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 |
| 4 | Anxiety Disorder | Vertigo like dizziness, dry mouth. | Had very few side effects, but the dizziness is what made me stop taking Buspar. It seemed like it may have helped me a little bit, but I did not find the dizziness to be worth continuing it. Other people I know said it works great without side effects. So maybe it was just me. | M | 21 | 7 days 5mg 3X day | 8/13/2011 | 1 | Severe Acute Anxiety Disorder | This is a horrible medication. I started it for the first couple days without any side effects, coming out of a hospital ward where they prescribed it to me ( I have almost paralyzing social phobia), after I was on it though, they discharged me and all was well, until the side effects set in. It began as tremors, just slight ones, a headache; and a kind of drunk feeling that I couldn't shake. Then things progressed from bad to worse, my anxiety went through the roof, I was shaky, eating everything in sight but unable to stop feeling hungry; to the point where I would literally vomit. After that, I got a fever, and started having strange insomnia/ temperature flashes; it was like living in hell; literally. First I couldn't sleep, then I couldn't wake up, I thought it was going to kill me. This drug, this thing; its not good, I don't care what "long term" studies they have done. this medication is akin to poison that I have never experienced before in my life (and I have been p | Eight days in I stopped taking it completely, cold turkey, day two of being off it, and I feel worlds better than before, honestly; if going through hell is a good fix for anxiety, by all means; pop the pill. But if you are like me, and have a brain, stay away from Buspar, it is a horrible horrible treatment option, you are much better of with effexor celexa, prozac, zoloft, ect. medications that have been tested for half a century rather than a decade, please; trust me on this. Buspirone is not safe, in any way shape or form. Also, Tardive Diskenisia (uncontrolable facial twitching and jerking) can and does happen far more often than the 'test results' say, and is most often permanent. Stay away from this poison, I am begging you. Email me if you need any more details about this medication or alternatives to it that work far better. | M | 23 | 8 days 5Mg 3X day | 8/8/2011 | 2 | Anxiety and Depression | Possibly a slight increase in sexual functioning, aside from that it was impossible to tell that I was taking it, no matter what the dose. | I don't want to discourage anybody but at least in my case this drug was as close to a sugar pill as anything I've ever taken. I know it helps some people but it didn't seem to do anything for me. On the plus side I went up to 60mgs a day with no bad side effects (or any effect for that matter) so try it if your doctor suggests it. | M | 43 | 3 months 2X day | 8/4/2011 | 1 | anxiety | it did NOTHING for me, an absoluely worthless drug | pick something else please | M | 29 | 3 months 30 2X day | 7/25/2011 | 2 | Anxiety | Early on: transient dizziness after taking medicine. With increased dosage: extreme restlessness at night, increased anxiety. | I was thrilled with this medicine the first few months - I felt that I was 'normal' for the first time in many years. My anxiety was immediately calmed, and besides the brief burst of dizziness after first taking the meds, the side affects were nothing like the exhaustion which comes with benzos. Suddenly, however, the drugs stopped working and my anxiety returned full-force. My doctor increased my dosage to 30 mg/2 x per day, and I have never felt worse - extreme anxiety is constant, I have extreme leg restlessness at night despite regular exercise, and I have problems regulating my breathing. I'm a mess. I'm going to go off the Buspar, but am very frightened of the side affects. I'd suggest this to people: If you love buspar because it really works for you, and then it suddenly stops working at all, think twice before upping your dosage to the maximum; for me, when it stopped, it stopped, and now things are only worse for me. | F | 47 | 6 months 30 mg 2X day | 7/21/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | F | 28 | 4 months 15 3X day | 7/19/2011 | 2 | Anxiety | Extreme dizziness in the morning and doesn't seem to help anxiety that much. It also makes me feel emotionless sometimes and if I take it in the afternoon it messes up my sleep. | M | 60 | 1 years 10 2X day | 7/11/2011 | 1 | libido issues | made me horribly depressed and withdrawn from others | i dont like this med, i was hoping it would help with libido issues caused by effexor, but no. | M | 22 | 7 days 5 mgs 1X day | 7/11/2011 | 4 | Anxiety | Some insomnia, some nausea | the medication worked for me. Initially I was on a high dose, up to 30 mg BID (60 daily), but within several months reduced the dosage to 10 BID then to 10 hs for about a year. I stopped the med about 6 months ago and have found myself getting increasingly anxious so plan to resume a low dose and see if that helps. For me I did find it helpful and useful. It also helped with occasional depressive symptoms. | F | 53 | 4 years 10 mg 1X day | 7/6/2011 | 1 | anxiety | took t once and it took away my imagination, which makes me pretty depressed because after not taking it for 2 months my imagination still hasnt come back. my mind is so blank! | it sucks | M | 23 | 1 days 10 mgs 1X day | 7/3/2011 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | At first, electric shocks in my hands, my left eye twitched for about 14 days and I had a sinus headache. this finally subsided except for the mild headache. For the first time as far as I can remember, my brain is quiet and my anxiety has gone down dramatically. I think its a good drug. I took it in college, and didn't like it, but for whatever reason, it works well now (15 years later). I don't have as many obsessive thoughts, and if I do get a few, they are mild and transient. I cannot take Benzo's because they make me depressed, cannot take SSRI's because i get a hyperactive gag reflex and absent libido :(. This drug seems to work really well with another drug. see comments. | Started on Welbutrin for my depression, but was having panic attacks from it, so started Buspar in conjunction to counteract the panic attacks. Was told to take 5mg am/5mg pm, but if it made me too tired, to take the 10 at bedtime. Buspar made me very much awake, so i started