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 | At first, I had a slight headache but only on the first day... After that, smooth riding. | F | 40 | 3 days 30mg | 10/21/2012 | 5 | Augment SSRI | Terrible headaches for two weeks | Worked wonders for my anxiety and also boosed the action of the Prozac I was taking for Major Depression. I felt relief from the anxiety after taking just one pill. I never felt better but had to stop due to side effects from Prozac. I am now taking Zoloft but it is not helping the anxiety so I starting taking buspar agan today. I again feel relief after taking one 5mg tab??? I am hoping this medication works as well again for me this time. :) | M | 49 | 3 days | 7/15/2004 | 5 | Anxious Depression | Jaw clenching -- by Day 3 I woke up with a white line all the way around my mouth. This is minor given the side effects I experienced while on Lexapro | I was on Lexapro for 7 years. During that time, my "psychiatrist" added on Klonapen and Ambien for severe anxiety and insomnia. I also took copious amounts of Imitrex for migraines. In January, I was hospitalized for an OD. I had become addicted to Klonapen and all the meds stopped working. After 2 1/2 months clean and sober, I retried Lexapro because I was suffering from SEVERE anxiety -- not sleeping for 3 days in a row then 1 day sleep, then 2 days no sleep, and on and on. I was attempting to be 100% natural. The sleeplessness was due to extreme FEAR -- everytime I'd fall asleep, I'd pop up in a panic attack 10-20 mins later and then would lie awake all night consumed with Fear about emotional issues. I found a New Psychiatrist -- he prescribed non-addictive sleep meds (first Trazadone, then Rozarem) both attempts failed - I was left awake in panic attacks completely exhausted and drowsy. I became desperate and was ready to retry antidepressants --Lexapro 5mg/d | F | 37 | 3 days | 4/6/2008 | 5 | anxiety | Sleepiness | I take 30mg 2 times for the last 3 days i am already able to get out and do every day task and not have an anxiety attack | F | 22 | 3 days 30 mg | 1/18/2015 | 5 | PTSD (combat), GAD, depression | No side effects. I thought how I felt was some type of placebo effect but that is not the case. I am so unbelievably grateful for this medicine. | M | 44 | 3 days 30mg | 5/10/2016 | 5 | Insomnia, but that's it so far. | I started taking Buspar a couple of days ago. My Doctor is using it in combination with phenobarbitol to tricate me off of Ativan. Just a word to the wise here, benzos suck when you try to come off them. Take care if you get your hands on a long term perscription, Detox is hell. Buspar helps a bunch during the detox phase. Be safe and be well. | F | 47 | 3 days | 9/29/2008 | 4 | GAD, Slight Depression | Hard to describe but like and electric shock or vibrating feeling when I move my eyes or head. Lasts about 60 - 90 mins. | I just started taking Buspar 10mg twice a day. It is too soon to tell if it will work as my doc told me it takes about a month to really kick in but the 1 side effect i am having is quite intense. When I move my eyes or head it feel almost like an electric shock goes off in my head or someone turns a vibrator on in my eyes. It is very unsettling when you aren't expecting it. i actually called poison control and then followed up with my doc the next day and both said it was nothing to worry about. I am going to continue on with the meds but this side effect might not be tolerable to some people. | M | 34 | 3 days | 10/28/2009 | 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 | 3 | anxiety | insomnia, blurred vision, confusion, high/coked up feeling | felt coked up first day i took it. i take 7.5mg twice daily in combination with paxil. paxil was ineffective for anxiety but helped post operative chronic leg pain better than narcos w/o side effects. i think combination of paxil and buspar caused insomnia, though my anxiety was almost gone. only slept ten hours total over four days. doctor now added 5mg of valium twice daily and i feel better than i have in at least 8 years. | M | 26 | 3 days | 1/6/2005 | 3 | GAD, Panic Attacks | Brain zaps. Stomach hurts~nausea, lil spacy | I was scared to try this. Being a person w/ GAD since 1999 w/ non spec panic attacks off/on and someone who is afraid to take meds due to side effects. I'm hypersensitive to most meds. I've gone the homeo/natural/herb methods, support the approach but I have suffered alone silently for far too