Posted by Alan on June 9, 2002, at 21:46:08
In reply to Re: MAJOR Benzo responder...what best A.D's? » JohnX2, posted by jay on June 9, 2002, at 1:02:03
> >
> > I'm personally interested in this novel AED Keppra.
> > Dr. Goldberg was talking about some positive experience
> > for treatment resistant bipolar.
> >
> > There were some abstracts showing in animal models
> > that it negated the crummy effects of a BZD antagonist (a medicine
> > that blocks the benzo site).
> >
> > But its pretty new...
> >
> > John
>
> Hmm..interested...but if this turns out to be another 'Neurontin'..well..ughh. (Anti-Neurontin rant..:-)..That med acts *nothing* like benzos, from my experience, and I really see little evidence for it in treating anxiety, GAD, PAD, etc. As for it as an 'anti-depressant'...bahhh..what a stretch!
>
> I do have one interesting experience with Buspar. I was thinking of maybe taking it again. I took a good dose of Buspar (I think I took 15-20 mg's 2x a day), and a good benzo dose, and man I got a very excellent response. Maybe it's all the mucking around with a mix of dopamine, serotonin agonism/antagonism and the benzos.
>
> If this works...I will post indeed!
>
> Thanks...
> Jay==========================================
You may want to check prescribing info with your pharmacist. I believe that BZD's and Buspar should NOT be taken simultaneously. As a matter of fact, I understood it was best to let 6 weeks pass between the two - Buspar never working as well again after having taken BZD's.Alan
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