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 , racing heart dizziness | Heart burn, which I have never experienced before and it is bad and there is still no relief from the fast fluttering in my chest. My doc would have preferred to give me a beta-blocker, but says he cannot becasue of me having asthma ( even though it is normally mild )However, early days yet.I am also on 30mg metazapine daily for depression and 7.5 mg Zopliclone at night. I asked my doctor if I could stop taking the metazapine but he strongly recommends not to. Any one else on this medication regime? Apart from taking the drugs and making myself manage to hold down a full time job is there anything else I can be doing to help myself ? | F | 50 | 3 days 5mg 3X day | 2/4/2010 | 5 | anxiety | I currently take 20 mg of Buspar twice daily. I like it that it lasts all day long. I have alot of anxiety during the early afternoon and at night so this really helps. I was told I am on a higher dose then normal but it works for me. I was taking Xanax but quit because its very addicting. I dont notice any side effects that are a bother to me. It also helps quickly. | F | 22 | 4 weeks | 2/3/2010 | 5 | GAD | Dizziness, weakness and increased appetite within 1/2 hour of taking it, but these side effects have diminished with time and I rarely notice them now. | Buspar has helped me a great deal but I have to take a very high does (90 mg/day). If you're experiencing side effects you might want to give it more time, as these have diminished in my case. | M | 44 | 1.5 years 45 mg 2X day | 2/3/2010 | 2 | Stomach Problems | Dizziness, Brain Zaps, Headaches, Lightheaded, Eye Irritations, Slight Nausea | I took 15mg of Buspar for one month and had to decrease the dosage by half because of unbearable dizziness and lightheaded feeling which could last between 4-5 hours. I have taken 7.5mg for the last 3 months with occasional dizziness. For the last month I have been getting brain zaps several times a day, headaches and eye irritations. I have never had any issues with my head before. I am not taking Buspar for anxiety so I can't say if it works for that but it has worked well for my stomach problems which is why I am on this medication. I have decided to wean myself off the medication because the headaches and brain zaps have become unbearable. | F | 28 | 4 months | 1/30/2010 | 1 | anxiety/OCD | Made my anxiety/OCD worse. Aggitated easily, headache, nervousness. | Made my anxiety/OCD worse. I noticed the stupidest little things that annoyed me and made my anxiety 10 times worse than it was before the medicine. It didn't improve anything. Changed to 20mg Celexa, much better. | F | 25 | 4 weeks | 1/26/2010 | 1 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks | Insomnia, nausea, increased nervousness, increased anxiety, brain "zaps", felt horrible and lousy for 45 minutes after taking. | I did not have a pleasant experience taking this drug. It made me feel worse and I had horribly scary, vivid nightmares where I would die by a horrible accident. This drug was not helpful at all so I talked to my doctor and she told me to stop taking it immediately. I must warn everyone, I would not recommend a complete cease of taking this drug...you MUST ween yourself off it by decreasing the dosage. I suffered severe withdrawal and went through hell for 48 hours. Virtually no sleep, horrible diarrhea, vomiting, extreme panic attacks, heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, brain and muscle twitches. I would never wish that experience upon anyone so please be advised when those of you still taking the drug decide to stop. | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 1/24/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | I am epileptic and also suffer from severe anxiety. I have tried many different meds, but only Xanax has helped, but apparenty it's addictive ( I say who cares, as long as It works, right??). I have just started taking Buspar, and have had zero relief! The side effects have been terrible, I have been vomitting everyday since I started buspar, and this headaches and dizziness are unbearable. I am glad I read that a few other people have had skin itching, for I thought my skin was just dry and have been going through tons of lotion. I do believe that Buspar has been making me even more wired and anxious than ever before. I hope to keep taking Buspar, for it's frustrating to keep trying drug after drug, with no avail. I pray the side effects go away, and wish there was a drug like Xanax, that doctors say is okay! | F | 41 | 1 weeks | 1/18/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Spaced out, head pains, leg pains, restless at night, horrible night terrors and dreams, disconnect from reality, extreme confusion, depression, suicidal thoughts, groggy, racing thoughts, worse