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[Superglide]

Hello All -

 

I am new to the forum & would like to introduce myself. My Name is SG. I need help with deciding on whether or not an A/D may be suitable for me. Any & All input is most certainly Welcome.

I have tried TONS of A/D's in the past. I have never had much success with them. I currently am tapering Valium & have started to have time frames of depression. My NP at the Pain Clinic has recently prescribed Buspar. She said it was a mild A/D & would be easy to stop once I am Benzo free. I have researched it & what I have found is that it is more known as an anti - anxiety Medication. I do not have an appointment with the NP for another month & have NOT started taking the medication.

 

Does anyone have any info &/or personal experience with Buspar & it's effectiveness as an A/D & any knowledge of how difficult it is to stop taking ?

 

Thank You much,

 

SG

[dalsaan]

Hi SG

 

Welcome to the forum. You can use the search facility to look for info on burspar but to be honest you are probably on the wrong site. This is a site that is focused on getting off antidepressants (safely) rather than starting one.

 

Given many of our experiences I can't see us recommending them even if we believe they had a positive impact on how we were feeling. We are coming off because we believe the bad outweighs any good, particularly in the long term

 

Have you tried anything else to manage your symptoms like high dose fish oil?

[alexjuice]

I have personal experience with it. It didn't appreciably reduce any unwanted symptoms. It has, in my experience, a very weak anti-anxiety effect yet still carries a full side effect profile. It was, again for me, nothinggood + side effects. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

[Altostrata]

Welcome, Superglide.

 

If psychiatric drugs haven't done you any appreciable good, it's probably time for you to stop going through the catalog and try something else.

 

This site is for people who have been injured by psychiatric drugs. We have many suggestions for alternatives in the Symptoms and Self-Care forum.

[Jemima]

 

I have tried TONS of A/D's in the past. I have never had much success with them. I currently am tapering Valium & have started to have time frames of depression.

I'm not a medical person, but from my own experience and that of so many others on this forum, I'm guessing that your current emotional state is directly related to your history of AD use and/or tapering Valium incorrectly. Every time you go on an antidepressant or switch from one to another, normal brain function is altered and it can remain altered for a long period of time after discontinuing the drug. You might want to read through a selection of introductory posts and get a good idea of what terrible effects antidepressants can have.

 

Antidepressants may seem to be a quick, safe fix, but they are not. As Dalsaan said in her post, you won't find any support for using antidepressants on this forum.