Xanax Vs. Buspar (Page 11)
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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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SORRY ELLIE BUT POPPING A PILL IS SO MUCH EASIER THAN GOING TO THERAPY.

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I keep reading that Klonopin is much better for you than Xanax. They are both benzos and are highly addictive. I took Klonopin for nearly 5 years every day, mostly just 1mg a day and they nearly ruined my life!

Please be extremely careful with any benzo. I whole heatedly agree that any issue with GAD should be addressed by therapy as well as medicine.

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I was just prescribed Buspar and I find it horrible. It makes me nauseous, more anxious, more depressed and irritable.

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Hey I'm 22 and I have server depression and anxiety my baby brother passed in 04 then mom in 05 and my home just burnt and my daddy passed I am having a really hard time my doc put.me on buspar and I can't stand it it makes me sick and I hurt all over what should I do?

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Ativan and BHRT was my answerer. Going on a year of feeling wonderful.

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well im new on here ,,n readin up on the differences on buspar an xanax ,, the dr put my dad on buspar n took him off xanax ,, jus curious on how wud do for him ,hope ok, xanax 0.5 was he was takin ,ne responces wud be helpful ,thanx !

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My elderly father has been taking Xanax which is a God send - the only thing that stops horrible panic attacks but medicare has decided they wont pay for them anymore.
Is ther anything non prescription that comes close?

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II'm in the same situation with the menopause anxiety. However, I also have bipolar disorder. I have taken several medications regularly for over 20 years, including xanax. I get really sick of taking medication but I know I must take it to stay stable. I've started to have panic attacks again so I was taking more xanax than prescribed just to keep from going insane. I saw my shrink today and he changed my medication to Klonopin and added Buspar. I am so scared to try a new medication because of past experiences. I have had bad reactions to trazodone, as well as others, which make me feel foggy and increases my anxiety. Any comments on the Buspar and Klonopin would be appreciated.

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BUSPAR sucks for me , i have ptsd not sleeping I am mad as HEK, I am looking terrible my face shows it atleast 4 panic attacks since i have been on it. all i want is a real anxiety pill when i need it and something to sleep , dang it i am not wanting to go to the hospital for the fifth time in three months.. i need help sleeping insomnia is making me feel like i am loosing my mind.. i had emdr counseling ten years ago and it worked great ten years ago . i was able to function after the emdr, i took xanax and i think i diazipam or temazipan to sleep well i was going threw all my trauma in counseling.... once i got better i never took them
meds. again...i need help not to feel numb inside and have chest pain because anxiety is not gone ...the press on xanax and meds. for people,... that really need the right ones,.. we are now deprived of them.. i dont know how much more i can take.. I want to stop the way i feel...

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Buspar is Not addictive like Xanax! It is taken daily and it does help with anxiety. I have also taken it when an anxiety attack comes on and it does help it go away!

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I retired from the military with a bad case of PTSD of the kind related to classical conditioned stimulus response. Basically when I hear a phone ringing or a banging noise (including simple knocking on my door), I suffer extreme panic symptoms because my mind connects those simple neutral noises with subsequent exploding IEDs. Buspar worked for me by stopping the chemical reaction which converts sensed stimuli into anxiety in my neurological brain. But I had to start with very low dosage, 5mg daily at bedtime (so I fell asleep before getting dizzy) built up to in my case only 15mg daily but for many months before I could say it was preventing panic attacks when the phone rang or someone knocked on my door. After 2 years I tried to wean myself off Buspar but found that although I was not physically nor psychologically hooked on it, I could not quit without going back to anxiety-prone living. So, I have stayed on buspar for 6 years now; it still works for me but I sometimes wonder about being stuck with it for the rest of my life...still, better than xanax or such, which has the same effect as buspar but much more immediately and has been proven addictive.

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Hello, I have monophobia and panic attacks. I have been prescribed xanax for the past 11 yrs. I don't know how to deal with it anymore. I don't know where to begin looking for help.

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I am sorry to read about your wife. I work in with dual diagnosis and taking narcotic prescription drugs is far to common. I am familiar with NAMI and totally agree with you.

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I hve been on xanax for about 10 yrs.. thy did work great but, like others you build a tolerance and I personally found myself out after about 2 weeks and the Dr. Refused to up my dose and even refused yo refill em ughhh! So now I hve a script of buspar and not sure if I shld take em or just find another Dr. I've read so many bad feelings ppl hve had with it including weight gain and some say effects there sleep and I already hve insomnia ughh what to do¿?¿ HELP please

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My wife had the same outlook about taking benzo's and pain meds. She died of an overdose last year, after becoming hopelessly addicted them. Yes, she had a history of alcohol and substance abuse. Her Dr didn't care. Pharmacological treatment should be a last resort, tied together with recovery/coping skills therapy and of course, a good support network. nami.org

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Someone recommended Klonopin over Xanax~ Getting off Klonopin is a NIGHTMARE I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy~ They're both highly addictive and have horrendous withdrawals at clinically significant dosages~ I've been in medicine for 20 years and although I give no advice that's considered professional, I have taken Klonopin without first investigating and regret it~

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I can head Panic and anxiety attacks for years
I have seen several MDs and no one has been able to tell me why. I found something on the Internet that finally compared to the way I felt . And they call that adrenaline .. i talked to my new Doctors PA
Who is also completing his psychiatry
Degree . He agreed that it was the adrenaline that when my body comes under stress it overproduces adrenaline
My body just kept over producing adrenaline over and over and over for years.
He prescribed Celexa 40 mg .. It was a miracle come true.. I no longer had to take Xanax off & on all day . The most important Knowlege i finally I receivedy i know what has caused my attacks for all these years !!!
It saved & changed my life forever. It did put a few pounds on me, but I watch what I eat & now feel like I can have control over my life, instead of it controling me

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Thanks for the suggestion but I think I will stay away from insufflation.

Thanks for sharing what has worked for you. The real problem is that I need to find a medication that will help me be able to do my day to day things like wellbutrin has for me without passing through my liver. I am HEP C positive and my levels are high.

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I, myself am doing through the SAME thing. Exept my GAD has been with me since I can remember. It is hard getting treated as an addict or a "seeker" when the people who actually NEED it have difficulty or no success in recieving proper treatment due to the stereo type others have placed on this one particular drug. Luckily I am married to a physician and don't have the problems obtaining my medications like I used to, but if I can give you any useful information at all it would be to keep searching until you find a dr who will actually listen to you. Be as honest with them as you are here. Let them know that you have tried everything and the one thing that does work for you is the drug that has "seeker" attatched to its name. But you are in fact just looking for a doctor who understands anxiety and the effect it ha on someone's life. Like a dr once told me, "it's to the dr's descretion rather or not the benefits of the drug outweigh the risks", (addictive). I told him that that should be MY choice. If I chose to take the risk of being on an addictive medication then that, in my opinion beats the alternative which would be me coming into the dr a year or so from now complaining of anxiety AND aquired heart problems due to the trauma that anxiety has placed on my heart and overall health. One drug, and only one other drug, besides Xanax has helped me tremendously. To the point where I don't even want Xanax anymore (due to the side effects, and this drug has none in my case), is Lorazapam/Atavan. That's the brad and generic names for. If you have not tried this and no dr will help you in your desperate search for help, then let them know you are willing to try this and hopefully, like me, your anxiety will be gone along with your one army fight against the machine. Keep me posted on your situation and I hope this helps!

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I know it sounds bad, but insufflated buspar will kick any xanax's ass. It is quite potent that way. only one at a time though!

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