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 | 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 | 4 | GAD | Slight dizziness one hour after taking. | Suffering from extreme anxiety, fear, worry, feeling of doom and anger. Also extreme malaise, foggy thinking and fatigue. Was taking St Johns wort for years, but quality was inconsistent. Buspar works in a subtle manner, not a sedative but makes me feel "normal" creative and productive. It removed all those negative and destructive symptoms I mentioned. Also makes me feel more social. I noticed it's effects after 3 days and look forward to increasing the dose and seeing how it works over time. Give it a chance. I don't however think this drug is for extreme cases. God Bless. | M | 59 | 14 days 5 mg 3X day | 4/13/2010 | 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/counter sexual side effects | No side effects. | I have only been taking this medication for a short time, but it appears to be helping me. I take it in the evening before bed, along with some other medications. It has definitely helped my anxiety and it has also helped the sexual side effects that I was having from another medication. My orgasm is back! Yahoo! :-) Anyway, this medication has helped me. I would recommend people try it. I know everyone's physiology is different, but I have had no side effects from the medication at all and I am taking 45mg before going to bed (I think it is helping my insomnia as well). | F | 40 | 14 days | 3/11/2007 | 4 | i experienced a loss of scent, mild headaches and minor drowsiness the first week. | I am on week two of buspar, 5 mg three times a day. I am also on Welbutrin 300 mg, and Trazadone 50 mg for sleep. Before adding the buspar, I felt horrible. My anxiety was soo bad that I had overwhelming thoughts of worthlessness. I had minor drowiness for the first week with a loss of scent. Today is week two and I have never felt better. For the first time, I was happy at work and had no anxiety at all. What a great day and what a relief. No feelings of anxiety or panic attacks I do have very vivid dreams that are a little alarming. Overall, I love buspar and it has mead me feel wonderful. have also tried Leapro, Zoloft and Effexor with terrible results. | F | 32 | 14 days | 5/27/2009 | 3 | antianxiety | I'm only taking 5 mg a day. Biggest side effect is fatigue. Second is my stomach is rumbling, sometimes diarrhea. My Dr. says its one of side effects (but not one of the common ones). | I started out with paxil; 10 mg. Only took it for 7 days and I got really dizzy that I had to lie down. My Dr. said that I didn't give it a chance. Don't know what happened here but I got so dizzy. | F | 27 | 14 days | 11/26/2001 | 3 | anxiety | The first few days I was nauseous and dizzy. I did find that if I took the medication with food, the upset tummy was much better. That symptom went away about day 5 but I am now getting the electric shocks or brain zaps. I have them about an hour after taking and they last about 45 min. | I am a huge worrier on top of my anxiety. I find that already, I am not worrying so much. I don't like the brain zaps and I hope those will go away. I had a really bad time getting off paxil about 10 years ago and I remember the brain zaps were the worst part. These are a little bit different than those but I still don't like it. If anyone knows about if the brain zaps go away or stay then I would like to hear about that. If they continue, I am thinking I will get off this medication and try something else. | F | 48 | 14 days 5mg 2X day | 11/8/2010 | 3 | anxiety | Profound insomnia (72 hours with no sleep), heightened sense of smell | Was very effective for anxiety but the insomnia could not be tolerated. Had to stop. | F | 35 | 14 days 1X day | 3/6/2013 | 2 | anxiety | It did nothing at all. Couldn't tell I took it. | F | 33 | 14 days | 5/2/2004 | 1 | Anxiety | Started out for first few days ok then it spiraled into really bad stomach and evil horrible nightmares..... | Maybe I should have given it more time but I just couldn't take my particular side effects felt awful after about 3 or for days on! | M | 69 | 14 days | 2/16/2018 | 1 | Depression/anxiety | Drowsiness, uncontrolled crying episodes, dizziness, back pain, muscle cramps, acid reflux | After reading more about this drug, I cannot understand why my doctor gave it to me after unsuccessfully trying Lexapro. I experienced drowsiness and some dizziness severe enough that I did not trust that I was able to drive on most days. I had crying episodes that were out of proportion to the emotional trigger. I also had lower back pain that continued for several weeks after discontinuing the drug - and then became muscle cramps in my buttocks and hips that are only starting to slightly ease after 3 weeks. I also have had a generalized "hangover" feeling for 3 weeks after going off the drug, with some "zinging" sensations in my extremities and what I can only describe as "bed spins". | F | 55 | 14 days 5 mg 1X day | 10/27/2017 | 5 | General anxiety which led to panic | A bit lightheaded for the first hour but nothing major | Great medication. Saved my life. Use to dread meetings, could not eat in restaurants and so forth. Use to be so anxious everyday now it is so much better, I am myself again.Now I am looking forward to my meeting. I dont have anymore the diarreha from the anxiety, what a relief .Buspar feel like a cross between a beta blocker and a very light xanax. I have never taken any meds before for anxiety so it is my first on a daily basis. I Tried Xanax 15 times and Clonopin may be 3 times in 6 months but do not like the side effect however they can really help in these moments of terror. I do cognitive behavior therapy with Buspar and I am a different person. I should have tried it 8 years ago.I also not depress anymore because life is so much better. I take 5 mg in morning at 6 am and 5mg at noon and that's it for the rest of the day. | M | 46 | 13 days | 1/14/2007 | 4 | Augment SSRI for Depression | None that I notice. Maybe a little dizzy if I do not take with food. | Old reliable Zoloft seemed to lose its antidepressant/antianxiety effect after many years of successful use. I felt like all the old problems came back again. Doc added Wellbutrin to augment, but that didn't work for me -- made my anxiety worse. Then switched to Buspar (30mg). It took about 8 days for me to notice any improvement. It's now day 13 and I now realize how depressed I had been all that time. Feeling a whole lot better and confident. Like a "normal" human being. PHEW! | M | 30 | 13 days | 8/30/2007 | 3 | GAD, OCD, SAD | Slight dizzines shortly after taking drug. | Seems like it is working a little bit, but it very gradual. Hope it keeps getting better. I'm still pretty anxious, but am less anxious than two weeks ago. | M | 27 | 13 days | 3/10/2006 | 2 | GAD, PTSD, Personality disorder | EXTREME HEADACHE, BRAIN ZAPPING, MUSCLE TWITCHING, ANGER | I took this a long time ago with no problems. Now it is horrible. on it for 2 weeks, at a 30 mg dose. I'm quitting it ASAP, cant handle the headache. | F | 38 | 13 days | 1/11/2009 | 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 | 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 | social anxiety | I get real dizzy for 15 minutes after taking it and a little dizzy throughout the day. | I felt really good the first 5 days and now I am just feeling ok but bettter than before I started taking it. | M | 28 | 12 days | 1/3/2009 | 4 | anxiety | i haven't experienced any side effects. the only thing i cannot take the generic brand of buspar. | i really feel that buspar is a mild anti anxiety medication | F | 64 | 12 days | 11/2/2006 | 3 | Anxiety | Brain zaps and nausea | I've only been on Buspar for a short time. What I've notice is that my outlook has improved. Subsequently reducing the anxiety and it's physical symptoms. Hadn't known what I was feeling until others gave it a name "brain zaps". The side effects are more intense when I missed the previous dose. Won't do that again! Looking forward to see greater improvement, will discuss increasing dosage with Dr. | F | 49 | 12 days | 6/29/2008 |