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 |
| 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 | 1 | Anxiety | Took the drug and shortly thereafter, began experiencing muscle twitching, especially in face- very unpleasant feeling, that worsened my anxiety! I've never had reactions to any medications before, and this is the only one I had a reaction to. | F | 23 | 1 days 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 2 | Anxiety | mood swings, irritability, suicidal thoughts, depression, insomnia, headaches, severe dizziness 1 to 1.5 hours after taking... | I posted the rating that's 2 down. I had to get off of Buspar because of the crappy side effects. I just couldn't handle it anymore. I woke up one morning with severe depression and suicidal thoughts. I immediately went to the doctor. I wish Buspar would have worked for me, but oh well...on to the next one. My doctor prescribed me Vistaril. So far, it is actually working GREAT! It makes me a little sleepy, but nothing that I can't handle. I've had NO anxiety since I've been on it. Yay! | F | 24 | 2 weeks 15 2X day | 7/5/2010 | 3 | Anxiety, OCD | Bloated (water retention) as well as weight gain, but I started at 45mg. I felt a LOT better, and I've tried at least 5 SSRIs and SNRIs, but this worked great. After several weeks I caught myself just bobbing my head a little. I read that you can develop pseudo-parkinsons. After reading this I abruptly stopped treatment. I am back to normal now. Also, I have had sexual problems ever since stopping Prozac 3 years ago. Bu spar helped in this respect too. This is definitely worth a try. Maybe finding the right dose would have worked? | M | 24 | 2 months 45 1X day | 6/24/2010 | 3 | Anxiety | dizziness an hour after taking and slight headache | I am actually starting to see a slight improvement. I noticed at work that I was more comfortable speaking with my co-workers. I have been working at my job for 3 years, and I have always been very nervous talking to my co-workers...like I would turn red during very simple, casual conversation. After going through that for 3 years, it feels pretty amazing to feel that little difference. I am still experiencing some anxiety, but it seems like it is getting a bit better. Hopefully, this drug will just keep helping me more and more! I want this anxiety to completely go away! | F | 24 | 8 days 15 2X day | 6/23/2010 Patient History | 3 | Anxiety | Dizziness, Increased Bowel movements, naseau, stomach aches | Ite helped to take the edge off of my frequesnt anxiety attacks until today...I have had my first anxiety attack while on the medication. I have experienced 1 since I started taking it and I usually attackes once a day. Now I had to take an Ativan today. The Combination is making me exhausted. I think I will to increase the dosage or milligrams or change to something else. Right now my Dr. and I are in a trial and error to see what works best. | F | 29 | 4 weeks 5mg 2X day | 6/22/2010 | 4 | depression, mild alcoholism | Dizziness for about one hour, restless leg syndrome, | This drug has worked much better for me than several SSRIs I have tried (Prozaz, Zoloft, Lexapro). I have more energy and feel much calmer. I do not have the urge to drink or eat compulsively at all. When the thoughts occur, I truly do not want to drink or eat and can go on about my evening doing healthy things like watching a movie, reading, house work without obsessing. I have had no luck with SSRIs, although I would say they improve my mood, the side effects are not tolerable, such as extreme fatigue, indifference, and sexual dysfunction, and none of them helped with the addictions. I'm happy and calm after some seriously stressful events (divorce, raising a child alone on a very limited income). I know I will be okay and can raise my child the way I would like and not by just getting by emotionally. I'm able to see a person in me that I have always hoped was there :) | F | 43 | 5 weeks 7.5 mg 2X day | 6/7/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | This drug completely helped me. I was at the point where I couldn't concentrate. I had no self esteem. I was crying all the time. Within one week of taking this medicine I was much better. I also take Wellbutrin and Topamax (the generics of both) for depression and this medicine has helped me immensely. I was taking Xanax before this but it made me so tired that I would fall asleep at my desk for a half hour after taking my second dosage that I had to switch to something else. At first I did have trouble staying asleep but now I am sleeping through the night. I do hope others can benefit from it like I have. Good luck to all. | F | 47 | 30 days 10 MG 2X day | 6/2/2010 | 5 | Anxiety | Constipation, bloating, diarrhea, wake up really early even with Trazodone | I find that this medication helps A LOT! I have only been taking it for 5 days and I already notice the difference. I felt the difference after the first day of taking it. Currently I am also taking Cymbalta (60 mg/day), Neurontin (900 mg/day), and Trazodone (150 mg/day). I was heavily addicted to Xanax (10-30 mg/day) so my psychiatrist did not want to give me any benzos, of course. I don't even want to take the benzos because they caused my anxiety to get out of control where I became agoraphobic. Taking just the three mentioned above helps with my depression and anxiety but not enough. Now I want to get things accomplished, have no fear of talking on the phone or going out places, asking questions, being straightforward, etc. I think I may have finally found the right combination to help me. | F | 24 | 5 days 2.5 mg 2X day | 5/26/2010 |