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Can you drink alcohol occasionally while taking a low dose of buspar 5mg daily? 2.5mg evening, 2.5mg night.
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Consider Changes: Buspar (buspirone) has few interactions with other medications and usually mild or no side effects. Alcohol is a powerful drug and combined with Buspar can be sedating. Also, alcohol has rebound withdrawal effects 18 to 24 hours after drinking causing nervousness relieved by more alcohol. Consider counseling & stopping all alcohol with higher doses of Buspar until anxiety relieved.
Answered 10/15/2020
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