Thank you for posting something this personal. These communities (as a former reddit user) have been incredibly helpful to me thru stories just like this. If we can get them self-sustaining on Lemmy they will help a lot of others.
Back to topic, I’ve not done an extensive pharmacogenetic test, but I did take one to confirm that I’m a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer, which has a huge effect on function of something like 25% of all drugs in existence! It’s definitely informed my treatment since getting that information.
Edit: haha, speaking of ADHD I left a shorter version of this comment 2 months ago. the more the merrier…
A few years back during a grueling med search I pestered my shrink for a CYP2D6 genetic test and sure enough I’m a non-metabolizer … it’s played into a number of med decisions since then.
Between this and the manufacturer/DEA created “shortages” it’s brutal out there.