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 | GAD, ADD, BPD | slight cough, enhanced sense of taste (not necessarily a bad side effect!) | This drug has given me so much relief! I have 2x in my life been prescribed other medications - Serzone (1 year), Mirtazapine (1 year). I found very little effect or relief from those - probably because I don't think I suffer from depression at all. With my own research, and MD/therapy help, I pretty much have concluded that I have GAD and ADD, and at stressful times in my life, a version of boderline personality disorder. Buspar has changed so much of that for me. I have calm thoughts, slower and clearer, no crazy or angry or fly off the handle reactions. I rarely worry anymore, or get obsessive in my thinking. My problems in my life have not been seriously debilitating - but over the long term they have been keeping me from being my best self. I hate to admit that a drug could get me back to feeling more like my real self - but Buspar seems to be doing that. It really has taken the edge off, and I feel like I can navigate through life more confidently and with so much less stress. | F | 42 | 2 weeks 10 MG 2X day | 8/17/2010 | 5 | GAD | weird numb/electric feeling in face, lips and hands at first and sometimes now if I somehow double my dose- this feeling was helped by breaking the doses up. Headache and some blurry vision at first and sometimes when I forget a dose. | Helps my GAD immensely. Can't say enough good things. Just woke up in the middle of the night with that "pit of stomach" fear feeling that I get- took 5mg and am now feeling quite sane and unafraid. Even after all this time I'm amazed at how this med takes the edge off. Not in a bennie type of way where I feel major relaxation, tired, spacey, etc- just takes that pit of stomach feeling away. The bennies give me a hangover feeling- this doesn't. I really don't think that this drug is for people that have panic attacks though. Seems to work best for those of us that are just plain, non-stop worriers. It's no cure but it DEFINITELY has helped me with the worry and fear. I do break it up though- no more than 7.5 mg at a time -because I get sides effects if too much at once. For those only on it a month or so- give it more time. However, if you have panic I really don't know if it will help you much. | F | 48 | 5 years 5mg 4X day | 8/18/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | brain zaps, dizziness i was originally on 15mg twice a day but got really dizziness and went down to 7.5mg twice a day which helps alot. I still get a little brain zap but that is it since i switched to a lower dose | This drug takes about one month to really get the full effects from it.. it has helped my anxiety and allows me to have emotions rather than be so up in the air from anxiety.. and a bonus no sexual side effects. I finally can sleep at night with very vivid dreams.. I also take .25mg Klonipin when i go to sleep to help with waking up and having axiety in the middle of the night..I finally feel like a functional person.. Give this med a chance.. Just go on a low dose if you have extreme dizziness.. 7.5mg twice a day It is working for me | F | 35 | 1 months 7.5mg 2X day | 8/8/2010 | 4 | depression, mild alcoholism | Dizziness for about one hour, restless leg syndrome, | This drug has worked much better for me than several SSRIs I have tried (Prozaz, Zoloft, Lexapro). I have more energy and feel much calmer. I do not have the urge to drink or eat compulsively at all. When the thoughts occur, I truly do not want to drink or eat and can go on about my evening doing healthy things like watching a movie, reading, house work without obsessing. I have had no luck with SSRIs, although I would say they improve my mood, the side effects are not tolerable, such as extreme fatigue, indifference, and sexual dysfunction, and none of them helped with the addictions. I'm happy and calm after some seriously stressful events (divorce, raising a child alone on a very limited income). I know I will be okay and can raise my child the way I would like and not by just getting by emotionally. I'm able to see a person in me that I have always hoped was there :) | F | 43 | 5 weeks 7.5 mg 2X day | 6/7/2010 | 4 | anxiety | none really. | this helps anxiety.....but does anyone else notice that it might make you a little more depressed? | F | 44 | 2 days 3X day | 2/7/2010 | 4 | GAD. possible ADD | I take Buspar in the morning now and I do have dizziness, but that has gotten better. I feel really tired for about an hour after taking and have gone back to bed when