Xanax Vs. Buspar (Page 10) (Top voted first)

Yes-what is the major difference between these 2 meds? I have taken xanax for several years. I'm thinking abt. changing to Buspar. Can you switch meds like these without tapering off the xanax. Does Buspar help w/ Panic attacks?

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Hi there, I totally agree. Unfortunately I moved to Germany here. Saw a Neurologist yesterday who made me feel as if I am a dependent drug addict, which I am not. Have had a wonderful Dr. in the US, she was not friendly but arrogant to me.
I am very concerned with my own body and have been doing fine, I do not like to argue with anyone but this is after all my safety and life. Besides I am under a lot of stress and constant negativity from the woman I stay with.
I really need help.

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Hey everybody! It's me Dj. I know it's been awhile since I post. I'm still going through motions wondering what's going on with my hormones and thyroid replacement medicine,Amour. Well I went for lab work the 6th of Sept. 2013. I got a call back from my endo that thyroids hormone level was up 0.14, and that's why I'm so anxious and having all the symptoms I'm having cause of over medication. CRAP MAN! THIS IS SOOOO HORRIBLE, AND DANGEROUS! Although my endo does not feel there is much to be concerned with. Her is also not the one going through the horrible symptoms. You know? These drs are something else! Of you don't stay on top of them. I feel that problem is enough to go insane! But with God's blessings and help. I feel he is leading me in the right directions. My endo also didn't do a Reverse T3 test on me asking with those results for hyperthyroid symptoms and being over medicated. So I questioned that as well. I'm Nov. Ill be seeing another endo. This one will be a woman endo. I heard she was good and its hard to get in to see her if you cancel your appt. I hope that's a good sign that she is an excellent doctor. A friend of mine referred me and told me she got her together with her hormone meds. I pretty she works wonders for me.I have an appointment next Friday to go in to see an Internist. So we can figure out what's going on with my hormone after having my thyroids removed. I pretty this ids the answer before November. So far, I'm hearing that this is the right direction so I've already preyed and put it in the Lord's hands. Best of luck to us as we continue to stay strong. Let's nut give up how and continue to prey.

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I so agree with you

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I have a question. How did u get OFF Xanex, to take busbar? W/o withdrawing?

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Hi ... In my experience.. Buspar didn't have any effect on panic attacks. In fact I didn't get any feeling or effect what so ever. Xanax seems to be the medication that works and now there are talks of them discontinuing this product.

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Personally I feel like the buspar makes my anxiety worse. I have quit taking it and looking for something else

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Bush has kept me calm as can be. I get anxiety bad if I don't take them, I can tell. I have taken xanex for 9 years only as needed and they put me to sleep.I guess every ones chemicals are different. I did have berry bad experience with my daughter getting addicted to zanex.and it was like a H addiction. Absolutely horrible. Good. Luck!!!!

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From your spelling I'd say you've done some "extensive research." ;)

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Kindness... Find a nice German. They are out there. Hiding. But they are there.

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I have been weaning myself off xanax due to the fact thata a lot of psychs will not perscribe it any more. I went from 1 - 3/4 1 mg xanax daily as needed. in my high pressure corporate job, i almost alwayys to the 3 at least. This was per day. Now i had transitioned from valium when younger, to serax then xanax. i personally know the xanax worked for me and helped get me through almost 30 years of high stress. I was getting, and still could get, .5mg xanax. I was down to 2 - 32 5mg perday from the 3 - 4 1mg perday. ery happy about that. Psych would not perscribe xanax, a collective medical decision to combat abuse. So i tried Hydroxizine which made me a sleepy anxious guy. Having just started Buspar tonight, I can "feel" the affect on my anxiety. It is working - I can feel it and I don't feel fatigued like Hydroxizine. Gonna see how it works for the next 3 days and may switch to it for good.

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I've experienced both H and benzo WD and let me assure u, H is a cake walk compared to benzo WD.

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Veronica,
I'm just beginning my experience with anxiety & after reading your post I sure hope
you are doing okay now. It's years since you wrote about the need for Xanax & the
difficulty having a "script" written (2011). I felt so bad for you. Hope you are well.
I'm just beginning my "search" & trying to defeat my unexplained anxiety.

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I agree with you that people need to be careful with xanax. The withdrawls from it are the worst and can still effect you up to two years after. My situation was similar to yours. My doctor put me on it when i was 16 and i didnt decide to get off of it until i was 26. I went crazy it was awful. But the truth is i had severe panic attacks my whole adult life knew nothing about it and thats what my dr gave me. The years went on my tolerance built but as i took more i got more messed up but they stopped helping with the panic attacks. It ruined my relationships as well. I didnt even see my brother for years he hated seeing me on it so bad. By the end i was getting 75 2 mg for 14 day supply. Theres no reason anyone needs that much. Im glad im off them and i only take something when i have attacks now which isnt often anymore!

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I been takin buspar for two years works great dont have panic attacks anymore.and I had severe ones.

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Hello there. i had an anxiety attack the other day. my heart rate got up to 220. i have GAD. I've been on buspar. before n just recently got back on it. i like it. it helps. the first few days of taking it makes u feel real sleepy but once it gets in ur system u feel better. when i took. it before within a week n half nothing botthered me i handle things greatly. it wrks like xanax but only difference is it takes longer to take an effect n itts not addictive. my advice is don't give up on it. it does wrk

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Wow!I love your post!Haha I'm trying to see what's up on this buspar,my doc jus prescibed it to me an I'm curious if its anything like xanex..

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Kk1990.. All chemicals have an addiction potential. Benzos are the worst for sure. In 10 years new wonder drugs will be issued and the drugs today will be branded as being addictive. You only have to look at the medication through the ages. From Milltown to Prozac to every kind of anti psychotic and anti depressant. We all know the marketing of madness. The money wheel. In Australia Xanax has been discontinued because it isn't financially viable. Benzo addiction in this country has been declared as an acute epidemic. Annual over 7m scripts are written for Benzos alone. The population over this country is 21m. One third of the population takes Benzos and it's growing. Good luck everyone.

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i have terrible panic attacks. sometimes due to asthma attack. i mean whos not going to panic if they cant breathe. at the ER the doc gave me xanax. it was perfect. i cud ride in cars, which was a major issue out of the blue,, i cud sleep and i cud enjoy my life. i was worring abouut having panic attacks. no w this new doc i have wants me off of xanax in the worst way. she put me on buspar.i say...NO WAY IN HELL AM I GOING BACK TO THE LIFE I HAD BEFORE XANAX, busparone does not work AT ALL. i say, if it aint broke dont fix it. im not spending all summer hiding in my house.

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Thanks for your powerful warning,...got my attention.I'm using Xanax whenever I have to fly,...I have no idea why but whenever I fly now I go into a physical panic attack like mode,....and I flew around the World as a Military Brat.It works quit well,I don't get "high",...only taking .5 mg at a time,but I can see how easy it would be to slip in to a daily thing if you have access.I'm saving this drug for rare occasions.

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Well thats not nice, i had busebar before and didnt do s***. When you take xanax daily you do not feel high. Thet was just mean to say when you dont know her situation. You owe her an apology.

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