Posted by jflange on July 7, 2006, at 22:44:51
In reply to BuSpar - an underused med with great potential?, posted by JerryPharmStudent on July 5, 2006, at 20:05:17
Jerry-
I could not agree with you more about Buspar and anxiety. I take it with Zoloft and noticed it zapped my anticipatory anxiety within a few days. I also noticed it boosted the efficacy of Zoloft as an anti-depressant at the same time.
Interestingly, I took it alone and it was a real bust. I was sleepy and fuzzy and it gave me nightmares. Only a very little help in my anxiety when I took it alone.
My pdoc gave it to me as a supplement to Zoloft because I had problems tolerating SSRIs because they made me anxious, and yet I needed them for panic disorder.
Another interesting thing is that Buspar almost immediately cleared up my allergies, like hay fever, etc.. I heard from babblers that it augments smells in the beginning and I think this must be because of an anti-histamine quality to it. And yet you say it does not bind to histamine receptors? Strange.
My pdoc claims the bad reputation has to do with the fact that Buspar was one of the early SSRIs marketed and it was considered a failure at treating depression. Also, it was never useful for panic disorder, even with its anti-anxiety properties.
But it has been a real lifesaver for me in dealing with GAD/PD.Good luck with the paper!
jflange
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