Posted by not exactly on March 12, 2003, at 19:22:15
In reply to Re: SUCCESS!, posted by daizy on March 12, 2003, at 9:04:45
> WOW! this is great news. I think Michael's come up with a great theory, with proof it works!
If a single datapoint can be considered "proof". YMMV, but I'm a believer now!
> I had heard Buspar was good for anxiety.
Of course, that's its only approved use. The big surprise to me was that it was such an effective antidepressant, at least for my kind of depression.
> And no side effects you say?
None of any significance. Occasional very slight headache, but it's hard to say if it is "caused" by the meds. The wonderful thing is that I don't feel like I'm on medication at all.
> May I ask did you do this with the advise of your doctor?
Yes and no. The meds I'm now taking are current prescriptions from him at the recommended dosages. The choice to stop taking the other 2 prescribed meds was unilateral. He's on vacation now, and I plan to discuss this with him when he returns. In the past, he's never expressed any concern about my choices to discontinue meds when I became convinced that they weren't helping. He knows that I do careful reasearch, understand the chemical/medical implications, and wouldn't do anything rash.
> How long has it taken for the effects to kick in?
The beneficial effects that I'm attributing to the Buspar took about a week to fully manifest. For the first few days, it made me drowsy, foggy, and anxious, but after a while, the effects became just the reverse - I'm now feeling energized, alert, and unstressed.
The Klonopin kicked in almost immediately. The initial sedation disappeared after a day or 2, leaving me feeling self-confident instead of hypersensitive. An instant cure for SP.
Of course, we don't know what (if any) effect the other (now discontinued) meds may have had on the timing or overall result.
- Bob
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