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Default Mar 17, 2021 at 01:58 PM
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Buspar never did anything for me. My daughter (age 35) has been on it for many years for an anxiety disorder and finds it very helpful.

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Default Mar 17, 2021 at 02:56 PM
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Buspar never did anything for me. My daughter (age 35) has been on it for many years for an anxiety disorder and finds it very helpful.
That's what I'm starting to hear; that some people do really well with it, while others say it does nothing. I'm nervous about telling my pdoc that I'll switch, just to find out it does not work, and then I won't be able to go back to clonazepam. SSRIs aren't an option for me either. I hope to hear some more success stories.

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That's what I'm starting to hear; that some people do really well with it, while others say it does nothing. I'm nervous about telling my pdoc that I'll switch, just to find out it does not work, and then I won't be able to go back to clonazepam. SSRIs aren't an option for me either. I hope to hear some more success stories.

Nothing works like benzos do - in the short term. The problem with them is that your body requires more to keep the same level of anxiety reduction. I started out, over 20 years ago, taking Klonopin prn. Somewhere along the line it was prescribed to me at 2mg/day. I've been stuck on it, it doesn't help anxiety anymore (not for at least a decade), but I'm physically addicted to it. I'm currently trying to come off it - a very slow process.

Benzos are not a long-term answer to anxiety, unfortunately.

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