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Posted by Dee on December 13, 1999, at 11:23:37
Anyone has any experience/ ideas about this combination? I'm taking 450mg Serzone and for a week now 30mg Buspar.
Dee
Posted by Elizabeth on December 13, 1999, at 12:46:54
In reply to Serzone and Busbar, posted by Dee on December 13, 1999, at 11:23:37
> Anyone has any experience/ ideas about this combination? I'm taking 450mg Serzone and for a week now 30mg Buspar.
I'm not positive at all about this, but I think Serzone might elevate your Buspar levels. IMHO this is a good thing as 30mg of Buspar isn't really much. :-> But it might mean that you'd need more Buspar to get the same effect if you went off Serzone.
Otherwise, good anxiety combo. How's it working out for you?
Posted by Rick on December 13, 1999, at 20:27:06
In reply to Serzone and Busbar, posted by Dee on December 13, 1999, at 11:23:37
Serum levels of BuSpar are hugely increased when it is taken as an adjuct to Serzone. As such, Bristol Myers Squibb (which makes both meds) suggests a dose of only 5.0 mg. BuSpar when taken together with recommended dosages of Serzone. But they say this amount may be upped depending upon the patient's response.
Well, that's MY last "babble" for awhile, as I am forcing myself to avoid the temptations of the net whlile I attempt to get tons of work done prior to vacation.
Rick
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> Anyone has any experience/ ideas about this combination? I'm taking 450mg Serzone and for a week now 30mg Buspar.
> Dee
Posted by CraigF on December 14, 1999, at 22:30:58
In reply to Re: Serzone and Busbar, posted by Rick on December 13, 1999, at 20:27:06
Dee:
Is this combo to combat GAD or social anxiety?
I'm just doing Serzone now but find it could be more effective Social anxiety. Fine for depression and GAD when it's not being tempermental.
I still have some Buspar lying around from Prozac days. Perhaps I'll add some.
Is it more likely to be sedating or activating. I've read instances of both.
Posted by Dee on December 20, 1999, at 0:22:27
In reply to Busbar activating or sedating?, posted by CraigF on December 14, 1999, at 22:30:58
This is for GAD. (I think this may be a waste-basket diagnosis, and I wonder if my GAD is the same as someone else's GAD)
I am definitely doing much better after what... two-three weeks on Buspar. Serzone did work in a subtle way, I feel, but these effects have been buried under intense anxiety.As far as sedatie effects, I don't feel any. In the beginning I was taken by severe dizziness one-two hours after taking the Busbar, especially at night. Now I am taking one jus before I go to bed, and the other just after I wake up, with plenty of time for it to wear off before I have to be at work. If I have to be at work, say, 8 a.m., I st the alarm on five to take it. Other than that, I feel no side effects. I don't feel any side effects at all any more, like I was taking nothing at all.
My sleep has improved. When I come home at night, I have no problem getting to sleep, and after 6-8 hours no problems getting up. I am able to manage in situations that I previously couldn't cope with, and this amazes me almost every day - how maturely and calmly I can act when faced with a trigger.
Everyting is not perfect-perfect, and at times the anxiety still lifts its ugly head, but I am doing better than I ever dared to expect.
I've been able to hold on to a job for months now, and still going - Something I never thought I would be able to do. I have just moved to a new home, and I am spending lots of time out meeting people, and even getting into a relationship... Hey, new kinds of winds are blowing .
This is why you are not hearing from me so much any more, my life does not revolve around the computer and hiding in my bedroom any more.Maybe this will last, maybe it won't, but I intend to enjoy it while it does. How many breaks like this do we get in a lifetime, anyway...
Love
Dee
Posted by Noa on December 21, 1999, at 2:56:57
In reply to Re: Busbar activating or sedating?, posted by Dee on December 20, 1999, at 0:22:27
Glad to hear you are feeling better. That really wasn't a long time to turn around from where you were with your frustration with the serzone. Enjoy it.
Posted by Nancy on December 22, 1999, at 14:49:19
In reply to Busbar activating or sedating?, posted by CraigF on December 14, 1999, at 22:30:58
>Craig how much Serzone do you take? Do you take it all at Bed?
Dee:
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> Is this combo to combat GAD or social anxiety?
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> I'm just doing Serzone now but find it could be more effective Social anxiety. Fine for depression and GAD when it's not being tempermental.
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> I still have some Buspar lying around from Prozac days. Perhaps I'll add some.
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> Is it more likely to be sedating or activating. I've read instances of both.
Posted by Craig F on December 22, 1999, at 23:52:45
In reply to Re: Busbar activating or sedating?, posted by Nancy on December 22, 1999, at 14:49:19
I'm at 350 mg. (250 at night, 100 in the mid-afternoon.
I could go up. I need more activation but at the same time, I need more social anxiety punch.
want to take wellbutrin IN ADDITION, but fear this will worsen anxiety. Many people look at me funny when I suggest combining the two (including my doctor, who wants to add risperdal, an anti-psychotic (no way!!!)
Posted by Dee on December 23, 1999, at 22:56:36
In reply to Re: What to add??, posted by Craig F on December 22, 1999, at 23:52:45
for now this (Serzone 450 and busbar 30) Seems to be working. although I have some ups and downs... Actually no Ups, rather oscillating between manageable and under control. On some level I am glad for not being sedated, and when shit happens I am still able to feel (what I assume is) 'normal' depressed. Some spontaneous attacks of depression and anxiety, but these are pretty subtle, at least compared to what I've had before.
If it stays like this, of gets better, I say this is as good as I ever dared anticipate.
Dee
Posted by Dee on December 27, 1999, at 10:02:19
In reply to Re: What to add??, posted by Dee on December 23, 1999, at 22:56:36
> for now this (Serzone 450 and busbar 30) Seems to be working. although I have some ups and downs... Actually no Ups, rather oscillating between manageable and under control. On some level I am glad for not being sedated, and when shit happens I am still able to feel (what I assume is) 'normal' depressed. Some spontaneous attacks of depression and anxiety, but these are pretty subtle, at least compared to what I've had before.
> If it stays like this, of gets better, I say this is as good as I ever dared anticipate.
> DeeWell, I am afraid I'll have to take back some of what I said above. Yes, I am able to get up in the morning, leave my house, even be social - I guess I was in a pink cloud just for the fact that the intense wanting-to-die depression (Thank you Jane for that expression) was easing.
But I have to face that I am participating with little interest in what I am doing. I get up in the morining not because I am motivated to participate in my life, but because it is eight a clock. I am not on SSRIs and I could have sex, but I don't feel I want to. A working day differs little from a day off, they are all just gray days that wander by with drooping heads - joyless, eventless, dull days..
Well, it is a process, and I am greatful that I am not where I was half a year ago. For a moment I was tempted to think I was cured, but it seems like this's benn jus half the journey.Dee
Posted by Noa on December 29, 1999, at 13:31:11
In reply to Re: What to add??, posted by Dee on December 27, 1999, at 10:02:19
Dee, I am sorry to hear you are blue again. Could you have a seasonal component? That would be a bit ironic, given that you grew up in Finnland, if I remember correctly. But also, maybe the holidays are adding to your feeling low. In any event, I am thinking of you. Hang in there.
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