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 | to lessen my need for xanax | Started off great with food. My shrink screwed up my prescription writing other than what he told me to do so I ran out and he was out of town. So I had to quit. Then a few days later I started again without food and got akathisia. Switched back to with food and improved, cut back on my xanax and antidepressant (clomipramine) but started having bad, vivid dreams, not quite nightmares but very unpleasant. In the morning I couldn't get out of bed; felt like I weighed 800 lbs. Quit for a while. Started again and got same side effects plus even worse, horrible aching in my bones and muscles and when I'd lie down I'd punch the bed and walls and twist and kick my feet. Just quit. | Certainly didn't help my sexual dysfunction like some people say. Maybe, maybe is the cause behind my recent nausea with coffee and cigarettes. If I conclude it is I may try to go back on a really low dose (I had been on 15-30 mg. daily) so that I can see if I can quit smoking after 46 years, cuz nothing else has worked. | M | 62 | 6 months | 11/10/2009 | 5 | Anxiety, GAD | Dizziness right after taking it. Mild, with no lifestyle effects | I LOVE this stuff. I tried Xanax and hated the other-worldly feeling I got from it. With Buspar, I get a general relief, and without any side effects. I've used it on and off for the last 12 years, with great success. Most tell you it takes weeks to take effect, for me, in 3 days I'm a new person. I still have to deal with whatever issue triggered the panic attack in the first place, but this drug gives me the space/relief so that I can find the strength to deal with it. I do combine it with CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). I just got to a point where I could not face any financial paperwork (again), and have upped my dose as of today, and in just a half-day, I feel a little more able to face small tasks. I know that many claim this is a placebo, but it works for me. I think that the placebo comment may be the result of doctors listening to drug reps who want them to push more expensive, more addictive drugs. I would try Buspar first. There is no withdrawal should you need to go off to get on another med. | F | 40 | 12 years | 11/3/2009 | 1 | anxiety | Brain zaps, dizziness, nausea, irritability, feeling more depressed | I came off of Paxil due to weight gain, non-existant sex drive, inability to have orgasm, and feeling "flat" emotion-wise. I suggested Buspar to my doc, who agreed to prescribe it but warned me he'd never had much luck with it. I could handle the physical side-effects, but the irritability almost wrecked my relationship. I had a hair-trigger temper that I could barely control. I eventually tapered myself off and went back to Wellbutrin, which cleared up the depression and irritability in a couple of days. I had high hopes for Buspar, but it was a nightmare drug for me. | F | 45 | 25 days | 10/30/2009 | 4 | GAD, Slight Depression | Hard to describe but like and electric shock or vibrating feeling when I move my eyes or head. Lasts about 60 - 90 mins. | I just started taking Buspar 10mg twice a day. It is too soon to tell if it will work as my doc told me it takes about a month to really kick in but the 1 side effect i am having is quite intense. When I move my eyes or head it feel almost like an electric shock goes off in my head or someone turns a vibrator on in my eyes. It is very unsettling when you aren't expecting it. i actually called poison control and then followed up with my doc the next day and both said it was nothing to worry about. I am going to continue on with the meds but this side effect might not be tolerable to some people. | M | 34 | 3 days | 10/28/2009 | 3 | depression & anxiety | Insomnia | I've been on this medication for 1 week. I am on alot of other meds as well. I have Epilepsy and my Neurologist tells me that it is important to get adequate sleep. Sleeplessness can cause seizures. This is very aggravating. | F | 40 | 7 days | 10/22/2009 | 3 | anxiety, nervousnes | increased anxiety, feeling spacey, muscle itching, more nervous | first my anxiety got worse, but now its getting better. Taking 15mg/day. Little bit scared about muscle itching because i read about tardive dyskinesia related to buspar in some cases. If