Have been on Buspar for 4 days now, after coming off SSRIs following 15 years of usage for OCD. Worked immediately, almost TOO immediately (if that makes sense). However, it has left me with a strange dizziness/swaying feeling without sedation. I've had to cut the dose so as not to feel "drugged" or artificially calm.
Would a microscopic dose at bedtime work? I took only 2.5 mg yest in the AM but was loopy for hours. Am extremely sensitive to even average doses of meds and I REALLY want this one to work, as SSRIs were flattening and destroyed my sleep.
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KA
kaismama
25 Sep 2014
You should start it with a low dose and increase as you get used to it. This side effect should go away. You should start it once a day also.
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JW
JWR1981
25 Sep 2014
Thank you. Yes, I took 10 mg at once first day and my head felt as though someone had just implanted a computer chip and I was trying to contact another galaxy.
Went home and split the 10 mg pill into 4s. Took 2.5, 3x/day till Tuesday when the dizziness began. Yest took only 2.5 but still had that feeling. Skipped last night's dose and this morning. Am actually going to try 1.25 mg tonight before bed to see if that gives a therapeutic effect w/o the dizziness.
One more point - I am still withdrawing from low dose Luvox, which I was only on for 5 weeks, but still, I shouldn't downplay this factor.
