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I am now on day 3 of taking the drug buspar for anxiety. I am assuming that nobody else here has any experience with this med since I asked in an earlier post about anyone's experience with it and didn't get any replies. My problem is that for the last couple of days I am finding myself thinking almost constantly about smoking cigarettes. Like I'm missing something to fulfill myself like when I first quit smoking. So far I haven't caved in to the desire. Also I am wanting to sleep more....like I just slept my whole afternoon away. I'm just not sure what I should expect to feel from taking an anti anxiety med. I'm wondering if this drug is right for me. I believe that my antianxiety drug could be causing me to have anxious thoughts. Am I going nuts or what? Also I am just pouring sweat.....just woke up from a 5 hour nap in 65 degree AC drenched with sweat. Aside from the weird cravings and sweating and general unease I feel OK. Is this normal with a new antianxiety med?
I have no prior experience with any kind of psychological drugs.
I have no prior experience with any kind of psychological drugs.
Here you go.
The sweats and tiredness fall under the rare category.
Maybe you and your doctor oughta decide if maybe you can have that ativan on an as needed basis.
Good luck with all of it.
i thought it was the same thing as "wellbutrin" that is often prescribed to help people quit smoking.
"buspar vs. wellbutrin" link;
http://treato.com/Buspar,Wellbutrin/?a=s
quit smoking link to wellbutrin;
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/bupropion-hydrochloride-zyban-for-quitting-smoking
interesting that you are craving a cigarette with a medicine that is supposed to help quit smoking.
good luck!
I see my PCP again on Wed. and if its not better I'm going to tell him. I just hate to have to keep buying scripts that are useless to me. Wish I could sell them back to wallgreens.
What do most of y'all take to prevent anxiety and how do you like the results?
before you go to the dr, sit down & write
1. what do you mean when you say anxiety.
2. what you are looking for an anti-anxiety med to do (your expectations of the med)
3. what side effects you are willing to put up with (all meds have side effects)
4. what effects you are not willing to put up with.
5. what type of anxiety do you experience (panic flight or fight, SOB, etc. --- in other words what feeling are you trying to have the medicine work for).
6. is it anxiety or depression you want to control.
then take that list to your dr. & go over exactly what you are seeking.
i have found, personally, that people/doctors have differing definitions in their mind of different words. so i have to be very specific with my dr how i feel & what i need help with.
example; my mother used to tell me she "couldn't breath"---this would freak me & the dr out. she ended up on 02 & all sorts of things to help her breathing (she had CHF)
she still complained she couldn't breath.
finally one day i asked her to explain EXACTLY what she meant when she said she couldn't breath.
she said her nose was clogged up.
a change of allergy meds fixed it.
sooooooo; when you say you have "anxiety" what are your symptoms?
2nd suggestion; when my dr was "experimenting" on meds to help me, i asked him to write the perscription for 1 week supply so i could try it -OR- give me samples to try before i buy
have you found a medicine that helps you.
i'm just a bit worried so i hope you check in with us soon.
((((HUGS))))
made it possible. Of course I think that might help some with the anxiety too. Rooting for you.