[madisgram]

i know many of us have experienced the challenges of finding the antidepressant that works for us. this article suggests good news re having a blood test to determine which one is a good match for an individual.

ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) — Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting what could become the first reliable method to predict whether an antidepressant will work on a depressed patient.

About 60 percent of depressed patients do not respond fully to the first prescribed medication. Consequently, doctors often must prescribe a different medication again and again before finding one that works. "It would greatly benefit our patients if we could predict ahead of time whether a given medication would be effective for a certain patient," Halaris said.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1215135853.htm

[CantExplain]

That would be nice, wouldn't it?

[depressedalaskan]

All I can say is YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!