Posted by porkpiehat on August 20, 2011, at 12:11:40
Hi everyone
My Celexa/lamictal combo can make me overly ruminative, impulsive, and leaves a lot of my social anxiety unaddressed unless I go up much higher then the side effects get much worse. I'm reconsidering adding buspar again to address these issues.
I tried buspar two years ago and it really helped with the concentration and social anxiety and some sexual side effects of the celexa. Ultimately I felt it made me sad and very irritable and there was a very clear feeling of coming up and down off it due to its short half life, which I would obsess over.
I still take 5mgs buspar at night to help with the Celexa sweats and also to be a little less scattered when I leave the house. I have begun using it during the day sporadically if I find I'm getting super racy or panicky.
I am again infatuated with my ability to speak and read clearly, and not be instinctively averse to sex, not be afraid of people, and be less impulsive, after taking a daytime 5mg two days in a row. But I'm afraid of falling back down the rabbit hole of obsessing and hyper self-awareness.
Has anyone had any luck using buspar with their SSRI's in this fashion without enduring this crappy roller coaster?
Would love any advice! thanks
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