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 |
| 4 | Anxiety | Dry mouth, metal taste | Seems to be doing the job . | M | 58 | 1 weeks 15 | 6/7/2015 | 4 | GAD, depression | Dizziness if taken irregularly, also seems to potentate with verapamil (a blood pressure med); I get a 15-30 min stupid spell (mild confusion and dizziness) when I take it in the morning with my blood pressure meds and later if taken on an empty stomach or if I wait to long between doses. | All the above being said it is more effective then the welbutrin I was taking before this. I take 15mg 3X a day; I'm a big guy. I only take 10 mg in the morning when I take my blood pressure meds, then I take the other 5 mg about 2 hours later. Been taking it for almost a year now. No more anxiety attacks! worth the side effects in my opinion. | M | 58 | 300 days | 10/20/2008 | 3 | anxiety and treatment resistant dep | first time i tried it, i developed a swollen eyelid and rashes under my arm. both my pcp and dermatologist said it wasn't related, but i got off of it anyway. started it again a few days ago and sure enough, my right eyelid swelled again. so no more buspar for me. very disappointing because it was helpful as an adjunct to fluoxetine. but can't walk around with an eye that hurts badly. my psychiatrist says nothing else for me to try. i've been through the gamut. talk about depressing! | F | 58 | up to 15mg 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 2 | Anxiety | Too many to describe | I spoke with my Dr. about mild anxiety that I have had for many years, but not to the point I couldn't function. I had a trip to the ER which increased my anxiety...which was due to diverticulitis. I had a horrible reaction to the antibiotic they put me on, which caused muscle spasms and tremors all over my body, which left me unable to sleep, which in turn lead me to be unproductive at work and severe anxiety that I had never had before. She suggested Buspar since I don't take any meds, drink and am a very active person, that works in outside sales. She started me out on 5mg twice daily. After 2 weeks, I felt great, then I started the 3rd and 4th week and I had my first ever panic attack. She told me to take 2.5 twice a day and still felt worse than I ever did before I started this. I have finally weaned myself to 2.5 once a day and will be stopping this drug. I felt better on my worst day before this drug than I ever felt after taking it. I have had hand shakiness, neck and head twinges that feel like the back of my head is vibrating. It also makes me extremely moody and has increased my anxiety even on this low of a dose and light headiness. I was hoping it would work because I have no desire to go on a SSRI, which I tried many years ago when going through Menopause. I didn't feel anything for 2 years while on Zoloft. My Dr. was also hoping it would help me sleep, which it did just the opposite so I am now taking Xanax to sleep at night from the anxiety of this | F | 58 | 4 weeks 5 2X day | 7/2/2019 | 1 | Anxiety | More anxiety, tingling sensations and frequent body jolts and Zaps especially when trying to sleep. | Took 5 mg 1x daily for 7 weeks and Dr increased to 3x/ day. No relief only weird side effects. Intensified my anxiety. | M | 58 | 2 months 5-15mg 1X day | 12/20/2020 | 1 | Mild anxiety | Heart palpitations, increased heart rate , brain zaps, fatigue, tired legs, labored breathing, increasing anxiety. | Wish I had never done this. Was told this would take the edge off. Quit 3 weeks ago. Withdrawal has been worse than taking this | M | 58 | 17 days 10mg 2X day | 9/19/2021 | 1 | anxiety | no effects whatsoever; good or bad | If it were not for the comments on here I'd swear this medication was a complete placebo. Was prescribed it several times as an alternative to Ativan and Xanax. Xanax worked ok but left me hungover, Ativan worked great. After a month I flushed these down the toilet and told my doctor I wanted the ativan back. I know it's hell to get off of, but at my age, who cares? I'll be on my 4 to 6 mg the rest of my life but if it works why try and get off. I'm not one of these people who feel taking pills is evil. They were made for a reason and if that's how I have to live my life, so be it. it beats panic and anxiety attacks. If Buspar works for you, I'm glad but I secretly think it's mostly sugar. | M | 58 | 3 months | 8/26/2009 | 1 | depression | anger, anger and more anger. I am now off and should feel I should never have been on it. | Don't use this drug | F | 58 | 6 months | 12/13/2007 | 5 | GAD | Big woosyness until I figured out the dosage. Usually lasted about an hour after the morning dosage. Had to lay down sometimes. | I was taking 15 mg in the morning and 15 at night. After talking with my shrink I settled into 5 in the morning, 5 at noontime if I feel edgy, 5 at dinnertime and sometimes 5 around 9. Everything is great now. It really helped my condition. | M | 57 | 1.5 years | 5/25/2007 | 5 | General Anxiety Disorder | Just a little bit dizzy at first right after taking it. | I started out a couple of weeks ago taking 7.5 mgs twice a day. I just started taking my 15 mgs twice a day a few days ago. I can already tell a little difference. I know that the full affects are not there yet but I feel better. I went to a potluck yesterday and someone's dog accidentally knocked over a bag with my salad bowl in it and it broke. The hostess felt bad that my bowl broke but I wasn't upset about it at all. I mean, normally, I would have been a little sad (but not upset) but I was like, "eh". It didn't matter! And this stuff still lets me feel my feelings. I just don't worry constantly about stuff anymore. My DH's job was outsourced and that was the source of my anxiety. So, this Buspar really makes it easier to deal with. | F | 57 | 2 weeks 15 MG 2X day | 5/23/2011 | 5 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | I had a lot of dizziness and nausea within 15 minutes of taking the morning dose. With the evening dosage, I had very vivid dreams at night, and even some nightmares. | I have always been a "worry wart" by nature, suffering from intestional and stomach upset, a feeling of fear, and a "racing" heart every time I was facing a stressful situation or decision. I never realized I was suffering from anxiety until I had my first panic attack in my late 