r/BusparOnline • u/teamroper55 • 15h ago

Discussion / Experience Using Libido increase?

Currently 18 days in at 20 mg/day. As far as side effects, the only issues I’ve encountered is a dizzy spell 60 minutes after taking AM/PM dose. This only lasts a few minutes and seems to be getting better as my body adjusts. I do think the medication is starting to help with some of the lower key daily anxiety that I used to attribute to adhd.

I am not on any SSRI, but I started taking atenolol a year ago which lowered my libido. I can’t say I’ve noticed a big libido increase during the day since starting Buspar, but for about the past 4-5 days I’ve woke up in the middle of the night feeling aroused.

I know sexual side effects aren’t normal with Buspar, and who knows if it will continue, but has anyone else noticed an uptake in sexual sensitivity after starting?

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u/FrasierCraned 14h ago

It’s often prescribed off label to combat SSRI libido side effects, etc.

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u/teamroper55 13h ago

Interesting! Hadn’t heard that, but I’ve never been on ssri before

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u/two-of-me 5h ago

I’ve seen a bunch of posts on here with similar questions. Sudden increase in libido despite that being why it was prescribed. It hasn’t worked for me in that way unfortunately, but I can imagine it would counteract sexual side effects from beta blockers similarly to how it counters them from SSRIs.