Hi akaky,

BuSpar was one of the first meds I tried for anxiety, and it had absolutely no effect on my symptoms. My current Psych calls it the "Worlds Most Expensive Placibo", and I agree with him. I've been taking .5mg of Klonopin 2x daily for over 3 years and it works great. I take regular breaks from it in hopes that it will help detox my system, and I have no withdrawals. But I do know that the med is extremely addictive. But I have heard of BuSpar working for some people, you may be one of those people. This is just my experience with it.

There are a lot of meds besides benzos that work well against anxiety. Some of the SSRI's are Lexapro, Celexa, Paxil, Serzone, Zoloft. Some of the the TCA's are Anafranil, Elavil, Pamelor, Sinequan. Hopefully Cam (our resident Pharmacist) will read this and give you some ideas for things to suggest to your doctor.

I wish you luck with whatever you try, and I hope you'll let us know how it works out.

Take care,
Greg