I'm able. Also, stomach upset, heartburn and intestinal issues. I'm hoping the intestinal issues subside soon! | I was diagnosed with GAD 7 years ago and was given Buspar, which helped, but I never stayed on it more than 3 days because when I took it at night, it interferred with my sleep. I was wide awake about 3 hours after taking it. I'm trying it again, only I'm taking it in the morning. No sleep problems, but feeling fatigued and a little blah. I don't have much motivation to do things. Hopefully, this will wear off. May call the Dr at 2 week mark if no change. | F | 44 | 10 days 5mg 1X day | 10/15/2010 | 4 | ptsd, gad with other symptoms | At 1st occasional sypmtoms were headache, dizzy, irritable, insomnia. None now | I felt terrible the first cpl days but I notice now I don't avoid places or activities, no butterflies, no stomach issues, no heart racing.not craving a xanax anymore to take the edge off.also no sexual side effects!!(Yay).. So far its working! May need to experiment with uping it soon only if down the road I see I may want to maybe to 15mg 3xs a day. | F | 37 | 6 days 10 3X day | 5/17/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | Slight headache, dizziness | I have always been a worrier but as I got older and life got more stressful, my anxiety got worse and it came to a head 2 years ago. My stress was affecting my health so badly that I really couldn’t even live a normal life. My Dr. wanted to put me on Buspar and told me it was safe but I fought it because I didn’t want to be on any medication. I refused to take it and then it just got so bad that I realized that I needed help so I gave it a shot. I decided to take it at night & after a couple weeks, it was almost like I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I was finally feeling like my old self again. It didn’t take away my stress but now, I feel I can handle it better. Or I’m able to just shrug things off when before, no way. I’ve been taking it for 2 years now and I’ve looked at these years as a recovery period for me, like I’m trying to get my life back. When I take it at night, I wake up feeling happy and ready to start the day, like its a re-set button. There are some downsides; I’ve lost my sex drive. Like it’s non existent and my hubby doesn’t like that. I never cry…even when I think I should (ya know, during the sad animal commercials on TV or something), I try and cannot cry for the life of me! I may have gained a few lbs or so but that may not have anything to do w/ the meds since I fluctuate anyway. For the most part, I’m happy w/ it. I probably won’t take it forever but | F | 31 | 2 years 5 mg 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 4 | GAD | Dizziness/Fogginess | I noticed dizziness/fogginess for the first hour or so after taking a dose with food and only for the first week of starting the prescription. I am now taking the medicine at a time other than mealtime and I believe the side effect has lessened as a result. I began taking this medication to stop an eye twitch that I developed three months ago. At eleven days, I still have the twitch but to a much lessor degree and I feel much more even keel than I have in quite some time. Additionally, for any one who has taken a psychotropic drug in the past, I have NOT had a decrease in my libido! I think this medication has been a good choice for me. | F | 37 | 11 days 5 MG 3X day | 4/12/2010 | 4 | anxiety | little dizzy,tired | I take 5 mg at night only. I feel a little light headed but I then go to sleep so I wake up and feel fine. I used to feel sad at the drop of a hat. I now feel that my mood has evened out and that things don't upset me as much. I think the low doseage has helped a lot. If you are having trouble with this medicine maybe try taking it at night so the side effects are less noticeable. | F | 29 | 7 days 5 mg 1X day | 3/14/2010 | 4 | Anxiety and Bruxism/TMJ | Flatulence at first, along with subtle diarrhea, but not entirely sure it is related. Same as others: dizziness and "heavy legs"...a bit disoriented for first hour after taking. Has been getting better as my body becomes accustomed to the drug. | This drug has helped with some of the tension I experience as a result of bruxing and clenching, all related to anxiety. It is a nice replacement to the typical benzo's, which I swore never to go on again. Those things are dangerous. I would highly recommend anyone suffering from mild to moderate anxiety to experiment with Buspar. | F | 28 | 30 days 15MG 1X day | 4/23/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | Farting more often, dizziness