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 |
| 5 | anxietyt | almost none. I get real sleepy if I sit down after taking it but if I am moving, I don't notice it. When I first started taking it, I noticed slight dizziness after 30 minutes that would last a few minutes. That went away after a month. | This drug changed my life! I noticed by end of the first week an immediate difference. My constant worry was gone, and the obsessive thoughts went away. I became a happier, calmer person. Another thing that I like is if you skip a dose, there are no side effects like with other medications I tried. I once skipped a whole weekend because I forgot to pack my pills and I was fine. Just a side note, every time I went off of it, within 3 months, my symptoms came right back. That's how I know it works. | F | 30 | 5 years | 1/1/2007 | 5 | Anxiety | Insanely vivid dreams (sometimes very pleasurable, more rarely very distressing). Dry mouth when I wake up in the morning. Mild "high" feeling after taking for maybe half an hour. | Taking 5mg 3/day. Helped a lot with anxiety so far. | F | 18 | 8 days | 12/14/2005 | 5 | complex post traumatic stress disor | None | It's a miracle. Intrusive thoughts are stopped cold, I can actually feel it working. I was able to cut back on the Xanax I was taking and will eventually eliminate it, in the future. I suffer from (diagnosed) cptsd due to extreme trauma and was at a point where I could barely function and was actually considering the possibility that I would not be able to continue living this way. It can't erase the cause of this horror in my life, but so far it has certainly eased the effects. | F | 65 | 7 days 10 MG 2X day | 2/25/2013 | 5 | BoostEnergy/anxiety/mild depression | Short-term memory loss, slight headache. | I went to the Dr. for mild/seasonal depression, high anxiety, and chronic low energy. The low energy has not been dealt with and on-going for about 2-3 years. The Dr. tried Escitalopram 10 mg, but drowsiness, dry mouth, trouble sleeping, confusion, and muscle weakness was bad. Dr. tried Buspar 15 mg. but start with 5mg in A.M. and 5 mg. P.M. I have started to do 10 mg. A.M. and 5 mg in the PM, which seems to be working well. The morning seems to be more energized, happier, and outgoing. Taking more in the evening made me more tired, so I do the 5 mg. I happy with the results in the energy boost, which has helped the mild-depression, but the anxiety has lessoned. I think this is the right dose and medicaiton for my needs. | F | 39 | 15 days 5 - 7.5 2X day | 4/15/2013 | 5 | anxiety attacks | No side effects | F | 28 | 2 years 15 | 12/23/2012 | 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 | PTSD | Heart palpitations, short term memory loss, increased anxiety the first two weeks. Very vivid dreams. | I started taking 5mg 2 x a day and experienced constant heart palpitations and a feeling of fogginess I couldn't shake. My Dr. suggested I go up to 10mg 2 x a day-after a few days of this I experienced what I like to call loss of impulse control-after having a few drinks in a nightclub I punched a woman in the face for disrespecting me. I went back down to 5mg 2 x a day, and have had no problems since. My anxiety is at a record low, I sleep through the night, I wake up in the morning singing-this medication changed my life. I highly recommend it to those suffering from PTSD. I do have some short term memory loss and very vivid dreams, but I am happy than I have ever been. A fair trade! | F | 44 | 90 days 5 mg 2X day | 3/22/2013 | 5 | Anxiety,OCD | The first two days of taking Buspar, I had NO anxiety. Nothing has ever worked that good for me before. Unfortunately the third day, I went into a deep depression. The fourth day, I ended up with tingling through my entire body, my left arm went completely numb, severe confusion, vision cloudiness and vision loss, followed by a severe headache. The aftermath ended in tingling and tremors throughout my body and confusion that lasted another 2 days. The doctor told me it was more than likely side effects of Buspar. I loved this medicine until that happened. Great pill but the side effects were awful for me. I'm disappointed I have to quit taking it. | F | 25 | 7 days 10 | 2/16/2012 | 5 | Anxiety/depression | I feel exhausted for the first hour or so after I take it, and sometimes I get dizzy. In the beginning it made me nauseous as well. HOWEVER, the drug has helped me tremendously. I still have anxious thoughts, but resolving them is so much easier now... All of the physical responses to my anxiety that I used to experience are muted. Also, I find myself feeling happy on a regular basis. | F | 22 | 4 weeks 30mg/day | 4/28/2012 | 5 | Gad | A little dizziness | This medicine took a few weeks to kick in but then my anxiety completely disappeared, within half an hour of taking I get a bit dizzy but nothing serious. I love this stuff, I slowly increased to 60 mg/day and it has helped me greatly. My pharmacist says it doesn't work for everyone but it has sure helped me. I even went back to college because my anxiety was almost non existent. | F | 48 | 9 months 30 mg 2X day | 12/19/2011 | 5 | GAD and social anxiety | Dizzy 30 min after taking it the first time. Each subsequent time the dizziness was greatly reduced. I take it before bed and late morning with food to help with that side effect. I thought I was going crazy with my anxiety. I had it all say and night along with negative, repetitive racing thoughts. I even was doing some OCD things like counting the hours on the clock repetitively and keeping three different calendars and over visualizing time. I guess I was hanging on by a thread and knowing I made it through another day was a big accomplishment. After my first dose of 10mg buspar I cried. Not because it made me feel awful but because I finally had relief in my brain from all those irrational buzzing thoughts I couldn't stop until now! Also my muscles felt less tense. I always had a kink in my neck from tensing up the muscles in my shoulders and neck from the anxiety. Also my "tension headaches" went away because I wasn't constantly