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GeneSight^® could be the difference in months of trouble vs. months of thriving

I’m a child psychiatrist with the Arc of Ozarks practice in Springfield, Missouri. We see pediatric patients for a variety of mental health issues – from autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities…

I do not think I would be alive without GeneSight

I have been struggling with anxiety since I graduated from college more than a decade ago. Medication managed it mostly well, most of the time. Recently, after having surgery, I…

GeneSight was a big part of taking care of my own mental health

I had felt, from a very young age, that I was different. I did not have the language to know that what I was feeling was a combination of depression,…

I tell my patients to ask for the GeneSight test

I’m a mom, a wife, a sister, a practicing Ob/Gyn, a teacher and a researcher in hereditary cancers. And I’m a survivor of a traumatic experience. My brother was murdered…

The GeneSight test validated that I know my own body

I have struggled with suicidal ideation, generalized anxiety, and severe depression for more than seven years. I believe in taking care of your brain and your body, in doing what…

I’m thriving rather than trying to survive

I had a picture-perfect pregnancy and delivery. I was ready for the future, believing naively that my life would stay pretty much the same. I am embarrassed to say this…

I recommend the GeneSight test

I’m a 43-year-old Army veteran. From 2013 to 2020, I was on seven different medications at 15 different doses. It was a lot of going back and forth, playing a…

I found the GeneSight test to be a powerful tool

I feel like I’ve been very blessed, even though I’ve had a roller coaster of a life. I’m a mom of five kids and nine grandkids. All have lived with…

I’m glad that I asked my clinician for the GeneSight test

It’s been a rough road. I’m 45 years old, have a 26-year-old son (with two little girls). I often babysit my granddaughters and another child who I call my non-bio…

I finally felt hopeful about my treatment and future

When I was 16, I was diagnosed with and treated for depression. By age 17, the diagnosis was updated to bipolar II rapid cycling. I was in a terrible state…