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| Pronunciation |
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 (byoo
SPYE
rone) |
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| Brand Names |
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| BuSpar® |
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| Foreign Brand
Names |
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| Neurosine (Mexico) |
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| Therapeutic
Categories |
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Antianxiety Agent, Miscellaneous |
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| Reasons not to take this
medicine |
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- If you have an allergy to buspirone or any other part of the
medicine.
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| What is this medicine used
for? |
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- This medicine is used in the treatment of anxiety. It may take 3-4
weeks to feel better. Improvement may be seen in about a week.
- It may decrease premenstrual symptoms such as aches, pains, feeling
tired and irritated, and cramps.
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| How does it work? |
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- Buspirone alters chemicals in the brain which may cause anxiety or
nervousness.
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| How is it best taken? |
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- Take with or without food. Take with food if this medicine causes an
upset stomach.
- Avoid grapefruit or grapefruit
juice.
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| What do I do if I miss a
dose? |
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- Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
- If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed one. Return to
your regular schedule.
- Do not take a double dose or extra
doses.
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| What are the precautions when
taking this
medicine? |
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- Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix
well with other medicines.
- If you are 65 or older, you may have more side effects.
- You may not be alert. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities
until you see how this medicine affects you.
- Avoid alcohol (includes wine, beer, and liquor) and other medicines
and herbs that slow your actions and reactions. This includes sedatives,
tranquilizers, mood stabilizers, or pain medicine. Talk with healthcare
provider.
- Limit caffeine (for example, tea, coffee, cola) and chocolate intake.
Use with this medicine may cause nervousness, shakiness, rapid heartbeats, and
anxiety.
- Do not use this medicine with monoamine oxidase inhibitors. These
include isocarboxazid, phenelzine, and tranylcypromine. Separate use by 2 weeks.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make
sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling
about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of
face, lips, tongue, throat; or any other symptoms involved.
- Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting
pregnant.
- Do not use if you are
breast-feeding.
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| What are the common side effects
of this
medicine? |
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- Feeling tired, lightheaded, or dizzy. Avoid driving, doing other tasks
or activities that require you to be alert until you see how this medicine
affects you.
- Headache. Mild pain medicine may help.
- Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking
hard candy, or chewing gum may help.
- May feel nervous, excited, or restless when you first begin taking
this medicine.
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| What should I monitor? |
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- Watch for change in symptoms. Is condition better, worse, or about the
same?
- Follow up with healthcare
provider.
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| Reasons to call healthcare
provider
immediately |
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- Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing;
tightness in the chest; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits;
swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
- Very nervous and excitable.
- Changes in thinking clearly and logically.
- Severe headache.
- Too tired or sleepy.
- Any rash.
- No improvement in condition or feeling
worse.
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| How should I store this
medicine? |
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- Store in a tight, light-resistant container at room
temperature.
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| General statements |
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- Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's
medicine.
- Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
- Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, herbal/supplements,
vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider
(doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physician assistant).
- Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine,
including over-the-counter or natural products (herbs,
vitamins).
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