Function HealthReviews of functionhealth.com

In general, I love function health. I have purchased it for my wife, son and daughter. I had 1 disappointing experience. Function recommended red yeast rice to help lower my LDL cholesterol. I did so and it worked great. Unfortunately, they did not mention that the active ingredient is the same as in Novostatin. So I was unknowingly taking a statin which I absolutely want to avoid. I developed muscle soreness typical of statin use and looked into it more deeply. I immediately stopped using it. Function should warn people if they recommend something with the same chemical makeup as a prescription drug.

I am grateful for the comprehensive and thorough blood and urine work that was completed and for the thorough written summary I received. I know that my standard Dr. would never run and analyze all of these important tests. I'm also grateful for the EASE with which you organized the testing and getting the results. However, I felt like the service just drops off instantly after you send the results and now I'm just getting lots of emails advertising for more tests... it is causing me to worry that the push for more tests is just to make money on us; because if you would have read my results; you would know there was nothing that indicated a need to send me an email promoting an $822 MRI full body scan. Emails suggesting additional testing should be targeted and not just blasted out to everyone who ever took the original test. The original application for testing gave us a lengthy list of all of the possible testing you can help us get done, and I know what's available from that initial presentation should I decide I'd like to have more testing completed. Also the written notes are lengthy and very technical. I had a very hard time understanding some of them and the summary needs to be brought down to laymen's terms. Also, I thought I was going to get an opportunity to visit with a Dr. or someone that would help me create a plan going forward; instead all I got was "Ask your Dr what you should do" or "this should be further evaluated".. there was no clear recommendation on how to further evaluate certain results. What are the steps to evaluate that further?? Also, I sent a chat question asking some of these types of questions, and never got a response. I feel like overall.. this Function testing took me half way and then just dropped me and implied "Good luck working with your Dr at home"... whom we know probably will just scoff at these results as not important.

Loved the first round of testing. Super easy to get the script to do the bloodwork and the attention to detail on the report was phenomenal. The second round of tests however I had to pay for a lot of add ons that were not included from first test so I was a bit disappointed by that since I’ll have to go back to my primary to get additional markers tested since the additional price was a bit too much in my opinion as an add ons. If you could do the same panel twice in one year that would for certain be worth renewing the membership year after year but with all the additional add ons required second time around I’ll likely not renew just because of that. But everything else was spectacular!

It’s not clear how to get with the doctor

What I did like is the ease and speed of service in accessing the app and comprehensive explanation of tests results. What I did not like is to recheck some tests is an extra fee that can costs as much as initial costs. I thought that it was all included, hence the two separate tests.

This is a great option for individuals to get a head start on understanding what is going wrong internally. However, the cost for add on tests and images is way too expensive. This is not something most people can afford. In fact, many with insurance, it would be cheaper to not use function health for those tests at all. Additionally, the retest that is offered under the plan should automatically cover tests that were out of range. Those retests should be tailored for what a patient needs based on what was out of range on their first set of tests. To have people pay more to retest things that are important or out of range is cruel and shows the companies focus on just making more money and that it truly is not focused on patient care. I had recommended this to a lot of friends and family but the cost for add on tests and the fact that many of the important tests aren’t retested (seriously, who needs another urine test if everything was normal to begin with), is absurd. Your customer service is also non existent. Getting a response or even an accurate response is very hard. The summary results are AI generated content. I was disappointed in the redundancy across sections and a lack connection across certain labs that were missing.

I live 30 mins north of the largest city in Vermont, Burlington. I was very surprised to learn a blood draw testing site was not in Burlington. I had to drive 2 plus hours one way to Rutland VT. I printed the results and key clinical notes to my primary care at the Unviversity of Vermont Medical Center. The largest network of hospital through Vermont and northern New York. It would be ideal if the results could be shared directly with my doctor. Seems a preference to receive the results direct from the source. It would be far better than having to print on paper, 10 pages, and deliver them to my doctor. None of the doctors or other medical staff had heard of Function Health. The check in to draw blood was seamless and the technician was very skilled and trained. I appreciated the clinician's notes but would suggest adding a highlight or key point section at the bottom for specific areas to discuss with doctor. It would be nice to print just one or two pages rather than all the notes.

Overall good and helpful. I’m not really sure what the perks are to a membership though. It would be nice to have it less AI heavy, discounts on recommended products including vitamins and supplements, activity apps or gym memberships, etc. besides that it’s just a once in a while use (bloodwork & updates)