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 | gad, panic attacks | I was getting intense "brain zaps" sporadically. I developed a tension headache to the point of the muscles between my eyebrows being sensitive to touch as if they were bruised. Mild nausea, not too bad if you eat with the pill. OVRERWHELMING sadness/depression and bouts of sobbing for no specific reason. I didn't feel like myself... I'd be so easily irritated or angered that I'd snap on people I loved. It made me VERY sensitive to what others said, even if it was normal conversation I'd start taking things personally. Also, I have a pretty large bladder, but in the last week or so I've had increased frequency of urination. | F | 19 | 3 weeks 5mg 3x | 4/15/2013 | 1 | bipolar depressive w/major anxiety | had paramedics take me to er.tremors numbness in feet and hands,sweating hands and feet ,high blood pressure,disassociated,eyeball twitch back and forth,very dizzy and loaded, startle reflex high,fear.chest pain very wierid,around breast.Needed to drive(i live in L.A.)very scary.numbness in feet and slowed reflex could hardly feel gas pedal.twitching of limbs. Oh yes, all this from 1 time use of 5 mg.was given ativan at hospital took away my fear of sleeping and never waking up. have taken recreational drugs(LSD)buspar is very freaky and scary. oh yes heart fluttering rapid pulse.BAD DRUG I never want to be in this state physically and mentally ever again. P.S. when i was calling for help this stupid RN on a help line no less said"oh buspar is like taking asprin" I like to find her,confine her and make her take the drug and get my symptoms!!!Such ignorance.It's creepy. | F | 52 | 1 days | 11/9/2006 | 1 | anxiety/panic | intensified nervousness, panic, insomnia, shakiness, difficulty swallowing, sweating | I do not recommend taking this drug under any circumstances. In the week I forced myself to be on it, instead of alleviating the chronic anxiety it was supposed to treat, it intensified the symptoms to the point I could hardly function. I could not sleep. I shook all the time. I felt like having panic attacks several times a day. I couldn't chew and swallow food without panicking and had to stay on a liquid diet. I tried going on a lower dose, but that didn't help. By the time day 8 rolled around, I was in such a bad state that I didn't know what day it was an missed a day of work. A small dose of Clonazepam does infinitely better for my anxiety troubles than Buspar does. | F | 34 | 8 days | 8/22/2006 | 1 | anxiety | Increased anxiety, shaking | This drug caused anxiety beyond anything I had ever experienced. I was so nervous I couldn't sleep, and if I did I would wake up in about ten minutes in panic. Increased panic stopped after I stopped taking medicine. | F | 18 | 3 days | 1/3/2007 | 1 | Constant anxiety | The mother of all anxiety attacks! | Wow, was this a mistake. It made my anxiety so much worse that I can't even stick it out past a day and a half to see if the side effects go away. Usually I can do that. If I could give Buspar a negative 5 I would. | F | 40 | 1.5 days | 3/31/2006 | 1 | Anxiety | I have never had a panic attack until I started taking this medication. I have had three major panic attacks and now im nervous to go to work or anywhere away from my home. I am scared Im going to have another panic attack even though I went off the medicine. | F | 23 | 1 months 7.5mg 1X day | 1/16/2012 | 1 | Panic Attacks, Anxiety Disorder | Extreme fear. Panic 24 hours a day. Agitation. Mania. Feeling of unreality. Dizziness. Chest tightness and pain. Heart pounding. High blood pressure. Inability to sleep. Inability to think clearly. Worst feeling I have ever felt. Much worse than panic attack. Felt I would certainly die if I continued taking this drug. | I had been taking Xanax for about 8 years until a new doctor put me on this drug. The Xanax totally controlled my panic disorder and was controlling my high blood pressure caused by the panic attacks, but this doctor did not believe panic disorder existed. He put me on Buspar. After I told him the side effects I was having, he told me to double the dose. I did not think this was a good idea since I already felt like the drug was killing me, so I immediately found a psychiatrist who specializes in panic disorder and he told me to stop taking Buspar immediately because it was the exact opposite of what I needed for my condition. I stopped the Buspar and I felt better right away and within 3 days all the side effects stopped after it got out of my system. The psychiatrist put me back on Xanax and I have had no problems since. | F | 45 | 7 days 1X day | 1/28/2012 | 1 | ANXIETY | No hot flashes, no dry mouth, no insomnia, no energy, NO ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS A HUMAN BEING!!!!! At the end of 13 days I was unable to bathe, feed or dress myself. | I left my bed in the morning (which required massive effort - equal to climbing Mt Everest), made it to the bathroom, tinkled, cupped my hand under the faucet to get water, exhausted myself walking the 15 feet to the sofa, got up at night, repeated the trip to the bathroom and forced myself to return the additional 20 feet to my bed. This went on for three days!!! At that time, since I did feel no anxiety, it occurred to me that though I did not want to die - not at all suicidal - I still felt as if someone wanted to dig me a 6 ft deep hole and go thru the trouble of placing me in it - I was sure I would have no desire to object! Took myslef off and went back to the doc. this may work wonders for some - just not for me!! | F | 48 | 13 days 5 MG 1X day | 6/13/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Tired, very sore leg and feet muscles, nausea and dizziness. | Due to these side effects, I will probably stop taking the medication. | F | 32 | 10 days 10 mg 2X day | 1/4/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Dizziness upset stomach headache insomnia wake up angry and cry for no reason for atleast an hour. ( one episode lasted days) worsened anxiety dry mouth tremors forgetfulness