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 | Tiredness, increased hunger, minor dizziness for about an hour after taking | Works well for me. Calms me down with out the "brain zapping" I got from paxil and lexapro. Dosage has been adjusted throughout the years. I am told 60mgs a day is the maximum dose. This drug works well for me, and I have no issues taking it for the rest of my life. | M | 36 | 10 years 15 3X day | 3/15/2013 | 2 | GAD | Headaches, dizziness, shortness of breath, chest tightness, night sweats, insomnia, bloating, nausea. | F | 43 | 1 weeks 15mg | 3/14/2013 | 3 | Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress | Momentary, but extreme sensation of dizziness, to the point of feeling I could fall, especially sitting at my computer. Strange lucid dreams. Headache. Nausea. Hot flashes. insomnia, long term. | I have been taking this medication to wean myself off of Lorazapam, and it did help for a while, but now it seems I have built a tolerance to it. I went back to my doctor and she told me to go back to Lorazapam, and maybe even take one Buspar and one Lorazapam alternatively (I'm looking for another Dr. by the way). But I do feel that Buspar lost it's ability to help after a while, so if you're taking it be prepared that it is not a forever kind of remedy. | F | 54 | 1 years 10 mg 3X day | 3/11/2013 | 3 | anxiety | Profound insomnia (72 hours with no sleep), heightened sense of smell | Was very effective for anxiety but the insomnia could not be tolerated. Had to stop. | F | 35 | 14 days 1X day | 3/6/2013 | 5 | complex post traumatic stress disor | None | It's a miracle. Intrusive thoughts are stopped cold, I can actually feel it working. I was able to cut back on the Xanax I was taking and will eventually eliminate it, in the future. I suffer from (diagnosed) cptsd due to extreme trauma and was at a point where I could barely function and was actually considering the possibility that I would not be able to continue living this way. It can't erase the cause of this horror in my life, but so far it has certainly eased the effects. | F | 65 | 7 days 10 MG 2X day | 2/25/2013 | 1 | GAD, panic | This was prescribed to me by my doc to wean off of Effexor. At first this drug was awesome... Helped my anxiety, I was great. About 4 months ago I noticed my anxiety increasing. 2 months ago started with racing troublesome thoughts horrible Unspeakable thoughts that i would never normally have. I was also taking ambien at the time. I have since stopped. I have started to taper off these last few days and have started to feel slightly better... This was a horrible experience and I will never take another drug that alters brain chemicals again. | F | 32 | 7 months 10 | 2/2/2013 | 5 | Anxiety w/ Peri-menopause | Lightheaded, dizzy, tired, foggy headaches, weird upper back discomfort, muscle twitches, ringing in the ears, very vivid dreams. | This drug has been a lifesaver. Due to some very stressful life events: divorce, custody battle, layoff, move, combined with peri-menopause, I went into full blown anxiety attacks and went to the ER twice in 2 weeks. I was originally prescribed Lexapro and some other drug for my anxiety, but it left me so brain fuzzy I could not deal so I stopped after only 5 days. Spoke w my doctor about the peri-menopause and how my anxiety would worsen at certain times around my cycle. She prescribed be Buspar at 7.5 twice a day to start. It immediately started helping. The side effects did go away after a month, and since that time I have played around a lot with the dosage. I've taken 30 mg a day, but am now taking 7.5 three times a day. My anxiety is still there - it's weird, during stressful times I still will get the rapid heart beat, sweaty palms, etc... but I don't go to that "bad place" of feeling out of control. The physical anxious feelings are there, but the mental, out of control feelings are not - and that is a godsend. Also, I no longer have the constant, crazy, unwanted thoughts that consumed me during the worst of my anxiety and panic attacks. That is gone. I'm now able to enjoy my children, get out of the house and live a fairly normal life. I was also able to quit smoking 3 days after starting this med. I haven't craved a cig since... | F | 48 | 6 months 15 to 30 3X day | 1/30/2013 | 4 | GAD | Dizzy right after taking my pill. If on an empty stomach I get slight to medium nausea. So I make sure to eat something each time now which helps. Strange long boring dreams. Libido somewhat down, but really to early to report on that yet. | I just finished tapering off Viibryd which was awful stuff. I was on it for 8 weeks and had diarrhea the whole time. Still some lingering side effects which make it had to know fully what is caused by Buspar. My GAD causes terrible stomach distress if untreated. So far Buspar is keeping my stomach calm. Jaw clenching almost gone. This has been a constant problem with any med I have taken in the past. I will post again in a couple of months with more updates. | M | 60 | 8 days 5mg 3X day | 1/30/2013 | 4 | anxiety | I have been diagnosed with pmdd and GAD.Right away the doctor had me on 15 mgs 2x a day. I felt sedated and unable to walk or focus. But now i am on half a tab im the am and half a tab in the pm. I feel that buspar has helped me with controlling my anxiety. But if i do not sleep well ever since i have been on this medication, my memory is not as sharp. | F | 43 | 1 days 14 | 1/12/2013 | 5 | anxiety attacks | No side effects | F | 28 | 2 years 15 | 12/23/2012 | 2 | anxiety | No bothersome side effects. Stopped working