40's. Initially I took this medication twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. I got too dizzy with the morning meds, even when reducing the dosage, so I just took it at night. The night dose caused vivid dreams, which my doctor said would diminish after my body got adjusted to the medication. I now take it only once a day, before going to bed, with no ill side effects and the vivid dreams have stopped. Taking it at night also helps me relax so I can get to sleep. I did not feel immediate relief when starting Buspar. It took a few weeks before I began to feel calmer and relaxed in my day-to-day life. It also took a while for my doctor to figure out what dosage worked best for me. I still sometimes experience occasional, but milder, symptoms of anxiety when I am worried about something or am in a stressful situation, but have not had a panic attack since starting this medication. I tried to wean myself off of it once, but when my late husband got sick and the severe anxiety started to come back, I went back on the medication. I've taken it ever since. I believe Buspar works well for me. | F | 57 | 8 years 10 MG 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 4 | anxiety | weight gain, dry mouth, May have aggravated or caused arthritis in my hip. | Buspar worked great for me the first time I took it. It helped my career and made me feel much calmer in groups and in social situations. I am now taking it to ease anxiety during radiation treatments. It is okay, but I have headaches and feelings of depression which I think are from the buspar. | F | 57 | 1 days | 1/28/2005 | 4 | chronic anxiety (with Wellbutrin) | None except if I take too much the anxiety gets worse. Have to be careful with the dosage. I take 30mg at night, then 10mg am with 200mg Wellbutrin, 10mg 2pm with 100mg Wellbutrin. If the balance isn't quite right, my anxiety comes back some, but without the Buspar, I was paralyzed with anxiety that had no base in reality. | Essential to control my organic anxiety. Wellbutrin replaced 13 years of SSRI's, which got me out of the black depression, but also made me feel exhausted and useless. I barely kept my job, and couldn't function much at all at home. I didn't do my taxes for 5 years because the idea of getting the paperwork together overwhelmed me. Wellbutrin was a miracle for me, I got motivation and energy back. I'm much stronger now physically, I can finally exercise some - I was too tired on the SSRI's. | F | 57 | 9 months | 7/29/2009 | 3 | Dizzyness at work | Too much energy sometimes. Restless but i think its helping. | M | 57 | 7 days 15 2X day | 3/7/2021 | 3 | anxiety panic attacks deression | At first alittle Dizzy, slight headach but did calm anxiety. Got full nights sleep. oke up Ok. I take at night before bed with food. taken in morning after breafast....this morning I took it and had to leave for appointment. Got dizzy and dioriented but after and hour OK. A bit more irritable, but sleeping.. taking with 800MG all natural valerian....used to take 1600Mg but cut back to see effects with buspar....will report back in week. Doctor I have says you gradually increase from 2.5...never take full doses to start... | M | 57 | 2 days 2.5 2X day | 9/13/2010 | 2 | GAD | Buspar hasn't helped me -- yet -- after 3 mos at 15mg twice/day. Was just told to increase by 5mg every 4 days till taking 30mg twice/day. Wondering what this will do?!(Still relying on Xanax to make it through the day). | I hate meds...but I cannot handle all that's going on in my life right now and I NEEEEEED something to work. Dr will not give me enough Xanax to help; and has agreed to try Buspar. I am still totally reliant on Xanax to control my panic and "what ifs" attacks... I am unable to "get a life" till this panic is in control. I have had constant nausea (even before Buspar) and no one seems to know why, other than stress side-effect. Only other meds I take are Estradiol (hormones) and Aciphex (acid reflux); and Lunesta for sleep (but doesn't keep me asleep) other than the Xanax, which is necessary to sustain me through the day, but with only 1 mg/day, that makes it hard to do. After 3 mos on Buspar (30mg/day) I still can't tell it is doing anything. Beginning the increase tonight till I can tell it's helping. I hope it isn't a placebo, like the post I read where the person was taking 90mg. I need help, with NO side effects, so I can get my once very-active life b | F | 57 | 3 months | 8/21/2008 | 2 | Anxiety | Upset stomach | I felt out of sorts most of day. My stomach was pervasively upset. After a week I have had it with the nausea. | F | 57 | 7 days | 9/3/2015 | 1 | anxiety | in my 6th week, i am not having a good time. tho the morning anxiety has once again diminished, the side effects are unpleasant. i was also prescribed trazodone since buspar can cause sleep difficulties; i've always been a good sleeper until taking this med; now i must take an additional med if i am to continue buspar. my body aches as if the anx. tension has left my CNS & relocated to my muscles. normally a 'regular' person, i am now looking at taking some type of laxative to combat constipation. my eyes hurt, my sinuses are giving me extra grief; i have put on a few pounds already, feeling bloated & uncomfortable in my own skin. | after being on klonopin for several years, i was forced to discontinue when i moved because the new clinic will not prescribe it. weaning off of it was difficult, but i managed - the new dr. prescribed buspar to replace it. i understand klonopin is addictive but was well-monitored by my previous dr. & have no desire to abuse it. so frustrating to have to find another med when i already had one working for me. | F | 57 | 6 weeks 10mg 2X day | 3/10/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Depression suicide thought s excessive dark thought s Picked a tree where l was going to hung myself I thought l was going mad | The devil I. Disguise | M | 57 | 0 months 10mgs 2X day | 4/10/2023 | 1 | anxiety | Not good at all.Once I got to 30 mg.it affected my mind.I was unsure of my thinking.Then it affects my sensory process.Everything was loud to me.All things in life as very loud.This was awful for me.I just thought it was a panic attack...I wont take another pill in my life time.Busbur was like poision to me... | F | 57 | 1 months yes | 9/11/2012 |