Buspirone - Two Months Later and Upset Stomach?

Thanks! Before I do anything too drastic, I am going to start a probiotic and see how that goes. If I still am having issues I am going to have to try and figure out what is going on. Hopefully it is not this medicine causing my issues. It has actually helped me :)

Bethann: You mentioned in your question that you developed nausea, upset stomach and some diarrhea. You say you don't think buspar would cause this at this point, and I agree with you. Ask your doctor about your symptoms. If it has anything to do with the buspar, the problem could be remedied with something as simple as a dose adjustment, as I mentioned in my last comment. Good luck and keep posting and let us know how you are doing!
My doctor told me that anxiety alone (not including any typed of medication) can cause the same symptoms of nausea, upset stomach, and diarrhea. I thought I had a 24hr. stomach bug, but my doctor said it was anxiety causing my stomach problems, and put me on buspar, and it really helped my anxiety, which gave me relief from my stomach problems. Also, the probiotic keeps the good and bad bacteria in your gut in balance so you have better digestive health.
That's why I suggested a dose adjustment before you give up on the buspar. "G"

I start taking Buspirone five days ago! It made me so sick I end up in ER! I did a lot of research you cannot take probiotics with this medication also some vitamins and you have to make it sure if you are under the care of other medication there is no interaction! It may be works for some people but for me it was a nightmare! Good luck

Hi Hope:
Sorry to disagree with you, but I DO take Buspar,along with Probiotics, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3 and a multivitamin/multimineral, and I feel the healthiest that I have felt in years. Maybe you had something else going on that sent you to the ER. There are no adverse interactions listed with taking Buspar and probiotics together. Buspar is one of the safest medications on the market for successfully treating anxiety. There is no reason for it to have an adverse interaction with probiotics at all.

You can disagree much is you want to and I don't know where you get your information but I have pretty good sources! And just go ahead and Google peoples testimonials on this drugs and you going to have 80% negative response! I know this was the medication did send me into the ER even the ER doctor told me that! And trust me I have one of the best doctors in Southern California! I never sad it was not working for everybody but everybody reacts differently to different medications!

Also, I don't want to get in the middle of an argument, but I actually got on WebMD drug interaction checker and talked to my PCP in regards to taking probiotics, vitamins, minerals, etc., and WebMD showed no dangerous interactions and my PCP said they were fine to take together as well.
Having said that, however, I know first hand that medicine effects everyone differently, and I am super sensitive. There have been a lot of medicines I could not tolerate, and this one was tough to get going, but I am thankful I did. I took Paxil for anxiety once a long time ago and it helped but made me super sleepy and the weight gain was not so great. I am hopeful I have found a medicine that will help me enjoy my life!