Posted by med_empowered on May 14, 2005, at 4:11:52
In reply to Buspar, worth trying?, posted by chess on May 14, 2005, at 0:36:11
hey! I take Buspar (45mgs/day now, up from 30mgs/day) for anxiety, and it works **VERY** well for me. I have Bipolar NOS/Bipolar I (the exact DX seems to be ever-changing), social phobia, GAD, insomnia, mild OCD, and ADHD...basically your typical Bipolar cluster of crazy. Anyway, the Buspar works great, its cheap (generic works great), and the side effects are, for me at least, pretty mild (headache the first couple days, thats about it). I've heard that the trick to Buspar is that you should take it with an anti-depressant that's working for you; somehow, combining it with an AD seems to boost the Buspar, and the Buspar may boost the AD. Buspar shouldn't do anything to worsen the OCD, but in the wild wild world of psychiatric drugs anything can happen, so do be cautious. From what I've read, about 10% of Buspar users stop taking the drug b/c it either doesn't work or the side-effects are too rough to handle. The good news is that Buspar is non-addictive, there doesn't seem to be a problem with tolerance, it plays well with other meds (and alcohol), and it can boost anti-depressants and may lessen the side-effects of anti-psychotics. Good luck!
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