it continues to improve my condition i will stay on it. | M | 26 | 10 days | 10/14/2009 | 3 | anxiety/panic attacks | taking geodon, vistaril, buspar, and lexapro- cannot tell which one is giving me terrible, vivid dreams- the vistaril has made my taste buds stand on end- I can taste things way better- I am calm, but i still get panicky all the time- I would like xanax, but my doc wont prescribe it bec of the addictive qualities- the one drug that helped me out quite a bit in times of dire emergency, and now I cant get it again. I dont know much abt buspar- its hard for me to tell which pill is doing what job- one of them is giving me mild acne- | I think its ok- save the fact that I have to take it three times a day | 32 | 1 months | 10/13/2009 | 4 | mild anxiety | Dry mouth, dizziness during first weeks, usually about 30 minutes after taking. Maybe a slight increase in urination, not sure if due to medication | I have found this medicine to really work for me, but it takes a few weeks to really tell. The dizziness goes away with use too. I think it is worth trying to see if it will help because it isn't as hard to get off of as some of the other meds out there and side effects (at least for me) aren't bad. | F | 38 | 6 months | 10/12/2009 | 3 | GAD | Dizziness throughout my body... if I move my feet it will vibrate up my body to my head. | I have only been taking Buspar for a little over a week. I take 5mg in the morning and 5mg at night. I don't have trouble sleeping (I take valerian root and magnesium for restless legs). The worst side effect is dizziness. If I move my feet the dizziness starts at my feet and vibrates up through my body to the top of my head. I don't seem to notice it at night but in the morning at work it is very hard to concentrate. I am hoping the dizziness will wear off eventually. I took prozac for almost 2 years and I still had anxiety, exhaustion, and I gained 30 pounds. I wanted something that would not have the weight gain factor and help me calm down. I don't know if this is working but I will keep trying for a few more weeks. | F | 25 | 9 days | 10/6/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | None. | I LOVE this medicine. I can take one 10mg Buspar when I feel very anxious and it will calm me down to where I can cope with my life. I have a tendency to take out my stress and anxiety on my kids and husband, but Buspar takes that edge off and I'm calm. I don't take it every day. Only when I feel like I'm close to having an anxiety attack. | F | 36 | 6 weeks | 10/5/2009 | 3 | Anxiety, depression | A little sleepy, dry mouth, headache | I am taking 5 mg twice a day with celexa 20 mg daily. Felt a relief of anxiety symptoms yesterday evening for a couple hours, side effects not bad so far. Hopefully will have more relief from symptoms in the days to come. Am tempted to ask for ativan for the time being until full effect of Buspar. Will start 5 mg three times a day tomorrow. Actually today will be my third full day of taking it, so a little early to tell the full effect or side effects. | F | 37 | 4 days | 10/5/2009 | 2 | Anxiety | I am very sensitive to medicine, so take that under consideration. That being said, 5mg didn't have much of an affect on me, but didn't help with Anxiety. With 10mg, I would be fine for an hour or so, but then I would get dizzy and the sweats. It would go away after another 90 min or so. It seemed like it stopped working completely after about 60 days. Now I feel my Anxiety is worse. Also, I feel like I am "Less sharp" than I used to be in terms of general cognitive performance and short term memory. | Buspar helped (As with other antidepressants) with my chronic back pain. It did not have sexual side effects like other meds did. It was cheap. If I could, I would rate it "2.5" If you have not had success with ssri's or ssnri's it's worth a shot. At the very least, you won't have sexual side effects. | M | 32 | 60 days | 10/2/2009 | 3 | Anxiety | none so far, only been taking it 1 day | I am diagnosed with Major Depression, Anxiety with Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. I was on 10 mg Xanex per day until about 1 1/2 years ago...when my psychiartrist moved away, my new Doctor would NOT prescribe Xanex. In order get weened off Xanex I was hospitalized for 1 week. My anxiety has