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Medications, brain chemistry and your genes, explained.
211 reference pages written by our scientists in plain language.
SertralineCYP2D6ADHDSerotonin and depressionPharmacogenomics 101
Profiles of psychiatric medications: what each one treats, how it works, side effects, interactions, and the genes that change the response.
How serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, glutamate and GABA shape depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
From genetics 101 to liver enzymes, brain receptors and why a multi-gene panel beats a single gene.
Plain-language definitions of the genetic, medication and mental-health terms used across this site.
Anonymized patient stories showing how second-generation pharmacogenomic analysis explained what metabolism alone could not.
Straight answers about the RxReport test, the sample, the genes, and what the results mean.
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GeneticsWhat Is Pharmacogenomics (PGx)? How Your Genes Can Affect Medication ResponsePharmacogenomics, often shortened to PGx, looks at how a person's genes may influence the way they respond to medications.
ConditionWhat Causes Depression?Depression does not have one single cause.Medication profileSertraline (Zoloft)Sertraline is one of the most widely used SSRIs.