Can Genetic Testing Point You to the Best Mental Health Treatment?

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Our DNA holds clues about how to best treat depression and other conditions. The tests are becoming more widespread, but even doctors don’t always know the best way to interpret the information. Dr. Alok Patel goes to the frontier of personalized medicine to explain the tests and their limitations.
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@immortan-valkyrie90 Жыл бұрын

I did GeneSight after my dad recommended it, as I struggled with bipolar 2 medications. Now I'm on a better dosage and switched meds that are the most effective. Also! My insurance thankfully covered it.

@pbsvitals Жыл бұрын

great to hear success story

@KatiTheButcher 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I've struggled with mental health issues my whole life. Excited to get my swab kit.

@coltendavis7937 7 ай бұрын

I can't wait for mine to finish, 8 years I've been trying to get the proper meds. I love how far medicine has come.

@krizthulhu Жыл бұрын

I look forward to the day where we are able to be (near) perfectly matched to our ideal psych med and dosage. Tests like GeneSight are still far too imperfect to count. Until that day (which I realize we likely won't see in our lifetimes), I opt to remain entirely off any/all of them because the side effects are never worth it. 37 years old and been on various SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, AEDs, AAPs, BZDs - you name it - for my anxiety disorder... Since 10 years old. I'm over it. I'm tired. And I know I'm not alone. I see y'all. And I'm so sorry.

@safaiaryu12 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're able to go without meds. What do you do to manage your anxiety? I always hear "diet and exercise", but I wonder how much that actually helps?

@KatiTheButcher 11 ай бұрын

45 years old and I can relate. I don't respond well to psychiatric meds, most make me feel worse. I did the DNA testing anyway, if anything Im just one more person in the database, that has to help. This is my last go at meds before trying ketamine or ect. Hope you both are having better luck.

@johnathonjagodzinski4516 6 ай бұрын

have u found a better med since the genetic testing.@@KatiTheButcher

@fath8936 2 ай бұрын

Try neurofeedback@@KatiTheButcher

@TuTsang Ай бұрын

@@KatiTheButcher How have you been doing. Did the testing help? or did you try Ketamine? I was considering ketamine too until I found out that it can exacerbate my psychosis ( I've been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder). Nothing motivates me and I don't like to talk or do anything. Life seems like an never ending meaningless existence. A torturous punishment. I dropped out of my PhD when I began getting memory lapses and thought blocking and totally loosing interest in what I've been doing so passionately for the past 3 years. It's like the switch was turned off and now its all dark till someone finds that switch and turns it on for me as I don't feel motivated or have any energy to do it for myself.

@MBMCincy63 Жыл бұрын

I am glad to have watched this, I may have to look into it. Some meds are a miss more often than a hit.

@lurpygeek Жыл бұрын

I've done this kind of testing. The result was (shrug). Hope it's helpful to others.

@jenk8385 2 ай бұрын

Just getting my results today!

@mehlover Жыл бұрын

Going to bring this up with my psychiatrist tomorrow. Cause my SSRI may have been interfering with my liver and blood pressure since I'm at risk for type 2 diabetes

@safaiaryu12 Жыл бұрын

Interesting that you mention liver damage as a consideration. I was recently diagnosed with non alcoholic fatty liver disease, which forced me to stop taking hydrocodone with acetaminophen for my severe chronic pain. I'm also on two antidepressants (very common for people with chronic pain) which I'm scared to stop taking, but I wonder if it would be good to stop while my liver recovers...? Got an appointment with my psychiatrist in May, I'll have to ask him.

@teschchr122 10 ай бұрын

I agree that this was not terribly helpful for me. Was recommended by my first psychiatrist , who I eventually fired after securing a much better psychiatrist. When I told the new psychiatrist that I had done GeneTest she said, send it along, it will be helpful but not as helpful as you think, confirming my suspicions since one of the meds that the other psychiatrist prescribed gave me pretty bad side effects.

@pbsvitals 10 ай бұрын

It's early stage for sure