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 |
| 4 | Anxiety | dry mouth | I haven't noticed much obvious improvement, but I definitely haven't been as anxious since I've started taking it. Anyone who says it doesn't work should check with their doctor to see if another medication is causing it to be ineffective. | F | 20 | 4 months 15 2X day | 4/12/2011 | 2 | Anxiety | When I take the medication, in about 1 hr, I get very dizzy to the point, I cant barely walk to my bed, then I have these muscle twitching and feel the electric little shocks on my fingers, toes and sometimes anywhere in my body, I had an episode before where my hands were shacking and it seems I cant stop eating, I am hungry all the time. I went to the doctor and she told me I could take 2 pills at once because my dosage was very low, I said, definately not, if 7.5 in the morning make me feel this horrible, imagine doubling the dosage, no way. I am getting off this drug. I was taking Valium which to me is a wonderful drug, no side effects, I can sleep at nite and no anxiety during the day. I dont recommend this drug to anyone!! | I dont understand after reading most of the comments from other patients why they prescribe this poison to anyone. I will ask my Dr to put me on something else, I wont suffer another week, I cant sleep at nite and feel like crap all day long | M | 44 | 1 weeks 7.5mg 1X day | 4/10/2011 | 3 | general anxiety | I started on a low dose. Life became more complex w/more anxiety. So my M.D. increased my dose to 60mg daily. It was fine until about 4 years later. Up to 45mins to 1Hr after my afternoon dose I became hot, sweaty and in a "fog" and tinglie all over and wanted to eat any and everything not nailed down.(even after eating lunch!)My afternoon "hot flashes" usually occured at work. However my 9:30pm dose drove me to the refridgerator. I ate and ate and ate. I had no signal from my brain telling me I was full. I gained 15 pounds within a year. And of course our great medical staff had NO clue....no wonder. As long as they didnt have the problem, so what. I have cut down my dose however my anxiety and obsessions started to reoccur. I am still trying to find the correct dose. Perhaps its time for my care(less) giver to try something else!!! | F | 49 | 6 years 30mg 3X day | 4/4/2011 | 1 | panic attacks | i began taking buspar a couple of weeks ago because i was having extreme panic attacks after my brother committed suicide. at first, it felt as though it was having a therapeutic effect--i could drive, eat, sleep, and essentially relax. i began tapering down the dose a few days ago, and then on friday i decided i wanted to stop taking it altogether. BAD IDEA. initially the drug gave me a few unpleasant side effects--blurred vision, shakiness, headache. but this was completely different. i had the worst panic attack of my life with hallucinations, palpitations, brain zaps, uncontrollable shivering, inability to sit still, chest pain, inability to communicate, feeling of unreality--i felt as though i was going crazy. i was up all night, and the only way i was able to get some of this to subside was to take a half a pill. they say this crap is supposed to be non-addictive...my ass. the withdrawal effects for me were worse than the side effects! so now i am trying to wean myself | this drug induces panic attacks, not cure them. | F | 28 | 2 weeks 7.5mg 2X day | 3/27/2011 | 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 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) | Nausea, Tingling/Numbness in mouth and eyes, fatigue (no side effects after 2-3 weeks) | Buspar has helped lower my anxiety greatly, however, my doctor had to increase my dose up to 60mg/daily (30mg twice per day), the maximum allowable dose, as the lower doses seemed to stop working after 2-4 weeks. At 60mg day, I feel next to anxiety free. The side effects I experienced from Buspar have dissipated, and only came back when I upped the dose for a few weeks before disappearing altogether again. In particular, Buspar has helped me substantially with public speaking... Although I still suffer from some anxiety when speaking publicly, I no longer get the strong physical sensations I used to get. I have added Xanax 0.25mg (the lowest dose) as needed when I am in a situation that requires a lot of public speaking. I strongly recommend Buspar, GIVE IT TIME! It may take a month or longer for you to experience the benefits of this drug! It does NOT work overnight like the benzos (Xanax/Valium/Klonopin, etc).... | M | 21 | 4 months 30mg 2X day | 3/16/2011 | 5 | GAD | Not any, besides being normal for a change. | I think this medicine was made for healthy people with adrenal issues. I feel like a normal person again. | F | 26 | 26 days 10MG 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 4 | GAD | Slight dizziness, goes away after a few minutes. No side effects whatsoever. I love this drug. Has pretty much removed all of my daily anxiety. Not as powerful as Xanax but far less side effects. I feel normal again. I am very satisfied. | F | 48 | 2 months 10 mg 2X day | 3/13/2011 | 3 | Social Anxiety, General Anxiety | Twitchy, senses have become sharp to the point that I see, hear, and feel little things for half a second that don't exist, tingling sensations in legs and hands on a daily basis that last a few minutes, slight weight gain, soreness. | I took Buspar for a little over 2 months. It takes a couple of weeks to really kick in, but it does help with anxiety. Not as much help as I would like, but it does take away some of it. The side effects have made me switch to another medication. I would twitch randomly, and after 4 weeks, I felt sore in places that would otherwise be normal. I also have heard of possible hair loss. I don't enjoy taking one medication more than once a day (Buspar is taken two or three times a day). Overall, it does help with anxiety, but the side effects are not worth it to me. | M | 20 | 10 weeks 15 2X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Anxiety | Sleep was very poor or non-existant | M | 44 | 2 weeks ? 