Posted by pharmrep on September 1, 2002, at 18:19:09
In reply to Re: sex. s/e (let's try this one more time -newby) » pharmrep, posted by Winger on September 1, 2002, at 17:43:10
> I have read that small doses of Buspar seem to negate the side effects of SSRI's.
> I have GAD and took Buspar. It worked great for a while, then it started giving me panic attacks, something I never had... and because of it's short half life, if I missed a does, it was bad... anxiety, chest pain, etc....
> I got the buspar from my internest, but finally found a psych doc for help.. she put me on a very small does of zoloft to help me get off the Buspar.. I have to admit, while I was taking a low dose of BOTH, I felt the best I have ever felt.. I slowly stopped the buspar, then the Zoloft started making me edgy and giving me stomach problems.. and so I slowly stopped that as well... I am now trying a low 37.5 mg does of effexor XR.. not bad, fewer side effects, but not as good at the anxiety.. I want to try lexapro... and I may try a small single daily dose of Buspar to get rid of SSRI side effects...
> I found a great web site for this kind of research
> http://www.biopsychiatry.com/venbus.html
> follow the links at the bottom... they're great...
> anyone else heard of this buspar/SSRI thing?
> Good luck and Thanks!** No joke...sexual s/e can be tough with SSRI's...I know it is a tough trade for some...treating the depressive componants vs sex s/e. I have heard of the buspar..and others like wellbutrin added on to SSRI's. It seems that your dose can be low enough for you and that the AD still works. Effexor is usually an SNRI, but at doses below 150 it is still an SSRI. How are you doing with the s/e? Are you experiencing increased sweating, increased blood pressure (you have to check your blood pressure with Effexor), dizziness, nausea, somnolence, insomnia, ejac disorder, or anything else? Most of all...like Paxil, you need to be aware of discontinuation s/e with Effexor...this is an AD you cant just stop and switch with..if you do...you might experience agitation, anorexia, anxiety, confusion, impaired coordination, fatigue, vertigo, vomiting,dry mouth, nervousness, and the earlier mentioned s/e. If you do try Lexapro...try it without the Buspar 1st to see if you even need it...you might not.
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