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 |
| 4 | PTSD, OCD tendencies, anxiety | Electric zaps when moving my eyes. They last about 20 minutes and are bearable. A mildly high feeling for most of the day. | Seems to be working well for my anxiety. I look forward to increased improvement. I think the weird side effects might be too much for some people, though. | M | 26 | 3 days | 5/6/2007 | 4 | M | 39 | 6 months | 2/13/2003 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | MIld episodic "buzziness" or feelings of being a little hyper. Mild diaherrea. Both resolved within a month or so. | I am generally pleased with this medication. As a recovering alcoholic, I have to stya away from the benzos and other potentially addictive meds. Buspar is subtle in naction but seems to get the job done.. | M | 51 | 2.5 years | 2/14/2003 | 4 | Anxiety, SSRI Sexual Side Effects | Dizziness at first... Went away after a few days. | Works like a charm... Just give it some time. Does not INTOXICATE like benzos... Just makes you feel like everything is OK and nothing to worry about. | M | 28 | 21 days | 10/19/2004 | 4 | anxiety | none that were bothersome | M | 35 | 12 times | 12/2/2004 | 4 | Anxiety | Weight gain, insomnia, dehydration, increased appetite | Have been taking Buspar for 1 mo so far it has curbed my anxiety and allowed me to take control of my life again. Stopped taking before bed due to insominia and vivid dreams, also aware of it causing an increase in appetite so am taking action to limit my food intake while increasing exercise and water intake. Overall very productive pill and economical. | M | 27 | 1 months | 11/9/2004 | 4 | anxiety | havent tried it yet | M | 37 | | 5/24/2004 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) | dizziness and drowsiness. and a feeling of being hot, even when its cold. electric shocks. | buspar started working after 2-3 weeks, but it was g-r-a-d-u-a-l, no sudden changes. | M | 18 | 3 months | 5/27/2004 | 4 | anxiety | Dizziness, hot, increased appetite | Worked very well at first, then waned a bit. Side effects remain. I'm going to increase my dosage a bit. | M | 36 | 4 months | 4/21/2004 | 4 | GAD, depression | Dizziness if taken irregularly, also seems to potentate with verapamil (a blood pressure med); I get a 15-30 min stupid spell (mild confusion and dizziness) when I take it in the morning with my blood pressure meds and later if taken on an empty stomach or if I wait to long between doses. | All the above being said it is more effective then the welbutrin I was taking before this. I take 15mg 3X a day; I'm a big guy. I only take 10 mg in the morning when I take my blood pressure meds, then I take the other 5 mg about 2 hours later. Been taking it for almost a year now. No more anxiety attacks! worth the side effects in my opinion. | M | 58 | 300 days | 10/20/2008 | 4 | Augment SSRI | Dizziness | Subtle but noticable decrease in unwanted anxiety. It's not a cure-all and I can still get stressed, but I don't pace around in circles pulling out my hair like I used to! I am taking 15 mg (5 mg 3x per day) along with 10mg Lexapro. I used to be on 20 mg of lexapro but since adding the buspar I have been able to decrease the Lexapro, which is a VERY GOOD THING. I always take Buspar on an empty stomach so that I absord the same amount each time. I recommend this to anyone else who takes Buspar (or many other drugs) | M | 28 | 2 months | 12/18/2006 | 4 | If you take too much, you can't sleep at night. You actually sleep better with less | M | 55 | | 3/3/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | Strange noises when I moved my head to either side (Had the same effects on Lexapro). Strange, vivid dreams. | I've only been taking Buspar for a few weeks. Lexapro had lost it's effectiveness so my doctor switched to a low dose of Buspar. So far it has done a good job with anxiety. While the Lexapro suppressed sexual urges, it seems the Buspar is making up for lost time. | M | 35 | 3 weeks | 7/9/2005 | 4 | anxiety | Initially, felt spaced out, was quiet, but that passed a few weeks in, now sometimes feel dizziness and nausea. I think taking with food is important. Also increases dosing, otherwise metabolized too fast. | It has relieved my anxiety attacks, mostly, though I sometimes have to up dosages to get through situations and sometimes experience problems. I am taking a good amount, 3-5 doses of 7.5/day. Not on any other meds. Seem to get depression sometimes. Find it enhances libido. I mostly like this drug. Also use alcohol, in moderate excess, and find no probs from the combo. | M | 60 | 12 months | 3/22/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | This medicine had more side effects for me than any other one so far. Mild headache, dizziness, light-headed, diarrhea, "light burst" trails in my peripheral vision, mild tingling in my pinky (weird), and my anxiety got MUCH WORSE