sky-rocketed since being taken off of Xanex. I am seeing the same Doc who won't prescribe Xanex, so I am trying Buspar. I really hope this works for me. The anxiety has been so bad that I cannot leave home, and if I do, I have panic attacks before getting 2 miles from my home. Although Xanex is very addictive and can be easily abused, I think it works the best for my anxiety disorder. I will post an update in a week or so. (This is very frustraing for a 21 year veteran of the United States Army). | F | 49 | 1 weeks | 10/1/2009 | 1 | anxiety | None | Found the drug to be very ineffective. Like taking a placebo | M | 47 | | 10/1/2009 | 5 | Hard to describe, but a head pressure, almost a dizzy feeling during the first month. | I'd say if you want to get (at all) a high from a drug, this would not the one you would want to take. On the other hand if you want to be relieved of chronic anxiety without being on something addictive, this is exactly the drug that you'd want to take. I've struggled with debilitating anxiety all my long life and have tried everything! I had stopped everything a few years ago concluding that there were some people who did not ever fit in. Still felt somewhat blessed - had a wife that accepted me and a couple good friends. BUt I was still stuck in the prison of this disease. Decided to go back to those old habit formers and even the new anti depressants - but shoot, my old body was not able to take the abuse. Decided, although my Dr. and a large number of those on this list did not think very highly of it, to try Buspirone. What's prescribed for me is 10mg x 3. What I actually take is 5mg x 3, and split a 5 into two 2.5mg parts to take in the evening if things get a little off. For the first time in my I guess 50 years of this (I call it definitely) disease, I feel completely normal. Not high in any way, but NORMAL. Took about a month to really kick in, but actually felt some relief in the second week. | M | 63 | 1 years | 9/30/2009 | 1 | anxiety | numbness all over my body, dizzyness,cold sweats, lightheaded, ADD, sleeplessness, can't concentrate on anything, loss of sex drive (do to numbness and sleeplessness) | M | 35 | 2 weeks | 9/27/2009 | 5 | Anxiety and alcohol abuse | Light headed, stomach pains | Just started Buspar this afternoon; I had bad stomach pains and was lightheaded, but I am CALM!! Unbelievable! And I don't have any urge to drink. I drink wine to help with anxiety, but have been drinking too much, and the compulsion to drink is just not here!! Could it have worked that quickly?? Sure does seem to have done so. I will put up with the nausea and stomach pains, to have no anxiety and no urge to drink it away! | F | 47 | 1 days | 9/25/2009 | 5 | social anxiety, panic attacks. | slight drowsiness that subsides shortly,, brief light-headedness, | takeing 60mg a day,, 30mg in the am, and 30mg in the evening. | F | 34 | 7 years | 9/25/2009 | 4 | GAD and Panic Attacks | dizziness, vertigo, nausea, loss of appetite | I was having really bad panic attacks in the morning and agoraphobia. I began buspirone 7.5mg a day split into half dosage in the morning and half in the evening. By day two I noticed the anxiety waning. I hope it will continue to work for me. Dramamine helped curb the initial dizziness and nausea side effects. Side effects should cease after 1 week. | F | 30 | 6 days | 9/25/2009 | 4 | GAD and panic attacks | drowsiness, blurred vision, stomach rolls | Prescibed Buspar and Xanax by my regular MD. Took those for 7 years with good results. 15mg Buspar and .5mg Xanax twice a day. Now my regular MD has retired and new doctor will not prescribe controlled substances. Referred to psychiatrist. Now taking 15mg Buspar twice a day and .5mg Klonopin 3 times a day. Working OK but my vision is blurry, I get soooo tired about 2 hours after taking the meds, my stomach is always rolling and I have to take .25mg Xanax before driving home from work in the afternoon. Panic attaks in my car have always been an issue, but they are coming back more often now. I ordered Relaquil, a natural remedy for anxiety, and I'm going to try that and weaning myself off the prescription meds. Just not sure how to do that. Calling doctor today to get help with that. Good luck to all of you. If the Relaquil works I will let you know! | F | 43 | 7 years | 9/24/2009 |