The psychiatrists coming out of med school are using DNA whenever possible. In the US Medicare pays for the testing and some private insurers cover the cost if 2 or more drugs have been tried. It's an amazing science and can literally take years off the trial and error process. If I was newly diagnosed with depression, I would gladly pay the $600-$900 to find the best treatments as quickly as possible.
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DX:
MDD- Treatment refractory depression
Total Anhedonia
C-PTSD
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
RX:FINALLY- found a doc to prescribe an MAOI!! 
Nardil (MAOI)
Lithium
Remeron 15mg
K-pin 0.5 mg/night
Levothyroxine
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