BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (961 Ratings)

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 ANTIANXIETY

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BUSPAR  (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Buspirone hydrochloride tablets, USP are an antianxiety agent that is not chemically or pharmacologically related to the benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/anxiolytic drugs.indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-04-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPARCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  anxiety I took it on/off for 1.5 years and do I ever regret it. Buspar nearly ruined my life. It turned me into a different person. I HATED every minute of every day while on this medication. I didn't want to get up in the AM, couldn't sleep, always felt like a zombie, socially withdrawn. Now I have permanent tinnitus. I once had a mind like a steel trap; now I'm forgetful and have difficultly concentrating. I feel very awkward in social situations. This drug is crap, just like all the rest of them. I will never take another pill for the rest of my life. I think drug companies and doctors alike should be ashamed of the way they push this poison on innocent consumers. DO NOT take this drug or any other anti-anxiety or anti-depressant. They will ruin your life! M 30 1.5 years
15 MG 2X day
6/25/2012
 2  anxiety and depression feelings of disorientation, lightheaded, off balance, confusion, feelings of being disconnected. First few days I had headaches, , stomach ache, and very increased libido. These all wore off. I still have the dizziness, confusion. off balance feeling, lightheaded and disorientation. It seems to be subsiding some and I will give it a few more days. Had to take time off of work because I just cannot think properly. Hopefully the side effects will wear off. F 30 11 days
5mg 2X day
6/24/2012
 1  ANXIETY No hot flashes, no dry mouth, no insomnia, no energy, NO ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS A HUMAN BEING!!!!! At the end of 13 days I was unable to bathe, feed or dress myself. I left my bed in the morning (which required massive effort - equal to climbing Mt Everest), made it to the bathroom, tinkled, cupped my hand under the faucet to get water, exhausted myself walking the 15 feet to the sofa, got up at night, repeated the trip to the bathroom and forced myself to return the additional 20 feet to my bed. This went on for three days!!! At that time, since I did feel no anxiety, it occurred to me that though I did not want to die - not at all suicidal - I still felt as if someone wanted to dig me a 6 ft deep hole and go thru the trouble of placing me in it - I was sure I would have no desire to object! Took myslef off and went back to the doc. this may work wonders for some - just not for me!! F 48 13 days
5 MG 1X day
6/13/2012
 4  Bad anxiety during pregnancy I'm 31 and in my last trimester of pregnancy. After 4 weeks of crippling anxiety and panic attacks that had me nearly agoraphobic, I broke down and started on Buspar 7.5mg/2x day. So far side affects have been mild and seem to be letting up already. I've had dizziness, restless leg at night, and the last 2 days I've felt agitated/angry and more emotional than usual. My anxiety is not entirely under control yet, but its enough that I'm not missing my doc appts anymore, and can get out a little more and not panic. This is the first and only med I've tried for anxiety, and hope to ween off it eventually. Grateful to have it for now. F 31 7 days
7.5mg
5/25/2012
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 5  Anxiety Helped me and still take them 4 times a day M 34 2 years
15 mg
5/18/2012
 2  Anxiety, Social Phobia Unbearable lightheadedness, dizziness, nausea, and drowsiness 30 minutes after taking dose, and not ending until time for the next dose. Buspar was prescribed to me because I was trying to conceive, and it is the only medication for anxiety that is acceptable for pregnancy. One month earlier, I had been given a prescription for Xanax, which was a miracle drug for me. I had never had such severe anxiety before, nor had I ever taken any medication more intense than penicillin, so taking Xanax was a strange and yet encouraging experience. At my first month check-in, I was concerned that I might be pregnant, so my doctor immediately switched the meds to Buspar, to help manage my issues long-term. I tried taking it for several days, and was miserable. I live 30 miles away from where I work, and it was impossible for me to drive to work because of the dizziness and nausea. I quit taking it and it took a day to leave my system. Now I want to try taking it again because I have a big conference coming up and I don't want to freak myself out, but I just can't handle the side effects... I can't do two or more weeks of this constant sickness. I will not take it again. F 30 10 days
