Lynne Mielke, MD – Optimal Health Spectrums

My experience with Dr. Mielke was a nightmare and an emotional roller coaster. She did not follow the recommended CDC protocol for Lyme disease testing from IgeneX.
1. The immunoblot should not be run without first performing an EIA or IFA.
2. The immunoblot should not be run if the EIA or IFA tests are negative.
3. A positive IgM immunoblot is only meaningful during the first 4 weeks of illness
4. If you’ve been ill for longer than 4 – 6 weeks and the IgG immunoblot test is negative, it is unlikely that you have Lyme disease, even if the IgM immunoblot is positive.
She skipped the first two, jumped straight to IgM which was positive. (I had no knowledge of a tick bite especially within the last 4 weeks.) I found out after leaving Dr. Mielke’s care, through my own yearlong research that you can have a false positive if you have another bacterial infection. My dentist scraped a sample from under my gums, placed it under a microscope and we viewed it on a computer screen. He said you see those, they are Spirochetes. I’m like, really. I’ve been tested positive for Lyme (a type of Spirochetes). After that, I immediately asked my NP to order test IgG (4). Bingo! Negative!
Secondly, with Dr. Mielke, I agreed to a non-​FDA approved ONCO Blot early detection cancer test. I think, «Sure, I’d like to know that early enough to do something about it.» When the results came back, Dr. Mielke calls me and says, «I’m sorry but, you have breast cancer.» (It was like getting hit by a truck!) I follow her recommendations; in a panic, I immediately schedule a mammogram. I show them the ONCO blot test results, (which no specialist, even from Stanford, has ever heard of.) The radiologist decides to do a 2D, 3D and ultrasound. Nothing shows up. Come back in 6 mo. for more radiation. My GP says get a second opinion and refers me to a breast cancer specialist who recommends an MRI. My insurance company won’t approve the MRI. Dr. Mielke says, it may be too early to detect by MRI anyway, call this NP in Indiana, she has a protocol that may help (again not FDA approved, don’t get me wrong, I believe in holistic treatment). So I call her. She talks to me for about 1 hr. while talking to her grand-​daughter in the back ground-​very unprofessional. She reassures me that she is going to guide me through treatment and re-​testing and consulting with Dr. Mielke. After repeated phone calls and emails to the NP (even cc: and called Dr. Mielke), nothing, never heard from NP again.
I went to Dr. Mielke in the first place for bioidentical hormones, which now no doctor wants to prescribe because I supposedly have breast cancer. Great! So, the breast cancer scare will stay on my mind forever if it shows up or not. Thankful, I can put the Lyme misdiagnosis in the past. I started exercising more, trying to eat better and I’ve been doing great! After a butt load of money, time and stress; the only thing Dr. Mielke did for me is to scare me into taking my health more seriously. With that comes stress, which is worse? For that, I give her one star.
Now, she offering people a $ 25 credit for a Unilocal review! (BTW, her staff was excellent!)

Dr. Mielke has helped me resolve some root cause issues I have been unable to discover. I am a health practitioner and help others for my career but was stumped on some of my own issues. Also Staff is very kind and helpful!

