BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (961 Ratings)

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 ANTIANXIETY

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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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 2  Anxiety Severe headaches and nausea. Dizziness also. I have been taking it for a month to decrease anxiety and panic type symptoms. It was prescribed .5 three times per day as needed. I did very well taken it 3 times per day for 2.5 weeks straight and missed one day and took it the next....bad headaches, dizziness and nausea again. I also have a script from my endo for Xanax that I also take as needed for the past 4 years. No side effects at all. Maybe this is the wrong med for me. I did not notice any changes. I don't know. Will talk to the prescribing doctor gyne next week. Maybe the Xanax is enough. It works when I need it. Most doctors are fearful and addiction. Have not had any at all. So I had very high hope for the Buspar but the side effects don't seem to be worth it. Possibly with consistent use they go away. F 51 30 days
1/2/2009
 1  anxiety Nausea, headache, crying, nervousness, scary dreams, over emotional Never could take more than 1/2 tab (5mg) without terrible nausea. Would take one tablet before sleep, then half tabs three times throughout day. With this increase very depressed, crying. Very tired but could not stay asleep due to strange dreams suddenly awaken in panic. Also would have flashes of odd old memories long forgotten. Constant state of panic trying to get to "therapeutic" dose doctor recommended. This drug was presented to me as a trouble free rarely any problems solution. I am off this med and want to share my experience to help others. M 51 6 weeks
10MG 4X day
7/20/2018
 5  PTSD , Generalized Anxiety, OCD Severe dizziness first 30 minutes after taking it. Went away over time. This medicine has helped me so much. I finally feel normal. Antidepressants have never been helpful and make everything worse. This medicine is mild but very effective. F 50 2 years
30
11/22/2019
 5  Anxiety and Depression At my initial dose of 10mg/day I felt emotionally numb and like I was watching a movie of my life, instead of living my life. I have since cut back to 2.5mg/day and all is good. I was started on 10mg day (5mg in morning and 5mg in afternoon). The first 2 days it moderately increased my anxiety for about 30 minutes after each dose. But on all subsequent days it eliminated my anxiety completely. In fact, too well. It eliminated all my emotions. I felt I was watching a movie of my life, instead of living my life. So I kept reducing the dose until I found the sweet spot at 2.5mg/day. Anxiety is 90% gone, and I'm not emotionally numb. Also, I find it to lessen some fatigue I had, which is nice. But not in a stimulant way that interferes with sleep. M 50 2 months
1.25mg 2X day
12/17/2016
 5  Anxiety Drowsiness, especially first days & month. Appetite increased & had carb cravings along with some weight gain. To deal with this, I cleared my schedule & stayed home for the first few days so that I could sleep through the extreme drowsiness. Thereafter I set my alarm to wake me up at 5am to take the meds, went back to sleep & awoke at 7am feeling okay. I did this for about 2-3 weeks until my body got used to the medicine. It was manageable after that. Wonderful for me. I feel calmer, less stressed out feelings. It's also had a positive side effect: Before this, when I ate sugary carbs I had low blood sugar symptoms & extreme irritability. I was also sensitive to stimulating activities, loud music, being around people. Buspar made all that go away. I can eat anything with no reaction & the sensitivity was greatly reduced. Regarding weight gain, I started eating carefully, stopped eating most high carb foods like cookies, & started walking for exercise. My weight went down & carb cravings became manageable. Buspar worked & still works for me. F 50 5 years
30 mg/day
11/28/2016
 5  anxiety, fixating on negatives initially dose was too high and I felt spacey...lowered dose and have had no side effects GREAT drug for me. No more anxiety. I can think about things without dwelling on them or fixating on them. Must be on the right dose and it works. F 50 4 years
3/19/2008
 4  GAD headaches, dizzy when turning eyes and/or head Didn't notice medication working. Noticed the GAD symptoms reducing intensity and frequency M 50 8 years
12/24/2008
 4  anxiety and depressoin drowseyness dry mouth weight gain and headache I can tell that I am getting better, no longer feel like crying all the time. I can deal with daily problems and not worry that I didn't make the right choices. No more mood swings! F 50 5 weeks
11/8/2001
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 4  anxiety headaches, slight dizziness Headaches ceased after first week. Hoping dizziness will also. Sleeping much better at night. Tried Zoloft but too many side effects. So far it is working and not even in my system good yet. Taking 15 mg. daily, (5 mg. 3 X daily). I recommend you try Buspar for your anxiety. An inexpensive medication also. F 50 1.5 weeks
9/12/2004
 3  Anxiety 15 mg bid, in about 6-7 days started experiencing insomnia, restlessness, additional anxiety. Discontinued. I used to take 10 MG bid several years ago and found it effective M 50 10 days
