Posted by zeugma on April 24, 2005, at 0:12:15
In reply to Re: When does the buspirone (Buspar) kick in? » Phillipa, posted by cache-monkey on April 23, 2005, at 21:45:51
>> there are some people for whom BuSpar works well, regardless of past benzo use. Others it just doesn't work for.>>
Past AND present benzo use. I take 30 mg buspirone and 1 mg clonazepam. There is no similarity, biochemically or in terms of psychotropic effect, between the two drugs. Strattera and Ritalin feel more alike than Buspar and clonazepam.
The benzos are among the most reliable meds out there, and buspar is among the least reliable. And that d*mmed word 'anxiolytic.' I would apply this term without hesitation to clonazepam. I suppose buspar is anxiolytic, and so is my TCA. But a category that includes buspar, clonazepam and nortriptyline is a pretty artificial one.
I know that when I was on buspar alone (with nortriptyline), I could barely answer the phone, but I woke up in a good mood. That's why I take it now. Cache-monkey may be right that there is a group for which it works well, and another group that it doesn't work at all for. It works well for me, but it does nothing for social phobia.
Buspirone kicked in immediately for me. It's considered a slow-acting drug, so my response may be unusual. it took weeks at a high dose for Ritalin to do anything for me, while the supposedly non-stimulant-like Strattera jolted me awake immediately.
-z
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