Posted by 4WD on January 1, 2006, at 22:14:33
In reply to Buspar stories? Weight gain?, posted by Racer on January 1, 2006, at 15:38:26
> I see that new pdoc tomorrow, and am thinking about asking about Buspar for my anxiety -- which is currently through the stratosphere. Now I want to know if anyone has found it helpful -- since I've been told that *most* people who try it have not found it helpful -- and whether it caused weight gain? The source of the 'not worth trying, since very few people find it offers any relief at all' was Dr CattleProd, who generally seemed to know his stuff when it came to drugs. But I gotta do something, and it is Catagory B.
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> Thank you.
Racer,I'll let you know. I start it in a couple of days. I asked my pdoc for it because I'm sick of taking klonopin and hoping the buspar will eventually be enough and I'll be able to stop the Klonopin.
I've been prescribed a very low dose to start with - 10mg twice a day, since I'm generally very med sensitive. Pdoc says it will take at least a week before I can tell any difference. (I bet side effects show up quicker than that though). Anyway, I'll post here about results and hunger/weight gain stuff. I have not had any weight gain with any ssri or snri, though. In fact they all helped my bulimia.
My pdoc says they reason people think buspar isn't effective if you've taken benzos is because people try to switch from a benzo to buspar and then are disappointed because it doesn't work immediately and doesn't give the same feeling.
Marsha
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