I'm strugling

[Soonerdean]

I decided to go off a 75mcg Fentanyl patch one month ago.  Since that time I have developed severe anxiete.  Can't sleep, have the shakes, jitters, loss of concentration.  My doc prescribed Buspar..does anyone have experience with this  drug.  The pain mgt doc I was seeing gave me Cymbalta and that seemed to make me worse.  Does Buspar work quickly?  I read on their web site that this particular drug is only to be taken for 3-4 weeks.  Thanks in advance for any help.

[RCA7591]

75 mcg of Fentanyl is a fairly large dose of narcotic. Fortunately, there are no horrible withdrawal symptoms from narcotics other than anxiety. In other words, it's uncomfortable as hell, but it won't hurt you.

Buspar will not help you. You are going to have to "ride out" the withdrawal on your own. Buspar is supposed to be an anxiolytic, but it's junk (expensive junk).

PS: The only thing that would help you is also highly addictive, and that's the last thing you need at this point.

Let it run its course. That's all you can do.

-Ryan

[suzi-q]

I usually agree with EVERYTHING that Ryan says and I appreciate all the free advice and concern...but this time I beg to differ.....

I LOVE my buspar...but I do take it in conjuction with my Paxil..It has helped me so much with my anxiety symptoms....(the shakes, nausea, etc)....

I know that Buspar does nothing alone, but it does help when it is in conjunction with an ssri.

Just my two cents!

BTW  I have been on it 6 years now....

[suzi-q]

I usually agree with EVERYTHING that Ryan says and I appreciate all the free advice and concern...but this time I beg to differ.....

I LOVE my buspar...but I do take it in conjuction with my Paxil..It has helped me so much with my anxiety symptoms....(the shakes, nausea, etc)....

I know that Buspar does nothing alone, but it does help when it is in conjunction with an ssri.

Just my two cents!

BTW  I have been on it 6 years now....

[suzi-q]

I usually agree with EVERYTHING that Ryan says and I appreciate all the free advice and concern...but this time I beg to differ.....

I LOVE my buspar...but I do take it in conjuction with my Paxil..It has helped me so much with my anxiety symptoms....(the shakes, nausea, etc)....

I know that Buspar does nothing alone, but it does help when it is in conjunction with an ssri.

Just my two cents!

BTW  I have been on it 6 years now....

[takisha202]

IAM JUST LIKE YOU I DO THE SAME THING BUT IT IS NOT GOOD AT ALL FOR YOU IT MAKES YOU SO SICK I HAVE BEEN THOURING UP ALL MORRING OK IT IS NOT FUN AT ALL  OK JUST KEEP HANG IN THERE OK  YOU WILL BE OK
                                  TAKISHA TAYLOR

[RCA7591]

suzi-q,

I'll be more cautious with my choice of words in the future. Calling Buspar "junk" was out of line.

Objectively speaking, Buspar does little to nothing on its own. Combined with an SSRI or SNRI, it has some proven efficacy on anxiety symptoms of the somatic type.

Not the greatest choice for Narcotic withdrawal, IMHO, but certainly more useful in combination with Paxil and similar type drugs.

-Ryan

[suzi-q]

Thankyou!  You had me worried there that I would have to go back to my doctor and tell him that he gave me junk!!!!  :-)    

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ADVICE!!!!