Posted by zeugma on September 12, 2004, at 10:31:13
In reply to Re: buspar addendum, and hope you're doing wel, posted by Paul_d_234 on September 11, 2004, at 9:19:26
> Does Buspar cause weight gain or sexual side affects? I used to use Xanax for anxiety / panic - what does Buspar do?
Buspar is marketed as an anxiolytic, but I would not put it in the same class as a benzodiazepine in terms of reducing anxiety. I would say it has more of an antidepressant effect.
It is actually used to counteract SSRI sexual side effects. On its own it seems to reliably increase libido.
For some people it has a sedating effect, and sedating drugs generally cause weight gain.
-z
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