BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (961 Ratings)

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 ANTIANXIETY

 Type: Rx Drug

  

BUSPAR  (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Buspirone hydrochloride tablets, USP are an antianxiety agent that is not chemically or pharmacologically related to the benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/anxiolytic drugs.indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-04-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPARCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  Gad Does not. Work F 53 9 days
30
5/4/2016
 1  Anxiety Shaking hyper nervous headache.. Acting like a maniac. I am not taking it any more and calling my Dr. F 53 2 days
5 mg twice
3/30/2019
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 1  Anxiety I only took it for 3 weeks. My anxiety was off the charts after the first week much worse than without the drug. Also had new depression and couldn't stop crying. Dizziness and insomnia too. Stopped taking it and took a month for me to feel normal again. F 53 21 days
10 mg 1X day
9/19/2023
 1  anxiety Vivid dreams at lowest dosages. Severe sleep disturbances over 15mg/day Did not work to correct my anxiety at all. I stopped taking it after 7 months. M 53 7 months
10/21/2004
 5  anxiety Some tiredness. I have used Buspar for years for anxiety and in combination for chronic pain. I do not use very much but when I started I did take it 3X a day. I am a low dose kind of person and now I take it at night to help me sleep or if I feel anxiety come on. They say it takes weeks to start working but I felt the effect right away and now I feel it helps even though I do not take it regulary. I liked it because it does not effect the sex drive as many Tricyclics and SSRI's do. F 52 3 years
11/15/2007
 5  Severe Panic Attacks & GAD Felt just a little foggy for the for the first few days just after taking. GIVE IT TIME! I have never any health issues in my life & I started having panic attacks (out of the blue) so bad I thought I was going out of my freakin mind. I would get them mainly while driving it was getting to the point that I was afraid to drive. I am a very healthy male that doesn't take any kind of meds. I did a lot of research & didn't want to take any type of Benzo's, so I tried Buspar. Because of the side effects I had read about, I told my doc I wanted to start at a very low dosage & see how it goes. Yes, I did feel a bit foggy for a few days just after taking it, but, NO MORE PANIC ATTACKS! I also found that taking it with food negated any stomach issues. I now experience no side effects at all & am panic free. For you that have panic attacks, I know the misery. Please give this med a try starting at a very low dosage & GIVE IT SOME TIME! I would happily be foggy minded for a few minutes a day, for a few days, to not have panic attacks again. I see a lot of people give this med a bad rap. They seem to be from people that never take it past day one because of side effects. Personally, I think prescribed dosage amounts are possibly too high. I think many people give up after a day or two because of negative side effects. I take just 5MG twice a day & all is good. It is also on most $4.00 generic lists that use a normal dose as 30MG a day, so one $4.00 prescription will last me 3 months. M 52 60 days
5MG 2X day
5/10/2011
 3  Anxiety Dizziness, leg muscle stiffness and cramping, fast weight gain. I was on a very low dosage of 10mg/day. I felt dizzy every time I took the medication. I gained 20 pounds in the 3 months that I took Buspar. The leg muscle stiffness and cramping was terrible. I think that it helped my anxiety but also made me feel numb. I am very sensitive to medication so with only 10mg, I had these effects. F 52 3 months
10 1X day
12/1/2011
 3  Anxiety None but then still have anxiety too! Feel like it's just another pill to swallow. I'm a pharmaceutical junkie :-( So very sad! Pills. pills. and more pills! F 52 13 years
12/16/2007
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 2  Anxiety, depression Was taking Zoloft; anxiety was increasing, Dr. added Buspar. Depression increased, changed to Serzone plus Buspar; experienced, initial response was improved for about 1 wk, then increased both meds per dr.....became manic/depressive, increase in frequency and intensity of migraine, became suicidal, experienced Serotonin syndrome....shivering, agitation, confrontive, neg chgs in mental status, memory problems, itching...... Buspar may have caused or contributed to abnormal increase in BP. F 52 4 months
8/25/2001
 1  anxiety disorder I was on Buspar for about 2 months. I was taking 15mg in the morning and 15mg in the evening. I would get a buzzing sensation in my head for about 15 minutes after taking Buspar. This went away after about 3 weeks and it did seem to help the tension I was feeling from anxiety. After about 3 to 4 weeks my anxiety actually increased, my mind was racing most of the time and I had insomnia 2 to 3 times a week. These symptoms increased until I finally had to get off Buspar. I feel 100% better now and I wished I never had taking it. M 52 60 days
