Anxiety is not Becoming

I've read that one side affect of Buspar is increased anxiety, which is strange since Buspar is an anti-anxiety medication.

Brenda has been on Buspar for months now, and it has helped to calm her down considerably. I do think, however, that at times, the drug indeed makes her more anxious. I first noticed the affect during the last major heat wave to engulf NYC. Each night around 10 pm, about a half hour after giving Brenda her last dose for the day, she would go into fits of restlessness--panting, pacing and looking wild-eyed.

It was almost to much to bear. Not only was everyone else in the household getting ready for bed at this point, but we were all miserable in the heat and humidity of early summer. Brenda herself couldn't handle it outside and flopped down on the hot pavement seconds after going outside.

The heat wave broke and I started giving Brenda her last dose of Buspar earlier in the evening and before her evening walk. She has not had another anxiety-filled night so the new regimen will stay in place for the time being.

I admit that I've also occasionally been able to thwart off an anxiety attack by slipping her a melatonin when I sense once coming on.