BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (961 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BUSPAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | SAD | Dizziness within an hour of taking. Decreased sex drive. Erectile dysfunction (have never had a problem maintaining an erection until this week). | I started with a 5mg twice a day. I don't really feel any change in anxiety. I did wake up for the first time with terrible anxiety that was seemingly related to absolutely nothing. My anxiety has traditionally been caused by events or situations, but this bout was over nothing. It is almost as if the drug created a problem to fix. I am the only person who has experienced the ED side effect that I have see. I did notice that less than 1/1000 experienced it with the trials. But, having never had a problem, I don't know what else to blame it on? Basically, I just feel numb down there. Hopefully, that will clear up, and the drug will start doing what it is supposed to. If not, I will just deal with the terrible anxiety. | M | 27 | 12 days | 1/30/2007 | 2 | Anxiety | Incremental intro phase to medicine caused tingling sensation in hands and feet and fatigue that eventually subsided. At 20 mg. felt very apathetic and depressed. Lost all interest in life and was having moderately suicidal thoughts. Emotions were dulled and I felt like a zombie in some respects. 15 mg. was the max dose I could tolerate. | This medicine was administered by a licensed psychiatrist that assisted me with the initiation and adjustments. 1 to 2 weeks time was allowed to accommodate each adjustment. *IMPORTANT* - THIS MEDICINE NEEDS TIME TO WORK, SO YOU MUST BE PATIENT. Full absorption and effectiveness of the medicine occurred after 1-1.5 months of consumption. Historic doses taken ranged between 15 mg entry level up to 30 mg max. 15 mg. was the max dose I was able to tolerate on this medicine. Any adjustments to the medicine had a tendency to cause brain zaps, a fixation with my past, and mood alterations (FYI, I am highly sensitive to dose alterations on most medicines). Overall, the medicine did successfully help with paranoia, generalized anxiety, and sweatiness of hands and feet; however, I could not tolerate the apathy and drugged feeling it caused, even at the low 15 mg. dose. As time progressed toward the 4th month I was on this medicine, I noticed I was becoming increasingly apathetic and les | M | 27 | 4 months | 10/23/2008 | 2 | anxiety | I enjoyed the vivid dreams because I could finally sleep. My anxiety went away, but I gained 30 lbs. I finally quit taking it cold turkey in April and the anxiety is back full force but the weight is finally coming off six months later. I was not aware of the possible weight gain when I started taking the drug. I could not figure out that despite my regular workouts and healthy eating I gained more weight every time I went to the dr. | Do not take this drug if you are weight conscious! | F | 27 | 18 months | 11/22/2004 | 2 | Anxiety | Insomnia, felt like I was on speed | Wanted this to work since benzos give me nightmares. Just couldn't handle the insomnia. | F | 27 | 8 days | 4/12/2008 | 2 | Anxiety, Social Anxiety | I had Severe dizziness for the first 2 weeks then it slowly went away. I was angered easily and agitated. | Buspar 15mg twice a day didn't help my anxiety at all. It just made me angry and agitated. | M | 27 | 6 weeks | 12/27/2007 | 2 | Anxiety, mild depression | Weight gain, dizziness, vertigo | This is a great drug, it helped tremendously with my anxiety. I was the happiest I had ever been while on it. BUT!! The side effects were HORRIBLE. I gained 60+ pounds while on it. This was without changing my diet or exercise habits at all. When I would miss a dose or was a couple hours late taking it I would almost fall to the ground from being so dizzy. Plus, who knows what it did to my brain chemistry long term :( | F | 27 | 2 years | 7/6/2008 | 2 | Generalized anxiety disorder | Labored breathing, headaches, burning sensations, bowel movement changes, heightened anxiety, fatigue, dizziness, unable to concentrate, which almost cost me my job! | The side effects were hard, but the withdrawal is worse! Went off cold turkey because my doctor insisted that there would be no withdrawals from this medication. I quit 3 weeks ago and I am still feeling the effects. The first week was pure hell. Tremors, nausea, terrible headaches AND EXTREME fatigue. Still feeling the fatigue after 3 weeks, but it is more bare able. | M | 27 | 2 months 20mg 1X day | 10/29/2020 | 1 | GAD / Depression | Increased anxiety, extreme restlessness, rapid heartbeat, insomnia, head/body tingles, flu like symptoms, chills | I hate it. Be warned this stuff isn't as innocuous as doctors make it out to be. And you absolutely CAN have withdrawal symptoms, so watch out for that. | F | 27 | 3 days 10 Mg | 4/20/2016 | 1 | Anxiety | Bloating, stomach pain, paranoia and agoraphobia. Dizzyness, disorientation, light sensitivity. Nausea before and after meals. | I started on five mg twice a day. I had some side effects but the only one that bothered me was shaking and nervousness as each dose wore off. Once I increased to ten mg the shaking stopped but I became increasingly paranoid and my stomach started to react to everything I ate. I went back and forth between diahrea and constipation, sometimes in the same day. The bloating and acid reflux were the worst. It made me look like I was pregnant. All in all it does not work for me. I have historically had bad reactions to medications like this and so I was really hoping this would work for me. But it doesn't. I am stepping down on my own before my check up appointment because it is effecting my ability to do my job. I also am a very physically active person and I haven't been able to run for three weeks because my discomfort is so great. I expect based on other reviews that it will take about a month to really reverse all of my symptoms while I step down gradually as is recommended. Note, I do not recommend stepping down on your own, unless you know how to do so safely, and seeing a doctor as soon as possible once you choose to do so is highly recommended. | F | 27 | 4 