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 |
| 3 | PANIC DISORDER/MANIC DEPRESSION | SERIOUS DIZZINESS, CHILLS, ANXIOUS FEELING | I TOOK BUSPAR YEARS AGO AND IT WORKED FOR ME ALONG WITH REMERON AND ATARAX. NOW I AM TAKING IT WITH VISTIRIL AND ATIVAN. I TAKE THE ATIVAN AS NEEDED, AND TRY ONLY TO TAKE ONE WHEN I AM VERY DESPERATE WITH PANIC. I HAVE BEEN ON SOOO MANY MEDICINES FOR SOOO LONG IT IS HARD TO TELL WHAT DOES WHAT. I AM HOPING TO IMPROVE WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN PRESCRIBED CELEXA, BUT HAVE NOT STARTED TAKING IT YET, DUE TO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE BUSPAR. I HATE TO TAKE TOO MANY NEW ONES AT ONCE AND NOT KNOW WHICH CAUSES A CERTAIN SIDE EFFECT. BUSPAR WORKED FOR ME ONCE, BUT WORE OFF AFTER A YEAR OR SO.. I AM HOPING IT WORKS FOR ME AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. I GET SERIOUSLY BAD BAD PANIC ATTACKS. HAVE HAD THEM SINCE I WAS A TEEN. THEY HAVE PUT ME IN THE E.R. AS WELL AS THE CRISIS UNIT. I WISH ALL OF YOU LUCK AND MOST OF ALL... PEACE. | F | 37 | 2 days | 3/28/2006 | 1 | anxiety and depression | drowsiness, lightheadedness, slight confusion | i think this drug actually made me more anxious. i would not recommend it for anyone with my particular brain chemistry because it seemed to make me super anxious and irritable and i mean big time. i hear most people think it doesn't do much anyway but it's the only thing their doctor will prescribe because benzodiazepines (which i hear actually work) are extremely addictive and subject to abuse. | M | 38 | 30 days | 3/23/2006 | 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 | 2 | Mood swings, anxiety | Migrane,twitching,fluttering heart,nausia,weakness,depression & insomnia | Before taking Buspar I had been taking Lexapro for anxiety/depression until it wasnt working for me anymore. First day I took Buspar I had a horrible migrane that lasted into the next day. I was practically a zombie the next day unable to think clearly. This has continued on to the 2 week. This stuff freaked me out today when I felt my heart spasming. I am extremely paranoid and worried. My hands are numb even at this moment I am having trouble typing and having to delete and retype. I will not take anymore and plan to see my doctor as soon as possible if I dont go to the ER first. | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 3/21/2006 | 5 | anxiety, soc. phobia, panic attacks | insomnia, worsening of my panic attacks. | ok, i rated this stuff a 5 just so it would go to the top of the list. people need to hear my story. this drug is poison. i rate it a 0! i was only on the stuff for 3 weeks, 5mg 2x/day for 2 weeks and then 10mg 2x/day for 1 week before i quit cold turkey cause of worsening of panic attacks. NOW.....I am on day 4 of rapid heart beat comming and going all day long, pounding in my chest (cant sleep because of it, only gotten 9 hours of sleep in last 58 hours, and 5 were only because i got a large injection of attivan at emergency room), lightheaded, uncoordinated, have gone to see 3 doctors, 1 emergency room visit so far, thinking about another one. this has been the worst thing i have ever gone through and wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy. i am sure there are some stories out there where it worked just fine, but for me it has been a living nightmare! doc put me on tenormin and zoloft now. cross your fingers this ends soon. | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 3/18/2006 | 1 | depression/anxiety/anger | sadness,depression,suicidal feelings | just began taking this after 2 years on every depression med out there, had been on cymbalta for a year, doc wont prescribe benzos b/c of prior abuse. having the usual brain lightning and feeling very cold and more suicidal, lonely and teary than ever before but this seems like my last chance when does it get better?? | F | 33 | 3 days | 3/17/2006 | 2 | anxiety | brain shiver/electric shock feelings, hand numbness, generalized chest pains, some sleeplessness. | taking in conjunction with elavil and risperdal. fortunately my elavil knocks me out or i wouldn't sleep at all on this. distressed by the chest pains, could live with the electric shock feelings which only last about 15 minutes. i'm going to reduce from 60mg a day to 30 and see what happens.. | M | 35 | 2 weeks | 3/12/2006 | 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 | 4 | If you take too much, you can't sleep at night. You actually sleep better with less | M | 55 | | 3/3/2006 | 2 | anxiety | Weight gain (last thing I needed), fluid retention/ increased blood pressure, twitchy eyelids | It worked fine at first-- I was able to function in extremely