BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (969 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BUSPAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | anxiety | took min. dosage for a very short time, disastrous effects. it's been a yr next month since I've taken it and I believe I am still suffering. went into MDD, suicidal ideation-BEWARE please! | I have taken many antidepressants over the yrs. Strong family history of depression(ie bipolar)& anxiety disorders-both sides of family. I am writing to let anyone know that I had the most horrendous reaction to buspirone..been a yr and still not myself-literally & figuratively. hope this little blurb helps someone out-you may not be going "crazy", it may be buspirone. good luck & be careful. God bless all that are struggling with any mental health issues.. | F | 44 | 4 days 5 mg 1X day | 7/30/2014 | 3 | Anxiety | Buspar seemed to help with my anxiety for the first few months but I've been on it for a while now. I don't know if you can build up a resistance to this drug but it doesn't do much for me anymore. The weight gain has been the worst part. I've gotten soooo depressed over it. I stopped taking it cold turkey about a week ago and have lost 5lbs this week. It's very frustrating that the medications that help you can also hurt you. Good luck to everyone on this medication. | F | 36 | 1 years 20×3 | 7/26/2014 | 2 | depression | started 5 weeks ago 2.5 mg x 2 for 2 wks, then 5 mg x 2 for 2 wks, now 5 days ago on 10 mg x 2 (Dr making sure no side effects), but since starting 10 mg i have worse insomnia of whole life. but not sure if its the summer heat. usually i am sleepy 10:30pm, but last 5 days not sleepy and staying up until 1 and 2 am and eyes feel tired but when i go to bed dont feel sleepy and cant fall asleep. but i dont feel too bad next day but im not working. this insomnia would be bad if had a job which i just applied to. taking antidepressants dumb. since starting march 2014 i gained 10 lbs. buspar supposed to take that off but it hasnt. gaining weight is enough to make me depressed. but i also dont want to go back to crying none stop. | F | 55 | 5 days 10 2X day | 7/14/2014 | 4 | Anxiety, Panic Attacks | I experienced a lot of the same side effects others have mentioned: nausea, dizziness, lethargy... and the first couple of weeks on this medicine were pretty intense with those side effects, but please STICK WITH IT, they go away. I will say that this drug is strange because every now and then I will take one and feel dizzy or nauseated, but 95% of the time I don't experience any side effects now. I have pinned the occasional side effect down to screwing up my dosage routine (waiting too long between doses, or too soon) and/or taking it on an empty stomach and then not eating afterwards. I went from 10mg 3x a day to 15mg 3x a day and decided to go back down to 10. I did seem to notice the nausea more at 15mg. | Try to give it 3 weeks for it to be fully effective and for the side effects to wane. | M | 31 | 2 years 10MG 3X day | 7/11/2014 | 5 | anxity, | Stuff is GREAT!! Slow to start working, but once it does, the best ive come across. Used to b a drug addict, dont get a buzz or anything on buspar. Just a few weeks after you start, feel great!! | M | 38 | 1 years 2X a day | 7/6/2014 | 3 | Anxiety | Weight gain, water retention, menstral cycle off, & insomnia. | It did work on my anxiety, but couldn't stand the 10 pounds I gained and I was working out 2 hours a day and still couldn't lose a pound until I got off of the medication. Lost 3 pounds in water retention the first day off. | F | 43 | 1 years 30 mg 1X day | 7/2/2014 | 1 | Anxiety | This medicine does NOT agree with me. I can't sleep.I can't eat.my cycle is late. Im more emotional. . Im not taking this garbage anymore. I it made me even more anxious thinking I was pregnant. Smh | F | 35 | 3 weeks 7.5 | 6/17/2014 | 3 | bipolar anxiety/depression | It helps with anxiety, I've been pretty calm so far, but I'm moving very slow though and even talking slow. I hope this passes soon, I'm usually a very hyper person and I feel very drugged right now. | its inexpensive which is good | F | 56 | 8 days 10 3X day | 5/17/2014 | 3 | anxiety panic attack | I was diagnosed with GAD I started taking celexa which made me feel worst but now my doctor prescribe me bursprione ive been on it for 6 days and I still get anxiety pretty bad. I dont know if thats because the medication hasn't build up yet in my system yet because it take 3 to 4 weeks for you to get the full benefits from the medication.but I notice yesterday day 5 I started to feel depressed and today too. Also im experiencing headaches that really hurt andfoggy and very dizzy like ima pass out is this all normal because im still at the beginning stage with this medication. I read alot of people dont give this medication the fullllength because it take a while to kick in.. has anyone else experience this but got better after the 3 or 4 week etc? | F | 25 | 6 days 15 | 5/13/2014 | 5 | Anxiety | Maybe a little nervousness at first but I titrated slowly | I am an extreme sufferer of anxiety. The kind that comes across in neurotic behaviors, irritability, and mild OCD behaviors. Let's put it this way... You would just think I am very hyper and silly upon meeting me. On the inside I am experiencing very uncomfortable anxiety that I have learned to accept as my truth and my fate. I have taken many other medications... Effexor, Prozac, celexa, Wellbutrin, Ativan, nuerontin, topamax, trazadone, halcyon, desipramine,...over a period of 20 years. This is the first medication that I've taken that has calmed... Eliminated my anxiety, without doping me to sleep. I have read ratings and opinions on this website for years and have used this forum as a deciding factor on whether or not to try a medication. All I can say is that I am experiencing a side