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Does Buspar Interact With Effexor?

Posted on Tue, 1 Dec 2015

Question: During the past week I have started being aware of a constant strange smell that no one else smells. I've recently added buspar to the effexor I already take for anxiety. I have extreme dry mouth symptoms because of this and toprol. After much reading, I'm really afraid of a "brain thing " going on. What are the chances this is due to meds and not a brain tumor???

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Most likely drug related

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Parosmia in your case seems to be secondary to addition of buspar.
The other causes of Parosmia are head injury, brain tumor, sinusitis but without any other symptoms and abnormalities it is highly unlikely.
Best approach will be to stop buspar and wait for symptoms resolution.
If after few weeks you still have such symptoms then visit a neurologist for examination and evaluation.
hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Neeraj Kumar (3 hours later)

Thank you. After further reading, it seems that the constant smell I'm experiencing is probably not coming from temporal lobe seizures which I was concerned about. I do have an mri scheduled to rule it out.

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Consult after MRI done

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXX,
Yes, you can go for MRI but chances of any abnormalities is very less.
Do get back to me via a direct query if required with MRI Report.
Wishing you good health and early recovery.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist

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