After 6 weeks of taking Buspar it appears all of a sudden I have side effects: heart pounding, lightheadedness, nausea. The doctor said it's not normal to have side effects 6 weeks after starting meds but took me off it anyway. I'm still feeling the side effects after not being on it for 2 days. Is this normal? If so, how long will it take for the Buspar to get out of my system?
Buspar - how long will it take to get out of mys system?
Question posted by annie1234 on 19 May 2011
Last updated on 19 May 2011
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19 May 2011
Hello annie1234. I had an answer typed out and lost it. So here I go again. :-0) I read your question and DozzBaby covered and gave you great advice. I agree with what was said. I'll share this if I may. Last year I was on cymbalta 60mg and it was upped to 90mg for a short time. Last december, I stopped it because I was feeling fatiqued, most always tired. Now, this past april I went back on it because of my anxiety. Towards the end of the month (april) I had a severe( that is honestly the word) reaction. My forehead broke out, (rash) my windpipe, throat felt that it was closing up. I became hoarse, Then panic set in. Long story short, I stopped it immediately. It took a few days for me to lose, feeling as I did. About ten days later, saw my dr. and he put me on another medication. So, its a wild guess, but could it just be a late reaction? As it was for me with the cymbalta. Wondering out loud, ha! well heres to hoping that tonight goes well, good for you annie1234. No fun when it happens as it has for you. And as DzooBaby said, it could be anxiety. Get to feeling better soon, and I hope that you find or they rather come up with an answer.best wishes.
DzooBaby
19 May 2011
I would recommend you call your primary care Dr and notify him/her of what is going on. I think you may need some testing to rule out something else going on. It doesnt sound to me like it was the meds causing this. How is your blood pressure and what is your heart rate? Do you have any heaviness in your chest? Did your Dr do an EKG while you were there or did they just tell you to stop your meds? Please, dont wait around! Call your Dr to be evaluated. If he cant see you right away you may want to go to urgent care. How old are you if you dont mind my asking?
annie1234
19 May 2011
I did call them and went in to see them on Monday. They did bloodwork which all came back normal. My blood pressure was fine on Monday. I never had issues with anxiety until several months ago. I went to urgent care due to shortness of breath, lightheadedness and heart pounding. They did an EKG then and it was normal. So they diagnosed it as anxiety. They haven't done an EKG in several months. I'm 35. I just called an made an appointment for tonight. Thanks. I'm really nervous that this is not anxiety.
DzooBaby
19 May 2011
It may just be anxiety. You are pretty young yet. If you were in your 50's or 60's I'd be more worried it is heart related. These symptoms can be symptoms of a heart related problem so be sure they are watching you and following up. It is rare to have heart problems at your age but not unheard of. Be sure you watch your caffeine intake as this can aggravate your symptoms!
annie1234
19 May 2011
I had no idea caffeine aggravates symptoms!!! I'm a huge coffee drinker. I just got nervous (which i'm sure doesn't help if it is anxiety) that there is some underlying problem that they are missing. The lightheadedness is not to the point of passing out, the nausea is not to the point of having to sit by the toilet and my heart is not racing, just pounding. So I'm not incapacitated by the symptoms but they are enough to cause an annoyance and slight disturbance.
DzooBaby
19 May 2011
Oh yeah! Caffeine will definitely aggravate the heart pounding which in turn can give you the lightheadedness and nausea. Caffeine also aggravates anxiety and can even cause feelings of anxiety. Try switching to decaf for a bit and see if you feel better! It may be just all the caffeine in the coffee causing your problems!
DzooBaby
19 May 2011
High doses of caffeine can cause all the problems you've mentioned especially in high doses! Either drink decaf or stick to one cup a day!
DzooBaby
19 May 2011
Sorry-lost the first answer then resent and they both popped up! lol
annie1234
20 May 2011
i will definitely try cutting out the caffeine. But could it have that effect all of a sudden a few months ago? I've been a big coffee drinker for YEARS. The doctor is sending me for a brain scan and an echocardiogram. He said if they come back negative then it must be anxiety and I need to go to a psychiatrist who could better monitor dosage, etc of medication.
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