Buspirone
Generic and Trade Names:
Buspirone Buspar
Description:
Buspirone is an antianxiety medication. It's exact mechanism of action is unknown. The drug is different from the benzodiazepines because it does not have any anticonvulsant or muscle relaxant properties. Buspirone also does not have significant sedative effects found in more typical anxiolytics. (Facts and Comparisons 1999)
Nutritional Considerations:
Avoid taking with grapefruit juice. (Pronsky 1999)
Take with food to avoid stomach upset. (Pronsky 1999)
Sore throat, nausea and diarrhea is possible. (Pronsky 1999)
Caution with alcohol. (Pronsky 1999)
Herbal Considerations:
No Herbal Considerations have been recorded in the medical literature specifically for buspirone. However, diuretic herbs may contribute to rapid clearance of some antianxiety medications. Diuretic herbs include: Agrimony, Artichoke, Buchu, Burdock, Celery, Cornsilk, Couchgrass, Dandelion, Elder, Guaiacum, Juniper, Pokeroot, Shepherd's Purse, Squill, Uva Ursi, and Yarrow (Newall 1996).
References
Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 1999.
Laird LK: Issues in the monopharmacotherapy and polypharmacotherapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychopharmacol Bull, 1996, 32:4, 569-78.
Newall CA, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines A Guide for Health-care Professionals. London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.
Pronsky, ZM: Food-Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999.
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