Posted by bleauberry on August 31, 2018, at 6:38:14
In reply to My Genetic Test results re AD's - discussion, posted by Mtom on August 29, 2018, at 15:58:21
Personally I don't think this test helps much. The whole science of it is still in its infancy. Aside from that, even if we know in detail how a particular gene or enzyme has been impacted, it doesn't do anything to actually fix the underlying problem. In your case, the best it might do is suggest an antidepressant that maybe is better tolerated for you, but has nothing to do with whether it will actually make you feel better or heal your disease that caused the genetic mutations in the first place. Whatever caused the genetic problems is likely the same thing causing the psychiatric symptoms, if you ask me.
In my journeys I have learned that sensitivity to meds has to do with one of these things:
1.Misdiagnosed Lyme disease
2.Leaky gut syndrome
3.Immune system destabilized (as in Lyme)The whole sensitivity thing is - big picture - the immune system reacting to something it should not be reacting to. For example leaky gut is very common in psychiatric patients and itself is a cause of the symptoms. It's when the intestinal lining has become compromised by infection, bad foods, sugars, and yeast. This allows molecules of undigested food to sneak through the lining straight into the blood system.
That also happens with meds, in a leaky gut situation. The raw drug seeps right straight into the blood causing a different reaction than if it was fully digested first.
Lyme itself, and other stealth infections, cause the immune system to be confused and overburdened. It starts to mistake normal things as enemies.
I think the whole genetic testing stuff is interesting and probably the science of the future. I had a very extensive exhaustive genetic test done several years ago - close to $1500 - and it showed many problems in the methyl areas, the B vitamin areas, and all sorts of issues. We'll never know for sure how all that damages happened. But in my case, Lyme is the most obvious likely reason.
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