after several months | F | 34 | 1 years 60 mg | 12/14/2012 | 5 | anxiety/depression | I did not have any objectionable side effects. I did feel a bit over sedated at first, I was only taking 15 mg for the first 2 months. Over that time I gradually adjusted to it, and then increased the dose with nothing but stellar results | This is a fantastic med, In my opinion. I use it along with 200 mg of Effexor. I have had nothing but excellent things to say about it. I have a 20 year history of taking Benzodiaxipines for my terrible anxiety. I have to say, things are finally under control. I could not be more thrilled. | M | 54 | 10 3X day | 11/13/2012 | 5 | GAD | Insomnia, Dizziness, Trouble balancing- I sometimes almost fall over if I stand to quickly | The first two weeks on this medicine were rough for me, but I immediatley could feel it working. I have had aniexty for years and I never knew what it was. I have taken anti depressants, stimulants, anti phycotics, bi polar medication, you name it... none of that worked for me. Infact it made me more anxious. This is the ONLY medicine that has ever worked for me. I am finally my self and I can do all the things that I have been too scared to do my whole life! I am over the insomnia- as long as I don't take it too close to bed time. I would Highly recommend this medication to any one suffering from GAD. | F | 26 | 1 months 5mg 2X day | 10/29/2012 | 5 | It saved my life. I take it every 8 hours. Very sleepy for a half hour after I take it. I had to bump the dose up from 30 mgs to 45 mgs a day about 5 years ago. I couldn't last 5 days on Paxil, Effexor, or Lexapro. My aunt has been on this with success for 20 years. I have missed a few doses in the decade plus I've been on it, I get a little shaky after missing a dose. | M | 36 | 12 years 15 3X day | 10/27/2012 | 4 | Generalized Anxiety / Social Phobia | dizziness, drowsiness, empathy, occasional cognitive impairment, depression | I used to take BusPar for 2 years when I was 16-18 and had good results in the past. It was so good I didn't have to take meds until now. (As in it didn't make me a complete loon like Prozac, or turn me into a cold, lifeless robot like Depakote) I'm a month away from 21 now, and I've been having severe panic attacks revolving around work, and it's been causing insomnia. (I'll go 3+ days without being able to sleep.) I've been taking it briefly and it's gotten rid of my anxiety, but replaced it with more problems. Instead of worrying about everything, I get put down by everything. I want to go out and look for a new job, but I always get a crippling feeling of depression after applying at one place. Oh well, I guess it's better then being too scared to leave your house for anything other then the most important essentials. I still can't sleep though.. | M | 20 | 5 days 15mg 2X day | 10/26/2012 | 5 | anxiety | brains zaps for about 20 minutes after dosage in the beginning, light headed for a short while, headache for first week, no real side effects after 3 weeks | Excellent drug for my anxiety. I no longer ruminate obsessively over imagined conflicts. My mind has quieted down. My self esteem is back and I look forward to getting out of bed. Truly has enriched my life. Colors seem brighter. I smile and laugh again. | F | 59 | 9 weeks 20 2X day | 10/23/2012 | 2 | Anxiety | Dizziness up to one hour after taking; headache, nausea, grogginess, vivid dreams. | This appeared to help anxiety but side effects not good; stopped by tapering off; have been off it totally for 2 weeks. Bad effects from discontinuation: severe headache/neckache, sleepiness, depression, nausea, early norming shivers, alternative heat and chills like flu like symptoms. Would never take this again. | 59 | 6 months 15 2X day | 10/23/2012 | 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 | anxiety/depression | I have been taking 'psyche' medications for 28 of my 54 years. I am all too aware of the overly negative side effects that certain meds have caused me over the years. At this time in my life, Buspar is a fantastic med for me. I always comment that if a medication of this sort is working, but causing you some libido issues, and you choose to discontinue then you do not truly appreciate life stopping anxiety/depression. This med is a wonderful adjunct with my antidepressant Effexor. | This medication is a wonderful adjunct to my main antidepressant, Effexor. I take 5 mgs/t.i.d., usually, and I am learn to relax through any situation that previously, would have made me feel so anxious and inadequate that I would just dwell on what a failure I was. My encouragement for any one who truly has any issue of this kind, is to realize that the process of finding what 'works' for you may take awhile. If a medication isn't working within a few days, please do not assume that it is useless or a 'spawn' of the devil. If you think that you truly need to find a doctor that will listen to you, and help you, overtime, find a Med or meds that help you. I can't tell you how many times I felt that a certain med regimen was useless. Sometimes it was. You are the one ultimately responsible for finding what works for you:) Research on your own is key. No what the hell you are dealing with, and find a decent physician. I all to well understand how difficult this is, but please keep working at it. It is your life after all:) | M | 54 | 90 days 5 3X day | 10/10/2012 | 2 | depression, anxiety, panic attacks | Extreme muscle weakness, dizzyness, back muscle aches, tightness in chest, stomach irritation, tiredness. | M | 36 | 1 months 40mg | 10/9/2012 |