stressful situations without feeling drugged. Then I noticed increased appetite, and my weight crept up. In the last two weeks I've experienced puffiness (fluid retention), increased blood pressure, and annoying twitches in my eyelids. I only take 5 to 10 mg a day; when I stopped the drug for a few days, the twitching and fluid retention went away, then came back when I started the buspirone again. I'd recommend the drug only for short-term relief of acute anxiety, and even then it's not for everyone. | F | 55 | 4 months | 3/1/2006 | 3 | anxiety | dizziness,numbness in head, hands,and legs,fatigue,a feeling of (being high). DO NOT DRIVE ON THIS MEDICATION! at least for a couple weeks.I was dizzy all the time | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 2/22/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | Initial dizziness; subsided after a few days. | I wish to retract my earlier rating of a "2"; I credit the weight gain and carbo cravings to the combination of Prozac 10 mg/day and Buspar 15 mg/day. Now I am off Prozac and taking Buspar 15 mg/day with Wellbutrin 150/mg SR. Buspar augments the best of Wellbutrin: the antidepressant pro-sexual benefits, while minimizing its worst attributes, ie, anxiety and nervousness. And my mad carbo cravings are gone; in fact, I have experienced appetite and weight loss. I think the best results from Buspar are obtained when combined with another drug; however, it can trigger weight gain when used with SSRIs. In general, Buspar is a milder drug, which also translates to milder side effects. I've gone on and off a few times without withdrawal. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 2/20/2006 | 1 | G.A.D. | chest pain, dizziness, headaches, could not sleep, blood pressure went up to 165/108(not good), vision sensory shocks | felt like i was having a heart attack alot of times. Had more anxiety because of side effects. | F | 30 | 30 days | 2/19/2006 | 1 | anxiety | tiredness, headache (long acting) | did not help at all. the anxiety was just as bad. it would help me sleep sometimes but then when i woke up i would be ever more riled and anxious than before i took it. | M | 44 | 4 months | 2/15/2006 | 4 | anxiety | definetly get light headaches and occational dizzyness. not enough to outweigh the benefits. | had noticed when first taking it a hard time to wake up in the morning, need to take second pill before 5pm.took 10mg twice a day for 30 days the Dr. increased to 15mgs twice a day. I thought the easy bruising was a coinsidence until I read others noticing it too. low sexual appitite but vivid sexual dreams instead. | F | 48 | 40 days | 2/12/2006 | 2 | Depression | None | Prescribed to counter sexual side-effects of Zoloft. Had absolutely no effect at dosage of 10mg tid, so stopped taking it. | M | 56 | 20 days | 1/31/2006 | 2 | Panic; Anxiety | Dizziness/light headedness, VERY vivid dreams but no nightmares. Loss of appetite, mania, feeling like I'm on speed... it makes the anxiety worse, in my opinion. | When I first started Buspar I didn't notice anythin except vivid dreams and dizziness. Then after the 2nd week, I noticed a constant feeling of anxiety and restlessness, accompanied by manic feelings and loss of appetite. That's not cool because those are the symptoms I'm trying to get rid of! | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 1/12/2006 | 3 | Depression/Generalized Anxiety | Weight gain, insommnia (cleared after 3 days), mild manic feelings | I'd been taking 10 mg Prozac and 150 Wellbutrin SR for 2 months, and was afraid of eventual weight gain with Prozac, so I asked my doc to substitute Buspar for Prozac, thinking it had no side effects. WRONG! After only a week on Buspar I gained 3 lbs! I know it was the Buspar because it made me crave carbs like nobody's business, and I'd get these intense hunger pains. I'm going to stick to the Prozac 10 mg, because it's a low dose and hopefully with the Wellbutrin that will stave off weight gain. It's too bad though. | F | 34 | 7 days | 1/2/2006 | 2 | depression slight anxiety PMDD | weight gain, increased appetite, forgetfulness...I mean I forgot about an entire day?!!! headache | I think it's a good alternative to benzos. I don't really have a lot of anxiety so my DR. I are just doing the"Let's try this" routine.. blech! human guinea pig. Man, people who talk about being "addicted'" to antidepressants and how "painful" it is to withdrawl from them, apparently have not ever been really addicted to drugs. Sorry, I'm a recovering addict so I can't help it. I'm just on Wellbutrin now... good for sex life. hee hee | F | 36 | 60 days | 12/29/2005 | 5 | antianxiety | none | it's wonderful | F | 27 | 8 years | 12/18/2005 |