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Posted by cpallen79 on July 11, 2004, at 21:47:42
Hello, I've decided to taper off of Buspar (does it even do anything?) because I want to take Trazodone to sleep, and there are known interactions between the 2 of them... I only take 15mgs of Buspar, but I want to taper appropriately to avoid discomfort (I recently had a shitty reaction to Seroquel and don't need ot feel worse). Any recommendations on how to do this? Thanks
Posted by zeugma on July 11, 2004, at 22:10:06
In reply to Buspar Taper- need Help, posted by cpallen79 on July 11, 2004, at 21:47:42
> Hello, I've decided to taper off of Buspar (does it even do anything?) because I want to take Trazodone to sleep, and there are known interactions between the 2 of them... I only take 15mgs of Buspar, but I want to taper appropriately to avoid discomfort (I recently had a shitty reaction to Seroquel and don't need ot feel worse). Any recommendations on how to do this? Thanks
Buspar doesn't require a taper, I've simply stopped taking it and experienced no withdrawals, and then recently started again and had no problems. I went from 30 mg to 15, then 0, then back to 30 mg when I realized it actually WAS doing something. the pills are easy to break in half so you can go to 7.5 mg and see how you feel. good luck
Posted by brianw68 on July 12, 2004, at 15:53:51
In reply to Re: Buspar Taper- need Help » cpallen79, posted by zeugma on July 11, 2004, at 22:10:06
Same here... I was taking 50 mg Buspar and one day decided to just stop - no withdrawal symptoms. Unlike when I tapered off of Klonopin...
Posted by cpallen79 on July 12, 2004, at 16:51:05
In reply to Re: Buspar Taper- need Help, posted by brianw68 on July 12, 2004, at 15:53:51
I hear Klonopin w/d is a mother from hell. How are you doing with that? Did you get through it ok?
> Same here... I was taking 50 mg Buspar and one day decided to just stop - no withdrawal symptoms. Unlike when I tapered off of Klonopin...
Posted by brianw68 on July 13, 2004, at 10:09:38
In reply to Re: Buspar Taper- need Help, posted by cpallen79 on July 12, 2004, at 16:51:05
I did get through it OK - I was taking 2.5 mg daily, and tapered down over the course of 3 1/2 months. Toward the end, I was breaking 0.5 mg tablets into quarters. The worst part was going from .125 mg/day to nothing - bad anxiety for about 2 weeks, and then things got better. Stopping the Buspar was a piece of cake compared to all this.
Posted by cpallen79 on July 13, 2004, at 12:41:59
In reply to Re: Buspar Taper- need Help, posted by brianw68 on July 13, 2004, at 10:09:38
Thats good that you got through it, what are you taking now Brian?
Posted by brianw68 on July 15, 2004, at 10:35:11
In reply to Re: Buspar Taper- need Help » brianw68, posted by cpallen79 on July 13, 2004, at 12:41:59
Actually... nothing. I found out that my anxiety was coming from untreated sleep apnea. I started using a CPAP back in January, and that along with exercise has made my persistent anxiety go away.
Posted by cpallen79 on July 15, 2004, at 12:40:08
In reply to Re: Buspar Taper- need Help, posted by brianw68 on July 15, 2004, at 10:35:11
Excellent! you have kicked a benzo, and kicked your anxiety! I personally think that is great. I will be going to a sleep doc one of these days. Sleep is a major thing, if you can't get enough, you're a mess. kudos to you for your hard work Brian.
Chris> Actually... nothing. I found out that my anxiety was coming from untreated sleep apnea. I started using a CPAP back in January, and that along with exercise has made my persistent anxiety go away.
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