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Posted by porkpiehat on April 1, 2016, at 14:39:37
This is my first time taking buspar without an SSRI. I was planning on making this a "positive experience" post but not sure that's going to happen...
Buspar is usually so helpful with concentration, reading, and obsessive thinking plus, for some reason, task completion and wanting to do my dishes, go for a run, fold my clothes before getting into bed.
BUT it caused major irritability and squelched any kind of effervescence or personability.Now that I've stopped Celexa (it was creating a lot of mood instability) I am finding I am very easily overwhelmed when studying, taking tests, etc., to the point of having a tantrum. After coming undone and failing a test I thought why not try buspar again?
I'm on day six of buspar. I can wake up easier, studying without getting overwhelmed, exercise without putting a gun to my head.
I was going to write that without the SSRI on board the irritability hasn't started (It usually hits me on day two or three)...BUT
It's creeping back in. I feel like a sourpuss, which is fine if I don't have to be around anybody and just get things done. There's an undercurrent of irritability just under the surface walking around.
Anybody know of a remedy for this? I'm only taking 10 mgs a day, split into 5mgs. I might just take some at night so that I can wake up without jaw pain, and then save daytime doses for when I need to study or take a test.
I am at a low dose because I am pretty med sensitive. I know it is used to prevent agitation but can also cause agitation, so I'm wondering if an increase would help things out?
Anyone have luck mixing buspar with ritalin?
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 1, 2016, at 23:37:37
In reply to Buspar increase or decrease?, posted by porkpiehat on April 1, 2016, at 14:39:37
buspar all i know is it increases 'some' and 'certain' serotonin receptors, but if you took with methyphedidate it shouldn't be much, you would have increased dopamine obviously from it, and buspar would make you less obsessive, i was on buspar for a 3 years, 45mg......it makes things not so worrisome to obsess about
Posted by linkadge on April 2, 2016, at 17:22:38
In reply to Buspar increase or decrease?, posted by porkpiehat on April 1, 2016, at 14:39:37
Coming off an SSRI onto just buspirone can be a bit harsh. Buspar can cause irritability - so can SSRI withdrawl.
Buspar didn't provide the 'whole brain' anxiolytic effect that an SSRI did - although it did work for me over time. Don't be afraid to go back on some SSRI for a slower cross taper - if buspar alone isn't working.
Linkadge
Posted by porkpiehat on April 3, 2016, at 16:30:11
In reply to Re: Buspar increase or decrease?, posted by linkadge on April 2, 2016, at 17:22:38
They took my off SSRI's because it was causing a lot of instability after 15 years. After bombing a test I needed something to help me keep my sh*t together. But the constant undercurrent of anger is terrible.
I know in some cases it comes from buspar's action; in some cases it comes from the metabolite; and it some cases it's a bipolar response. Wish I knew what it was!
Anyway did you find the irritability disappeared at higher doses? If you got off did you find a replacement for it?
Cheers
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