Posted by Ritch on June 22, 2003, at 23:30:34
In reply to Calling everybody! This may apply to many here!, posted by McPac on June 22, 2003, at 22:30:02
> Dr. Heller, a pdoc w/ a site on the web, talks about many ssri users being made WORSE by ssri meds. He says that most of these people have an already overstimulated 5HT1a receptor and when they take an ssri, the ssri acts on all serotonin receptors, including the 5HT1a one. THAT causes WORSENING anxiety and anger/irritability problems for many, he says. He says this repeatedly to people who write in to his site yet I've never heard anyone here mention this. His solution is to slowly add Buspar, which BLOCKS that receptor site and allows the person to take the ssri without getting those side effects. Heck of an idea if it works...that's my question, has anybody here ever successfully added Buspar for that reason and did it work?. Also, is Buspar a good anxiety drug? Sure would appreciate any and all responses!
I found buspar to yes.. lower anxiety somewhat and to boost antidepressant response of SSRI, but it tends to predispose me to anger attacks (I think due to it's metabolite 1-PP). I've been on a little as an experiement the last two weeks and I've stopped it today because of continuing sleep disruption it appears to be causing.
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