Posted by mf on September 5, 2016, at 15:07:31
After trying several meds (for anxiety and depression) which haven't been that helpful or have had side effects that were not tolerable, I'm taking Buspirone (Buspar) and it seems helpful. However, taking a 15mg tablet in the morning makes me feel dizzy/lightheaded, even if I take it with food.
I've been taking 15mg before bed with no problem--I think I'm just asleep by the time the dizziness would hit.
As a solution, I figured I'd try to split my morning/daytime dose, taking only 7.5mg in the morning and taking another 7.5 mg later in the day. This solves the dizzy/lightheaded problem, but often I forget to take the second 7.5 mg dose.
I'm curious if anyone has thoughts re:
-is splitting the dose 15mg/7.5mg/7.5mg like this problematic?
-if not, is doing what I often end up doing instead (taking just the 15mg and one 7.5mg dose) likely to be problematic? I'm not sure whether having the levels in my body rise and fall like that would be a bad idea.I mean, obviously there will be some rising and falling regardless, especially since Buspirone is not sold as an extended-release pill and also has a short half-life. But I'm curious if there's anything I'm overlooking that would make doing this regularly un-ideal.
poster:mf
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