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 |
| 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 | 4 | Anxiety | Slight headache, dizziness | I have always been a worrier but as I got older and life got more stressful, my anxiety got worse and it came to a head 2 years ago. My stress was affecting my health so badly that I really couldn’t even live a normal life. My Dr. wanted to put me on Buspar and told me it was safe but I fought it because I didn’t want to be on any medication. I refused to take it and then it just got so bad that I realized that I needed help so I gave it a shot. I decided to take it at night & after a couple weeks, it was almost like I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I was finally feeling like my old self again. It didn’t take away my stress but now, I feel I can handle it better. Or I’m able to just shrug things off when before, no way. I’ve been taking it for 2 years now and I’ve looked at these years as a recovery period for me, like I’m trying to get my life back. When I take it at night, I wake up feeling happy and ready to start the day, like its a re-set button. There are some downsides; I’ve lost my sex drive. Like it’s non existent and my hubby doesn’t like that. I never cry…even when I think I should (ya know, during the sad animal commercials on TV or something), I try and cannot cry for the life of me! I may have gained a few lbs or so but that may not have anything to do w/ the meds since I fluctuate anyway. For the most part, I’m happy w/ it. I probably won’t take it forever but | F | 31 | 2 years 5 mg 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 1 | OCDchild,then pot,LSD=high anxiety | akathisia, tense throughout body, have to bounce legs, clench hands, punch walls. very intense and unpleasant dreams causing insomnia. very disturbing loss of memory. feeling of not being myself. | I'm very glad this med works so well for so many people on this site. I can also really empathize with those who have found it awful. Cliché: we all have different biochemisty. Very low doses of 5 mg seem to help somewhat lower my need for xanax, concern about which led me to try buspar. But even 10 mg buspar can trigger the above symptoms. | M | 63 | 4 months 5-30 mg 1X day | 4/6/2010 | 3 | GAD | I everyone, this site has been great! I have some questions... I have trouble sleeping at night since taking this medication. I used to take Valerian root, but was afraid to mix the two. Can I mix Valerian root with Buspar? How about 5-HTP with Buspar? Also, my doctor hasn't really prescribed Buspar as I was the one who asked for it. He says I should take 15mg once a day, but that seems strange since everyone seems to be taking a lower dose two or three times a day. I feel a bit "on edge" as though I've had a few cups of coffee. Does this feeling subside after awhile? I want to feel like my anxiety is going away, but for these first few days, I feel more anxious. Please let me know if this goes away after prolonged use. Thanks for your help! | F | 29 | 3 days 15 MG/day 1X day | 3/19/2010 | 4 | anxiety | little dizzy,tired | I take 5 mg at night only. I feel a little light headed but I then go to sleep so I wake up and feel fine. I used to feel sad at the drop of a hat. I now feel that my mood has evened out and that things don't upset me as much. I think the low doseage has helped a lot. If you are having trouble with this medicine maybe try taking it at night so the side effects are less noticeable. | F | 29 | 7 days 5 mg 1X day | 3/14/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Nausea, light headedness, loopy, dizzy, sick, the shakes, just in general feel off | I have been taking this medicine since Friday and I am so sick. Im light headed, dizzy and just feel ill in general. I skipped my dosage this morning because yesterday morning I had to leave work because I was feeling so bad and didnt want to have a repeat. I feel depressed and didnt have that issue before. I dont know whats worse the medicine or the anxiety. My dr did give me xanax for sudden panic attacks but now Im scared to take that as well because of how it may make me feel. I feel like I'm trapped with no way out. I feel like anxiety is controlling my life and theres no help available. I am scared to even try any other medicine. This is my first medicine but after this I am scared to take anything else. Waiting to call doctor. Someone please email me and tell me what helps any self helps tips anything. | F | 29 | 5 days 15 2X day | 3/9/2010 | 5 | anxiety | Light headedness at first but after about thirty days went away. No other | I have been on buspar and wellbutrin for about two years. Together they control the depression and severe panic attacks. I was able to quit smoking in the first thiry days and they helped to take off the edge. My boyfriend swears I am the happiest he has ever seen me, I love it | F | 31 | 7.5 mg 2X day | 3/3/2010 | 5 | Anxiety and depression | Dizziness immediately after taking | This pill has been an absolute miracle for me. I used to get anxiety so badly that I felt like I was having a heart attack: chest pain, "couldn't get a enough air", racing pulse, choking sensation. These symptoms have almost disappeared. I had used Xanax before and did not realize until I switched doctors that something like Buspar was available. It's changed my life, I recommend it highly! | F | 25 | 2.5 months 10 mg 2X day | 2/10/2010 | 4 | anxiety | none really. | this helps anxiety.....but does anyone else notice that it might make you a little more depressed? | F | 44 | 2 days 3X day | 2/7/2010 |