withing first hour, feel like I drank a few glasses of wine--then it stops | F | 39 | 4 days 15 1X day | 4/15/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | the only side effect I noticed after about 3 or 4 months on the medication was hair loss and LOTS of it. Has anyone else experienced hair loss on this medicine? | I'm currently taking about 5 mg. once a day in an effort to get off this medicine due to such a severe amount of hair loss especially this past 8 months or so. | F | 63 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 11/30/2010 | 4 | ptsd and severe anxiety | Vivid dreams. | I have severe anxiety and ptsd. I was on zoloft alone (150 mg) and this alone did nothing for me. Now I'm on 100 mg Zoloft and 30 mg Buspar and it's done wonders for me. I was almost hyperventilating due to the severe anxiety prior to taking this combination. I was also becoming afraid of going outside prior to taking this medication. Now I'm very calm. I do occasionally feel some anxiety but it is quite manageable. It hasn't helped much with the ptsd though. | F | 39 | 14 days 15 mg 2X day | 3/21/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | dry mouth | I haven't noticed much obvious improvement, but I definitely haven't been as anxious since I've started taking it. Anyone who says it doesn't work should check with their doctor to see if another medication is causing it to be ineffective. | F | 20 | 4 months 15 2X day | 4/12/2011 | 4 | GAD | Slight dizziness, goes away after a few minutes. No side effects whatsoever. I love this drug. Has pretty much removed all of my daily anxiety. Not as powerful as Xanax but far less side effects. I feel normal again. I am very satisfied. | F | 48 | 2 months 10 mg 2X day | 3/13/2011 | 4 | CPTSD | Brain zaps with rapid eye movement - 20-30 minutes after dosing, that goes away within an hour or so. Don't panic about it...otherwise your anxiety will just get worse. Better with food than without. May take several trials with your doc to get the right dosage --- report any extreme symptoms i.e. nausea, dizziness, extreme sleepiness or fatigue, as this may be a sign over serotonin syndrome. | Doesn't have the instant properties of benzos, but if you remain on benzos too long, tapering and getting off them is really hard. Using stress-relieving techniques while waiting for the Buspar to take effect is usually better. | F | 41 | 12 days 7.5mg 3X day | 2/1/2011 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | At first, electric shocks in my hands, my left eye twitched for about 14 days and I had a sinus headache. this finally subsided except for the mild headache. For the first time as far as I can remember, my brain is quiet and my anxiety has gone down dramatically. I think its a good drug. I took it in college, and didn't like it, but for whatever reason, it works well now (15 years later). I don't have as many obsessive thoughts, and if I do get a few, they are mild and transient. I cannot take Benzo's because they make me depressed, cannot take SSRI's because i get a hyperactive gag reflex and absent libido :(. This drug seems to work really well with another drug. see comments. | Started on Welbutrin for my depression, but was having panic attacks from it, so started Buspar in conjunction to counteract the panic attacks. Was told to take 5mg am/5mg pm, but if it made me too tired, to take the 10 at bedtime. Buspar made me very much awake, so i started taking the full 10mg in the AM with the Welbutrin. That was too much at once. I take my welbutrin when i wake up, and then take the Buspar about 5-6 hours later when the welbutrin seems to kick in. This is working really good. I am not depressed (welbutrin) or anxious (buspar).I would take this on a full stomach so the dizziness and lightheadedness is minimized. The only side effects I have now are: increased urinary frequency, mild headache, and i feel happy. | F | 35 | 20 days 10mg 1X day | 6/24/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | Some insomnia, some nausea | the medication worked for me. Initially I was on a high dose, up to 30 mg BID (60 daily), but within several months reduced the dosage to 10 BID then to 10 hs for about a year. I stopped the med about 6 months ago and have found myself getting increasingly anxious so plan to resume a low dose and see if that helps. For me I did find it helpful and useful. It also helped with occasional depressive symptoms. | F | 53 | 4 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/6/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | F | 28 | 4 months 15 3X day | 7/19/2011 |