Posted by olysi79 on December 20, 2004, at 16:57:34
In reply to Re: BuSpar = increased anxiety? (alpha-2 antag.?), posted by linkadge on December 20, 2004, at 14:09:52
Buspar is a frustrating medication. It can ause anxiety for two reasons, the first being exactly what Linkadge said. Second is that is can block Dopamine and cause akathisia. I had something wierd happen to me when I tried Buspar for a second time... I went into an episode of agitation and depression... at first I thought that it was typical old akathisia, but my pdoc thinks otherwise. No one is really sure how this med works, and on top of that, it doesn't work very well. Perhaps you should ask to try something different.
> the alpa-2 antagonistm will increase overall norepenephrine release. This could increase anxiety in the same way that mirtazapine and yohimbine can increase anxiety (ie phyiscal symptoms) It might also increase anticipatory anxiety.
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> Linkadge
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