Patient Stories | GeneSight

Every day, millions of Americans struggle with depression. The struggle is made more difficult by the challenge of finding a medication that works. Fortunately, thousands of clinicians have used the GeneSight^® test to help their patient break this cycle of trial and error. These are their stories:

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I’ve been through so much and this test offered me hope

Cheryl M.Utah

It all started when I was kidnapped in India. While working there, I began to date a colleague. After a while, he took me over to meet his family. I... Read More

Impressed with the GeneSight test

Michelle G.Minnesota

For me, my depression started in the winter shortly after my son was born, nearly 22 years ago. I would get the winter blues, or as I would call it... Read More

From Skeptic to Believer

Terry E.Michigan

When I learned about the GeneSight® test, the first thing I did was go to the website. I started reading the stories and watching the videos from patients and... Read More

Happy & Thriving…Thanks to GeneSight

Sami S.Cincinnati, OH

My life has not been easy. But through it all, I put on a happy face (working as a professional in the medical and legal fields), while feeling like I was dying inside. Read More

I’ve Seen More Stability and Not as Many Side Effects

JustinNorth Dakota

Over the last year I've seen more stability and not as many side effects. Read More

Keep Asking Questions, Keep Pursuing Answers

MichaylaIndianapolis

Keep asking questions, keep pursuing answers. Ask for the GeneSight test. Read More

Medications and Side Effects Can Make You Even More Depressed

AngelinaNew York

Multiple medications and side effects like weight gain can make you even more depressed. Read More

I Just Couldn’t Get Out of Bed, No Matter How Hard I Tried

RonniNew York

I just couldn't get out of bed, no matter how hard I tried. Read More

The GeneSight Test Helped Me Be the Best I Can Be

Christi H.Austin, TX

I have been treated on and off for depression since I was sixteen. I have been through multiple trials of anti-depression medications. Read More

Struggled with Depression Since I Was a Kid

MaggieDes Planes, IL

Since I was a kid I have suffered from depression and anxiety. I started seeing my psychiatrist in 1990 and started taking medications in 1995. I have tried eight different... Read More

Sick of Side Effects

JamieEaston, MD

I have depression and anxiety. I have had social anxiety for many years. I have tried a variety of medications over the years – Read More

No Longer Walking Around in a Fog

Stephanie M.Jackson, MI

I was diagnosed with depression when I was 23. For over a year I just did not feel right. I continued to tell this to my psychiatrist who did not... Read More

Never Had Luck with Medications

DeniseFort Mill, SC

I had problems with depression for 30 years. I never had any luck with the medications. I had terrible side effects from many that I tried. Read More

My Antidepressants Were Not Working … Neither Was I

MaloryDuluth, MN

I had to drop out of college and quit my job. I just could not function as I wanted. My antidepressants were not working…. I was not working. Prior to... Read More

Medication Not Working

SandyHamilton, OH

My anti-depressant was not working and my psychiatrist did not want to try a medication that could be detrimental to my mental health. Read More

From Depression to Seeing “New Horizons”

LeonardSouth Dennis, MA

For over the last ﬁve years I have suﬀered from severe depression. I felt ﬂat emotionally and socially and anxious. Read More

Felt Like a Guinea Pig

DoreenMason, OH

I have been struggling with depression since 2008. Every medication I have taken either did not work or gave me terrible reactions. Read More

Years of Suffering and Hospitalization

40 year old female

I have suffered from depression for many years. I have had major episodes and have tried many different medications over the years. I have been hospitalized... Read More

Waking Up Happy

64 year old manPerkiomenville, PA

I have had issues with depression for many years now. I was in the Air Force for five years and the military doctors would not consider my objections... Read More

On a Rollercoaster

37 year old female

I have been on a roller coaster. I have a career and two children. I needed to find a way to function, so that is when they did the GeneSight... Read More

Now I Have Confidence in My Future

63 year old womanCincinnati, OHio

I have been dealing with depression for over forty years. I have tried lots of medications but at times I felt like giving up on finding a medication... Read More

My Son’s Side Effects to Antidepressants Were Very Scary

Mother of adolescent male

My son’s depression came on suddenly in January of this year. The doctor said it might be hormonal. When he started experiencing the depression, ... Read More

My Daughter Faced Many Challenges

Mother of 17 year old female

My daughter has Williams Syndrome, so she has faced many challenges. She understands she is different and this has caused depression. Read More

Feeling Like a New Person

55 year old manJackson, MI

I have suffered with depression for the past fifteen years. I would experience gloomy thoughts and times where I have feelings... Read More

Depressed and Nothing Was Helping

72 year old male

I suffered from depression for two and a half years before taking the GeneSight test. During that time I didn’t do anything. I was too depressed and none of the... Read More

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