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 |
| 1 | OCDchild,then pot,LSD=high anxiety | akathisia, tense throughout body, have to bounce legs, clench hands, punch walls. very intense and unpleasant dreams causing insomnia. very disturbing loss of memory. feeling of not being myself. | I'm very glad this med works so well for so many people on this site. I can also really empathize with those who have found it awful. Cliché: we all have different biochemisty. Very low doses of 5 mg seem to help somewhat lower my need for xanax, concern about which led me to try buspar. But even 10 mg buspar can trigger the above symptoms. | M | 63 | 4 months 5-30 mg 1X day | 4/6/2010 | 1 | ANXIETY | M | 32 | 7 2X day | 1/20/2011 | 1 | gad | more anxiety | doctors prescribe this crap to shut you up. look up the studies that show it is no better than placebo. vodka is a way better choice than this crap. | M | 33 | 30 days 30 2X day | 12/11/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Sleep was very poor or non-existant | M | 44 | 2 weeks ? 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | anxiety | Took about 15 years ago. This drug was hell on earth. I was told by the doctor that this new (at the time it was) Drug was so great with no side effects, he didn't know how it worked. I had severe anxiety, I didn;t sleep for three days, every time I closed my eyes, I would see things racing all over the place. HELL-ON-EARTH !!!!!!!!!! | I hape no one else ever has the side effects I had. You'll want to end it all..... | M | 62 | 5 days don't reme 2X day | 6/2/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Started out for first few days ok then it spiraled into really bad stomach and evil horrible nightmares..... | Maybe I should have given it more time but I just couldn't take my particular side effects felt awful after about 3 or for days on! | M | 69 | 14 days | 2/16/2018 | 1 | Severe Acute Anxiety Disorder | This is a horrible medication. I started it for the first couple days without any side effects, coming out of a hospital ward where they prescribed it to me ( I have almost paralyzing social phobia), after I was on it though, they discharged me and all was well, until the side effects set in. It began as tremors, just slight ones, a headache; and a kind of drunk feeling that I couldn't shake. Then things progressed from bad to worse, my anxiety went through the roof, I was shaky, eating everything in sight but unable to stop feeling hungry; to the point where I would literally vomit. After that, I got a fever, and started having strange insomnia/ temperature flashes; it was like living in hell; literally. First I couldn't sleep, then I couldn't wake up, I thought it was going to kill me. This drug, this thing; its not good, I don't care what "long term" studies they have done. this medication is akin to poison that I have never experienced before in my life (and I have been p | Eight days in I stopped taking it completely, cold turkey, day two of being off it, and I feel worlds better than before, honestly; if going through hell is a good fix for anxiety, by all means; pop the pill. But if you are like me, and have a brain, stay away from Buspar, it is a horrible horrible treatment option, you are much better of with effexor celexa, prozac, zoloft, ect. medications that have been tested for half a century rather than a decade, please; trust me on this. Buspirone is not safe, in any way shape or form. Also, Tardive Diskenisia (uncontrolable facial twitching and jerking) can and does happen far more often than the 'test results' say, and is most often permanent. Stay away from this poison, I am begging you. Email me if you need any more details about this medication or alternatives to it that work far better. | M | 23 | 8 days 5Mg 3X day | 8/8/2011 | 1 | i realized that about 20 minutes after i take my pill of 30mg buspar i get body zaps very bad, and have very bad headaches and it makes me extreamly tired. I DO NOT LIKE THIS AT ALL | i do not like buspar. ive been taking the max dosage which is 60mg a day, and all i can say is... its worthless. i had some hopes for this drug at first, but now after taking it for about 3 good months it is not helping me at all. I was put on 4mg a day valium which seemed to do the trick for me, but my doctor hasnt precribed me the valium anymore, which now leaves me with constant anxiety attacks and panic. | M | 16 | 2X day | 5/18/2011 | 1 | anxiety | took t once and it took away my imagination, which makes me pretty depressed because after not taking it for 2 months my imagination still hasnt come back. my mind is so blank! | it sucks | M | 23 | 1 days 10 mgs 1X day | 7/3/2011 | 1 | libido issues | made me horribly depressed and withdrawn from others | i dont like this med, i was hoping it would help with libido issues