the 2nd day on the medication. | Despite all the side-effects, I would say this medication is helping better than others. The side-effects all stopped after day 5, the light bursts stopped by day 3. After my anxiety got worse, it got much better and now I feel okay...not worrying all the time...i imagine by next week it will be even better. If you can make it through the first couple days while your body gets used to it...you may find it works well. | M | 27 | 6 days | 12/6/2005 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety / Social Phobia | dizziness, drowsiness, empathy, occasional cognitive impairment, depression | I used to take BusPar for 2 years when I was 16-18 and had good results in the past. It was so good I didn't have to take meds until now. (As in it didn't make me a complete loon like Prozac, or turn me into a cold, lifeless robot like Depakote) I'm a month away from 21 now, and I've been having severe panic attacks revolving around work, and it's been causing insomnia. (I'll go 3+ days without being able to sleep.) I've been taking it briefly and it's gotten rid of my anxiety, but replaced it with more problems. Instead of worrying about everything, I get put down by everything. I want to go out and look for a new job, but I always get a crippling feeling of depression after applying at one place. Oh well, I guess it's better then being too scared to leave your house for anything other then the most important essentials. I still can't sleep though.. | M | 20 | 5 days 15mg 2X day | 10/26/2012 | 4 | GAD | Dizzy right after taking my pill. If on an empty stomach I get slight to medium nausea. So I make sure to eat something each time now which helps. Strange long boring dreams. Libido somewhat down, but really to early to report on that yet. | I just finished tapering off Viibryd which was awful stuff. I was on it for 8 weeks and had diarrhea the whole time. Still some lingering side effects which make it had to know fully what is caused by Buspar. My GAD causes terrible stomach distress if untreated. So far Buspar is keeping my stomach calm. Jaw clenching almost gone. This has been a constant problem with any med I have taken in the past. I will post again in a couple of months with more updates. | M | 60 | 8 days 5mg 3X day | 1/30/2013 | 4 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | Sometimes get dizzy after I take. I also notice that working on things like a computer or iPad can intesify the effect. Other thing that bothers me is forgetfullness. I don't know if that is the drug, me or a combination. I am a Type A, pragmatic, driven individual. My mind always races from one thought to the next, next task, next job. Even in the past I would forget one thing because I had already moved onto the next thing in my mind. I don't think I even realized it was happening in the past, but on the medication suddenly I have become cognizant of it. Kind of weird and not sure what to make of it. | I had never had any prior medical conditions related to anxiety or depression. However, due to a very stressful business (I own my business) I started having severe panick attacks and anxiety and I was not sleeping at all. This went on for months. I was exhausted, and I was at my wits end, so I finally went to my doctor. He explained fully Buspar, etc... and with some reluctance on my part he prescribed it to me. There is no doubt that it helped me. He see's me every 90 days. We discuss dosage until I got to my current level. I'm a pretty big guy having played sports so I am on 10mg x 3d. On the Buspar I felt more relaxed and at ease and things that typically bothered me seemed to suddenly seem less relevant to my day. I didn't find myself getting worked up, or agitated as easily, and I am not as quick tempered. My problem is that I don't want to be on something long term. I tried to ween myself down and have actually gone off cold turkey twice. What I found was not necessarily a return of anxiety when I did this but that I get agitated and irritable very easy. This was a trait I had prior to the medication, but now I actually realize it is happening where in the past I didn't even know I was acting that way. It was just my personality. I catch myself being very short and abrupt with my wife and kids. Not aggressive or physical but just less tolerant eand easy going. My patience declines. Bottom line for me is that it works and I actually realize that it w | M | 45 | 2 years 10mg 3X day | 9/6/2012 | 4 | Anxiety | "Light-Head" buzz 20 minutes after take Buspar, it last all day long the first week. After two weeks, the buzz lasts less than an hour and drop day by day. My psy told me to try take all doses at the same time before go to sleep. The buzz should'nt be there when I wake up. | M | 26 | 2 weeks 30MG 3X day | 6/25/2012 | 4 | anxiety | slight light headedness initially when I started taking it | M | 27 | 2 weeks 15mg | 4/16/2012 |