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 |
| 3 | Anxiety | I take 1/2 pill 2 times a day. After I take my morning dosage I am extremely dizzy. It last for about an hour to an hour and a half. I've had some headaches more so then before on the medication. Vivid and Lucid dreams. | This medication has helped me so much. I use to feel like I was sinking onto the floor. Impending doom. Faint, sweaty, Dizzy(all day), fidgety, My Anxiety was always at a 10+. Now I can go weeks feeling alright. I do still have to take a Xanax .25mg every now and again. It did take about 2 months to feel this way. The only thing I don't like about it is the Dizziness I'm hoping it goes away with time. | F | 34 | 12 weeks 15mg 2X day | 9/27/2010 | 2 | Gad, panic attacks | At first I would experience "body zaps" about 30 min after taking which would go away after 15-20 minutes accompanied by a mild headache, those symptoms disappeared after a week or so, now in my 5th week my body constantly feels tense especially the muscles in my neck , making it feel like I can't get a good breath and when I eat it's like the food is getting stuck in my throat | Medicine was showing promise at first, I did notice my anxiety slowing up but now it seems like its doing the exact opposite, will be calling my dr for alternative treatment. | M | 25 | 5 weeks 7.5 mg 2X day | 9/26/2010 | 1 | panic attacks | vertigo, severe dizziness, rash, headache with pain behind eye, weakness, tingling and numbness in extremities, excessive heat and sweating | coming off even going down to 5mg per day for the last 4 days was horrible | F | 36 | 9 days 10mg 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 3 | GAD | I had extreme anxiety, this is the 7th day and I feel it is quieting down. Its still too early to tell. But I hope Buspar works like my dr thinks it will. | I have had no side effects so far, I take 10mg in am and 10mg around 5pm. | F | 46 | 7 days 10mg 2X day | 9/18/2010 | 5 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | occasional dry mouth | Started off with 5mg and had to move up to 7.5 within a week. It has helped me a great deal! Anxiety is almost non-existent. I was given 10mg but it seems a bit too much as it caused drowsiness for about an hour then it will subside. I would recommend this for anybody with GAD. I also take trazadone to sleep. | F | 32 | 22 days 7.5 2X day | 9/17/2010 | 3 | anxiety panic attacks deression | At first alittle Dizzy, slight headach but did calm anxiety. Got full nights sleep. oke up Ok. I take at night before bed with food. taken in morning after breafast....this morning I took it and had to leave for appointment. Got dizzy and dioriented but after and hour OK. A bit more irritable, but sleeping.. taking with 800MG all natural valerian....used to take 1600Mg but cut back to see effects with buspar....will report back in week. Doctor I have says you gradually increase from 2.5...never take full doses to start... | M | 57 | 2 days 2.5 2X day | 9/13/2010 | 3 | anxiety | First night frequent urination and insomnia. Second day- somewhat dizzy, let down. Third Day- calm, but still down mood & dizzy. | How can such a small dose affect me? | M | 50 | 3 days 3.75 2X day | 9/12/2010 | 2 | Stomach probs, Anxiety, Panic Attac | 10days in: Insomnia, Weird vivid dreams every night I could sleep, only one panic attack, no food cravings or feeling hungry, strange thoughts and dizziness 10-30 minutes after taking & sometimes longer, clenching teeth, 1 really bad headache on 3rd day | 27F 115 lbs 5'1'':I started taking this for daily panic attacks and my anxiety caused "IBS"...couldn't stop going to the bathroom. I dont take any other meds except pain meds/muscle relaxers for unrelated condition. I am hesitant to take SSRI or SSNRI so wanted to try this 1st. I am usually very sensitive to meds so started off at 5mg 2x day and worked my way up. Still havent reached the rx'd 15mg 3X/day. My pharmacist and receptionist at dr's office recommended it b/c they both take it. I agree that it helps with anxiety, even though I have only taken it for 10 days. 1 p.a in 10 days is better. I dont think I can deal with the insomnia (woke up at 3AM today) and Ive had the strangest dreams. I rarely remember dreams and Ive had them every night (I could sleep) I usually take it right when I wake up and it makes me dizzy and one morning gave me a day long BAD headache. Could be from clenching my jaws, which I did before but is much worse now. My stomach problems haven't gone away, but have been noticeably better. I have a typical type A personality and this doesn't help me "calm down" or focus which I was hoping it would. Altho it has reduced the freq of panic attacks, I think Id rather take Imodium and xanex as needed for PAs. I dont see how people take this at nite.Will prob discus SSNRI w/dr this week and see if he thinks I should change and get something to help me sleep.I would strongly suggest slowly inc.dose to dec. dizziness. Overall ok drug. | F | 27 | 10 days 10mg 3X day | 9/12/2010 | 2 | Anxiety | Not really having headaches or dizziness. I do notice at night getting dry mouth and getting more nervous/anxiety. Short fuse and more outspoken about things. | Not really having headaches or dizziness, but having the increased anxiety or depressed mood. I don't know if this is giong to work for me. My doctor has me increasing dosage on day 15 (I am on day 10) to 15mg per day. I