buspar

[mel32]

I got a script for Buspar today and I am wondering what it is...
I thought you had to take it every day, but my doc says no, to just take it when I need it, so what is that?
I have been getting the xanax from him for a while, but he was not happy about it, so I figured I would make the move to get off them for a while and then tell him the buspar isn't helping!
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[FREEBASE]

Buspar is supposed to help with anxiety the way that benzos do. (It doesn't). It's supposed to be a friendlier non-addictive answer to anxiety problems. It has no recreational value at all.

 

[Dream31]

i used to take buspar, but it hasnt really helped me too much...
not the way that xanax does, like whenever i was having a stressful time, i would buy some bars...and that would seriously help...i wasnt looking to get high, i really need to find another alternative because im still pretty jumpy, and whathaveyou

 

[CrankItUp077420]

oh god i took buspar for a little bit. damn if it sucks. i had the worst side effects it made me sick daily till I stopped taking it 6 months into it. What effects are you having if any?

 

[SovietContin]

Your doctor said you didn't need to take BuSpar daily?
It's one of those drugs that takes time to build up in your system to be effective.
First, I would go read some more information about BuSpar.. infact, here's something I lifted from the official page, www.buspar.com
"Seeking help from your healthcare provider for generalized anxiety disorder is an important first step. And by taking BuSpar® (buspirone HCl, USP) as prescribed, you should experience gradual relief from your anxiety symptoms. But BuSpar doesn't work overnight."
The next thing I would do is call your doctor up, tell him he should research the drugs he prescribes, then tell him you're never going to see the fucking quack again because he has absolutely no idea what on God's green earth he's doing. Really, make sure you tell your doctor this, because lord knows what the hell he's prescribing to other people.

 

[NoriegA]

Everyone I know who has tried Buspar has had serious side effects. I don't know why but it really did them more harm then good...

 

[chickenbone]

your Doc most likely gave you buspar (Bus-Stop)becuase of all the bad news about scripts lately. My girlfriend is on buspar and she has no side effects ...but it does take about 6 weeks to get full effect. We went though about 10 different scripts to find one that works like this one does...So he might just be covering his @ss..making sure your not just abusing your xan's
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[SacredNaCl]

Buspar does two things: It transfers money from your wallet to drug companies -- and it raises your blood pressure.
Anything else claimed by drug companies is absolute complete bunk.
Buspar is about as effective an anti-anxiety agent as shooting your foot with a hand gun is at killing pain.
Your doctor is just afraid of giving your benzos... Don't let his fears force you to throw away hundreds of dollars on extremely unsafe substitutes that wont do a damn thing for you ..just to spare his feelings. Demand something that works. Valium, Xanax, even some of the SSRI's (though I personally feel they are far more dangerous drugs than Valium and Xanax <-- those two don't cause permanant changes in every single center of the brain!) are a lot more effective, and probably safer for anxiety. If he's truly paranoid about giving you benzos, the SSRI's would be a lot more effective than Buspar. Even Kava Kava is more effective than Buspar.
In addition to the marginal effectiveness of Buspar (which never should of been approved by the FDA in the first place..can you say "bribe"?) the only people who ever benefitted from it in trials had to take it continiously for many many weeks before any benefit was percieved above placebo. It is not an "on demand" antianxiety drug. It doesn't work that way, it barely works at all.
<I'll wait for my threatening email from the drug company for stating the facts..;->

 

[hopeless_without_acid]

My aunt who has ms takes it for depression and anxiety and it does nothing i am ready to give her a 2mg xanny to help her out myself

 

[SovietContin]

Buspar does two things: It transfers money from your wallet to drug companies -- and it raises your blood pressure.
Anything else claimed by drug companies is absolute complete bunk.
That's funny, it worked absolutely fine for me.

Buspar is about as effective an anti-anxiety agent as shooting your foot with a hand gun is at killing pain.
Maybe you should try taking it daily for a few weeks as it's intended.

Your doctor is just afraid of giving your benzos...
You could potentially take benzos forever and it would never alleviate any anxiety other than in the short term. A drug like BuSpar is useful because if it works for you, you'll be much more calm 24-7. After a while you recieve psychological benefits from this and when you discontinue you'll be comfortable in dealing with all types of situations and be "cured".

Don't let his fears force you to throw away hundreds of dollars on extremely unsafe substitutes that wont do a damn thing for you ..
First of all, you don't know that it won't work for him. Second of all, if you want to talk about throwing your money away, why not talk about never learning how to deal with your problems and simply taking drugs forever.

Demand something that works.
BuSpar does work for some people.

Valium, Xanax, even some of the SSRI's (though I personally feel they are far more dangerous drugs than Valium and Xanax <-- those two don't cause permanant changes in every single center of the brain!)
Where do you get that SSRI's cause permanent brain damage? There was a single study done on anti-depressants that suggested SSRI's may cause brain damage similar to that of ecstasy. However that was not the focus of the study, as I recall there were only 12 individuals examined and it was FAR from being conclusive.
While I don't doubt that SSRI's can potentially cause organic damage, it's inappropriate to say that it definantly causes brain damage because there simply hasn't been enough research on the subject.

If he's truly paranoid about giving you benzos, the SSRI's would be a lot more effective than Buspar. Even Kava Kava is more effective than Buspar.
Where do you get that SSRI's are more effective in treating anxiety disorders than BuSpar? Maybe it didn't work for you, that doesn't mean it doesn't work for everyone.
SSRI's certainly did nothing to help me as far as treating my anxiety, nor did any SSRI I ever took ever help to treat my depression.
And I've personally found listening to rain to be more relaxing than Kava. Then again you're talking about a product that has a message on the packaging stating "This product is not meant to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any disease or illness."

In addition to the marginal effectiveness of Buspar (which never should of been approved by the FDA in the first place..can you say "bribe"?) the only people who ever benefitted from it in trials had to take it continiously for many many weeks before any benefit was percieved above placebo. It is not an "on demand" antianxiety drug. It doesn't work that way, it barely works at all.
It takes between 2-4 weeks to begin producing noticeable effects if it's going to work for someone. That doesn't mean it doesn't work. You even suggested SSRI's. SSRI's also take a few weeks before they produce noticeable effects.
In my experience I found that after about 2-3 weeks, situations that would normally cause me a lot of stress didn't bother me anymore and I stopped having anxiety attacks.
Considering what a mess I was at the time with anxiety with the fact that taking Klonopin was turning me into an absent-minded zombie, BuSpar turned out to be very effective for me and was much more benefitial in the long run than the benzo.
I know it's hard to believe, but sometimes drugs that don't get you high such as BuSpar for anxiety or ibuprofen for pain can actually work!

 

[quale]

Soviet just a thought on Kava Kava and anxiety. Sure some people derive instant anxiety relief but all the studies I have seen about the issue seem to require you to take relatively large amounts a day for weeks before they measure relief.
In short the Kava Kava effect might be like Buspar in requiring long term usage.

 

[deadgirlonastick]

Originally posted by SacredNaCl:
Buspar does two things: It transfers money from your wallet to drug companies -- and it raises your blood pressure.

I guess this would be why when i took it, my hands were tingly for 3 days and everytime i lit up a cigarette, i felt like i was going to die!

 

[kristofire]

i had a script of these and the doc said they take about 5 weeks to start working. i switched and got xanies instead.

 

[SovietContin]

Touching on what BlahBlahBlah said.. about the sick thing. One of the potential side effects from BuSpar is that it can cause an upset stomach/nausea. So if you want to get back on a benzo, that's a good angle to play.