5mg 2X day
5/11/2012
 3  Anxiety No side effects for the first week and a half, then starting getting alot of nausea and an upset stomach. Can barely eat anything, and this has been going on for 4 days now. Hopefully the side effects will go away soon. Other than the side effects I am dealing with right now, I do feel like my anxiety has improved. I don't think it has helped enough yet to say I would really recommend this, but if my side effects go away and I begin to feel better, than this drug should do the job. M 21 2 weeks
7.5 MG 2X day
5/4/2012
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 3  GAD I have only been taking this medicine so far for 4 days. It helps me relax a bit but at times I feel more anxious and irritable and these past couple of days I've had severe headaches. My doctor has me on it for 2 weeks to see if it will help. So far I've had bad experiences with antidepressants so I'm hoping an antiaxiety medication will help me and if not then I'm gonna find more natural ways of handling my anxiety. F 22 4 days
7.5mg 2X day
4/30/2012
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 4  Anxiety So far I am well pleased. Some dry mouth but other than that, nothing major. Has really helped me relax and sleep better. Only taken for 2 days so far, so we'll see how well it helps me overall on a stressed day. F 48 2 days
5 mg bid
4/29/2012
 3  GAD, PD I was glad to see others describe this same exact thing. About 1/2 hour after taking it I'd get dizzy but only when I moved my eyes. The effect is really quite dramatic and if I sweep my eyes across a room it feels like my head is being rolled down a gravel road. Very disconcerting. Very, VERY vivid dreams. Dizzyness is one of my panic triggers so this is a major drawback for this med, for me. I find I feel like I need MORE klonapin when taking the buspar just to combat the panic from the dizziness. I'm playing with the dose, breaking the pills in 1/2, etc, to see if I can find something that works. Because, in a very preliminary way, I can kinda feel like it is easier to dismiss negative thought spirals. Those negative thought spirals are the source of most of my panic attacks and my anxiety in general. M 38 4 days
5 MG 2X day
4/29/2012
 5  Anxiety/depression I feel exhausted for the first hour or so after I take it, and sometimes I get dizzy. In the beginning it made me nauseous as well. HOWEVER, the drug has helped me tremendously. I still have anxious thoughts, but resolving them is so much easier now... All of the physical responses to my anxiety that I used to experience are muted. Also, I find myself feeling happy on a regular basis. F 22 4 weeks
30mg/day
4/28/2012
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 5  Anxiety Light headeded for about an hour after each dose; slight headache; upset stomache when taken without food; nasal conjestion Do NOT consume excessive alcohol while taking Buspar! In my case, mixing the two resulted in waking blackouts that I never had with just alcohol. M 60 18 months
10 3X day
4/28/2012
 4  anxiety slight light headedness initially when I started taking it M 27 2 weeks
15mg
4/16/2012
 2  G.A.D. with Panic Attack Dizzy, Uncoordinated, Confusion, Forgetfulness, Weight gain I've taken this medication for 5 weeks and the only thing that's different is the experience of side effects. This medication makes it difficult for me to think about anything. Sessions with my therapist are difficult, because I can't keep focused on one subject, and I'm now very forgetful. To me it has some effect by making it difficult to focus on anything long enough to worry about it. But given the side effects, the therapeutic value isn't enough for me to continue on it, or recommend it. M 44 5 weeks
10 MP 3X day
4/6/2012
