HealthTap Primary Care Doctors

I don’t write reviews a lot, so you know it’s serious when i do. I am a HUGE hypochondriac and often have questions about things when it’s really inconvenient or when I don’t have access to a doctor (or sometimes, I just don’t wanna spend the money to go to the doctor if it’s something simple). I really wanted to find an app where I could text a medical professional rather than just be limited to video chat, since sometimes I just have a quick question at an inconvenient time (and google is NOT a good resource. ). I didn’t have high hopes, but tonight I was freaking out about something in the middle of the night and was able to chat with a doctor. Dr. Pavel Conovalciuc was AWESOME at dealing with my paranoia, answered everything quickly and efficiently, and had excellent bedside manner. If you’re a hypochondriac like me and don’t have the time or money to CONSTANTLY go to the doctor for every little thing, this is fantastic.

As a former user of the service and now coming back to the app I can better recommend Healthtap based on how I think the information is better tailored to help users with their individual lives and the goals they have. This starts with the app as I think the redesign from previous versions is a step up. Just the change of the logo and application color from red to blue brings a more tranquil experience to the user experience. The app is easy to navigate and searching for what you may want is less cumbersome. It is still easy to post a question for a physician to answer in case that is all you are interested in. For those who want more a big addition is the care guides which are guidelines set by a physician to reach a lifestyle goal whether it is to be healthy, get flat abs, care for your child, etc. The guides are easy to follow allowing users to enroll at the tap of a button. The app still makes it easy to centralize all of your health data but for those like myself who prefer to use another platform for this task, such as Apple Health, That data to can be incorporated.

First time using it & I am so glad I tried it. I was skeptical at first & afraid it’d be a waste of money, but it IS real y’all. A bit pricey (not going to be a $20 copay like a regular ol doctor visit) but it is SOOO worth it. Literally you can talk to a doctor either through video chat, phone, or text. I’m very anti social lol so I was so glad to just be able to text back and forth right away. No getting dressed, driving to the doctors office, waiting to be seen, etc. it’s literally right on your phone. For mild illnesses where you pretty much know what’s wrong & what you need but can’t get because it’s prescription only, this is great. I already knew what was going on with me & needed diflucan because OTC treatments don’t work for me. Told the doc my symptoms, he asked some questions, etc. and within about 5 minutes he sent a script over for diflucan to the pharmacy that I use & boom I picked it up an hour later. Love it. So much better than waiting a week just to get an appointment for my doctor, dragging myself there when I’m already miserable from whatever I got going on, & then waiting to be seen.