Posted by alesta on September 15, 2004, at 2:41:08
In reply to GAD/Dysthymia/Smoking: Buspar (or Cymbalta or ...?, posted by cache-monkey on September 15, 2004, at 0:13:10
hi, cache-monkey,:)
you said all suggestions welcome, so here goes.:)for help quitting smoking and for help with anxiety, i would recommend that you try l-theanine. vitamin world is a good brand and there's another one i know of but can't think of at the moment (many brands are low in purity--you have to really make sure you've got a good one). here is a link concerning l-theanine and reducing smoking:
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030003130%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030003130&RS=DN/20030003130it would be great for anxiety and help quitting smoking b/c it affects dopamine and gaba. why not give it shot? all you've got to lose is about $12.
of course, if you want to give the buspar and cymbalta a try, by all means go for it...i haven't heard great things about buspar overall, and cymbalta affects mostly norepinephrine and serotonin, right? (if i am incorrect and it affects dopamine substantially, too, someone please let me know!) that isn't going to help your cigarette cravings or your anxiety much. plus, if cymbalta is anything like effexor, you might have weight gain and other side effects (as you mentioned) and horrible withdrawal symptoms..something to consider. i'm not trying to scare anyone from taking effexor or cymbalta, but there are people who wish they had never taken effexor, so i'm just giving you a heads-up, just in case..plus, there are many other things to try, but i'll leave it at this for now..:)
all right, well, that's my 2 cents' worth..i won't be offended if you don't take my advice:)..good luck with whatever you decide to try! (i'm going to look up cymbalta and check on its influence on dopamine..if it does influence dopamine substantially, then that's a different story altogether!)
and thanks for the excellent sleep info in a previous thread..:)
take care!:)
amy
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