 3  Pure O, Panic, PMDD So Ive been on it for two months and I just emailed my dr this week about the newer symptoms. I had just seen her about 3 weeks ago since i ended up in the ER with chest pains that felt nothing like a panic attack. It was and still is a shocking type pain, not palpitations or heavy beating like I use to have. Ive also developed some blurry vission and headaches along with the tingling in my extremities. I feel like my ears also drain when I lay back and itch so badly i want to jam qtips in them just to sleep at times. I do, however fall asleep without even thinking now a days. I definately like that, and my dr told me it would get worse in the first few days before it got better. So true. I alsmost ran down my block after the 2nd or 3rd day on it because my panic attack was so bad but luckily my fiance was prepared and after shaking and thnking I was going to die, it didnt happen again. But that may have been the worst ever. Imediately the following day I was feeling great and I wanted This was something that just started after my miscarriage as well as the severe panic. I was on a roll. But then, I had a very bad mental confrontation that made me withdraw for about 4 days with panic. I keep taking the meds but i havent been right since. Im shakey all day and nervous and panic is around the corner most times now. Any pain I feel I think I have a blood clot and its the big one. I keep flexing my muscles until I realize I need to relax and if I do while Im sitting still Ill fall almost immidiately to sleep. I dont really think I feel depressed and it is PMDD time but everything is just not right right now. I may need to up it a little bit because i still have the mental clarity and my sex drive is still up unlike before, I may be able to deal with everything else because its generally mild but the chest pain has to go! Also, when I smoke pot now i have to smoke VERY slow (and almost un enjoyful) because Ive been panicking since the first day I started the meds. I was only panicing when I wasnt smoking, not I just panic anytime. Really sucks because the pot acts like a muscle relaxer i would usually smoke in the tub rught before bed, now Im afraid I will drown so I smoke in the bed most nights before I sleep. When I smoke slower i dont get as high but I still get sleepy. I didnt get dry mouth either but now I do and as far as gaining wieght, Im loosing because I dont have an apitite anymore since i dont smoke as much during the day now. F 32 2 months
10MG 2X day
3/27/2012
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Patient History
 4  Anxiety, Depression, OCD Dizziness for an hour after taking it, continued for the first 2 weeks and still occurs if I take it on an empty stomach. Also, very vivid dreams every morning, sometimes nightmares :( I will continue to take it, this drug has greatly reduced my depression and excessive worry. It helped me wean off of clonazepam which I've been trying to do for years. F 30 1 months
10mg
3/20/2012
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 2  Anxiety For the first two weeks only dizziness . After two weeks I would start getting really sick to my stomach for two hours . I feel lug headed through put the day and my anxiety seems worse now. I would not take this drug . Ibam calling the dr tomorrow to quit it. F 34 3 weeks
15
3/18/2012
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 4  GAD Dry mouth and terrible hissing in my ears. I started experiencing it after 4 months probably because of the low dosage. Made a big difference in my case especially when taken with Cipralex. M 39 5 months
5mg 1X day
3/17/2012
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 1  Anxiety Stay away from this drug! It caused a permanent tinnitus in my ears, even months after stopping the med. This side effect ist horrible. M 40 2 months
30 1X day
3/1/2012
 5  GAD, Panic decreased libido (hopefully interaction with other meds I am discontinuing) Give it time, it took 2 months to kick in for me and gave me my life back! I have had GAD and Panic Disorder for 16 years and was managing it with xanax, which was fine for anxiety and panic, but caused my SAD and put me in a depressive shell. Buspar works like a charm for my general anxiety, it stops the worry choo choo train in its tracks. Stopping the worrying prevents 99.9% of the panic attacks, but when they do occur, a small amount of benzo stops the panic. 60mg was too much, but 45mg seems to be the magic dosage for me. I am a 160lb male 5'7" athletic, I work out 3-5 times per week and eat a good diet. Don't take any med and knock its effects if you don't do other things to manage your symptoms. There is no such thing as a magic pill, managing any condition is best accomplished from all fronts. The only issue is a huge decrease in libido and some impotence, however I am also coming off of 300mg of Welbutrin that I took for over a year for depression with minimal benefit, and I am hoping the interaction of the two is what is causing the sexual side effects. Basically, in layman's terms, Buspar gave me my balls back. This drug has dramatically changed my life for the better. M 32 3 months
15 3X day
2/29/2012
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