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Thanks for responding. I do know that Medicare covers the DNA testing for drug reactions, so anyone on it should be fine. Sorry to read that you have a long history of "drug testing" as that means you've been aware of your health issues for a long time. I really only became aware that I had needed an antidepressant for years AFTER I started Citalopram about 6 years ago. I had a messed up childhood, PTSD, and anxiety/panic attacks since I was in my 20s and probably before that. After I started Citalopram my life was so improved I could hardly believe it. I stopped having panic attacks. I can now fly anywhere I want, zipline, ride in boats, cross bridges, and drive/ride mountain roads free from fears that had prevented those activities in the past for me. And my mood certainly improved. I know my brain chemistry was not in balance previously. I hope you have a nice Labor Day.
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It's good you found something that works for you. My childhood was a little chaotic but I sought therapy when work became overwhelming (I had a very intense position in finance)....It only took three tries to get a drug that worked (Paxil)...but this was 20 years ago when DNA testing didn't exist...when I was unhappy with the Paxil after a couple of years, I was off antidepressants until we decided to try Effexor...and it did provide me good "support" for a long time. I only became aware of ADD as a likely diagnosis after my therapist had another patient who thought she might have it....and the therapist saw similar patterns in me as she looked more at ADD in adults....took me probably 4 years or so to finally address it (long story - not interesting)...so now we are working on that.
But I understand the "why didn't this get figured out sooner?" angle. I'll always wonder if my career would have had a different trajectory had the ADD been considered earlier...but it can be a bugger to see anxiety and depression as symptoms - not syndromes.
Such is life...and now that I know what's likely wrong with me, I can work on coping with it.