It’s only a mild exaggeration to say that I owe Dr. Mielke my life! After seeing MANY Drs, spending thousands of $$ and far too many hrs, I’m finally making progress back toward total optimal health! Hallelujah! God Bless you, Dr. M!
I read some of the bad reviews. I get it — but give her and her staff a chance. You’ll be glad you did, esp. if you are really sick. This woman will get to the bottom of it!
By the time I found Dr, M., I was an absolute wreck, spending 70% of my waking hours in bed, weak, exhausted & in pain. I had to quit working. I simply couldn’t function. Everything hurt (muscles & joints mostly)! I’d lost 1.5 inches ht over the course of the 2yrs prior. I went from being a gumby/​bendy athlete, to moving like the tin man after a rainstorm — «oil can!!»
I was waking up several times during the night, usually because of pain, sometimes because of severe heart palpitations and occasionally because my bed was shaking — turns out I was having seizures. I finally woke up during one of those … whole body shaking while I was completely paralyzed, unable to scream, cry or move, while it seemed like electrical storms were going off in my brain. It was TERRIFYING! Sometimes when I woke in the morning, my right hand would be frozen in a ½ clenched position & tingling. When I was able to sleep, it was on top of several gel ice packs, which I had to rotate from the freezer during the night, at the intervals when I got up to take more anti-​inflammatories (about every 3hrs). I was really suffering, and every mainstream, western M.D. I saw dismissed, diminished and discounted my thoughts, observations & comments. They just kept trying to slap a convenient diagnosis on me (so they could get paid by insurance co) and threw more drugs at me. Nothing helped. One of the drugs left me with constant ringing in my ears. Yeah, thanks, Mr. Rheumatologist– diagnosed me w/​RA, even tho’ bloodwork was neg. & joint pain was only on one side. Wanted to put me on super toxic RA drugs. «I don’t have RA, ya DB!» He was the worst!
I also saw Naturopaths & an Integrative Med Doc in Marin. All came highly recommended. They provided some clues & some interesting test results. But they missed SO much — even in the results of the test they ordered. I found more answers @ the tests on Google than some of these Dr. s knew. But when I brought those results to Dr. Mielke, she got the whole picture immediately! She was up on everything I’d dug into w/​my research & was able to explain and enhance my understanding. She never dismissed my ideas, inquiries nor my challenges. She met them all with respect.
Sorry I know this is long.
Re: the negative reviews — I was skeptical (& desparate) when I 1^st came to see her, and I too was feeling defensive @ everything from how much she charged, to how she & her staff came across when answering questions. Let me say, when you’re feeling poorly, it’s easy to take offense where none is intended — I did, at times. But they were always quick to apologize or clarify.
As I got to know her better, I came to understand that Dr. Mielke tries to be very efficient with your & her time, to get you as much info during the time your paying for. No pussy-​footing around. I came to respect & appreciate that very much. As for comments that she’s condescending, etc. — I experienced a little bit of that too. In hindsight, it was very minor & was exaggerated by my perception at the moment ‘cuz I felt like complete crap, like I wanted to die. Whatever skill she may lack in tenderly wording things, she more than makes up for in results. No one’s perfect. She’s very good at what she does. In my book, she’s earned some grace. And she really DOES care.
Anyway, she was THE ONLY Dr. who found clear evidence of chronic Lyme, now active & wreaking havoc. I was bitten by a tick in 1990, found the tick, had the bullseye rash, etc. I didn’t get diagnosed til. 1991. Thought I’d beaten it, but apparently it only went into remission.
Here’s where my story gets a little out there … I’m a clinical hypnotherapist. I see amazing things w/​my clients, via the wisdom of the mind/​body connection, etc. Finally, one day (before Dr. M) it occurred to me — DUH, put myself into hypnosis, ask my body what it’s fighting. So, I did. Boom! — I saw my 1990 bullseye rash, then Boom! — I saw the tick I found in my bed in 1990. I hadn’t thought @ the Lyme in yrs! But there it was. It all made sense. So, I went to my GP (knew my whole history), who immediately dismissed it, but agreed to give me a highly-​inaccurate, cheap Lyme test (only one insurance covers). Of course it was neg. — common w/​chronic Lyme. GP then sent me to the A**hole Rheumatologist & my 2yr wild goose chase began.
When I found DR. M, my nightmare finally came to an end (I didn’t know it right away tho).
Dr. M. believed me. She found the Lyme w/​a CD57 test (I’d never heard of it). It’s been 8mos. w/​Dr. M. I now sleep 8hrs, 85% pain free, getting better day by day!

Began seeing the dr. 3 years ago, I’m a different person thanks to her! She was very thorough in her initial intake meeting with me. Test results were prompt and now three years later, after consistent use of supplements and changes that she recommended I am more energetic, and healthier than I was. I would recommend her to anyone.

I have worked with Dr. Mielke for years. She is a great doctor for someone who has chronic health issues and wants to get deeply involved in a real partnership with an MD who listens and is able to think out of the box.

I scheduled an appointment with Sandi the nurse practitioner after feeling like my doctor at kaiser wasn’t taking my symptoms seriously. I drove to my appointment and found parking to be super easy and everyone at the clinic was welcoming. After my appointment, I was shocked at the amount of time Sandi and the staff had spent with me! Sandi acknowledged my symptoms, actually listened to me, talked to me (not at me) and created a plan for me to get me back to feeling normal. Its been a little over a month and I’m feeling good and I’m starting to feel like myself again. I definitely would recommend them!!!

Dr, Mielke is excellent. She figured out what’s been wrong with me the past 20 years and she knows what to do for it. She is very thorough.
My complaint is with the office staff. They are extremely difficult to get a hold of by phone for scheduling appointments. They are very slow at everything they do. When I’m done seeing the doctor I don’t want to spend another half hour in the office while I wait for them to go over the paperwork.

Dr. Mielke and her staff are nothing less than amazing.
I have been seeing Dr. Mielke for a couple of years now and she has been the only Dr. that I have found that spends a sufficient amount of time with you to really listen to you and get to know you and your issue. She has been able to help me manage numerous health problems that I have been dealing with and that other Dr’s had been unable to help with.
It is so refreshing to find a Doctor that really cares.

