Posted by lakesguy78 on November 21, 2005, at 13:19:58
In reply to Re: DOES BUSPAR CAUSE IMPOTENCE?, posted by Bill LL on November 21, 2005, at 13:03:10
Hi,
I have been off of lexapro, depakote and toprol xl for a couple months, so they are definitely out of my system.
What is pregabalin and does it help with depression/anxiety? Do you happen to know a substitute for buspar off hand?
Thanks!
> Hi,
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> According to a lot that I have read, Buspar usually improves sexual function. Lexapro (at higher doses) and beta blockers are more often considered to be the culprit in sexual problems. But as your own research indicates, different people react differently to drugs.
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> How long have you been on these drugs? And when did you stop taking some of them? After stopping a drug, it could take a few weeks for the side effects to completely go away.
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> Here's my story for reference purposes.
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> I have never tried Buspar or depakote, but I took Lexapro up until last week, and I still take a beta blocker (Toprol XL).
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> For my severe anxiety and depression, I was able to replace Lexapro with pregabalin (Lyrica). This is exciting for me because Lyrica is famous for having minimal side effects, and I was having sexual side effects with my relatively high dose o
f Lexapro. Since this substitution for Lexapro is only a week old, it's premature to claim success. But so far so good. I have never felt as symptom free as I do right now.
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> For completeness, I take Provigil 400 mg (for ADD and for generally feeling better), Lyrica 450 mg (for anxiety and depression), Toprol at 100 or 200 mg- I don't remember off hand (for anxiety related chest discomfort as well as for blood pressure), and a couple of other drugs for cholesterol and blood pressure.
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> I had been a long time regular user of first Ambien, and then Lunesta for sleep. When I started Lyrica 2 weeks ago, I was immediately able to stop Lunesta and I slept very well on Lyrica. It actually allowed me to sleep longer than Lunesta. Hopefully my 2 week experience on Lyrica will keep up indefinitely.
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> I think that Lexapro, Ambien, and Lunesta are all very safe and very effective drugs. Lexapro is amazingly effective at controlling anxiety as well as depression. The effective dose for had ranged between 20 and 40 mg, depending on what else I was taking at the time.
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> I can't compare it's anxiolytic effects to Effexor since I have never tried that drug. But I know that Effexor is also an excellent and very safe drug (despite many horror stories that manage to dominate the internet and scare people).
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> > Hi all,
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> > I am taking Buspar (buspirone generic) and after getting off lexapro, depakote, beta blocker, I am thinking that the Buspar is the culprit to impotence. Several google searches on meds (webmd, etc) say that Buspar can be a contributing factor.
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> > Could any please respond if you have any info on this or if you are thinking the same thing? I would very much appreciate it.
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> > Thanks,
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