taking the full 10mg in the AM with the Welbutrin. That was too much at once. I take my welbutrin when i wake up, and then take the Buspar about 5-6 hours later when the welbutrin seems to kick in. This is working really good. I am not depressed (welbutrin) or anxious (buspar).I would take this on a full stomach so the dizziness and lightheadedness is minimized. The only side effects I have now are: increased urinary frequency, mild headache, and i feel happy. | F | 35 | 20 days 10mg 1X day | 6/24/2011 | 5 | GAD Social Anxiety | No bothersome side effects | I felt incredible relief from this product however I had to increase the dosage two additional times from first prescription. I also was taking Lexapro during the same 6 months. I used psychology to overcome my physical manifestations of anxiety and gradually reduced the dosage until I no longer needed it. | F | 44 | 6 months 10mg 3X day | 6/3/2011 | 1 | anxiety | Took about 15 years ago. This drug was hell on earth. I was told by the doctor that this new (at the time it was) Drug was so great with no side effects, he didn't know how it worked. I had severe anxiety, I didn;t sleep for three days, every time I closed my eyes, I would see things racing all over the place. HELL-ON-EARTH !!!!!!!!!! | I hape no one else ever has the side effects I had. You'll want to end it all..... | M | 62 | 5 days don't reme 2X day | 6/2/2011 | 2 | anxiety | Dr. said it would take several wks to kick in, it has been 3 wks & the nausea & dizziness is unreal . Sure hope this works. I have been given so many drugs for my insomnia & this is my last pill to try, I give up :( | F | 48 | 3 weeks 10 mg 2X day | 5/31/2011 | 5 | General Anxiety Disorder | Just a little bit dizzy at first right after taking it. | I started out a couple of weeks ago taking 7.5 mgs twice a day. I just started taking my 15 mgs twice a day a few days ago. I can already tell a little difference. I know that the full affects are not there yet but I feel better. I went to a potluck yesterday and someone's dog accidentally knocked over a bag with my salad bowl in it and it broke. The hostess felt bad that my bowl broke but I wasn't upset about it at all. I mean, normally, I would have been a little sad (but not upset) but I was like, "eh". It didn't matter! And this stuff still lets me feel my feelings. I just don't worry constantly about stuff anymore. My DH's job was outsourced and that was the source of my anxiety. So, this Buspar really makes it easier to deal with. | F | 57 | 2 weeks 15 MG 2X day | 5/23/2011 | 1 | anxiety | did not like it. xanax works better on me. thats it. it just did not seem to help at all | F | 36 | 1 weeks n/a 1X day | 5/23/2011 | 1 | i realized that about 20 minutes after i take my pill of 30mg buspar i get body zaps very bad, and have very bad headaches and it makes me extreamly tired. I DO NOT LIKE THIS AT ALL | i do not like buspar. ive been taking the max dosage which is 60mg a day, and all i can say is... its worthless. i had some hopes for this drug at first, but now after taking it for about 3 good months it is not helping me at all. I was put on 4mg a day valium which seemed to do the trick for me, but my doctor hasnt precribed me the valium anymore, which now leaves me with constant anxiety attacks and panic. | M | 16 | 2X day | 5/18/2011 | 5 | Severe Panic Attacks & GAD | Felt just a little foggy for the for the first few days just after taking. | GIVE IT TIME! I have never any health issues in my life & I started having panic attacks (out of the blue) so bad I thought I was going out of my freakin mind. I would get them mainly while driving it was getting to the point that I was afraid to drive. I am a very healthy male that doesn't take any kind of meds. I did a lot of research & didn't want to take any type of Benzo's, so I tried Buspar. Because of the side effects I had read about, I told my doc I wanted to start at a very low dosage & see how it goes. Yes, I did feel a bit foggy for a few days just after taking it, but, NO MORE PANIC ATTACKS! I also found that taking it with food negated any stomach issues. I now experience no side effects at all & am panic free. For you that have panic attacks, I know the misery. Please give this med a try starting at a very low dosage & GIVE IT SOME TIME! I would happily be foggy minded for a few minutes a day, for a few days, to not have panic attacks again. I see a lot of people give this med a bad rap. They seem to be from people that never take it past day one because of side effects. Personally, I think prescribed dosage amounts are possibly too high. I think many people give up after a day or two because of negative side effects. I take just 5MG twice a day & all is good. It is also on most $4.00 generic lists that use a normal dose as 30MG a day, so one $4.00 prescription will last me 3 months. | M | 52 | 60 days 5MG 2X day | 5/10/2011 | 1 | panic attack/high anxiety | Extreme dizziness and nausea about 45 minutes after taking. this would last for about an hour and make me feel like i was having really bad motion sickness. part of my anxiety revolves around being sick (mostly stomach related sickness) and buspar only made me feel the one way i HATE feeling. i feel worse on it than i did before. im extremeley dissapointed because my doctor told me that it had no side effects and i felt really hopeful. I usually would just take an ativan if i felt panicky, which had no side effects and only made me feel good. **Note* ive only been taking this for two days, i know. this isnt quite enough time to judge a drug, but two days is more than enough. i do not feel like myself and the dizziness is the worst thing. i now see that im not alone with this symptom. | glad i saw this and no that im not making this up! my dad thinks its my anxiety and not the drug...but i know that i never felt this way until i started. im done. | F | 18 | 2 days 10mg 2X day | 5/3/2011 | 5 | schizoaffective disorder, anxiety | some dizziness, some sedation, some insomnia if taken later than 2:30 p.m. | This is going to be a miracle drug for me! I take antipsychotic medications, and I have taken Valium for years (5 mg. X 3). My psychiatrist knows that the Valium is no longer very effective, and so prescribed Buspar. I fully expect the side effects to go away in a few days, and I am very, very pleased to have taken this drug, after resisting it for several years. | F | 64 | 10 days 5 mg 3X day | 4/14/2011 |