anleja

I have a doctor appointment next week to try to get on some sort of medication for my anxiety. I had been talking to a counselor to try to learn coping techniques, but have only progressed so far. I was always a pretty nervous person, but for the past several years it has proven to be quite dehabilitating.

ANYWAY...

Instead of letting the doctor shove at me whatever drug he wants, I am doing some research on some different meds, so I am going into this informed (I had a very bad experience with Paxil in the past). So far, anything I have read about BuSpar has seemed pretty encouraging. It seems mild, which is nice because I don't want anything that will change my entire way of thinking. It seems as if the side effects are mild, as well.

Does anyone here have any comments of this medication, good or bad? I have actually never heard of it until the nurse mentioned it to me over the phone as something I may be interested in researching.

For myself, I like how it seems to deal primarily with anxiety... it seems like most anxiety drugs are also anti-depressants, which I am a bit hesitant to delve into again.

Thanks.