Effexor and buspar
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My doctor just started me on buspar 15mg a day for anxiety in addition to my antidepressant effexor. The effexor wasn't cutting it by itself. does anyone have any experience with Buspar? any feedback is welcome.
I took effexor and buspar together worst time of my life!! I'm 33 year old female was rushed to the ER due to serotonin syndrome never will I take effexor again. I initially was taking 15 mg buspar and was put on effexor for depression I felt like a zombie didn't eat had no energy I had needle feelings all over my chest couldn't breathe dizzy hot flashes .
My Dr. is prescribing the Buspar, in addition to my Lexapro, and Xanax. Cause I told her I can't take the Xanax all day long cause it knocks me out, and right after I come off Xanax I go right back into a constant panic attack. We are going to try to give the Lexapro a little longer to build up (it's only been 15 days) and if it doesn't work or gets worse by next week, we're going to talk about weaning over to Effexor. I HATE ANXIETY!!!!!
Anyone taking Buspar.
I did Gene site testing and it told me Pristiq was the only pill that would work well for me so I’m taking that now. They also have me on BuSpar and believe that the BuSpar is giving me the rash they just told me to take an allergy pill. Had I known that I never would’ve complained about the rash, and been happier on Zoloft. But I never had the rash on my neck or face. Good luck. It took me about six weeks for any of the anti-depressants to get out of my system.
I am taking effexor and buspar..things were great and then now for sometime after I take it I just get really moody and I am so negative and well basically like I am on my period. ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCE THAT AS WELL? ANY FEED BACK IS WELCOME!
I have been on the Buspar for almost a year and the effexor about the same time.
So I have been having a really hard time with the withdrawal from Effexor. For the past 4 days I've been taking buspar 15 mg In the morning and 15mg in the evening. After a VERY rough weekend I went in for an emergency appointment with my psychiatrist and she put me on 10mg of Prozac once a day. She said I could just stop taking the buspar.
Here is my concern - I had a very good day today (before I took the Prozac) and now I'm scared to stop the Buspar.
Well, Dr. said today at my 3 week check up that I should not be having nightmares or restless legs to the extreme that I'm having, so she is stopping the Lexapro. I'm not even a little improved either which she said I should be a tiny bit better, instead of worse.
Effexor and Buspar ...LOL. DRs Looooooooove to hand these out. Like candy as a matter of fact. But hey, to each his/her own. I actually was GIVEN a RX for Buspar IN ADDITION to my LT Benzo RX, but I have Discontinued the Buspar. I wouldn't give the Buspar to my dog.
Well, hope I've covered some bases. You've got your SSRI's which you are on now, and the "candy" drugs like Effexor and Buspar, which for SOME do work, and then your Benzos. Good Luck...
Effexor and Celexa are both SSRI's I believe and you really shouldnt have been on both at the same time. Especially with Buspar. The combination seems off to me. However having to go cold turkey is hard as well. I think you need to seek another doctors help asap. Please dont take any meds from any source other than what you have been prescribed. Switch doctors asap!!!!!
I feel for you!!!!!!! :( I have panic disorder, and thankfully don't take Xanax every day. I only take it when I'm starting to actually have a panic attack. I take Effexor every day, though. It's been the only daily drug that's helped me control my panic, and thankfully my doctor says it's okay to take during pregnancy. I'm 11 weeks and I'm down to 75 mg of Effexor and only .25 mg of Xanax only as needed (which is about less than once a week). Good luck, girl!!!
ive recently (since thursday) been put on Buspar 15 mgs a day twice a day. for now only taking 7.5 mgs at a time for the first 2 weeks then up to 15. im told its one of those keep taking consistantly to see the effects kinda meds, & my pharmacy tech teacher said she hasnt heard anything bad about it really. but its the first time ive actually been put on some form of anti-anxiety agent...which is probably what i ultimately needed.
My dr has given me Buspar for my anxiety attacks. I don't know if it is really working and I have been taking it for around 6 months now. I want to try something else, but I am scared to try Xanax, because of its(or mine) addictive personality. I was wondering what everyone thought about this.
Maybe the Xanax is something you should not be on. I take Effexor for my depression and I take Buspar (buspirone) for my anxiety. Actually the buspar seems like it helps the effexor to work better. Ask you doctor if I'm right about Xanax being a depressant. So is alcohol....and opiates....they are both depressants. It's hard for me, because I have pain and have to take opiates, but I'm careful with them...so I don't get addicted.
Good luck.
Hello everyone,
For the past 10 years or so I have been living with pretty severe anxiety that has only gotten worse. When I started my new job, which is extremly stressful I noticed alot of my emotions both good and bad are numbed out. I have tried several meds for my anxiety including buspar, klonopin, and xanax. Buspar helped my mental anxiety a little, but wasn't enough. Klonopin and xanax both work, but do nothing for my mood really which I was hoping was mostly anxiety related.
Anyone experience uncontrollable shaking coming off Effexor? I'm on day 2 off it completely and I cannot stop trembling. It's almost as if I'm really cold, but I'm not. I also started Buspar to help with the withdrawal and anxiety. Could it be that?
I was getting anxiety like dreams and it was horrible, my pdoc upped me from 200 to 250, and the dreams and some of my daytime panic attacks have gone. I rarely take ativan now. Personally Buspar did absolutely nothing. I have Social phobias as well.
Do you have a psychiatrist? If you don't I really suggest you do, they are experts in med management. Since you've been on many of the SSRI/SNRI meds it could be a different diagnosis all together, and I'm not a professional.
I started out on Lexapro for anxiety. Absolutely loved the way I felt on it. Had sexual side effects and gained some weight but I am not positive is from the Lexapro but I think may be. The Dr gave me Effexor which knocked me out for 3 days, slept 36 hours straight, then Celexa which I broke out in a rash all over my body from. He tried Wellbutrin but that did nothing. I didn't lose weight on it like some people do.
I am on 150 mg Effexor XR and have started taking 50 mg 5-htp twice daily as well since the 150 mg Effexor was not completely helping. I have noticed an reduced libido, specially ejaculation poblems. Can 5-htp cause this? I am planning on tapering effexor completely and use 5-htp in the near future. I also take klonopin and buspar. Any suggestions, comments will be really appreciated.
Buspar works by attaching to the serotonin and dopamine receptors in the brain, as well as increasing metabolism of norepinephrine. This is a bit different because most antidepressants are SSRIs which increase the serotonin. Then you have drugs like effexor and some tricyclic's that increase both serotonin reuptake and norepinephrine. But Buspar also appears to work on dopamine receptors as well which are the "feel good/reward" neurons.
5mg in the morning and my Paxil at night. Next month I hope to wean off the Effexor altogether and just be on Paxil. If I feel well for several months after that.....maybe I will try to go off of Paxil also. But the Klonapin..I'm not afraid of 1mg. I hate meds...I guess we all do...and I think if I hit a "bump" again..I may just try to "bump" up the Klonapin for awhile. Remember...this is all with a doctors help.
Good luck....this is my opinion....
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