yourself and your family in between taking care of us, your patients.

Dr. Ravi Prakash is very good. I truly thank God for his wisdom and sincerely recommend him for any mental illness. God bless him.

I had booked an online session with this doctor. There were technical issues from his end. ** ** ** ** Spent maybe 10 mins listening to me and told me "I will prescribe some meds get started on that" no briefing on what the medications are. * * ** * ** ** * Might be better in person. Would not recommend for an online consultation at all

I visited the doctor for strange kinds of sensations in my head. I have been visiting many doctors for the same complaint from past 3 years. A major problem in Bangalore I felt is that there is no clarity which doctor to visit for these kinds of complaints. I visited general physicians, neurologists, psychiatists, ENT doctors and even non-allopathic doctors. But the problem remained the same. Even I went to the most popular neurologist of Ramaiah Medical College. But I didn't get a proper solution. I underwent a series of investigations including the costly ones like MRI, hearing tests and so many. But after all these tests, my phisician told that they are not able to diagnose and they referred tome Dr. Ravi in Family Hospital. They said that he is an expert in such kinds of cases. Really he has expert clinical skills. He conducted several tests in the OPD itself which were never done to me before. Finally they made a diagnosis of simple anxiety and gave some medications. He also explained to me in simple language why it is not Vertigo, brain or ear related problems which was diagnosed to me before. Surprisingly, my condition started improving within 1 week. Now after 3 visits, the problem is almost gone. The advantage of of Dr. Ravi is that he has knowledge of both neurology and psychiatry because of which he can test in both the directions. We need more doctors like him so that the lot of money spent in unnecessary investigations and visiting many doctors can be saved. I recommend him to everyone who is having problems in diagnosis of their symptoms, especially confused if to go to a Neurologist or a Psychiatrist.

Having read good reviews, I visited Dr. Ravi on 7th September 2017 and have been under treatment since then for depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. From Day 1, I found him way different from other conventional psychiatrists who only give more emphasis on medication. But, Dr. Ravi seemed to have a different approach who believes medication can only be one'support system and can't be the only mode of treatment. According to him, for an effective/ holistic treatment, one must undergo psychotherapy along with medication. The way he simplifies down the problems and explains them to his patients is really commendable. According to him, a doctor can only be a guide i.e. show the right path but the patient has to take the onus and use his/her will power to put an honest effort to follow doctors instructions religiously. He believes one must also have perseverance, work hard and try to develop the skills by himself/ herself and not solely depend on the doctor to march towards recovery. Another great quality of Dr Ravi is his availability. He is available/reachable through calls or even messages most times of the day unless he is very occupied. He makes sure that he is there to help his patients whenever they need his help genuinely. Also* ** in conducting psychotherapy/ CBT. His hanouts / materials reagarding various topics of CBT are really helpful. But, having said all these, I would like to say that at the same time I had some uncomfortable experiences too which again might not stand true in case of other patients. Firstly, on few occasions, I found him a bit rude which unfortunately did not have apositive impact on me. Secondly, one fine day he happen to make a statement "I am the best and patients from 17 countries consult me " which kind of surprised me and I felt he is little overconfident. * ** ** ** ** * Afteral, one need it be vocal about his potential, his/ her work would j do the job. Thirdly, I strongly feel at times doctors should prioritize patients' best interests / immediate effect such that non pursuance of certain things leads to further distress. I believe I was unfortunate in that respect which eventually aggravated my misery. Fourthly, I believe each patient has a different personality. The ones who are highly sensitive should be handled with caution by him. I am sorry to say that Dr. Ravi needs to be more pleasant and friendly with his patients and ensure they feel comfortable. So, overalI I would say that I have had a mixed experience so far receiving treatment from him. And lastly, I sincerely apologize for having stated some negative aspects in my feedback but I wanted to be honest about my experience.