Posted by cache-monkey on April 23, 2005, at 21:05:21
In reply to When does the buspirone (Buspar) kick in?, posted by sdb on April 23, 2005, at 6:15:32
Hello,
When I first started taking (and then with each dose increase) BuSpar, I definitely felt really wound up and agitated. (I think it's called "akathisia".) That ended up settling down substantially after about a week or so.
For me after that setting-down period, the low dose I was on (5-10 mg/day) *might* have lowered my cognitive anxiety. But it seemed to increase my physical symptoms of anxiety more. The latter was probably due to a drug metabolism issue (I'm weak in one of the important liver enzymes for BuSpar.)
A pdoc once told me that he thinks there's just a group of people for whom BuSpar works and works well. Then there's a second group for whom it just doesn't work at all, i.e. no partial response. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell before you try it. Anyway, here's hoping you're part of the first group...
Best,
cache-monkey> Hi!
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> When does the buspirone (Buspar) kick in (dosage/daily)?
> Is it possible to have first contrary action (increased anxiety)? Does somebody take buspirone alone?
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> Thanks for every response
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