Exclusive: A new test offers hope for the one in five Australian women who have been misdiagnosed with depression and other chronic illnesses
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t about the age of 14, Lily* started to feel tired a lot of the time. She would regularly oversleep and lacked the energy to do basic things. It was also the time she started menstruating and having heavy periods.
At 25, Lily was diagnosed with anxiety and depression, and prescribed antidepressants for her symptoms. While they helped her, she also had to put up with the side-effects of memory loss, low sex drive and weight gain.
