Posted by bassman on July 6, 2006, at 5:42:49
In reply to BuSpar - an underused med with great potential?, posted by JerryPharmStudent on July 5, 2006, at 20:05:17
The funny thing is that when Buspar first came out, the docs loved it-in particular, the GP's did. They had something to prescribe for anxiety where they didn't have to worry about dependence, as they would with a benzo-and therefore didn't have to monitor the patient. The problem was that patients were reporting that all it did was make them sleepy, at best-most saw no difference in anxiety. Then it turned out it did cause dependence in some people and it was somewhat toxic both to the liver and the kidneys. If you look on Remedyfind.com, people rate Buspar at a placebo level. So for docs, it's passingly toxic and doesn't work for most people. Doesn't sound like a good first choice. It is great that it is working for you, however! It's amazing how some meds are great for some people and don't work for others-Paxil was wonderful for me for three years, but it is poorly rated in general, for example. Buspar does seem to work as augmentation for other meds, however, as has been mentioned.
Here's wishing you continued succes with Buspar!
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