Posted by CaffeinePoet on May 20, 2012, at 18:11:54
In reply to Re: Buspar is working! (GAD sufferer) » CaffeinePoet, posted by gadchik on May 20, 2012, at 17:46:27
> This is good to hear! How did you go from a benzo to buspar? i would like to do that. i am now on klonopin, only .5mg at night.
I worked with a nurse prescriber to slowly increase the buspar while I was taking .50 to 1.0 of clonazepam daily.
That was actually a rough patch, because the clonazepam plus buspar were a little too tiring and demotivating. After a week or so, I was able to taper off of the clonazepam.
Even though I had the buspar onboard, I still had some additional withdrawal anxiety. It was at its worst on the fourth day off clonazepam. But after that, all went fairly well!
So -- my advice -- proceed slowly -- things might not feel perfect at first but you can get there.
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