furrowing my brow. I know this doesn't work for every one. And I'm sorry that it doesn't because I would only wish that we could all feel this kind of relief from our anxiety like I did. I think it's best if you haven't been on benzos consistently and if you have GAD or social anxiety disorder. For me, it's been the answer to my prayers. I'm happy to wake up in the morning and get my day started. I'm happy about the future and life in general. Most of all I'm relieved that I don't have to live like that anymore. | F | 33 | 6 days 20mg | 2/2/2012 | 5 | anxiety anger irrability | Stomach upset | F | 39 | 10 days 5mg 2times | 9/9/2013 | 5 | Anxiety and Panic Attacks | Increaesd thirst, slight headaches, loss of appetite and tired...but I don't lack energy if that makes sense. It's a great drug for anxiety so far. | I took Buspar about 15 years ago and it made me very dizzy and didn't seem to work. However, I started taking it again two days ago and I do not experience any dizziness. I am pleasantly surprised that this is working. The only problem is that I enjoy wine once and a while and I had a glass tonight. It did not mix well with Buspar. I felt like I was wasted. I hope this goes away. Also, this drug is not supposed to be addictive or make you gain weight. We will see. | F | 35 | 2 days 5 mg 1X day | 12/8/2011 | 5 | anxiety | Initially: dizziness, low-grade nagging headache, tingling. After about a week, these went away. The worst part: a short but viciously extreme period of anxiety amplification, about a week in. | After two weeks, there is vast improvement. I feel like myself again. The stresses in my life are still there and unresolved, but I can cope with them, and I feel SO MUCH BETTER. That being said, it was not a great two weeks of adjustment. For three or four days, about a week into it, the anxiety was actually increasing. The physical symptoms: that escalating spine tension, the racing heart, the zero-to-sixty panic--there were a few times when I felt those symptoms when there was just no reason for it--there was a physical anxiety manifestation with no emotional cause. A bizarre feeling. And worse, there was an incident where there was an emotional cause, and the reaction was so magnified and out of proportion that it was unlike anything that had come before--almost out of control. That has all passed (hopefully for good), but the anxiety amplification was bad. Very. | F | 47 | 14 days 10 mg 3X day | 9/27/2012 | 5 | Anxiety w/ Peri-menopause | Lightheaded, dizzy, tired, foggy headaches, weird upper back discomfort, muscle twitches, ringing in the ears, very vivid dreams. | This drug has been a lifesaver. Due to some very stressful life events: divorce, custody battle, layoff, move, combined with peri-menopause, I went into full blown anxiety attacks and went to the ER twice in 2 weeks. I was originally prescribed Lexapro and some other drug for my anxiety, but it left me so brain fuzzy I could not deal so I stopped after only 5 days. Spoke w my doctor about the peri-menopause and how my anxiety would worsen at certain times around my cycle. She prescribed be Buspar at 7.5 twice a day to start. It immediately started helping. The side effects did go away after a month, and since that time I have played around a lot with the dosage. I've taken 30 mg a day, but am now taking 7.5 three times a day. My anxiety is still there - it's weird, during stressful times I still will get the rapid heart beat, sweaty palms, etc... but I don't go to that "bad place" of feeling out of control. The physical anxious feelings are there, but the mental, out of control feelings are not - and that is a godsend. Also, I no longer have the constant, crazy, unwanted thoughts that consumed me during the worst of my anxiety and panic attacks. That is gone. I'm now able to enjoy my children, get out of the house and live a fairly normal life. I was also able to quit smoking 3 days after starting this med. I haven't craved a cig since... | F | 48 | 6 months 15 to 30 3X day | 1/30/2013 | 5 | Anxiety | Let me just start of by saying- I hate taking drugs! Ugh. So i have debated and tried so many. Hated everything I took- lexapro, welbutrin and a few others. But when I started to get full blown panic attacks from my anxiety I knew I had to stop being a baby and try something and stick to it. Then I got the Buspar. Since I'm a pill phob, I break my 7.5 my in half. So I really am only taking 3.25 twice a day. It's great. I tried a full pill once and I was too much in a dream state. I want to feel like me! If the Buspar is making u dizzy or tired, your my are way too high!!! Omg I saw some on here for 30 mg???? I'd be in a damn comatose!! And I'm not tiny. I'm 5'3" 160lbs. Go low! This stuff is great. I'd give it a 5 but it's only been a few days. Now mind you, I tried this on and off for about 2 months (remember, I'm a drug weirdo!) but anxiety was so bad I knew I couldn't control it myself. And it's great for depression too! Just try a low LOW dosage. You'll see the difference. Trust me- I hate them all. This is the only one that works! Best of luck to you all. You're not alone!! ;) | F | 37 | 4 days 7.5 | 9/20/2012 | 5 | Anxiety, obsessive thoughts. | A little buzz in my head when I take the first one in the am. I tried to wean myself off but found I was getting obsessive thoughts and pretty severe anxiety. I'm afraid I may need to take it forever... | F | 56 | 10 years 20-30 mg | 7/22/2012 | 5 | anxiety | brains zaps for about 20 minutes after dosage in the beginning, light headed for a short while, headache for first week, no real side effects after 3 weeks | Excellent drug for my anxiety. I no longer ruminate obsessively over imagined conflicts. My mind has quieted down. My self esteem is back and I look forward to getting out of bed. Truly has enriched my life. Colors seem brighter. I smile and laugh again. | F | 59 | 9 weeks 20 2X day | 10/23/2012 | 5 | Anxiety | At first, I had a slight headache but only on the first day... After that, smooth riding. | F | 40 | 3 days 30mg | 10/21/2012 | 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 |