11/10/2006
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 1  bipolar depressive w/major anxiety had paramedics take me to er.tremors numbness in feet and hands,sweating hands and feet ,high blood pressure,disassociated,eyeball twitch back and forth,very dizzy and loaded, startle reflex high,fear.chest pain very wierid,around breast.Needed to drive(i live in L.A.)very scary.numbness in feet and slowed reflex could hardly feel gas pedal.twitching of limbs. Oh yes, all this from 1 time use of 5 mg.was given ativan at hospital took away my fear of sleeping and never waking up. have taken recreational drugs(LSD)buspar is very freaky and scary. oh yes heart fluttering rapid pulse.BAD DRUG I never want to be in this state physically and mentally ever again. P.S. when i was calling for help this stupid RN on a help line no less said"oh buspar is like taking asprin" I like to find her,confine her and make her take the drug and get my symptoms!!!Such ignorance.It's creepy. F 52 1 days
11/9/2006
 1  Anxiety Severe depression and suicidal ideation, after stopping immediately per provider, I am experiencing severe hopelessness, worry, and panic. Dr. said to ease anxiety with my regular drug Klonopin 1/2 ml. Disrupted my life in a very negative way. Dr. said it was a "paradoxical effect" in which Buspar was actually depleting dopamine and serotonin. Awful experience. F 52 6 days
10mg
5/4/2017
 5  Anxiety A little light headedness 30 after taking but not always As i have read, this doesn't work for everyone. It took about a week to work for me. I was experiencing severe debilitating anxiety. Around day seven i woke up and and felt strangley normal. I even tried to make myself worry or obsess about something but all i felt was relief. I also stayed hydrated excercised and watched my diet. Good luck. M 51 1 months
15mg 2xday
8/3/2015
 5  PTSD, anxiety, depression. None. I take 10mg, twice a day, along with 40mg of Paxil. After trying several other combinations, this one works like a charm. I've using both for approximately a year with tremendous success. M 51
4/26/2007
 4  Generalized Anxiety Disorder MIld episodic "buzziness" or feelings of being a little hyper. Mild diaherrea. Both resolved within a month or so. I am generally pleased with this medication. As a recovering alcoholic, I have to stya away from the benzos and other potentially addictive meds. Buspar is subtle in naction but seems to get the job done.. M 51 2.5 years
2/14/2003
 4  Discontinue use of Xanax Nausea and dizziness first few days, Did not help insomnia yet, temporary Flu-like symptoms I was on Xanax for 5 yrs. at 6 mg a day and the Dr. refused to write any more Rx for it but would not help me wean off it and basiclly went cold turkey and had hallucinations of sight and sound, body twitches,insomnia and tremors couldnt sleep or eat for 4 days and ended up in the hospital, now down to .25mg of xanax 2 x a day and 15mg of Buspar 2 x a day, feeling more energetic hearing and concentration is better, food tastes better, and cigarettes taste bad, I think once the withdrawel of xanax is over it will be better for me, I would reccommend over any benzo drugs and maybe to help quit smoking and get a better appetite M 51 30 days
12/13/2009
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 4  Depression My nurse practitioner gave me this drug for my depression after my citalopram quit working i take it along with venlafaxine so far no side effects! I noticed after 8 days I'm a little more calmer than before! M 51 8 days
7.5 3X day
5/9/2023
 3  GAD, OCD Made me a little tired Buspar was a nice night time drug for me. It calmed me down and helped me sleep. I was told it was not addictive. After three years of taking it I started getting mild flu symptoms. These steadily increased. I talked to my doctor and we decided to come off the Buspar to see if it was responsible. I quit taking it and the next day I had the worst flu I have had in awhile. Stayed home for two days. I went back on the Buspar and got better, but still had moderate flu symptoms. We decided to slowly decrease dosage. I've been off for almost a month and still have headaches, body aches and nausea, but they are SLOWLY improving. This is a hard drug to quit for me. M 51 3 years
45 MG 1X day
9/30/2019
 3  Anxiety Disorder None. Took it for years and then had to quit because of cost. But was switched to Celexa for depression and found I don't need Buspar anymore. F 51 6 years
2/11/2004
 2  anxiety didn't feel it helped at all and had headaches from taking it F 51 5 months
7/3/2004

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