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 |
| 2 | severe anxiety and panic attacks | None | This drug did absolutely nothing, even after upping the dose. It was basically like taking a placebo that tasted horrible and couldn't be taken with grapefruit. | F | 25 | 2 months | 9/7/2006 | 2 | Anxiety Disorder | The first day I had insomnia on 5mg 2x's a day; so doc said to take it once a day at 5mg. I had the worst headaches for 3 weeks and started getting depressed and angry. Also I would have highs and lows all day like a roller coaster...one minute hyper then tired as could be..I only recommend it to people that have severe anxiety and even then I don't know. I'm just gonna go back to my xanax when needed:) | Anyone that stopped taking it feel free to email me...was just wondering what side effects you had? | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 6/14/2006 | 2 | Anxiety | dizziness, leg pain, vertigo | I felt a great and dizzy/pleased/calm when I first took it in the morning. Very dizzy, but not terribly unpleasant. Sometimes Brain Zaps...but the more I took it, the more I realized my legs were feeling both numb and painful. Felt like I had been running for miles each day and increasingly more painful. | F | 24 | 3 months | 10/6/2007 | 2 | 6 months | not good for long term use. | vivid dreams,headaches, and dizziness | F | 28 | 6 months | 10/22/2005 | 2 | anxiety | Well... I never had "panic" attacks before I started this stupid drug. | F | 22 | 2 months | 2/23/2007 | 2 | anxiety, depression | I was prescribed this as adjunct to my current 450 mg wellbutrin xl. The first dy with buspar (5 mg 3x daily) I had numb hands and feet, dificulty breathing, broke out in a rash, was awfully itchy, had a high fever. | Because I have no insurance (not even medi-cal) I go through county services and am not able to contact a doctor for another 3 monthes to discuss these side effects. I have not seen most of these listed anywhere, but wish I would hav been forewarned, as they are very disturbing. The fever, itchiness especialy, | F | 24 | 1 days | 9/13/2006 | 2 | anxiety | Maybe too early to comment, have only been on it for 5 days...I have been doing extensive internet reading on comments since the night I filled the script. All I can say is the only thing that has kicked in is the slugishness that I feel throughout the day. I will give it another week before I throw in the towel. If anyone thinks there is light at the end of the tunnel please post. Thanks [email protected] | F | 44 | 5 days | 9/26/2006 | 2 | anxiety | Weight gain (last thing I needed), fluid retention/ increased blood pressure, twitchy eyelids | It worked fine at first-- I was able to function in extremely stressful situations without feeling drugged. Then I noticed increased appetite, and my weight crept up. In the last two weeks I've experienced puffiness (fluid retention), increased blood pressure, and annoying twitches in my eyelids. I only take 5 to 10 mg a day; when I stopped the drug for a few days, the twitching and fluid retention went away, then came back when I started the buspirone again. I'd recommend the drug only for short-term relief of acute anxiety, and even then it's not for everyone. | F | 55 | 4 months | 3/1/2006 | 2 | Anxiety | Buspar relieved my anxiety, but at a high cost. I began suffering from depression one week after starting the Buspar, so my doctor added Imipramine (I've taken this before, with no side effects) to the mix. That seemed to reduce the depression. But then came the fatigue. I could hardly get out of bed in the morning. Within two years I went from being physically fit and healthy (other than some anxiety)to being forty pounds overweight with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I also developed gallbladder problems. I stopped the Buspar two months ago. I had a pretty bad anxiety backlash for about a month, then I returned to normal. The anxiety is gone, but now I have to deal with all the medical problems I developed because of the Buspar. | F | 44 | 2 years | 6/5/2002 | 2 | anti-anxiety | Couldn't sleep, had the weirdest dreams of my life, didn't feel any less anxious than before. | I may not have given this drug enough time, but after experiencing 3 weeks of sleepless nights and when I did sleep I had the most bizarre dreams ever, I gave up. | F | 44 | 3 weeks | 10/6/2006 | 2 | Anxiety | headache,dizzy feeling,chest tightness | as of today it's only been a week BUT if these dizzy,headaches don't stop soon......... Not sure it's working on Anxiety | F | 45 | 7 days | 8/24/2002 | 2 | anxiety | Maybe too early to comment, have only been on it for 5 days...I have been doing extensive internet reading on comments since the night I filled the script. All I can say is the only thing that has kicked in is the slugishness that I feel throughout the day. I will give it another week before I throw in the towel. If anyone thinks there is light at the end of the tunnel please post. Thanks [email protected] | F | 44 | 5 days | 9/26/2006 | 2 | anxiety | It did nothing at all. Couldn't tell I took it. | F | 33 | 14 days | 5/2/2004 | 2 | anxiety | didn't feel it helped at all and had headaches from taking it | F | 51 | 5 months | 7/3/2004 | 2 | anxiety | I enjoyed the vivid dreams because I could finally sleep. My anxiety went away, but I gained 30 lbs. I finally quit taking it cold turkey in April and the anxiety is back full force but the weight is finally coming off six months later. I was not aware of the possible weight gain when I started taking the drug. I could not figure out that despite my regular workouts and healthy eating I gained more weight every time I went to the dr. | Do not take this drug if you are weight conscious! | F | 27 | 18 months | 11/22/2004 | 2 | panic attacks anxiety | very light headed and nautious, also felt very panicked after the first day. All most feel as i am outside of my body and always dehyderated. Had very vivid nightmare last night. | probably go off of it very soon because it makes me not feel like myself | F | 19 | 5 days | 9/15/2004 | 2 | GAD | Brain zaps, headaches, increased anxiety severe, irritable, shaky, nausea | I posted before on Buspar. Seems to me that many of us w/ GAD & panic don't get much if any relief from Buspar. I've tried buspar 2x's now in the last 7 yrs and no relief, only made me worse by day 4-5 in 2000 was on for months no relief. Anyone trying something that works? Love to hear from you. I've tried many & nothing helps but the anti-anxiety meds. | F | 38 | 5 days | 6/28/2007 | 2 | anxiety | It took me time to realize what I was feeling were side effects from Buspar. I had tingling and numbness in my legs, muscle spasms and a stiff neck. I would also have shaking hands and tingling on the top of my head. | I stopped taking Buspar about 2 weeks ago and am still waiting for all of the side effects to go away. I remember stopping lexapro and it was at least a month before I felt like myself. Not a drug I would recommend to anyone. | F | 40 | 4 months | 9/2/2007 | 2 | anxiety/depression | light-headedness, nausea at first. After several months, un-explained generalized itching. | F | 37 | 6 months | 4/21/2005 | 2 | Anxiety | Very sleepy for about an hour. Grinding stomach pain. | Worked well for a while, not as many side effects for me as SSRIs. Then the stomach pain started and I got where I couldn't take it any more, with food or without. | F | 46 | 6 months | 1/26/2005 |