anxiety, jittery | I was a very happy, funny and down to earth person and had a traumatic experience 4 months ago that started causing panic attacks. I started taking xanax and Buspar and therapy. after a few weeks of half a pill in the morning and half at night, I saw no change in my anxiety; only the spacey and tired feeling for an hour after taking. I started having depressive horrible feelings of hopelessness and so my doctor told me to start taking the whole pill twice daily. nightmares, restlessness, no sleep, confusion and a disconnect from reality began. I got to one point where I was standing my the bathroom at my work, trying to figure out how my mind could tell me arm not to move, but I could move it anyway. I felt like i was living in a dream. My doctor told me to stop taking it so I did, today is my first day off and I feel somewhat more aware of reality, but still scared, depressed and tired. I hated this drug. anyone else get this reaction? will it go away after discontinued use? | M | 24 | 6 weeks | 1/13/2010 | 2 | anxiety depression | dissiness, INSOMNIA, Groggy, nervousness in my stomach like butterflies in my stomach. hot flashes at night...and day. | i am going to see the doc today...i have read it takes longer for this to kick in but i am not sleeping and need to take lorazepam every other nigh to calm my nerves and that sometimes doesnt work | M | 41 | 24 days | 1/11/2010 | 1 | Anxiety | Constant headaches which intensified with the increase in prescribed dosage, confusion, lack of alertness, difficulty sleeping and severely increased production of stomach adid. | Although the Buspar did minimally take the edge off my severe anxiety disorder after a couple weeks of use, the only thing the increase of dosage produced were the frequency and the intensity of my headaches as well as an over all feeling of being weak, dizzy, confused and increased depression. The worst physical symptom was the increase of stomach acid produced. My stomach acid was in my mouth 24/7, leaving my whole mouth, lips and even my sinuses burned. After being off Buspar for 4 days I barely noticed the stomach acid and the headaches were and continue to be completely gone. Unfortunately, not knowing the Buspar was such a high contributing factor in the over production of satomach acid, I now am scheduled for an Endoscopy where a Gastroenterologist will view my esophagus and stomach to determine the extent of the damage caused by the over production of stomach acid. | F | 42 | 10 weeks | 1/8/2010 | 3 | anxiety causing high blood pressure | Dizzines, increased anxiety and appetite | I have tried Lexapro and Zoloft. Both of these medications had horrible sexual side effects and made me feel tired and zombie like. I have high blood pressure and I thing mainly because all I do is worry about everything. I constantly feel like I have to be doing something and nothing is ever good enough. I have been taking sleep medication for years just to get a good nights sleep. I feel like I cant breath most of the time and have a tight feeling in my chest. I was put on a Beta blocker for my blood pressure which is supposed to lower your heart rate and in turn lower your anxiety but nothing so far for me. I have been on Buspar for exactly one week now and it seems like my anxiety is worse. I have read the posts here and it seems like it works for most but takes time. I will tough it out and hope for the best. I will try anything at this point I truly just want to relax and enjoy life with my wonderful wife and children. I have also notice that I have a much shorter fuse and snap real easy with this med. I hope that all passes soon and I can get some relief like others that have boasted about the great relief this drug has afforded then. | M | 37 | 7 days | 1/2/2010 | 5 | Depression/anxiety | A little dizziness for a day or two. When the dose is too high I am content to do very little but I can still concentrate and get things done. | This med has made a huge difference in my day. My teeth clenching stopped immediately and I am calm. I don't have the nervousness or racing thoughts that remained while on an antidepressant. Combined with zoloft, this is an amazing drug that I can adjust as needed with little or no side effect. I have never experienced the side effects listed by other posters so I will count my blessings. | F | 45 | 10 years | 12/30/2009 | 5 | anxiety | None, really. It has all been good. No side-effects or withdrawl when I have stopped. Not saying ti is for everyone. | First of all, God bless those suffering from depression and/or anxiety - it is a hell of its own. For me, Buspar never made me "high" at all. The only thing I felt was relief from the impending doom of anxiety. For me the result was automatic. My husband noticed the only change in me was this acute sense of anxiety was