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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Buspirone oral tablet is a generic drug that’s prescribed for anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, in adults. Buspirone has interactions with some other drugs, including certain benzodiazepines and antidepressants.Buspirone is not available in a brand-name version.An interaction occurs when one substance causes another substance to have a different effect than expected.To learn more about buspirone’s interactions, keep reading. For additional information about buspirone, including details about its uses, see this article.Before you start treatment with buspirone, tell your doctor and pharmacist which prescription, over-the-counter, and other medications you take. By sharing this information with them, you may help prevent possible interactions. (To learn whether buspirone interacts with supplements, herbs, or vitamins, see the “Buspirone and other interactions” section.)If you have questions about drug interactions that may affect you, ask your doctor or pharmacist.Here’s a table of drugs that can interact with buspirone. Keep in mind that this table doesn’t include all drugs that may interact with buspirone. Some of these interactions are described in detail in the “Drug interactions in depth” section.In some cases, factors or conditions could prevent your doctor from prescribing buspirone due to the risk of harm. These are known as contraindications. The contraindications of buspirone include:Taking an MAOIDoctors typically will not prescribe buspirone in combination with an MAOI, which is a type of antidepressant drug. This is because taking buspirone with an MAOI can increase your risk of serotonin syndrome and high blood pressure. With serotonin syndrome, your body has a high level of serotonin. (Serotonin is a chemical made in your body that is involved in many bodily functions.) This can cause symptoms such as blood pressure changes, excessive sweating, and diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Serotonin syndrome can be life threatening for some people.Below are a few examples of MAOIs that can interact with buspirone:methylene blue (Provayblue)phenelzine (Nardil)selegiline (Emsam)isocarboxazid (Marplan)tranylcypromine (Parnate)Before you start treatment with buspirone, it’s important to tell your doctor if you take an MAOI. They’ll likely have you stop taking the MAOI and wait at least 2 weeks before starting treatment with buspirone. Likewise, after you stop taking buspirone, your doctor will typically have you wait at least 2 weeks before starting treatment with an MAOI.Having had an allergic reaction to buspirone or any of its ingredientsIf you’ve had an allergic reaction to buspirone or any of its ingredients, your doctor will likely not prescribe buspirone. Taking the drug could cause another allergic reaction. You can ask them about other treatments that may be better choices for you.Note: Before you start treatment with buspirone, it’s important to tell your doctor if these contraindications apply to you. They can determine whether to prescribe buspirone.There aren’t any known interactions between buspirone and
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