I found Dr. Mielke to be very condescending and full of herself. I have Hashimotos and was trying to seek help. Dr. Mielke was very rude about my weight (one of the reasons I was seeking her help). She obviously doesn’t like tattoos as she said «you are covered in those things». In reality, I have six tattoos that are not large and she only saw three of them. After paying a little over $ 500 for my first visit including supplements, I was told I could contact her with questions. I emailed the Dr. With questions and when I received my response several days later, it was one word responses in red. I decided to go back for a follow up and listened to her brag about her autism success. While I think this is fabulous work, I’m paying her to take care of me. I had a reaction to something she gave me and emailed her with questions. Her response was, «I don’t know what you are having a reaction too, just stop taking everything» that’s it! No other followup or phone call.

Dr Mielke really keeps up– to date on all the newest advances in health care for the brain and the entire body. Most doctors don’t do that.

To whomever is reading this!
Be aware ! This doctor and her group are a bunch of frauds! Everything she said I had –I didn’t have and was proven negative by my own doctors and allergist! And specialist! Some examples–
She said I had Lyme disease and I was tested again by professional hospital and it was negative. She said I was allergic to gluten and dairy and everything I ate that day. It all was negative and proven by my allergist. She said I was an alcoholic and Ive never ever been drunk in my life or do I drink.
This doctor was so unprofessional, she should be ashamed and shut down and put out of business!!!
Don’t ever go there! You have been warned!

If I could give 0 stars, I would. They sure are solicitous when they’re taking your thousands of dollars, but don’t ask for any of the personal information in your file. Unless you are writing a check, usually very large, the customer service is non– existent. Even that I could handle if the Dr. did anything whatsoever to actually help me. Would NOT recommend unless you enjoy throwing your money away.

We took my Granddaughter to Dr Mielke for ADHD. In one month there is a huge difference in behavior and happiness. The cost is negligible in comparison to the benefits. We would give up anything to come up with the money for the DR and the labs because nothing else has worked and we refuse to put a child on prescriptions.
She is very thorough and seems to miss nothing. Please if you have an autistic child or a child with any behavior difficulties consider this Dr because a child deserves it.

I am in desperate need of help with hormonal imbalance. I was excited to find Dr. Mielke until I set up an appt and discovered that her first visit is $ 300 for only 30 minutes! How you can cover a NEW patient’s entire health history, especially in light of how complicated hormones are, in 30 minutes is beyond me. I cancelled the appt because it seems this Dr is more interested in making money than helping patients.

I heard about the HCG diet program from a friend and from the general media — so I sought out an office that offered the true HCG hormone (and not some homeopathic knock off).
After 8 weeks (two 3 week HCG runs followed by maintenance) — as of today — I have lost 30 pounds! I for sure have now reset the way I eat and understand how MY body responds to certain foods.
About the program, it basically consists of taking HCG and supplements every day for 3 weeks (and can do 2 — 3 week treatments back to back but then you need to get off the HCG for 8 weeks). I chose the injections as that is the preferred way to receive the HCG. Ok yup was freaked out by giving myself injections daily but you get over it quick. Really, pinching your fat hurts more than the needle.
Are you hungry? A little bit but you drown those hunger muffles with water — essentially drown you hunger.
The staff will work with you to find out what foods are working and which are holding you back. They have a set list of foods but just because its on the list does not mean it works for you. I loved the cottage cheese until i wasnt losing weight. So you tweak the diet along the way.
The diet is not for the faint at heart– you need to be dedicated to yourself and the program, dedicated to getting rid of your fat pants that are getting too tight. I said I can do anything for 3 weeks — bring it!
Side effects? While you are on the HCG, you are taking in very low calories. Headaches can occur and loss of energy but hey that scale keeps going down — so take a pill, sit down, relax and lose the weight. I also noticed that I lost muscle mass but thats because of the low energy and not hitting the gym (which you really shouldnt exert yourself while doing doing the program.)
I hope this review helps. I would do this again but hopefully will not need to. I am continuing to lose weight now without the HCG.
Do I dream about an In-​n-​out burger on top of a deep dish pizza, wrapped in a carnitas burrito with a krispy kreme on top? Duh! But whats the saying, (almost) nothing tastes as good as fitness feels. :)

My son has been in Dr. Mielke’s care for almost a year now. I have nothing but good to say about her and her entire office. My son wasn’t talk or making eye contact early this year and now he won’t stop talking and understand what adult asking.
I always communicate with the staffs for everything (appointment, medicines needs, questions for Dr. Mielke and all other inquiries) through email or phone and they get back to me very quickly. Never had any problem, they always understand with my situation and my need as a single and working full time mom and they are very caring. I can never asked for more, they are the best thing ever happened to me and my son’s life! Thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart!