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 |
| 2 | Anxiety | My first month I really didn't notice much! I think it took the edge off of my anxiety issues. The past two weeks however I have bee feeling tired, irritable, depressed, my legs feel heavy and my head feels funny!! I think it might be from the Buspar! I am going to stop taking it and see how I feel!! | F | 64 | 2 months 10mg | 3/9/2015 | 2 | anxiety after a hysterectomy | Lightheaded,dizziness,hear noises,heavy head feeling pulse feeling in my head,nervousness shakiness can't sleep tension headaches | I take 3x day and it seems like it doesn't work for me because it's supposed to calm you down | F | 38 | 8 days 10mg | 2/28/2015 | 3 | Social Anxiety Disorder | Some stomach pain, increased appetite, weight gain, increased paranoia and fear around people. More fearful to leave my house. | I was trying this as a replacement for clonazepam for severe Social anxiety problems. I find that I'm more paranoid and fearful around people, and I haven't left my house (due to fear) since I started taking it 5 days ago. I don't think this med is good for people with Social anxiety (b/c it increases fear and paranoia around people and going outside) but it may work for people who have other anxiety disorders, such as Generalized anxiety or panic attacks. I am now trying to decide whether or not to give it the full 2 month trial or to stop taking it due to the increased paranoia I feel around people. It is harder to leave my house on this med than it is if I don't take this med. I also started cutting my hair short for no reason last night, and now it looks terrible. | F | 31 | 5 days 5 mg 3X day | 2/25/2015 | 1 | anxiety and high blood pressure | Electric shocks in my legs, dizziness, headaches, insomnia, lightheaded, sweats, | F | 42 | 4 months 25 | 1/27/2015 | 3 | Anxiety. Depression. Paranoia. | No known side effects. I have been taking along with lexapro. If I have a real beer, then often have a sleepless night. So am stuck with odoules. | M | 53 | 4 months 15 | 1/23/2015 | 4 | Waking up with panic attacks | Occasional dizziness. Have gained 2lbs...cannot directly attribute to drug. Higher libido. | Out of the blue started waking up with panic attacks. Never had them before. Under a great deal of stress at the moment...sick parents, etc....I guess life. Have been on antidepressants in the past. (1st. Depression from divorce.) (2nd. Depression after really bad relationship after the original divorce) (3rd. Depression from coping with second failed marriage, PTSD from the abuse of a cheating spouse, and a failed reconciliation) Celexa royally screwed me up. Most recently...1.5 years ago generic Effexor. Had no emotion when my grandmother died. Dropped it cold turkey and regret the three weeks of hell I went through. Out of the blue started waking up with panic attacks, went to the Dr. and we settled on this due to the multiple stresses in my life. Got to the point I would wake up around 3am and not go back to sleep. This resolved the issue...except when a new stress was added I had sleeping issues for several days. Was at the Dr. today and we agreed to try 12.5 as opposed to the 10 mg. per dose. Will see what happens... | M | 47 | 90 days 10mg 2X day | 1/20/2015 | 1 | Anxiety | Heart palpitations, chest pains, massive weight gain (30+ pounds and only 5'2), severe paranoia, insomnia. | Scary experience. Would have night terrors and even anxiety attacks during the day, both making me feel like i was dying. Heart would beat excessively in my chest until it would hurt and freak me out so bad that I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. | F | 27 | 4 months 30MG | 1/19/2015 | 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 | 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 | 1 | GAD, Agoraphobia | Debilitating dizziness from a half hour after taking it, which lasted almost two hours, increased agoraphobia, feeling drugged the whole day. Loss of emotions, suicidal thoughts, delayed ejaculation. | For me a horrible chemical. Felt drugged and out of it almost the whole day. Irritable and grumpy. I managed to keep taking Buspar for 4 weeks but the side effects only got worse, just like my agoraphobia. Quit cold turkey when I caught myself making plans to kill myself. For now I stick with my Xanax but I will discuss my experience tomorrow with my psychiatrist. Have tried almost every SSRI on the market, also Wellbutrin, but at no avail. | M | 60 | 4 weeks 5mg 2X day | 1/5/2015 | 5 | anxiety | Dizziness....brain fog | F | 60 | 1 weeks 10mg | 12/29/2014 | 4 | Anxiety | The first week did not feel much of anything other than really sleepy with the AM dosage of 7.5mg. The second week I experienced dizziness, lightheadedness, jitters, trouble falling asleep as I entered into week three I felt a lot better. My thoughts have lessened although I am waiting to see the doctor so he can raise my dosage I feel I need a bit more since at times when my time of the month is approaching I get a bit agitated physically and emotionally. Weight gain has been an issue I have to watch what I eat while taking this med but for me its worth it since I do feel better. I can actually go to the doctor now and take my BP whereas before just the site of the BP machine would make my BP go through the roof. I took this med for severe anxiety whereas I was feeling weak, palpitations all day every day and the constant worrying would not allow me to function. In the last few years I went through a lot with family issues and loss of home and this last year my Dad has been sick and I | It has worked for me. | F | 49 | 90 days 7.5 1X day | 12/28/2014 | 5 | Panic Disorder | Shocking feeling approx one hour after dose, lasts about 15 min. Increased libido. Vivid dreams (NOT nightmares). Little bit of euphoria, but in a good way. Helps with my concentration also. | I know this medicine can take a while to fully kick in, but honestly after going two weeks on 20mg a day and having been on 30mg a day now, I do feel different. Calmer, situations in which I would normally have a panic attack are less stressful, I'm happier overall. | M | 31 | 1 months 30mg | 12/24/2014 | 4 | Tbi | None | I sopped and I became a little anxious | M | 71 | 1 days 10mg | 12/18/2014 | 1 | Panic Disorder | Extreme dizziness | This med did nothing for my anxiety and it had one particularly unbearable side effect--extreme dizziness about an hour after taking it. I mean it was like I had vertigo. I would be sitting up in bed and suddenly feel like the ceiling became the floor and I was falling through space! These brief dizzy spells lasted 2 seconds on average, but they were recurring. It was extremely unpleasant and after a month of toughing it out, it still did nothing for my anxiety and the dizziness was too much to bear so I said goodbye. | M | 29 | 1 months N/A 1X day | 12/17/2014 | 1 | anxiety | Severe muscle aches in legs and Arms neck and back. Hair loss. My legs feel like they are going to fall off And Sometimes I can barely walk. I stopped buspar about 2 months ago and I am still having all the painful side effects. I am afraid I have tardive dyscansia. I am in constant chronic pain!!! | I would not recommend this drug to anyone. it has corroborating life long side effects | F | 66 | 4 months 20mg | 12/10/2014 | 2 | for depession/ aniexty | My doctor increase my dosage to 1 tablet a day. A week ago I started feeling nervous can't sleep have bad dreams upset stomach I feel scared. Will have to change from buspirone to something else. I get scared that I am having a heart attack or that I am going to die. Are these side effects? | I need to get my life back. | F | 59 | 1 months 15mg | 12/6/2014 | 4 | anxiety | Does anyone get blurry vision taking buspar? Is this normal side effect? | F | 48 | 2 weeks 15mg day | 11/15/2014 | 5 | anxiety | minor dizziness, increased hunger after doses. | Very mild. Pretty easy on my system. I was prescribed a low dose (.25) xanax to take three times a day the first month I took Buspar. | M | 38 | 10 years 15 3X day | 10/30/2014 | 5 | GAD | vivid dreams, wake up 2 hours early, irritable, increase appetite | My side effects are actually very minimal. I can go to sleep easily, just wake up a bit early but I'm not tired. About an hour after I take it I feel very tired, but since I work from home I can have a 20 minute rest and then all is OK when I get up. My anxiety is already better, but I am still very irritable. I'm looking forward to that being curbed by the medicine after a while hopefully. I am supposed to go up to 10 mg 2x a day and may do that soon. This medicine is way better than an SSRI for me. It has increased my libido a bit which I didn't think would ever be possible. I have realized I need to control my eating or it will go through the roof so I have started keeping a large cup of water with me while I work and some gum, which helps. This is all much better than being anxious all the time. I realized it had started working when I belly laughed at something my 5-year-old did and I shocked myself a little. I hadn't freely laughed like that in so long, I couldn't remember. It is nice to relax and experience life again. | F | 42 | 7 days 5 2X day | 10/22/2014 |