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 |
| 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 | 1 | Anxiety | I took this medication 1 time. I will never take it again. | I took this medication one time as prescribed. Thirty minutes after I took it, I felt my face having numbness all over it. I became very sick to my stomach, then dizzy, then a seizure was brought on... a very strong on. I was rushed to the hospital with a grand mal. The dr. in the ER said he has seen this happen with Buspar many times as Buspar lowers the seizure threshold. I will not be taking Buspar again. | F | 39 | 1 days 30 mg 1X day | 5/20/2010 | 4 | ptsd, gad with other symptoms | At 1st occasional sypmtoms were headache, dizzy, irritable, insomnia. None now | I felt terrible the first cpl days but I notice now I don't avoid places or activities, no butterflies, no stomach issues, no heart racing.not craving a xanax anymore to take the edge off.also no sexual side effects!!(Yay).. So far its working! May need to experiment with uping it soon only if down the road I see I may want to maybe to 15mg 3xs a day. | F | 37 | 6 days 10 3X day | 5/17/2010 | 1 | for severe anxiety | Slightly increased hunger and dizziness half hour after taking. | This drug caused increased anxiety in the beginning. After that, this drug was no better than a placebo. It did very little to control my obsessive thoughts and my heart palpitations. I took this drug along with wellbutrin 150 mg and klonopin mg. I am now stopping buspar and starting pristiq. I am kind of bummed that this drug did not work for me because I did not have any weight gain like I do with ssri's. I am now stopping buspar and starting on Pristiq. | F | 41 | 5 months 60 mg 3X day | 5/10/2010 | 5 | Severe Anxiety | Fogginess and lightheadedness, heavy legs, muscle spasms | I found that taking with meals reduced side effects and prefer this drug over traditional anti-depressants. | F | 34 | 3 months 10 mg 3X day | 5/7/2010 | 1 | PTSD related Extreme Anxiety/Panic | slight dizziness about a half hour after taking it for about 5 mins. | Buspar is just somthing to give people to shut them up and get them out of the office without giving them a benzodiazipine, sure Benzos addictive and possibly dangerous, but so are things you can buy in any gas station called cigarettes and alcohol. Buspar does not work for me, most likely because I have an actuall anxiety disorder and I'm not merely stressed out from a relationship or from finances or school. If you're stressed and need the idea of somthing to take your mind off your troubles take Buspar, it's a great placebo, but if you have earth shattering panic attacks don't waste your time. Sure Benzos are addictive, but only if they're abused legally or taken as a recreational drug. doses of less than 2mg a day will be matabolized by your liver before it becomes a problem. Living with Anxiety and Panic is not worth playing games with placebos just to make a doctor feel better about it's self. | M | 35 | 8 months 10 2X day | 4/25/2010 | 4 | Anxiety and Bruxism/TMJ | Flatulence at first, along with subtle diarrhea, but not entirely sure it is related. Same as others: dizziness and "heavy legs"...a bit disoriented for first hour after taking. Has been getting better as my body becomes accustomed to the drug. | This drug has helped with some of the tension I experience as a result of bruxing and clenching, all related to anxiety. It is a nice replacement to the typical benzo's, which I swore never to go on again. Those things are dangerous. I would highly recommend anyone suffering from mild to moderate anxiety to experiment with Buspar. | F | 28 | 30 days 15MG 1X day | 4/23/2010 | 3 | GAD | I just started taking buspar today i had taken it as a child to help me sleep. But over the last 5 yrs since my divorce i seem to have lost my self confidence and self esteem i worry over everything and constantly feel like people all looking at me I have anxiety to the point i avoid people and places and lose sleep. I see a counselor once a week and take xanax i want to stop taking the xanax, the dr started me on buspar so i started taking it today will let u know how it goes | M | 28 | 1 days 7.5 2X day | 4/23/2010 | 3 | anxiety | dizziness,light headedness,headaches,tiredness, | helps with residual anxiety when taken with an antidepressant | M | 38 | 1 years 5mg 3X day | 4/20/2010 | 3 | anxiety and treatment resistant dep | first time i tried it, i developed a swollen eyelid and rashes under my arm. both my pcp and dermatologist said it wasn't related, but i got off of it anyway. started it again a few days ago and sure enough, my right eyelid swelled again. so no more buspar for me. very disappointing because it was helpful as an adjunct to fluoxetine. but can't walk around with an eye that hurts badly. my psychiatrist says nothing else for me to try. i've been through the gamut. talk about depressing! | F | 58 | up to 15mg 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 4 | Anxiety | Farting more often, dizziness withing first hour, feel like I drank a few glasses of wine--then it stops | F | 39 | 4 days 15 1X day | 4/15/2010 | 4 | GAD | Slight dizziness one hour after taking. | Suffering from extreme anxiety, fear, worry, feeling of doom and anger. Also extreme malaise, foggy thinking and fatigue. Was taking St Johns wort for years, but quality was inconsistent. Buspar works in a subtle manner, not a sedative but makes me feel "normal" creative and productive. It removed all those negative and destructive symptoms I mentioned. Also makes me feel more social. I noticed it's effects after 3 days and look forward to increasing the dose and seeing how it works over time. Give it a chance. I don't however think this drug is for extreme cases. God Bless. | M | 59 | 14 days 5 mg 3X day | 4/13/2010 | 4 | GAD | Dizziness/Fogginess | I noticed dizziness/fogginess for the first hour or so after taking a dose with food and only for the first week of starting the prescription. I am now taking the medicine at a time other than mealtime and I believe the side effect has lessened as a result. I began taking this medication to stop an eye twitch that I developed three months ago. At eleven days, I still have the twitch but to a much lessor degree and I feel much more even keel than I have in quite some time. Additionally, for any one who has taken a psychotropic drug in the past, I have NOT had a decrease in my libido! I think this medication has been a good choice for me. | F | 37 | 11 days 5 MG 3X day | 4/12/2010 |