Posted by michele on December 10, 1999, at 14:04:16
Dear Bob,
I have a generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia and menopause stuff and the lists goes on. At any rate after a long period of without any medication using only human support, meditation (daily) and all those good things, I am looking at medication again albeit, with much trepidation. I am a single mom, drive a city bus, am dealing with a willful 16 year old daughter, aging mother, menopause and lost a breast to cancer 10 months ago. You might say I have the preverbial 'full plate'. If I did not have to work amazingly bizarre shifts that change my sleeping hours weekly at best and bi-weekly at worst, perhaps I could settle my life down and be able to be quite content without seeking relief through medication. I am only pursuing this avenue again as a last resort. Two years ago I tried every SSRI available at that time - the bad side-effects always outweighed the few positives in the end.
So I am looking at Buspar as a possible starting point. I have read conflicting ideas about this drug from 'HeadWeb' to 'Toxic Psychiatry'. Is the 'brain deteriorization" thing a real possibility?
Sure appreciate this site. Thank you for any thoughts and/or ideas.
Michele
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thread:16638
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