long. I have been on/off clonazepam since 1999. I have tried antidepressents off/on w/ frightening side effects for me. I know this is rare but I am already noticing "something" that this may be helping me~I'm still worrying but I'm already having hours in the day only 3 days into this where I'm "happy" and not aggitated. I know this seems way to soon based on all I've read. I am still on a very small dose of clonazepam at .25 mg a day. That is 1/2 of the .5 mg pill. My dr says to stay on this med and decrease off the benzo. I was on a higher dose benzo 2 yrs ago and w/d on my own, it was terrible. Was anyone able to get off a benzo and stay only on the buspar and notice the b | F | 37 | 3 days | 2/1/2007 | 3 | Anxiety & BiPolar | hot flashes about 10 mins after taking it...that's about it! | F | 20 | 3 days 5mg 1X AN | 7/24/2012 | 3 | GAD | I everyone, this site has been great! I have some questions... I have trouble sleeping at night since taking this medication. I used to take Valerian root, but was afraid to mix the two. Can I mix Valerian root with Buspar? How about 5-HTP with Buspar? Also, my doctor hasn't really prescribed Buspar as I was the one who asked for it. He says I should take 15mg once a day, but that seems strange since everyone seems to be taking a lower dose two or three times a day. I feel a bit "on edge" as though I've had a few cups of coffee. Does this feeling subside after awhile? I want to feel like my anxiety is going away, but for these first few days, I feel more anxious. Please let me know if this goes away after prolonged use. Thanks for your help! | F | 29 | 3 days 15 MG/day 1X day | 3/19/2010 | 3 | anxiety | First night frequent urination and insomnia. Second day- somewhat dizzy, let down. Third Day- calm, but still down mood & dizzy. | How can such a small dose affect me? | M | 50 | 3 days 3.75 2X day | 9/12/2010 | 3 | Anxiety | Anxious, high energy feeling for about 30 minutes after taking. | No change in anxiety so far. | F | 22 | 3 days | 12/1/2009 | 3 | Anxiety | Foggy brain, tired, body aches, irritated easily, no emotion | Day one I felt great had no side effects nothing, second and third day I felt terrible as if I had a bad flu. I tried to not take the medication but decided to anyways and made me feel worse. I have zero emotions, I feel like I'm in a constant daze and my anxiety is somewhat better but not sure if it's due to the fact I have zero emotion. | F | 34 | 3 days 5mg 1X day | 7/17/2020 | 2 | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | When taken in 10 mg doses - nothing. When taken in 30-60 mg - electric shocks throughout my whole body, dizziness. | Some say buspar helped their SSRI sexual side effects, so I decided to try it. But the buspirone did not raise my libido, not in low, not in high doses. | M | 22 | 3 days 10-60 mg 1X AN | 2/9/2016 | 2 | anxiety | made me starve to death ..just wanted to constantly eat cannot taket his | F | 42 | 3 days 30 1X day | 1/18/2015 | 2 | Anxiety | Severe headaches, pain in the back of neck, dry mouth | I have only taken Buspar for 3 days and I don't think it's enough time to determine if it helps my anxiety but worth the side effects, it's definitely making me more irritable. I'm going to stop taking it. | F | 32 | 3 days 10mg | 4/5/2015 | 2 | anxiety , racing heart dizziness | Heart burn, which I have never experienced before and it is bad and there is still no relief from the fast fluttering in my chest. My doc would have preferred to give me a beta-blocker, but says he cannot becasue of me having asthma ( even though it is normally mild )However, early days yet.I am also on 30mg metazapine daily for depression and 7.5 mg Zopliclone at night. I asked my doctor if I could stop taking the metazapine but he strongly recommends not to. Any one else on this medication regime? Apart from taking the drugs and making myself manage to hold down a full time job is there anything else I can be doing to help myself ? | F | 50 | 3 days 5mg 3X day | 2/4/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | My god I had problems from the beginning. Horrible vivid dreams, very lightheaded and dizzy and eventually panic attacks. Had to take Xanax just to take the edge off. While everyone is different, this drug did nothing for me. Perhaps I needed to give it more time but I'm not willing to go through the hell I've been in the last three days. Just my humble opinion. | M | 35 | 3 days 15 MG 2X day | 11/17/2011 |