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 | Very vivid and lucid dreams - especially in the 'waking' part of morning. Slight weight gain - but that's probably because I felt better and was eating more. | I'm a physician, so cognitive function is extremely important. Prozac, Xanax, and Lexapro all made me too light headed to be effective at work. The dosing options of Buspar are wonderful, and you can stop cold-turkey with only minor 'withdrawl' symptoms. | M | 42 | 2 months 10 mg 2X day | 2/22/2012 | 4 | Anxiety | Helped greatly already in the 7 day that I have had it Headaches Also every now and again I get this burning feeling to my left arm that starts at my shoulder and goes down to my elbow. Never happened before on any other medication | F | 24 | 7 days 5 2X day | 2/17/2012 | 5 | Anxiety,OCD | The first two days of taking Buspar, I had NO anxiety. Nothing has ever worked that good for me before. Unfortunately the third day, I went into a deep depression. The fourth day, I ended up with tingling through my entire body, my left arm went completely numb, severe confusion, vision cloudiness and vision loss, followed by a severe headache. The aftermath ended in tingling and tremors throughout my body and confusion that lasted another 2 days. The doctor told me it was more than likely side effects of Buspar. I loved this medicine until that happened. Great pill but the side effects were awful for me. I'm disappointed I have to quit taking it. | F | 25 | 7 days 10 | 2/16/2012 | 3 | GAD | Terrible light headedness. At first I was taking 10mg 2x daily then the doc upped it to 20mg 2x daily. Some of my anxiety decreased after she upped the dosage but the bad headaches and lite headedness last for HOURS. I took it at 4am this morning and now 6 1/2 hours later I'm still dizzy. I don't want to continue on this medicine!! | F | 27 | 2 months 40 mg | 2/9/2012 | 2 | very dizzy and light headed | M | 35 | 2 weeks 15 2X day | 2/7/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Dizziness upset stomach headache insomnia wake up angry and cry for no reason for atleast an hour. ( one episode lasted days) worsened anxiety dry mouth tremors forgetfulness heat flashes fluctuating blood pressure | F | 22 | 3 weeks 45 | 2/7/2012 | 5 | anxiety/rapid thought syndrome. | Hot flashed. | I have not experienced any bad side effects except for about fifteen minutes after I take the medication I have hot flashes which last for about five minutes. Its not bad its something i can deal with because the Buspar has helped me so much. since taking It I no longer have anxiety, my thoughts have slowed and I'm able to think clearly, and I have gone from clinically depressed to mild depression. I'm only seventeen I started out on 5mg 2 xD and every month my doctor has increased the dosage and milligram due to when my body gets use to the level of drug in my system it seems to wear off. | M | 17 | 3 months 10 mg 2X day | 2/3/2012 | 5 | GAD and social anxiety | Dizzy 30 min after taking it the first time. Each subsequent time the dizziness was greatly reduced. I take it before bed and late morning with food to help with that side effect. I thought I was going crazy with my anxiety. I had it all say and night along with negative, repetitive racing thoughts. I even was doing some OCD things like counting the hours on the clock repetitively and keeping three different calendars and over visualizing time. I guess I was hanging on by a thread and knowing I made it through another day was a big accomplishment. After my first dose of 10mg buspar I cried. Not because it made me feel awful but because I finally had relief in my brain from all those irrational buzzing thoughts I couldn't stop until now! Also my muscles felt less tense. I always had a kink in my neck from tensing up the muscles in my shoulders and neck from the anxiety. Also my "tension headaches" went away because I wasn't constantly furrowing my brow. I know this doesn't work for every one. And I'm sorry that it doesn't because I would only wish that we could all feel this kind of relief from our anxiety like I did. I think it's best if you haven't been on benzos consistently and if you have GAD or social anxiety disorder. For me, it's been the answer to my prayers. I'm happy to wake up in the morning and get my day started. I'm happy about the future and life in general. Most of all I'm relieved that I don't have to live like that anymore. | F | 33 | 6 days 20mg | 2/2/2012 | 1 | Panic Attacks, Anxiety Disorder | Extreme fear. Panic 24 hours a day. Agitation. Mania. Feeling of unreality. Dizziness. Chest tightness and pain. Heart pounding. High blood pressure. Inability to sleep. Inability to think clearly. Worst feeling I have ever felt. Much worse than panic attack. Felt I would certainly die if I continued taking this drug. | I had been taking Xanax for about 8 years until a new doctor put me on this drug. The Xanax totally controlled my panic disorder and was controlling my high blood pressure caused by the panic attacks, but this doctor did not believe panic disorder existed. He put me on Buspar. After I told him the side effects I was having, he told me to double the dose. I did not think this was a good idea since I already felt like the drug was killing me, so I immediately found a psychiatrist who specializes in panic disorder and he told me to stop taking Buspar immediately because it was the exact opposite of what I needed for my condition. I