Posted by Tony P on December 1, 2003, at 2:29:14
In reply to Re: Buspar, posted by LNB on November 30, 2003, at 20:43:58
No real knowledge of the biochemistry, but it seems from what I've read that Buspar is a bit of a balancing act (as in YMMV) as far as serotonin enhancement goes.
My personal experience is that Buspar works really well for some people (including me) in combination with many A/D's. Serzone+Buspar was a lifesaver for me for about 8 of the last 10 years. (I am now switching gradually to Lamictal after re-diag. as BP 2 or 3).
Buspar seems to work mostly as a stress-reducer for me, rather than an anxiolytic - anyone used to benzos - Valium, Xanax, Ativan et al. - it does NOT have anything like the same effect. Hard to explain; different but useful.
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