heat flashes fluctuating blood pressure | F | 22 | 3 weeks 45 | 2/7/2012 | 1 | panic disorder, anxiety | Horrible tremors.. extremely irritable. Hostile. Actually increased my anxiety. Increased appetite severely. I gain almost 10 lbs in 2 months and I am only 5` and 25 yrs old. | F | 25 | 2 months 15 mg 2X day | 8/3/2013 | 1 | PTSD | Absolutely horrible. Aside from the jolts and random sporadic movements of all limbs that were violent enough to wake me from a dead sleep, my main issue with buspar was that even though it seemed to wildly increase my appetite, I could not eat because of the nausea! After forcing myself to eat, I'd throw up. This contributed to a very unhealthy weight loss, which had already started to occur due to my condition at the time. Buspar seemed to amplify every negative feeling. I've been on several different medications before, but never was I as violent or angry as I was while on this "medication." After suicidal thoughts started to flood my head, and I dropped to 81 pounds, I told my doctor I would no longer take any medication that would make me hungry yet would not allow me to eat. I've since been off all medications now for two and a half years... and I've never felt better. | F | 23 | 4 months 15mg 2xD | 7/31/2013 | 1 | Anxiety | I was prescribed Buspar 7.5 mg three times a day. I took one dose at noon and I felt very dizzy within 15 minutes. About three hours later I had extreme nausea. At around 8 I had uncontrollable muscle spasms and numbness/weakness on my left side. The spasms continued all night and I only got maybe 30 minutes of sleep. At about 5:30 the next morning I had a severe panic attack with more tremors and chest pain. I went to the ER it was so bad. My doctor has since put me back on my Xanax and has me taking 0.5 mg 3 times a day as needed. It's been two days and my anxiety is still elevated but I'm getting better. | This has been the worst drug I've taken for my anxiety. Hopefully it'll work better for other people. | F | 24 | 1 days 7.5 3X day | 8/10/2012 | 1 | anxiety | Not good at all.Once I got to 30 mg.it affected my mind.I was unsure of my thinking.Then it affects my sensory process.Everything was loud to me.All things in life as very loud.This was awful for me.I just thought it was a panic attack...I wont take another pill in my life time.Busbur was like poision to me... | F | 57 | 1 months yes | 9/11/2012 | 1 | anxiety and seizures | Extreme depression, 20 pounds of weight gain within one year, water retention, and painful joints. After taking medicine 15 milligrams morning 15 milligrams evening I felt like my brain was being electricuted for approximately 20 to 40 minutes after taking this medicine. I am weaning myself off of this medicine for the next 3 months very slowly. Already noticed a decrease in water retention, loss of weight, and no longer painful joints. My mood has changed for the better much BETTER. | F | 39 | 1 years 30mg | 6/29/2013 | 1 | GAD, panic | This was prescribed to me by my doc to wean off of Effexor. At first this drug was awesome... Helped my anxiety, I was great. About 4 months ago I noticed my anxiety increasing. 2 months ago started with racing troublesome thoughts horrible Unspeakable thoughts that i would never normally have. I was also taking ambien at the time. I have since stopped. I have started to taper off these last few days and have started to feel slightly better... This was a horrible experience and I will never take another drug that alters brain chemicals again. | F | 32 | 7 months 10 | 2/2/2013 | 1 | anxiety | did not like it. xanax works better on me. thats it. it just did not seem to help at all | F | 36 | 1 weeks n/a 1X day | 5/23/2011 | 1 | feeling overwhelmed, anxiety | Had constant driving headache, my skull felt like it would burst. I got more depressed, and then just completely flat. I felt half dead, not like myself, and was sleeping 15-16 hours a day. Also had terrible body pains, leg cramping, almost unable to walk (I am a runner). I felt like a non-being. | Would never take it again. I'd rather be the way I was before starting it. At least I felt ALIVE!!Also, mystomach burned so intensely I could not put out the fire. My Nexium, Ranitidine and Tums all were completely inffective. | F | 68 | 3 weeks 15mgX2 2X day | 10/7/2011 | 1 | anxiety | I took this medication for my anxiety when I turned 19, and I was also living with my mom and dad and withdrawing from pain pills. This drug helped with my drug abuse problem at first, then after a while I felt so zombie like. I tried to stop taking the medication but 3 days later when it was all out of my system, my depression got even stronger. It was to much to bare; I would just lay in my bed and cry. So I started taking it again and went back to my emotionless feeling instead of crying all the time and not wanting to be around my friends and family. It was horrible.My doctor doesnt really seem like she cares. Its a free health clinic I pay 7.50 each time I go based on my income. It made me lay around and eat I went from 145-220 lbs in the two years I was taking it. I have no emotions, I couldnt feel anything. It was like I wasnt being myself., like I wasnt even human. I am now off the medication and taking Wellbutrin which helps keep me moving and to lose weight. (also good for de | Even though everyone is different and may have different side effects, I would not recommend this medication to anyone! | F | 20 | 2 years 20 mg 3X day | 10/16/2011 | 1 | Anxiety/Depression | I remember I had taken this medication before back in 2007 but I've recently started taking it and this time I must say it has given me the adverse effect I feel all twichty and shakey I feel as if I'm getting ready to have an anxiety attack. It's given me crazy headaches I was way better off taking Klonopin! I don't recommend Buspar to anybody. I getting ready to see my DR I'm thinking maybe taking Lexapro and Buspar together isn't such a good idea but the dumbass put me on it now we got to figure it out cause this is a horrible feeling. | F | 24 | 5 days 30 MG 2X day | 10/13/2011 |