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Nov 15, 2014, 09:13 PM
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Since I've had pretty much no luck with meds (15+), my pdoc wanted to do genetic testing. They have an assistance program which I'd fit into so I agreed to do it. They took some cotton swabs from the inside of my cheek and I see my pdoc again in December.
He says there's information they can glean, like not being able to process certain medications or how my body metabolizes them. Has anyone done this testing? Did you find it helpful in finding a useful med?
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Nov 15, 2014, 09:19 PM
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I did the Assurex Genesight genetic testing and it wasn't helpful for me at all but my problem is not that the Meds don't work it's that I have too many side effects and while the genetic testing suggests which drugs you may have more side effects to it's still a shot in the dark, in my opinion.
I only had two drugs in my take as normal category and I had very unpleasant side effects on one and the other I ended up with a rash and itching... Then there was the take with caution, monitor closely category which had the antidepressant I did well on for 11 years... So I guess for me that particular test was not useful but maybe you're doing a different test and maybe it will be different for you? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Nov 15, 2014, 09:47 PM
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Yes, and it's helped with both psych meds (a little) and general meds.
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Nov 16, 2014, 08:08 AM
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Nov 16, 2014, 09:41 AM
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