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Julian Englis

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18. Having professionally dealt with a few mass prescribers, Bornstein seems less likely to be one to me
Wed May 2, 2018, 09:04 AM
May 2018

Bornstein seems less likely to be a mass prescriber to me, just based on my experience dealing with some.

I can only go into a few reasons.

If Bornstein were a Dr. Feelgood, I think someone would have already come forward. People will rat out people if it involves tRump. Look at how long it took Dr. Ronny Jackson to get outed.

Also, Bornstein would be even nuttier than he appears to be. He would have to be suicidal. If Bornstein had been handing out scripts and he then tells this story of the raid, he would be demanding to be destroyed. He knows firsthand from the raid that tRump is a vengeful monster. He might as well have asked the DEA to take his prescription pad and lock him up. He is now going to be facing scrutiny that no one who was routinely breaking the law can survive.

There are also better and easier ways of prescribing controls than using a pseudonym. (Those ways are still illegal but safer.) And keeping records associating the real patient with the pseudonym would be epic stupidity if controlled drugs were involved.

A more likely reason for prescribing to a patient using a pseudonym would be prescribing embarrassing non-controlled drugs. For example, if Bornstein prescribed Viagra, Propecia, an antidepressant, a mood stabilizer (like lithium), or even Glucophage for diabetes. This is still illegal but less likely to result in loss of a license.

Now, I'm not saying it's impossible that Dr. Bornstein prescribed using a pseudonym for prescribing controls, just less likely than the pseudonyms being used to keep embarrassing labs and tests private. Still, Dr. Bornstein could be a Dr. Feelgood, nutty as it would be. Anyone associated with tRump seems to be nuts to some extents

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And possibly Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #1
how could he not have assorted venereal diseases? JenniferJuniper May 2018 #3
So sure. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #7
Probably passed a few of them along, too. Buns_of_Fire May 2018 #23
may have been prescribing amphetamines or other questionable drugs. hlthe2b May 2018 #2
As soon as I heard he'd been prescribed meds for a "metabolic disorder" I thought of weight loss... Hekate May 2018 #14
Trump doesn't want anyone to know he needs double doses of Viagra. marylandblue May 2018 #4
If that were true..... SergeStorms May 2018 #10
Because Trump was serving in combat duty in Vietnam dalton99a May 2018 #5
Trump can lie.... SergeStorms May 2018 #11
Writing prescriptions for a pseudonym leads to certain loss of a DEA number and medical license. Julian Englis May 2018 #6
Maybe Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #9
IF they are caught... that isn't so easy to do until the level of prescriptions becomes pretty hlthe2b May 2018 #15
Having professionally dealt with a few mass prescribers, Bornstein seems less likely to be one to me Julian Englis May 2018 #18
I think he runs more of a "boutique" practice with relatively few, wealthy long term patients... hlthe2b May 2018 #20
Not really a high degree of paranoia Julian Englis May 2018 #21
We all know he has a high degree of paranoia.. But I'm not sure he's representative... hlthe2b May 2018 #22
Covering up serious medical problems? moondust May 2018 #8
Yes, happens all the time with high profile people. procon May 2018 #12
I visited a nursing home once GusBob May 2018 #13
Unusual choice of false names! LeftInTX May 2018 #24
Alex Altzheimer, Sammy Syphilis, Eddy Erectile-Disfunction C_U_L8R May 2018 #16
Tests for STDs? Gothmog May 2018 #17
Imma bet there were perscriptions too. Adrahil May 2018 #19
A less sinister reason is that Trump is famous mythology May 2018 #25
Persons of Great Pith and Moment Turbineguy May 2018 #26
Doesn't syphilis cause mental instability in later stages? Bayard May 2018 #27
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