4/14/2008
 3  Anxiety Dizziness 15 minutes after taking it. Some fatigue and not sure if some depression. Helped with anxiety. This has helped me with some side effects. My doctor started me off VERY slowly since I am extremley sensistive to meds and was petrified to take this, but my anxiety had rocketed out of control. He started me on 2.5 mg per day, working up to current 15mg. I can't take all 15mg at once, so I take 5 mg. when I start breakfast, 5mg. when I'm done with breakfast and 5mg. at lunch. My doc advised me not to take it too late in the day since, for me, it got me sort of "revved up" and it was hard for me to sleep. I still don't sleep very well, but I have noticed this has taken me back to my "normal anxious" self. I'll never be a laid back person, but this has allowed me to feel more like myself. Perimenopause has really affected me in so many ways, and one of them was having my anxiety go off the charts. I have noticed some weight gain, but not sure if this is due to Buspar or menopause. On occassion I take a half a Xanax if my anxiety is really off the charts. Nothing is as effective for me as Xanax, but I'm very wary of being on that for any extended period of time. Was on Xanax when this all started for about a month and was getting rebound anxiety. None of my docs are fans of Xanax except for true situational reasons for very, very short periods of time. F 50 365 days
5mg 3X day
8/21/2010
 3  anxiety First night frequent urination and insomnia. Second day- somewhat dizzy, let down. Third Day- calm, but still down mood & dizzy. How can such a small dose affect me? M 50 3 days
3.75 2X day
9/12/2010
 2  anxiety , racing heart dizziness Heart burn, which I have never experienced before and it is bad and there is still no relief from the fast fluttering in my chest. My doc would have preferred to give me a beta-blocker, but says he cannot becasue of me having asthma ( even though it is normally mild )However, early days yet.I am also on 30mg metazapine daily for depression and 7.5 mg Zopliclone at night. I asked my doctor if I could stop taking the metazapine but he strongly recommends not to. Any one else on this medication regime? Apart from taking the drugs and making myself manage to hold down a full time job is there anything else I can be doing to help myself ? F 50 3 days
5mg 3X day
2/4/2010
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 2  GAD Headache, nausea, vomiting, increased anxiety, depression At times it felt like Buspar was working however it seemed to increase anxiety overall. Some days felt great but others I felt terrible, headache, nausea would get nauseated and vomit daily. Would get extremely tired and sleepy. Going through withdrawal after quitting cold turkey. Extreme headache for 4 weeks, panic attack that put me in the bed for four days. Absolutely miserable experience. Has impacted my ability to function at work. M 50 5 months
15 mg
11/21/2018
 2  Anxiety Headache, slight dizziness and extreme itching. First week-mostly good, perhaps a few episodes of blurry vision. Second week-same as first but a few bad headaches when I woke up. Third week-more headaches and itchiness begins. Hands, feet, legs, scalp, constant itching and when i would scratch for relief, the itchiness intensified. Kept me awake and was uncomfortable. Stopped Buspar. Perhaps I am allergic. F 50 22 days
5MG/3x 3X day
4/1/2022
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 1  Anxiety Muscle pain in legs and chest. Feel very stiff and sore. Ironically the chest pain makes the anxiety worse. F 50 60 days
5mg 1X day
8/1/2022
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 1  anxiety, migraine Light headed shortly after ingestion which lasted about an hour. Sleep disturbances. Did almost nothing for anxiety, made migraine frequency a bit less. But I had to stop because of the terrible dreams at night which woke me up. Sometimes I could get back to sleep, other times no. This happened almost every night - sometimes twice per night if I could get back to sleep. The only thing that is effective for me is diazapam and the docs are afraid to prescribe it nowadays even though it worked for me for years. M 50 6 months
10 2X day
3/16/2019
 1  GAD Felt like heart was going to pound out of chest, extreme vertigo to the point I could not do anything but lay on couch and watch tv in a stupor, and highest BP ever. Was afraid to even get in the car and drive. I put off adding to my Wellbutrin for a year then checked into it and heard it was an effective combo so I decided to try as things were getting worse for me. I guess this was just not for me. I assume that I will just have to up the Wellbutrin dose as I have been on for 2 years with NO side affects. F 50 3 days
5 mg 3X day
8/3/2020
 5  Anxiety, panic attacks None It’s working. No panic attacks, fewer heart palpitations, better handling stress. Has relieved a lot of physical symptoms related to anxiety as well. No side effects that I’ve noticed. F 49 7 days
30 mg
9/1/2019
 5  Anxiety, Bipolar Dry mouth,some sleep changes, weight loss, higher libido, more relaxed, more patient. Like anything else, no medication is 100% perfect, sometimes the bipolar comes out, and anxiety creeps up,everyone has their limits. F 49 1 years
10
1/23/2016
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