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> My daughter spent 9 months in the NICU and got genetic testing for various drugs, with 1 being the baseline expected (I’m going off memory here) and 9 or 10 b
by tablespoon 5y ago
> My daughter spent 9 months in the NICU and got genetic testing for various drugs, with 1 being the baseline expected (I’m going off memory here) and 9 or 10 being “wtf this is super weird”. She got a 9 for bupropion.
I've never heard of that. Why would they be testing an infant for their reaction to an antidepressant drug? Just curious.
- heavyset_go 5y agoThe genetic tests use genotypes to make statistical inferences about efficacy and metabolism for certain drugs. Wellbutrin is a common medicine, and the testing company probably had it as part of their panel.