don't know if this is going to make it worse or better...a bit worried it will be worse. I would like confirmation of people that have stuck it out and improved. | M | 39 | 10 days 5mg 2X day | 9/9/2010 | 2 | Anxiety | dizziness, nausea, headache | The first time I took it, I didn't notice anything but maybe some antisocial behavior. I was not interested in speaking to anyone, which is a downfall because that's how I make money at my job. The next night I noticed I couldn't fall asleep, I was sweating, tossing and turning, and had the craziest, vivid dreams. Like I thought I was awake still but was actually dreaming. Every day since, I notice I'm dizzy, nauseous, and feel down. This is only my 4th day and already want to quit because I feel so sick the whole time I'm on it. The one time I purposely missed a dose I felt like myself only with some anxiety. To me it beat feeling so nauseous and down. | F | 24 | 7.5 2X day | 9/4/2010 | 2 | Anxiety | Buspar made me super dizzy and I felt motion sick when I took it the first time. The second time I cut my dose down into a third and it still made me feel a little dizzy so I can't take this anymore. | It might have helped slightly with my anxiety but only because my mind was forced to focus on how dizzy I was rather than other things that make me anxious. I was very uncomfortable when I took Buspar - yuck I hate that feeling. | F | 28 | 2 days 15? 1X day | 9/2/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | This is a great drug for anxiety. It has definately taken the edge off and I'm much more calm. No panic attacks at all here! I do experience ringing in my ears sometimes as well as brain zaps but it hasen't been so bad that I felt I needed to discontinue use. I noticed many of the negative feedback comments are coming from people that only took it for a few days or weeks and at very low doses. You have to be patient and give it about a month to start working for you. Also, you have to work your way up to 40-60mg per day which is the minimum effective dose. | M | 37 | 3 months 20 2X day | 8/23/2010 | 3 | Anxiety | Dizziness 15 minutes after taking it. Some fatigue and not sure if some depression. Helped with anxiety. | This has helped me with some side effects. My doctor started me off VERY slowly since I am extremley sensistive to meds and was petrified to take this, but my anxiety had rocketed out of control. He started me on 2.5 mg per day, working up to current 15mg. I can't take all 15mg at once, so I take 5 mg. when I start breakfast, 5mg. when I'm done with breakfast and 5mg. at lunch. My doc advised me not to take it too late in the day since, for me, it got me sort of "revved up" and it was hard for me to sleep. I still don't sleep very well, but I have noticed this has taken me back to my "normal anxious" self. I'll never be a laid back person, but this has allowed me to feel more like myself. Perimenopause has really affected me in so many ways, and one of them was having my anxiety go off the charts. I have noticed some weight gain, but not sure if this is due to Buspar or menopause. On occassion I take a half a Xanax if my anxiety is really off the charts. Nothing is as effective for me as Xanax, but I'm very wary of being on that for any extended period of time. Was on Xanax when this all started for about a month and was getting rebound anxiety. None of my docs are fans of Xanax except for true situational reasons for very, very short periods of time. | F | 50 | 365 days 5mg 3X day | 8/21/2010 | 5 | GAD | weird numb/electric feeling in face, lips and hands at first and sometimes now if I somehow double my dose- this feeling was helped by breaking the doses up. Headache and some blurry vision at first and sometimes when I forget a dose. | Helps my GAD immensely. Can't say enough good things. Just woke up in the middle of the night with that "pit of stomach" fear feeling that I get- took 5mg and am now feeling quite sane and unafraid. Even after all this time I'm amazed at how this med takes the edge off. Not in a bennie type of way where I feel major relaxation, tired, spacey, etc- just takes that pit of stomach feeling away. The bennies give me a hangover feeling- this doesn't. I really don't think that this drug is for people that have panic attacks though. Seems to work best for those of us that are just plain, non-stop worriers. It's no cure but it DEFINITELY has helped me with the worry and fear. I do break it up though- no more than 7.5 mg at a time -because I get sides effects if too much at once. For those only on it a month or so- give it more time. However, if you have panic I really don't know if it will help you much. | F | 48 | 5 years 5mg 4X day | 8/18/2010 | 5 | GAD, ADD, BPD | slight cough, enhanced sense of taste (not necessarily a bad side effect!) | This drug has given me so much relief! I have 2x in my life been prescribed other medications - Serzone (1 year), Mirtazapine (1 year). I found very little effect or relief from those - probably because I don't think I suffer from depression at all. With my own research, and MD/therapy help, I pretty much have concluded that I have GAD and ADD, and at stressful times in my life, a version of boderline personality disorder. Buspar has changed so much of that for me. I have calm thoughts, slower and clearer, no crazy or angry or fly off the handle reactions. I rarely worry anymore, or get obsessive in my thinking. My problems in