Posted by tecknohed on November 15, 2007, at 18:02:31
In reply to Buspar. Same as SSRIs? Induce mania??, posted by qbsbrown on November 15, 2007, at 16:11:29
Buspar was not good for me - it gave me complete loss of appetite & nausea. I'm not sure how common this side effect is.
However it was NOTHING like an SSRI. It lifted my mood very little (if at all) but I believe it did help my anxiety a little - I became pretty chatty on it - good for a social phobe like me.
Mirtazapine is another option that has serotonergic effects. Many people find it far too sedating at any dose whilst others seem to tolerate it better.
Tianeptine, a so called Selective Serotonin Reuptake Enhancer (SSRE) is said to be a very good antidepressant AND anxiolytic. It works in the exact opposite way to SSRIs, which MAY be especially usefull in your case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianeptine
The site above reports one case of mania, but you are on a mood stabilizer, right?
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