gone, but other than that, no other changes. I know certain drugs affect us all differently. All I can say is, please keep trying. Eat right and exercise (SERIOUSLY A BIG DEAL), then try to get a drug balance if that is what you need. For me it is Prozac, Welbutrin, then Buspar. I lucked out after many trials and much suffering. I'll stay on this the rest of my life if I need to. Be kind to yourself, pray, and look for more help if what you are getting is not enough. I understand your plight....just hold on and keep looking. the answer is there somewhere. Part of mine was Buspar. A God-send. | 46 | 1 years | 12/30/2009 | 1 | Chest Pain, Doc said Panic Attacks | Lightheadedness, Dizziness, Insomnia, Increased anxiety, Heart Palipitations, Stomach and Chest Pain. | I am a heart healthy 19 yr old male( 5'8, 200 lbs) on no other drugs but vitamins. I had echocardio, ekg, and stress test before diagnosed with anxiety. Started taking Buspirone(Buspar), all the symptoms listed started occuring. I only took the medicine for about a month(which included one ER vistit because of the increased anxiety) I am currently quitting this drug. Wondering about the symptoms(if anyone else had these). I also had an extreme fear of dying(during/after panic attacks) and had a need to be with someone at all times. I had no addiction to buspar. I hate the withdrawl i feel clammy and overall awful. Throughout the entire experience i ruined spirits with my family by constantly complaining of chest pains and heart palps. it was scary. I had never felt this way before in my life and anxiety increased because my father had died of a heart attack 5 yrs. ago. I disliked the Buspar experience and wish on nooone the side effects i felt when taking Buspar. Please take this seriously. Thank you. | M | 19 | | 12/26/2009 | 4 | panic disorder, severe anxiety | brain "zaps", a little dizzy 30-45 minutes after taking dose | I've noticed that I no longer have a burning desire to just run out the door at any given moment anymore, and have far fewer panic attacks than I used to. I am also taking Klonopin. | F | 28 | 5 months | 12/21/2009 | 4 | bipolar I, anxiety, social anxiety | None I think- I am on Seroquel and Paxil and all side effects I do have can be related to them | I was on Buspar awhile ago during a manic episode and I would feel my muscles relax when I took it. The Dr's were afraid to give it to me again because they were afraid of triggering another manic episode butafter being on Paxil and Seroquel for awhile (I took Paxil only after calming down with seroquel- I can't take buspar or anti depressants without seroquel or I get mania and mixed state episodes)Anyway, Paxil was giving me too many side effects so I got back on Buspar so I could lower the Paxil dose and still get the anti anxiety and anti depressive effects. Buspar heightens the effect of SSRI's and Im glad I can have the benefit of of a high dose of Paxil by only taking a small amount of Paxil and Buspar each. | F | 32 | 60 days | 12/19/2009 | 4 | Discontinue use of Xanax | Nausea and dizziness first few days, Did not help insomnia yet, temporary Flu-like symptoms | I was on Xanax for 5 yrs. at 6 mg a day and the Dr. refused to write any more Rx for it but would not help me wean off it and basiclly went cold turkey and had hallucinations of sight and sound, body twitches,insomnia and tremors couldnt sleep or eat for 4 days and ended up in the hospital, now down to .25mg of xanax 2 x a day and 15mg of Buspar 2 x a day, feeling more energetic hearing and concentration is better, food tastes better, and cigarettes taste bad, I think once the withdrawel of xanax is over it will be better for me, I would reccommend over any benzo drugs and maybe to help quit smoking and get a better appetite | M | 51 | 30 days | 12/13/2009 | 5 | Anxiety | I had very brief brain zaps at the beginning, but haven't had side effects in weeks. | I love this medicine. It allows me to cope with what's going on, without the unbearable clenched feeling in my chest. I took it last winter, and am back on it now and experimenting with a higher dose. This is a great alternative to other drugs that make you feel detached. Remember: no anxiety medication should be taken without regular visits to a licensed counselor. A combination, however, will help you feel like yourself again. | F | 25 | 3 months | 12/8/2009 | 3 | Anxiety | Anxious, high energy feeling for about 30 minutes after taking. | No change in anxiety so far. | F | 22 | 3 days | 12/1/2009 | 4 | GAD, xanax wasn't doing enuf | Electrical shocks in hands/feet/face, completely "drunk". Lasts 2 hours after taking. | No one else seems to report feeling like they drank 3 martinis in 15 minutes or the electrical shocks - feels like the blood is pounding down to the tips of my fingers. | F | 46 | 29 days | 11/30/2009 |