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Can blood be tested for anti depressants?
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Yes, but ...: There are assays for a variety of antidepressants, but they are of limited value. Sometimes we use blood levels of several of the tricyclic agents (nortriptyline, clomipramine, imipramine) or bupropion to optimize dosing; but there is little to no correlation between blood levels of ssri's, snri's or maoi's and efficacy, hence we rarely would check levels of those meds.
Answered 9/17/2013
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