caused by effexor, but no. | M | 22 | 7 days 5 mgs 1X day | 7/11/2011 | 1 | anxiety | it did NOTHING for me, an absoluely worthless drug | pick something else please | M | 29 | 3 months 30 2X day | 7/25/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Horrible nasty, life threading side affects. Developed serotonin narcosis, highly elevated blood pressure 180/115 pounding heart, heart palpitations, severe anxiety, panic attacks, elevated blood pressure dilated pupils, high body temperature, profuse sweating, severe mania, accompanied by psychosis, and insomnia, restlessness. Also developed a rather severer withdraw syndrome(they are full of it when they tell you that it's not addictive) all off the same seratonin symptoms accompanied by nausea, intense and sharply painful stomach cramps even worse mania and disorienting psychosis ( I am a schizophrenic, my doctor had absolutely no business giving me this drug, or anyone for that matter), tremor, irritability, almost hostile type attitude, much to much energy, muscle spasms particularly the neck, severe headache to the extreme off putting me into tears, numbness in arms and legs, cold sweats, dizziness, slight allergic reaction, burning in arms and neck, disassociated feeling, slight euphoria, tachycardia, chest pains, and lived with the ever concerning threat of malignant hyperthermia, taking the drug and discontinuing it, threat of both serotonin narcosis, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, all of which are life threatening. Develop two or more of these syndromes at one time, and your a goner now, not only is this the worst drug I have ever experienced. But it is never to be prescribed to patients with biped manic or schizophrenic tendencies. To compound this, I was neglig | M | 33 | 10 days 30 mg | 6/1/2013 | 1 | Anxiety | My god I had problems from the beginning. Horrible vivid dreams, very lightheaded and dizzy and eventually panic attacks. Had to take Xanax just to take the edge off. While everyone is different, this drug did nothing for me. Perhaps I needed to give it more time but I'm not willing to go through the hell I've been in the last three days. Just my humble opinion. | M | 35 | 3 days 15 MG 2X day | 11/17/2011 | 1 | depression/anxiety | Depression/ panic attacks and extreme anxiety, stomach problems, dizzy. | this was one of the worst anti depressant ive taken. it gave me a panic attack about 30mins after taking it evertime. i stopped taking it and i was on a 7 hour trip from my grandmas house to home and i had a terrible panic attack for 6 hours straight, the worst longest one ive ever had. i almost went to the E.R. and honestly considered jumping out of the car and killing myself. this stuff sucks | M | 19 | 1 months ? 1X day | 11/29/2011 | 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 | 1 | anxiety | No side effects occured. | Several Drs. I've had spoken how great Buspar is for anxiety. Not for me. Absolutely no change in anxiety level. No decrease, even after 2 months. Finally a new psychiatrist said stop the Klonopin and take 1mg twice a day. And I feel calmer and more relaxed. Yes it might be addicting but I can live my life again and after a brief period of tiredness it passes. | M | 41 | 60 days 3X day | 7/28/2012 | 1 | anxiety | I took it on/off for 1.5 years and do I ever regret it. Buspar nearly ruined my life. It turned me into a different person. I HATED every minute of every day while on this medication. I didn't want to get up in the AM, couldn't sleep, always felt like a zombie, socially withdrawn. Now I have permanent tinnitus. I once had a mind like a steel trap; now I'm forgetful and have difficultly concentrating. I feel very awkward in social situations. | This drug is crap, just like all the rest of them. I will never take another pill for the rest of my life. I think drug companies and doctors alike should be ashamed of the way they push this poison on innocent consumers. DO NOT take this drug or any other anti-anxiety or anti-depressant. They will ruin your life! | M | 30 | 1.5 years 15 MG 2X day | 6/25/2012 | 1 | anxiety | weight gain, severe double vision, muscle aches, constipation severe. | 2 | M | 41 | 2 months 30 mg 2X day | 12/25/2011 | 1 | Anxiety & depression | Tiredness | This drug relieved my anxiety - I just stopped caring. About EVERYTHING. I got off it and came to the realization that my anxiety was caused by my boss being an idiot and the depression was caused by the hopelessness of my situation, so I quit my job instead and that was a lot better solution than just masking the problem. | M | 25 | 2 years 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Stay away from this drug! It caused a permanent tinnitus in my ears, even months after stopping the med. This side effect ist horrible. | M | 40 | 2 months 30 1X day | 3/1/2012 |