After being on so many different medications and combinations of medications, I was terrified of what my daughter's experience would be. She has social anxiety disorder with panic attacks. I was so grateful to find a doctor that started my doing a genetic test. It involved swabbing the inside of her mouth and a few weeks later we had a plan. Funny thing is that it covered a lot of non-psych meds and some over the counter things. She responded wonderfully right away. A few years later my sister (who has OCD) was in a partial program and wanted to talk about her fears regarding meds. She had tried a handful of medications, but not had much success. I mention the genetic testing and she asked her doctor. She is doing much better with less side effects. It is not perfect, but since there are a lot of mental health issues in our family I was really happy not to watch the people I love go through the endless tries and fails of medication attempts.

Maybe something to ask you doctor about. Also the test is offered on a sliding scale so the cost is variable depending on your income.