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Old May 03, 2014, 11:06 PM
ChangingMyMind ChangingMyMind is offline
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Originally Posted by Michanne View Post
Before you shell out money for the brain scan do yourself a favor and do some research. Your doc was right on with the test but there isn't a lot of good evidence for the scans. They have acknowledged that the people they used for research were on meds. We do know meds modify your brain. So they do the scan and that's often what they are seeing. Then assuming they are comparing a non medicated person it is a guess at best. Not really ready for prime time. The saliva test seems to have more validity IMO. I actually read an interview with a doc who admitted he uses the scans to make patients feel better and are therefore more compliant about taking the meds. Don't believe me though. I'd encourage you to do your own research and come to your own conclusions.

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Thanks for the caution but I'm not getting a brain scan. I was just mentioning something my pdoc said. I'm done getting tested, the genetic test was enough for me. I am glad I did it since it gave me a place to start. The Viibryd is actually working well so far. I hope it will continue to work well and I'll be done with worrying about it for awhile, hopefully a long while!
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