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 3 | anxiety, panic attacks | dizziness , nausea within 15-20 minutes of taking pill MUST TAKE WITH FOOD to lessen this | This works well for the anxiety , but when I tried to increase the dosage as recommended, the severe side effects occurred and would last for about an hour to 90 minutes . So I have still haven't reached the dosage my Dr. wants, and I cut the pill into 2/3 of a tab. The dizziness for me was enough to make me non -functional and have to lay down and close my eyes. | F | 42 | 3 months 10 mg 2X day | 3/9/2011 | 1 | GAD | Dizziness initially, weird electrical-like zapping feelings, EXTREME weight gain (20 lbs in 2 months), pounding heartbeat, insomnia, diarrhea. | I do not recommend this drug at all. I started taking it to get off of Ativan (which lowered my blood pressure a lot) and gained a lot of weight which just led to depression. Initially I was dizzy when I took it and had up to 7 panic attacks a day and had to start taking Klonopin in addition to Buspar. I'm planning on getting off of it tomorrow. | F | 21 | 2 months 7.5 mg 2X day | 3/8/2011 | 1 | GAD | dizziness, headaches | have insomnia after stopping buspar | F | 34 | 1 months 20 MG 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | I might get a bit dizzy after taking it, but it's ok. | I've been on Buspar for so long I haven't noticed anything, and I've been taking it with Zoloft and Adderall. However, when I sleep without taking it, things got really weird. I always get incredibly strange dreams that seem they go on forever. Of the three, this one has the most intense withdrawal symptoms (which is odd since I thought it would be the Adderall). | M | 21 | 2 years 20 MG 2X day | 2/18/2011 | 1 | GAD | Induced panic attacks; did not help with anxiety | Wish I could give this a zero, because it ruined my life for about six months. I was prescribed buspar for Generalized Anxiety Disorder that was troubling but not debilitating. After a couple of months, when nothing had improved, my doctor started raising the dosage. Shortly after, I began having panic attacks daily. I had never experienced a panic attack before the buspar. Doc told me to keep taking it, which I did for several more months, becoming agoraphobic and unable to eat in the process. Lost 15 pounds, rarely slept, and never left my house. An EMT who showed up at my house (I thought I was having a heart attack) told me buspar was bad news & I wasn't the first person he'd seen have panic attacks on it. Got off the buspar and the panic attacks slowly subsided. Worst medication I have ever been on. | F | 34 | 4 months 30mg 1X day | 2/10/2011 | 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 | 3 | anxiety/panic | slight dizziness, muscle twitches, stuffy nose | I've been taking Buspar for...about a week now, and even though it's not at "full potential" yet, I'm rather pleased with its outcome. I find it somewhat relaxing at such a low dose, and it doesn't effect me in the way Prozac did (which gave me headaches, insomnia, etc). At night more than in the morning I get dizzy from 30 minutes to an hour or two after taking it, but it usually isn't TOO bad if I just lay down and avoid thinking about it. I have noticed slight muscle twitches in my legs or a little shaking in the hands, but it's not very bad, and doesn't bother me much. I've started to sleep a LOT better lately, feeling more refreshed. Also my PMS symptoms (which Buspar is also prescribed for) were almost nonexistant this month, when just a month ago, I couldn't get out of bed. I find Buspar to be pretty good. | F | 16 | 1 weeks 5 2X day | 1/29/2011 | 2 | depression, also taking lexapro | horrible headaches, so dr. said to quit taking and call him in three days, and we'll go from there. | vivid dreams | F | 62 | 4 days 1X day | 1/24/2011 | 1 | ANXIETY | M | 32 | 7 2X day | 1/20/2011 | 2 | Anxiety | Buspar, like any psychiatric medicine, can cause harm as well as good. There is no doubt that Buspar helped with my rumination. However in combination with an SNRI and then an SSRI, Buspar (or more likely the combined impact of the medications on my serotonin receptors) caused anxiety, panic attacks, agitation and akathesia. I also experienced a very strange and uncomfortable feeling in my arms - like an extreme state of hair-standing-on-end fear pushing me into panic. I was overmedicated. This varied in intensity over 6 months, and because I suffer from GAD, it was VERY hard to figure out that the medications were exacerbating symptoms that my psychiatrist believed were due to my underlying illness. Once I reduced the Buspar, my symptoms completed resolved within 24 hours (a sure sign of serotonin toxicity). The combination of these meds is uncharted and unstudied territory, and one need be aware that Psychiatrists are often making semi-educated guesses. Be aware of yourself and | I was prescribed Buspar for GAD, and the drug, in combination with an SNRI, then an SSRI, caused the very symptoms it was meant to treat. | M | 38 | 6 months 20mg 2X day | 1/19/2011 |