my life have not been seriously debilitating - but over the long term they have been keeping me from being my best self. I hate to admit that a drug could get me back to feeling more like my real self - but Buspar seems to be doing that. It really has taken the edge off, and I feel like I can navigate through life more confidently and with so much less stress. | F | 42 | 2 weeks 10 MG 2X day | 8/17/2010 | 5 | ANXIETY & PIT-IN-THE-STOMACH FEELIN | The first week was like I was getting the flu-type feeling. I think because the 10 mg 2 x a day, was too high to start out with. After one week it went away and I felt good. The dr. upped it to 15 mg. 2 x a day. But, I get too sleepy during the day. So, will ask the dr. if I can take the 30 mg before bed and 5 mg during the day to take the edge off. I also feel very sleepy for about 40 mins. to an hour after taking a 15 mg. dose. The only other thing for me, is a pressure headache if I am late taking a dose. One thing I'd like to say to anyone just starting...start slow and be patient. You get nothing for nothing. Things take time. I noticed too many newbies as they say, give up too quickly. And who ever thinks Buspar is a placebo, has got to be misinformed. By no means is this a sugar pill. It does work! | The pit-in-my-stomach is gone! I am more relaxed. My muscles are not tense or tight. When around people, I am much more relaxed and are able to listen, more than talk. Sleep use to be a big problem. I use to take all kinds of natural sleep-aids (valarian, L-Ornithine, L-theanine, etc.). Now, I take 6 mg. melatonin an hour before bed and 30 mg. Buspar at bedtime. I sleep like a baby. That is amazing for me! My doctor says I need to take Buspar the rest of my life. I'd like to know from others, how they are doing after taking it for years. My husband says he doesn't see any difference in me. However, it's the difference I feel inside that counts. When watching suspense movies, I still get sweaty palms and on the edge of my seat feelings...but that's why they made the movie. I try to avoid anything on TV that will make me anxious or upset. Every day I walk for 30 minutes, take my nutrients and drink plenty of water. I feel the Buspar has helped my anxiety and the pit-in-the stomach feeling. I am grateful to the inventor. | F | 58 | 4 months 30 mg 1X day | 8/13/2010 | 2 | Depression / Anxiety | Severe nausea / increase in side effects of Wellbutrin | Was an add on to 300mg Wellbutrin and it was a replacement for 45mg Mirtazapine. First week was ok, slight nausea a lot and infrequent waves of extreme nausea, then the last 3 weeks before stopping constant extreme, then the last 3 days thought I was going to die from it, couldn't eat, sleep or do anything...felt like my insides were going to explode. Stopped taking it 3 days ago and this morning was the first time I only felt a little sick. Doc gave me Ativan to take to help with the anxiety and the withdrawal symptoms from the Buspar - tremors, electric shock feeling, headache, teeth grinding, nervousness etc. The risk of adding this to the Wellbutrin was that it could intensify and possibly bring out side effects of the Wellbutrin..it lived up to it's word. I do have to say it did help a moderate amount with the anxiety up until the last 3 weeks of it, however the bad outweighed the good in my case. Why did I stay on it even though it made me that sick?...tomorrow was always another day and I remained hopeful that in the morning I would wake up feeling better. I'd recommend trying it, but if the nausea starts to get worse instead of better...don't hope for the best - try something else. | M | 40 | 2 months 15 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 1 | anxiety | Sweating that was not normal! | I stop taking it cold turkey because I was only on them for 7 days. I am experiencing sweating and my cheats and clothes are drenched and I also feel tired. How long does this last for? | F | 24 | 7 days 30 1X day | 8/11/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | brain zaps, dizziness i was originally on 15mg twice a day but got really dizziness and went down to 7.5mg twice a day which helps alot. I still get a little brain zap but that is it since i switched to a lower dose | This drug takes about one month to really get the full effects from it.. it has helped my anxiety and allows me to have emotions rather than be so up in the air from anxiety.. and a bonus no sexual side effects. I finally can sleep at night with very vivid dreams.. I also take .25mg Klonipin when i go to sleep to help with waking up and having axiety in the middle of the night..I finally feel like a functional person.. Give this med a chance.. Just go on a low dose if you have extreme dizziness.. 7.5mg twice a day It is working for me | F | 35 | 1 months 7.5mg 2X day | 8/8/2010 | 4 | Anxiety (Bipolar NOS) | Dreams, not scary ones, just plain dreams. Have to be very regular with the time, because otherwise the anxiety seeps in. I started taking this drug when after a car accident I became phobic of driving. This drug didn't reverse that phobia and I'm still unable to drive, the only reason I'm still taking it is because it does make me feel less anxious generally. I'm on 400 mg of Lamictal, 20 mg of abilify, 30 mg Buspar, and 300 mg of Seroquel XR. You can read my blog where I update my experience with drugs and manic depression... | M | 35 | 3 months 15 mg 2X day | 7/29/2010 |