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Posted by mf on September 5, 2016, at 15:07:31
After trying several meds (for anxiety and depression) which haven't been that helpful or have had side effects that were not tolerable, I'm taking Buspirone (Buspar) and it seems helpful. However, taking a 15mg tablet in the morning makes me feel dizzy/lightheaded, even if I take it with food.
I've been taking 15mg before bed with no problem--I think I'm just asleep by the time the dizziness would hit.
As a solution, I figured I'd try to split my morning/daytime dose, taking only 7.5mg in the morning and taking another 7.5 mg later in the day. This solves the dizzy/lightheaded problem, but often I forget to take the second 7.5 mg dose.
I'm curious if anyone has thoughts re:
-is splitting the dose 15mg/7.5mg/7.5mg like this problematic?
-if not, is doing what I often end up doing instead (taking just the 15mg and one 7.5mg dose) likely to be problematic? I'm not sure whether having the levels in my body rise and fall like that would be a bad idea.I mean, obviously there will be some rising and falling regardless, especially since Buspirone is not sold as an extended-release pill and also has a short half-life. But I'm curious if there's anything I'm overlooking that would make doing this regularly un-ideal.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on September 5, 2016, at 17:03:21
In reply to Splitting Buspirone dose unevenly (15mg/7.5mg/7.5m, posted by mf on September 5, 2016, at 15:07:31
you could take 7.5.....i took 3 15mg's a day, barely noticed much, the max dose for buspar is 60mg's
Posted by linkadge on September 6, 2016, at 7:37:40
In reply to Re: Splitting Buspirone dose unevenly (15mg/7.5mg/7.5m, posted by rjlockhart37 on September 5, 2016, at 17:03:21
I am also taking buspar.
I don't see why your dose needs to be equal if you take it twice a day.
There could be some unevenness in blood level, but you may not notice this as it may occur later in the day (i.e. during sleep).
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