Just a little update...

Yesterday I noticed that I was severly depressed and I knew that it had to be from buspar. So i've decided to stop taking it and today i'm feeling better. The thing is, I read on the homepage for buspar that they think that generalized anxiety disorder is caused by too much serotonin in the brain, and that buspar works to lower the levels of serotonin in the brain to correct this. Well I can guarantee that my serotonin levels aren't too high; i'd say it's the opposite. So lowering the level even more would be a seriously dangerious thing. I guess i'll just tough it out here for a while if I have more panic attacks and stuff. The semester is over in a few weeks, so it's definitely possible to do it without medication.

Hi I know a girl who was on buspar but she was also a recovering heroin addict and was on methadone and the mix was real bad she acted completely nuts from the medication but like I said I think it was because she was drinking methadone that caused that reaction. Good luck di :d

I decided to give buspar a chance after my bad experience with antidepressants. It seemed to work for my anxiety then I decided to come off of it. I followed my doctors advice and weaned myself off of it. I was sitting at dinner one night and looked at the skyscraper next to me and thought...I could just jump off of that right now. That was when I knew I had to get off that medicine. I have never had any kind of depression problems only when I come on or off medication. I think about things that I would never ever think about. I rather deal with my anxiety then suffer major side effects of this medicaiton!
Tyler

When you start takin buspar it takes longer to take affect like a week or two and when it does take affect it dont work. Try xanic they work good, but take them only if you have to.

I only came to buspirone because I couldn't take the ssris. They worked, but the side effects (mostly sexual) were too much. I've been on buspirone about 4 weeks. I don't really know if it's helping. I'm definitely moody and depressed. Sometimes even sullen and bitter, which I am usually not. Generally melancholy all the time. Most of all though, every night it takes hours to get to sleep - my mind races about catastrophic events, etc. Then in the morning, I can barely get out of bed, and all day my body feels like I just ran a 26 mile marathon. All day, every day, my body feels physically ravaged - it's horrible. Muscle aches, extreme fatigue, drowsiness. Slurring words, a little dizziness, some headaches.

So, I would say this medication is making life worse, not better. My doc and my research said it was effective for fewer people, less often prescribed. I'm going to give it another month or so and if things aren't better i'll just have to go without.

I am taking paxil cr for my anxiety attacks and I have not had any problems with it. It has been ten days so I am still waiting to see how it does with my anxiety but the side effects have been minimal. The controlled release is supposed to help reduce the side effects. I know that with any medication you can react in a negative way. I always remember one day at a time. Has anyone has any good experiences with buspar or paxil cr?

Krazy,

Have someone close to you watch for Paxil side effects. I thought my hubby was going nuts, and he didn't notice...he was on a pretty high dose for chronic pain.