BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (969 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BUSPAR with similar:
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| 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 | 3 | anxiety | light headed, dizzyness, room spinning, foggyness | Only been on it for 10 days. After 48 hours I noticed the first sides of dizziness. Most noticeable when moving to stand from a prone of seated position. The initial bad dizziness subsided after a few hours, everyday I get waves of lightheadedness, and slight dizziness still. the best way I can describe it is how I feel after being a bit dehydrated after a workout. Nothing significant, just a enough to be noticeable in the background of day to day activities. Hoping this takes the edge off my anxiety enough to be worth it. | F | 32 | 10 days | 9/15/2009 | 4 | anxiety, panic disorder | 1/2 hour after dose: dizzy, lightheaded. General side effects: mild short-term memory loss, mild insomnia, clarity of thought somewhat inhibited, co-ordination slightly impaired, possible sexual dysfunction. | This is an update. I posted at the 10-day mark, too. None of the side effects have been intense, but they are certainly noticeable, especially co-ordination and memory function. I started taking Buspar a month ago, 7.5 mg twice a day. It took two or three weeks to kick in. When it did I noticed a significant drop in general anxiety and unwanted thoughts. It has done nothing for depression. Buspar is by no means a panacea (if only it were), but it has taken an edge off, calmed my mind. I'd prefer Klonopin, but we all know you can't take that stuff every day. Buspar does not feel as powerful or invasive as an SSRI, but the potential for a dulling, zombie-like effect is there. I still have reservations; I'm not completely sold on this drug, but at this point I cautiously recommend it for general anxiety. I will post again in a few months. | M | 29 | 1 months | 9/9/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | Light headed about a half hour after taking it, insomnia, loss of appetite. | I had been taking 15 mg twice daily for a year. I had thought that it wasnt working, and stopped taking it. BAD IDEA, i realize now how much it lowered my anxiety levels. | F | 20 | 1 years | 9/7/2009 | 1 | Anxiety, GAD | Increased anxiety (more than EVER before), muscle aches and spasms, agitation, numbness, hard to breathe, etc. After falling asleep, I wake up every hour with high anxiety, very slow breathing, extreme muscle aches, numbness in my hands and arms, etc. | I am taking 10 mgs twice a day, I am stopping today. Stop this medication immediatly if you have any of these side effects. It does not get better, it gets worse. Each day, my symptoms increase. BusPar has had the oppositte effect on me; instead of making my anxiety better, it has made my anxiety increase to a degree that I have NEVER felt before. Thank God I found these websites, because my doctor said all of these side effects I am complaining about, are just in my head! Terrible doctor! Thanks for everyone's comments. | M | 24 | 3 weeks | 8/31/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | Headaches, dizziness | It seems to be working. I feel more "levelheaded". I don't dread everything from morning til night like I've been doing all of my life. The anxiety about everyday things has lessened....work and all it involves, the kids , money, asteroids falling from the sky. The headaches are bad but I've had a mild to moderate headache everyday since I can remember so.........I'll stick with Buspar. It can only get better. | F | 1 months | 8/30/2009 | 4 | Anxiety, stress | PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS | I've been on Buspar for almost 5 years. I have taken 5mg before bed for the past 3 yrs. (Sleep like a baby.) I started out at 15mg/day, which zonked me out. This drug is a great treatment for anxiety! HOWEVER about a year ago, I started noticing symptoms of elevated prolactin levels, which I read can result from long-term use of Buspar. My symptoms are: depression, anger, extreme PMS, hair loss, low libido, food cravings and dry skin. My thyroid level is fine and I have no other health problems. I am going to stop taking Buspar and see if any of these symptoms go away. These symptoms have been worsening for the past year, but I didn't have any idea they could be from Buspar. If anyone else has these symptoms after taking the drug for a long time, tell your doctor! You'll have to read the fine print to find a connection between Buspar and prolactin in the patient literature. | F | 37 | 4.5 years | 8/30/2009 | 1 | anxiety | no effects whatsoever; good or bad | If it were not for the comments on here I'd swear this