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How should this medicine be used?
Take BuSpar exactly as prescribed. Do not be discouraged if you feel no immediate effect. The full benefit of this drug may not be seen for 1 to 2 weeks after you start to take it.
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Side Effects of This Medicine
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your
doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
Chest pain; confusion; fast or pounding heartbeat; fever; incoordination; mental depression; muscle weakness; num
bness, tingling, pain, or weakness in hands or feet; skin rash or hives; stiffness of arms or legs; sore throat; uncontrolled movements of the body
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Other medical problems
Geriatrics:
Buspirone has not been systematically evaluated in older patients. Although it would appear from limited pharmacokinetic and clinical studies that buspirone does not behave differently
in the elderly, there is little known about the effects of buspirone in this age group at doses above 30 mg/day. Therefore, it is recommended that buspirone should be used in the elderly at doses not
exceeding 30 mg/day for a duration not exceeding 4 weeks.
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What Is It
The mechanism of action of BUSPAR is not clearly known. BUSPAR differs from typical benzodiazepines like Vallium or Xanax anti-anxiety medication in that it does not exert anti-seizure or muscle relax
ant effects. It also lacks the prominent sedative effect that is associated with benzodiazepines
In vitro studies have shown that BUSPAR has a high affinity for serotonin receptors (receptors
in the brain that mediate arousal). BUSPAR has no significant affinity for benzodiazepine receptors in the brain.
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Drug Interactions
In a study in normal volunteers, no interaction of buspirone with amitriptyline was seen. A similar study with buspirone and diazepam showed an increase in the levels of nordiazepam.
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Symptoms of overdose may include:
In clinical pharmacology trials, buspirone up to 400 mg/day was administered to healthy male volunteers. As this dose was approached, the following symptoms were observed in descending order of freque
ncy: drowsiness, ataxia, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, clammy feeling, difficulty thinking, feeling high, rushing sensation, gastric distress, headache, itching, miosis, hypotension, tremor, incoord
ination, insomnia and hallucinations. In a dose ranging study in acute psychotic patients, up to 2400 mg/day was administered. Dizziness, nausea and vomiting were the most common adverse effects. One
patient developed extrapyramidal symptoms at 600 mg/day.
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