Pro-Tip: Find the right meds

Skip the struggle and find out what SSRI works for you or if they do at all by using a genetic testing service.

Here’s a service I used to find out how you will respond to different drugs: GeneInsight

The GeneSight Psychotropic test is a genetic test that shows your healthcare provider how your genes may affect medication outcomes. It will tell which medications to treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other mental health conditions that require dose adjustments, are less likely to work, and have an increased risk of side effects based on your DNA.

Disclaimer: the test won’t tell you if a SSRI will be 100% effective in treating PMDD. However, it may give you a clue to which brand of SSRI may work if you do respond to them. I highly recommend this test either way. Depression is often a comorbidity of PMDD and this test will help you find a medication that will effectively treat it.