medication was a complete placebo. Was prescribed it several times as an alternative to Ativan and Xanax. Xanax worked ok but left me hungover, Ativan worked great. After a month I flushed these down the toilet and told my doctor I wanted the ativan back. I know it's hell to get off of, but at my age, who cares? I'll be on my 4 to 6 mg the rest of my life but if it works why try and get off. I'm not one of these people who feel taking pills is evil. They were made for a reason and if that's how I have to live my life, so be it. it beats panic and anxiety attacks. If Buspar works for you, I'm glad but I secretly think it's mostly sugar. | M | 58 | 3 months | 8/26/2009 | 3 | Anxiety, Panic Disorder | Early stages yet. At this time the side effects are minimal. Some insomnia, but I have always struggled with that. After taking dose, mild appetite increase, mild spacey-ness. No brain zaps. No increase in depression. No increase in anxiety. Am monitoring for sexual side-effects, weight gain, anger and irritability. | Too early to form a solid opinion about Buspar. At this point, however, I am hopeful. My anxiety seems lighter, my unwanted thoughts more manageable. If the side-effects remain mild and my anxiety continues decreasing, Buspar will perhaps be a God-send. According to most doctors and patients, Buspar needs to time to build in your system. So, I will reserve judgement for another month. At that time I will post again. To all readers and sufferers: good luck, exercise, eat well, stay healthy. | M | 29 | 10 days | 8/24/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | Mood swings, increased anxiety along serious depression. Headaches and nausea. At it's best, it caused restlessness, at it's worst it induced terrible mixed episodes; depression along with anxiety. I began developing strange phobias; agoraphobia was among them. I also began very sensitive to sound, due to the headaches it was causing me. | This medication exacerbated undiagnosed Rapid Cycle Bipolar Disorder. It threw my mood up and down, all the while increasing my anxiety to the point where I could barely function. This is a medication that bipolar sufferers need to avoid; even as an add-on to mood stabilizers. Even if I weren't diagnosed as bipolar, I wouldn't reccomend this medication; it was very, very unpredictable. If you are prescribed it and you choose to take it, be very weary of it. If the initial dose causes you any problems, whatsoever, I would talk to your doctor about it. This pill literally drove me nuts; from the first dose in the morning, until about 3 hours after the last dose, I was out of my mind. It is the worst medication that I have ever been on. | M | 2 months | 8/16/2009 | 3 | Anxiety | dizziness, brain zaps, thinning hair, hot flashes | Started taking a quarter of 15mg pill the first week with no side effects. Then started taking half of 15mg second week with some slight dizziness half hour after taking it, then it went away. A month later started taking 15mg twice a day, started to get more dizzy half hour after taking it with slight brain zaps. Sometimes dizziness got so bad I could not drive and it was a pain in the butt to work when it was happening. Lasted about a half an hour to an hour. Did best if I took it before I went to bed. Noticed my hair thinning a bit. Now I am back to taking a half twice a day with slight dizziness sometimes. Thinking of weening off it and taking Lexapro but scared. Doctor thinks I am too sensitive to the Buspar. Never been sensitive to meds before. I also take Xanax when needed, works great! Cant stand the dizziness anymore! My heart races less and less anxiety most of the time, even at night. Still not enough to do the trick | F | 30 | 2 months | 8/13/2009 | 3 | GAD | Tightness in throat, sighing alot, ADD, irritability, clenching teeth | I have added this with Pristiq. Pristiq has helped me but was ready to up the dose a little due to added stress. Dr advised that upping the Pristiq wouldn't double the effect much, but would double my side effects. (Night sweats, nausea when taking without food)So we decided to add the Buspar. She prescribed 15 mgs' 2 times a day. But I started with 7.5 mgs twice a day. Starting full 15mg twice a day today.... | F | 31 | 1 weeks | 8/12/2009 | 4 | panic attacks, severe anxiety | None really. It will make you tired and maybe a little nauseous which goes away within a very short time. Compared to other drugs ive tried, the side effects are basically nonexistent to me and not distressing at all | Its been working great for me and I hope it stays that way. Antidepressants dont work for me when it comes to anxiety. If you have severe anxiety and/or panic attacks I think this would be a good drug to try. | F | 20 | 2 days | 8/7/2009 |