weeks 10 mg x2 | 11/9/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Heart palpitations, chest pains, massive weight gain (30+ pounds and only 5'2), severe paranoia, insomnia. | Scary experience. Would have night terrors and even anxiety attacks during the day, both making me feel like i was dying. Heart would beat excessively in my chest until it would hurt and freak me out so bad that I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. | F | 27 | 4 months 30MG | 1/19/2015 | 1 | Social anxiety disorder, GAD | Dizzy, lightheadedness, very spacey feeling, headaches, wierd shock feeling in my head, panic attacks, very shallow breathing, palpitations,chest pain | I am also taking 40mg of Prozac daily. Weird medicine, almost like having a bad trip, gave me headaches usually on only one side of my head, blurry vision and weird feeling in the middle of my chest like it wanted to explode. Feeling seems to last around 3-4 hrs then slowly dissapates. I would not recommend this drug to anyone that does not have experience with hallucinogens, may trip you out BAD. Give it a week, if the side effects outweigh the benefits definately discontinue it. | M | 27 | 3 days | 6/14/2007 | 1 | anxiety, mild panic attacks | First 3 days: at 5 mgs 3 times a day I was extremely sleepy, and had exceptionally vivid, mildly scary dreams. Starting after the first couple days I had the | At 10 mgs 3 times a day the electric shock feeling worsened, but had no other noticable side effects. After 3 weeks my anxiety seemed a bit better for the first time, but returned (though not any worse than before) after another 3 days or so. After 6 weeks on the medication I had been taking 20 mgs 3 times a day with no electric shocks or anything, but not feeling any less anxious than I did when I started the meds. No withdrawl symptoms after I stopped cold turkey after week 6. I would not recommend this drug for panic attacks, since I hear it rarely works, but for generalized anxiety, why not give it a try? The side affects seem managable and there are no withdrawl symptoms. | M | 27 | 6 weeks | 9/7/2004 | 1 | anxiety/depression with panic | i took this medicine for a day(three doses i think) the other day after first dose my anxiety was out of control, i thought i was having a heart attack then i was running here and there , people who r taking benzodiazepines(xanax,ativan...)should never switch to this medicine, worst medicine i have ever taken nothing compares to xanax or ativan | M | 27 | | 8/19/2005 | 1 | Anxiety | Extremely light-headed and feeling like I was going to fall down | I was put on this for an anxiety disorder and the first night I took it was awful. I got extremely light-headed, it was ridiculous. I tried to read a book and couldn't even focus on the page because everything felt like it was spinning and I couldn't even see the page properly. I'd also get these insane head rushes that would come on suddenly and disappear in a few seconds. It was so uncomfortable that I had to sit down after taking it to make sure I didn't fall down and hurt myself. I thought maybe these side effects would go away, but they never did and after eight days I finally gave up and told my doctor I wasn't taking it any more. | M | 27 | 8 days 10 MG 1X day | 9/13/2012 | 5 | Depression and high anxiety | There has been a significant decrease in my anxiety level. I can now do normal things and I love that i can participate in unplanned spur-of-the-moment activities. I still keep Ativan with me in case but I don't need them hardly at all. This medicine has brought me back to the person I used to be. I take this medicine 2x day with Effexor and the Effexor causes something like vertigo and nausiousness but I don't think either one of those are created by buspar. Those effects only last about 30 minutes and I try to eat crackers with it. Good luck!!! | F | 26 | 1 years 60mg | 1/25/2012 | 5 | GAD | Insomnia, Dizziness, Trouble balancing- I sometimes almost fall over if I stand to quickly | The first two weeks on this medicine were rough for me, but I immediatley could feel it working. I have had aniexty for years and I never knew what it was. I have taken anti depressants, stimulants, anti phycotics, bi polar medication, you name it... none of that worked for me. Infact it made me more anxious. This is the ONLY medicine that has ever worked for me. I am finally my self and I can do all the things that I have been too scared to do my whole life! I am over the insomnia- as long as I don't take it too close to bed time. I would Highly recommend this medication to any one suffering from GAD. | F | 26 | 1 months 5mg 2X day | 10/29/2012 | 5 | GAD | Not any, besides being normal for a change. | I think this medicine was made for healthy people with adrenal issues. I feel like a normal person again. | F | 26 | 26 days 10MG 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 5 | anxiety | I really only had rapid weight gain. I have gained about 40 pounds within 4-5 mo. Then i platformed. when i started buspar but i felt better within a week of taking it and i know i gained weight but its worth feeling better. I feel normal again! | F | 26 | 1 years 30 mg | 9/11/2014 | 5 | GAD | Dizziness, headache | I tried quite a few medications before this one. I actually did the research to look for other medicines outside the typical anxiety meds. Although this stuff has been around for years, all I can say is that it works wonderfully. You don't get any of the typical "numbness" that other anxiety meds produce, you still have a sex drive, and you remain clear. My symptoms have pretty much entirely cleared up and I can't tell you how great it has been to get back to living life again. I found the medicine very good at clearing up physical symptoms of anxiety, along with the racing thoughts, and general dread of anxiety. | M | 26 | 2 months | 6/30/2009 | 5 | GAD, panic disorder | Increased panic and anxiety. Crazy vivid dreams. | Improvement was slow and gradual, but I now have no panic attacks and anxiety (compared to panic attacks 3x a day). Only issue is now I have extreme fatigue. Sleeping 10+ hours and I still am tired the rest of the day. | F | 26 | 6 months 22.5 mg 2X day | 9/5/2020 |