Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A drug, C21H31N5O2, used in its hydrochloride form to treat anxiety disorders.

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  • noun An anxiolytic agent and serotonin receptor agonist of the azaspirodecanedione class of compounds.

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  • noun a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[bu(tyl) + spir(ane), compound having two rings that share one atom (from German Spiran, from Latin spīra, coil; see spire) + –one.]

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Examples

  • (Though buspirone is also an anti-anxiety alternative.) — Rodney

    When a Pack of Cigarettes Costs $222 - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • Politis said the study also suggested that drugs known as serotonin receptor agonists -- such as the anxiety drug buspirone which is available as a generic and sold by Bristol-Myers

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • (Sular); and antidepressants, such as buspirone (BuSpar), sertraline (Zoloft) - to name a few.

    Blisstree 2009

  • (Sular); and antidepressants, such as buspirone (BuSpar), sertraline (Zoloft) - to name a few.

    Blisstree 2009

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  • There are other drugs, like buspirone, that deliver similar effects, but they also carry risks, like a lowered seizure threshold.

    When a Pack of Cigarettes Costs $222 - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • Lorazipam ... it helped, a lot, but going off the buspirone abruptly had me seriously suicidal when it left my system.

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  • Fortunately, some of the symptoms of withdrawal from cocaine and similar drugs—including insomnia, restlessness, and anxiety—can be treated with nonaddictive medications such as trazodone (Desyrel) and buspirone (Buspar).

    Helping the Addict You Love M.D. Laurence M. Westreich 2007

  • Fortunately, some of the symptoms of withdrawal from cocaine and similar drugs—including insomnia, restlessness, and anxiety—can be treated with nonaddictive medications such as trazodone (Desyrel) and buspirone (Buspar).

    Helping the Addict You Love M.D. Laurence M. Westreich 2007

  • For my mood thingy, he gave me a 'scrip for buspirone, which he says works like Valium, but is not habit-forming, and doesn't make you want to zombie out, just help even the mood, to be taken as needed.

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