of myself I never new possible. I take on tasks without the urgency to finish and move on to the next thing ASAP. I almost feel like I am able to experience the present moment just a little bit. I've lived my life in the future and the past and I feel as though I may be able to slow down enough to stop and smell..... Really smell the roses... | F | 41 | 30 days 10 2X day | 5/7/2014 | 1 | Anxiety/ panic | Horrible horrible horrible made me so dizzy I almost passed out standing very bad nasuea and made me very irritable. I will never take this ever again back to Xanax I go | F | 29 | 1 days 10 | 4/16/2014 | 1 | Anxiety | first month: horrible stomach pain and chest pains increased anxiety second month: chest pains increased anxiety and dizziness third month: lump in throat sensation headaches vertigo fourth month: lump in throat sensation headaches chest pain fifth month: lump in throat sensation chest pains | I weaned myself off of this. Maybe the side effects I experienced were unique to me, but I lost 5 months of my life and this made everything worst. My anxiety increased ten fold and I had horrible pain in my body everyday. The lump in throat,chest pains, headaches and vertigo were HORRIBLE. I hope the pain goes away once I am off of it for good. | F | 28 | 5 months 10 MG 2X day | 3/29/2014 | 5 | Anxiety | minor dizziness after taking, occasional muscle twitches, increased hunger after doses (minor weight gain). These side effects were extremely mild compared to the other medications I have tried. | Looking back those first few weeks were pretty "scary", lots of tingling waves going through my body. I was in the midst of serious anxiety, could barely leave the house. I had tried Paxil, and the horrible "brain zaps" I got from those few weeks were hell. My doc was skeptical Buspar would even work for me, and he prescribed Xanax .50 with it as he did with the Paxil, but unlike with the Paxil, I rarely had to augment the Buspar with Xanax. In the 13+ years I've been on Buspar, I've been prescribed Celexa, Lexapro, and Xanax. Buspar without a doubt has been the most tolerable and pleasant. It keeps me "right in the middle", not too up or down, not too anxious or angry. I haven't tried to stop taking it, and my doc says it's an "orphan drug" so they will never improve it. It supposedly isn't meant to be taken long term, and I've read "articles" where some people actually think it is a placebo. I can tell you it saved my life, it very gradually dulled the sharp edges of anxiety that were ruining my life. Please give this one time, a month or longer is right, less than a few weeks is not. It's a "slow burner" Also, last year I started talking to a therapist twice a month, and in my newfound wisdom, I recognize I should've started doing that too 13 years ago. It's never too late, never ever ever give up. You only understand anxiety/panic if you have experienced it. It also helps that it is generic and very | M | 38 | 13 years 15 4X day | 3/19/2014 | 1 | Anxiety | When I first started taking Buspar nothing changed. Then a week later I started feeling numb, I couldn't concentrate on anything and I kept getting these weird twitches on the inside of my body. It felt terrible. I haven't stopped taking it yet because I'm waiting for my next appointment to see what my doctor has to say about it | F | 18 | 5 weeks 15 MG | 3/13/2014 | 4 | GAD, Obsessive Worrying | Vivid Dreams | So far, good. It has only been one day and I "feel" better. No side effects yet but I really haven't given it a chance yet. I feel "normal." Will post back after some time. | F | 49 | 1 days 5 MG 2X day | 2/18/2014 | 5 | Anxiety and depression | Slight dizziness, it makes me extremely calm and if I start to get mad I can feel lit kick in, it hasn't helped with my depression I feel as if I have no emotion at all now, but has helped my anxiety so much, I take it 3xs a day, also it helped me sleep the first night and now I can't seem to sleep at night and want to sleep more during the day. | F | 18 | 4 days 10 mg | 2/7/2014 | 1 | Aniexty | Terrible side effects - dizziness, lightheaded, ringing in the ears, indigestion, forgetfulness (even down to what day it was) and majorly disputed my sleep pattern. Made me feel happier though. Definitely not recommended to anyone who suffers from any balance/inner ear problems as it magnifies ur symptoms :( | 35 | 2 weeks 10mg | 1/29/2014 | 5 | anxiety depression panic attacks/se | Contains anxiety. Stops panic attacks, non epileptic seizures and lifts mood. Wake up feeling positive. Sleep well but with vivid dreams. Have gained 2 stone rapidly but benefits to how i feel are more important to me than weight. I also feel in due course I can tackle weight gain. Also take 200mg sertraline. Give buspar a go. It is a slow burner but if it works for you it really works! | F | 44 | 6 months 45mg | 1/27/2014 | 4 | Anxiety, irritability and anger | So far I am pretty satisfied with buspar. The first few times I took it I did experience intense excitement along with drowsiness. Sometimes shortly after I take a pill I do notice a fuzzy feeling in my head, but the longer I've been on it the less intense it is. I have noticed a slight change in my mood so far. Although I still get irritated at small things, it feels like there's a wall there now that prevents me from exploding into a rage. I like the fact it doesn't make me feel weird or emotionless. I feel normal, no problems with sleep or any other side effects. | F | 26 | 6 days 10mg BID | 1/25/2014 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | Makes it harder to focus & comprehend things that I read. A tad more forgetful. Seem to crave alcohol more, which is weird. Libido increased a bit. | In the beginning, it really made me less angry and more joyful. It also makes me more social and more talkative, which is a good thing. | M | 41 | 3 months 10 mg 2X day | 1/21/2014 |