Posted by CaffeinePoet on October 8, 2012, at 19:16:52
In reply to Re: I know that Busiparone doesn't do anything...., posted by Beckett on October 4, 2012, at 20:22:30
> I'm starting my second week of buspar. I hope it works for me. I'm going after this anxiety any which way I can except by increasing my Xanax intake which I just dropped back to a 1mg per day. I'll take that 15% and add it to the reduction that topiramate has given me. Fortunately I responded to 200mg favorably with no cognitive effect. Anxiety is a beast and for me Xanax is a dead end. It can just escalate until I'm left witless. I don't believe that buspar is rendered ineffective if one has taken benzos. I do think benzos change can change the expectations and even create more refractory anxiety. Then again, crap, those Xanax have been lifesavers in the darkness.
I've switched between a benzo and buspar before, and the buspar worked just fine. My sister tried buspar and said it was the worst, did nothing for her anxiety. The felt effects of it may be on a case by case basis.
Right now I'm starting up an SSRI but considering just going back to higher dosing of Buspar. The relatively fewer side effects are worth it, though I do have to be more careful about maintaining positive habits on it.
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