Posted by zeugma on January 22, 2003, at 0:24:41
In reply to Re: Older drugs vs. newer drugs... » zeugma, posted by Ritch on January 21, 2003, at 23:30:38
Buspar seems like a strange drug, it helps me and a few others (anyone else out there?) but my pdoc has given up on it, he told my therapist it's been a complete bust with his patients (except for me, that is). David Healy in his book "The Antidepressant Era" (in my opinion a brilliant book, even though I don't necessarily agree with all his conclusions) says that serotonin 1A receptor agonists should be reliable aphrodisiacs, and my experience has been that this is true; I'm not going to complain! I just want to understand what condition this drug treats: people around here seem convinced it doesn't do much for anxiety, and anxiety is not really my major diagnosis either.
My biggest problem, I'd say, is some kind of akathisia or movement disorder, where I pace and pace and wave my arms, etc., due to severe inner tension, but can't engage in any kind of directed movement except with great difficulty. I can control this at work and when around other people, but I have to concentrate, and it's a lot of work. I have read that Buspar might be helpful for neuroleptic-induced motor problems; while my problems aren't caused by neuroleptics (I've had them all my life), the Buspar has definitely helped that more than the NT, which works more on appetite and sleep cycle.
I'm just trying to figure out if anyone has had similar experiences and to understand how these drugs actually work (I realize no one really knows).
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