Guest guest Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 Dear Debi, Your son sounded just like what I'm seeing with my daughter. Today, I cut the two 10 mg doses down to 5 each and it greatly reduced all the head and neck shaking stuff, whining and crying. As of yet, still haven't heard from the doctor ): Re: Buspar affecting sleep/ > In a message dated 5/6/2003 12:42:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, > JBelle456@... writes: > > > To any of the members that responded to my enquiry a few weeks ago about > > Buspar...did any of your children (or yourself) suffer from insomnia when > > the dosage was increased? > > Hi , > > My son has been on BuSpar for approximately 4 years. He started at a very > low dose 5 mg b.i.d. and was ramped up very slowly since he is very sensitive > to all meds/supplements. He is currently on 22.5 mg daily. When we tried to > raise it to 30 mg, he became very agitated and was unable to sleep, almost > becoming manic-like in his behavior. > > At his current dose, it helps alleviate anxiety problems, which at times, can > become severe. > > Hope this info is somewhat helpful. > > Debi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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