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Posted by CaffeinePoet on October 13, 2012, at 13:08:52
For about a week, I have only taken Buspar. (Discontinued clonazepam a week ago.)
My prescribed dose will be 15 mgs twice a day, but for now I'm taking 5 mgs once a day and 10 mgs once a day.
And I'm feeling -- surprisingly FLAT and dispassionate about things. I don't want to be anxious, but I do want to care. Also having kind of a feeling of dullness intellectually.
Physically I am feeling dizziness, headache, and an edge of restlessness.
I am considering going back to an SSRI or SNRI. I have tried buspar off and on this year. Any ideas?
Posted by phidippus on October 13, 2012, at 17:03:47
In reply to Feeling flat on Buspar, posted by CaffeinePoet on October 13, 2012, at 13:08:52
Buspar is a weak drug and relies on 5ht1a partial agonism to do the job. This makes it like an SSRI in that it takes a couple weeks to work. I doubt its effecting you in anyway. Do you have medication anxiety?
Eric
Posted by CaffeinePoet on October 13, 2012, at 18:32:43
In reply to Re: Feeling flat on Buspar » CaffeinePoet, posted by phidippus on October 13, 2012, at 17:03:47
> Buspar is a weak drug and relies on 5ht1a partial agonism to do the job. This makes it like an SSRI in that it takes a couple weeks to work. I doubt its effecting you in anyway. Do you have medication anxiety?
>
> EricHmm, I may have medication anxiety. But the truth is, I don't usually feel flat on a drug. I do have impatience with drugs though.
Posted by phidippus on October 13, 2012, at 19:11:32
In reply to Re: Feeling flat on Buspar » phidippus, posted by CaffeinePoet on October 13, 2012, at 18:32:43
Good things come to those who wait.
Eric
Posted by phillipa on October 13, 2012, at 19:44:59
In reply to Re: Feeling flat on Buspar » CaffeinePoet, posted by phidippus on October 13, 2012, at 19:11:32
Been waiting for years now :))) Phillipa
Posted by phidippus on October 13, 2012, at 23:42:15
In reply to Re: Feeling flat on Buspar » phidippus, posted by phillipa on October 13, 2012, at 19:44:59
There's always fun to be had.
Eric
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on October 15, 2012, at 1:00:45
In reply to Re: Feeling flat on Buspar » CaffeinePoet, posted by phidippus on October 13, 2012, at 19:11:32
The fact that smthing happens while one is taking a drug doesnt always mean that its the drug that caused the thing to happen..... I had a steak last night, and then had a headache before bedtime, but that doesnt conclusively prove that the steak gave me a headache
Posted by B2chica on October 15, 2012, at 9:30:37
In reply to Feeling flat on Buspar, posted by CaffeinePoet on October 13, 2012, at 13:08:52
go with your gut, but i would consider some other med. although its minimal Buspar can cause or worsen depressive episodes. i know. it happened to me. i kept wanting to 'wait it out but anhedonia and lowered mood kept getting more cemented in not necessarily worse but was not getting better. i kept waiting andd all that did was put a few extra pounds on me and made it a little harder to pull up out of.
you gave it time. i'd say go with your gut.
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on October 15, 2012, at 22:28:10
In reply to Re: Feeling flat on Buspar, posted by jono_in_adelaide on October 15, 2012, at 1:00:45
Atarax 50mg 3 times a day might make a good alternative. Safe and non habit forming
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