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Posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 21, 2003, at 6:28:20
In addition to the four benzos I take, my pdoc called in 120 15mg BuSpar Dividose tabs yesterday, as they seem to offer me some kind of 'background stability' (as I've heard others on this board describe the effects of Neurontin). Hopefully it will allow me to to at least bring down my Valium dose at least 20mg/day. But just one question-- when I picked up the prescription and read the package insert (which I *always* do), handwritten on the outside of it in ink was "This med must be taken 1-2 hours apart from your others." Well, I felt pretty good that they actually looked through my records so that they could provide me with such information ('thumbs up' to Walgreens =), but I'm just wondering what the reason for this is? Is it possibly due to competitive inhibition due to the metabolism of BuSpar and most benzos via the CYP3A4 enzyme? I'd just be curious to hear any speculation on this; if it *is* just a competitive inhibition issue, then I can basically disregard it... I'll just try taking lower doses as first.
Thanks in advance,
Michael
Posted by lostsailor on January 22, 2003, at 11:13:07
In reply to BuSpar/Benzos-- need to be taken 1-2 hours apart?, posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 21, 2003, at 6:28:20
Michael,
Could you be my anxiety Guru???? When I first tried Buspar doc was kind of against it stating that respondents to bezos usually are hot really helped by an addition of Buspar...two years later he used it to augment a depressive episode--which tend to only occur as anxiety increases. We have never tried to use it "background" stability, though.
My main question, I guess, is with proper use and I think you fit that category why decrease an old well-studied med (Valium) when you are doing so well at the moment. You and I both know that the facts aren’t really in yet on Buspar's long term side effect profile and it's still being pushed a bit by phar reps. I like the benzo mostly for the "safety" in them being studied for so long. Your feelings???
Peace
~Tony
Posted by lostsailor on January 22, 2003, at 11:19:54
In reply to Re: BuSpar/Benzos-- ?, posted by lostsailor on January 22, 2003, at 11:13:07
Oh, I forgot, when I did use buspar..which I did in both incidences indicated above, it made me feel jittery even with very slow titration.
good luck!!
~tony
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