stopped the Buspar and I felt better right away and within 3 days all the side effects stopped after it got out of my system. The psychiatrist put me back on Xanax and I have had no problems since. | F | 45 | 7 days 1X day | 1/28/2012 | 1 | anxiety,deppresion | bad headaches,dizziness,constipation,insomnia | i don't recommend this medication to anyone. It was the worst i have ever tried. | F | 46 | 1 months 10 mg 2X day | 1/27/2012 | 2 | Anxiety | Dizzyness after taking the pill. Severe ear ringing. HORRIBLE! Didn´t fade away after stopping the pill (1,5 weeks so far) | Helped subtle with my anxiety, but the ringing in the ears/tinnitus that started with the medication, is not bearable | M | 35 | 2 months 10 4X day | 1/26/2012 | 5 | Depression and high anxiety | There has been a significant decrease in my anxiety level. I can now do normal things and I love that i can participate in unplanned spur-of-the-moment activities. I still keep Ativan with me in case but I don't need them hardly at all. This medicine has brought me back to the person I used to be. I take this medicine 2x day with Effexor and the Effexor causes something like vertigo and nausiousness but I don't think either one of those are created by buspar. Those effects only last about 30 minutes and I try to eat crackers with it. Good luck!!! | F | 26 | 1 years 60mg | 1/25/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | I have never had a panic attack until I started taking this medication. I have had three major panic attacks and now im nervous to go to work or anywhere away from my home. I am scared Im going to have another panic attack even though I went off the medicine. | F | 23 | 1 months 7.5mg 1X day | 1/16/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Tired, very sore leg and feet muscles, nausea and dizziness. | Due to these side effects, I will probably stop taking the medication. | F | 32 | 10 days 10 mg 2X day | 1/4/2012 | 4 | Anxiety | Slight dizziness and brain fog for about an hour when I took 10mg, so I dropped back to 5mg. I think I need lower dose, but more often, still experimenting. Very slight increase in thirst, but its Summer here and it suddenly got hot..... so that's rather inconclusive. | I first tried Buspar a couple of years ago when I was going through some unavoidable stressful events. I don't like taking xanax, even though it works the best for anxiety, because of its addictive potential. Buspar helped to take the edge off my anxiety then and its helping again now, not like xanax does, not an instant complete relief of all anxiety, but for me a safer acceptable alternative. Some slight initial relief, but it does take a few weeks to reach its potential. Apparently, this only works for some people, I must be one of those people. Research suggests it has something to do with malfunctioning or insufficient serotonin receptors. I suppose if that's not your cause of too much anxiety, then this medication wont help. SSRI's don't work for me, so I guess I have enough serotonin, its just not doing its job properly. On a side note.... I've noticed that while taking Buspar, my ADD meds (stimulants) seem to work better and last longer. I dont get a sudden drop in mood like I normally do, I only need to take half dose and not as often.... which is great because I don't like having to take stimulants to function like 'normal' people, so less is better. | F | 49 | 3 weeks 5mg 3X day | 12/30/2011 | 1 | Anxiety & depression | Tiredness | This drug relieved my anxiety - I just stopped caring. About EVERYTHING. I got off it and came to the realization that my anxiety was caused by my boss being an idiot and the depression was caused by the hopelessness of my situation, so I quit my job instead and that was a lot better solution than just masking the problem. | M | 25 | 2 years 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 1 | anxiety | weight gain, severe double vision, muscle aches, constipation severe. | 2 | M | 41 | 2 months 30 mg 2X day | 12/25/2011 | 5 | Gad | A little dizziness | This medicine took a few weeks to kick in but then my anxiety completely disappeared, within half an hour of taking I get a bit dizzy but nothing serious. I love this stuff, I slowly increased to 60 mg/day and it has helped me greatly. My pharmacist says it doesn't work for everyone but it has sure helped me. I even went back to college because my anxiety was almost non existent. | F | 48 | 9 months 30 mg 2X day | 12/19/2011 | 5 | Anxiety | Slight ringing of the ears at times, some dizziness first hour or so after dosing and increased thirst. The benefit of reduced anxiety outway the side effects so far. I read that side effects usually lesson after few weeks of dosing...I will see. | M | 44 | 7 days 5mg x 2 | 12/10/2011 | 5 | Anxiety and Panic Attacks | Increaesd thirst, slight headaches, loss of appetite and tired...but I don't lack energy if that makes sense. It's a great drug for anxiety so far. | I took Buspar about 15 years ago and it made me very dizzy and didn't seem to work. However, I started taking it again two days ago and I do not experience any dizziness. I am pleasantly surprised that this is working. The only problem is that I enjoy wine once and a while and I had a glass tonight. It did not mix well with Buspar. I felt like I was wasted. I hope this goes away. Also, this drug is not supposed to be addictive or make you gain weight. We will see. | F | 35 | 2 days 5 mg 1X day | 12/8/2011 |