Posted by Tony P on April 23, 2001, at 2:18:19
In reply to Re: Anyone have anything positive to say about Buspar?, posted by jimmygold70 on April 19, 2001, at 13:52:08
Here's one person ready to sing its praises. It obviously doesn't work for everyone, but it has sure worked well for me.
I first tried it when withdrawing from diazepines. Didn't like it, it seemed to make me incredibly aggressive when driving, which was frightening, and did nothing at all for the withdrawal symptoms. So I quit. I've since learned it's recommended to stop any diazepines before starting Buspar.
But later, when I'd got calmed down to a more normal chemical state and done a year or two of counselling, and reached a point where I thought I'd gone as far as possible down that road, but still suffering from moderate depression, I discovered an ad for Serzone in a medical magaine. It sounded like the very thing for what I was going through, so I talked it over with ny GP (one of the most open-mided doctors I know), and he agreed to give it a trial. It worked very well for my sleep disturbances and endogenous depression.
What about the Buspar, you ask? Well after a while it became clear the were two quite distinct components to my depression. One was there all the time, causing me night horror and guilt and sadness during the day. The other was stress related: as stress increased at work or at home, I would fight it for a while, then collapse into a state of total lack of energy and near-suicidal depression.
Then I remebered my previous experince with the energizing effects of Buspar. I suggested to my Dr., who is a open to try anything that might work, from diet and herbals to the latest designer drug. It did the job beautifully, I stopped yelling at my wife and kids, had more energy during the day, and no more collapses into deep depression.
I took 20 mg per day initially, more recently 10/day on average, and even 5mg when things are going well. It's funny stuff - for about the first hour, it feels like I've taken a major trank, then that wears off and I just feel "normal" - but the cheerful energetic normal I would like to be, not overstressed and not angry all the time.
Your mileage may vary, as has been said so often here, but for me Buspar has been a lifesaver. And I believe the speficic combination of Serzone and Buspar has also worked well for other people. It seems to have a lot of bad press, I think unfairly. For some people it is clearly a drug of choice, though I suspect it works best in combination with other A/D's
Just my own experience....
Tony P
> Well, it's a unique non-addicitve anxyolitic. That's not bad at all. It dosen't work for everyone, but worth a try !!!
>
> > Hello,
> > My Doctor is now suggesting Buspar, we've given up on
> > SSRIs and various others and he now mentions Buspar.I also take
> > Wellbutrin (250mg per day now...just increased by 100mg)
> > I have been reading horrible things about it and Iknow
> > everyone is different, but has anyone had any positive
> > affects from it?
> > Many thanks,
> > J
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