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 |
| 4 | GAD, Panic Attacks | Dizziness, sleepiness, lightheadedness, headache, increased anxiety at first but probably due to my reaction to the side effects. | I hated this drug when I first started taking it. But even with all the side effects that I've had and still have, Buspar has been a positive experience. I've been taking it for a year and a half, 7.5 m 2x a day. The diziness and headaches are WAY better than the anxiety. I've only had 3 panic attack in the last 6 months. That's down from 5 to 10 a day before I started the medication. I spent 15 years trying to find a way to overcome my anxiety issues without having to go on a pill. I'm glad that when I finally did feel it was time to succomb, my doctor chose this pill. | F | 33 | 1.5 years | 4/6/2009 | 4 | Anxiety/Rage | Initial dizziness and nausea. Difficulty losing weight despite intense exercise and healthy diet. | I take 10mg three times per day, and my wife and I both believe this drug has changed my life. I no longer have mood swings, and I feel much more relaxed in virtually every type of social setting. After six weeks it's hard to remember what it was like to completely lose my temper. In addition, it has helped reduce my use of tobacco products. The only downside is the weight issue... without intense exercise, my guess is that I probably would have gained 15-20 lbs by now. So far I've only gained five. | M | 35 | 6 weeks | 3/27/2009 | 3 | anxiety | none yet | taking celexa 20mg and buspar 5mg twice a day. i feel great when i take the buspar for about 2 hours then i feel the anxiety come back until i take the next dosage. it really works for those 2 hours though lol | M | 26 | 1 weeks | 3/14/2009 | 1 | anxiety/panic attacks | heart pounding ,worse anxiety,tight feeling in chest,trouble breathing,nervousness,not able to sleep, | heart pounding so bad it would wake me up during the night,worse anxiety then ever before,im stoping this med its not worth it | F | 23 | 4 weeks | 3/11/2009 | 2 | GAD | On 10mg 2x a day I got a strobing visual and auditory effect, lightheadedness, hot flashes, short term memory loss, short temperedness, weight gain. It seemed worth it the first week- I felt really good. Second week, much worse. Doctor took me off it. | Might be worth a try on a lower dose, and give it more of a chance... | F | 61 | 16 days | 3/8/2009 | 2 | anxiety | Nausea, dizziness, but no brain fog. | I have been trying this drug for a few days. I am going to stick with it for a while but the first few days aren't much fun. | M | 29 | 4 days | 3/7/2009 | 2 | Anxiety | I am experiencing insomnia, nervousness and agitation/anger | The doc put me on .5mg twice a day for 7 days. He omitted to tell me to take the second dose in early afternoon as I had been taking it at night. So now I'm not sure if I should go up in the dosage to 10mg twice a day as instructed or if I should stay. The agitation is pretty bad and I HATE feeling this way. I'm short tempered and because I don't feel I can grasp it, I'm extrememly frustrated. I'm taking Lorazepam to counteract the side effects, but am not sure if the side effects will start to decrease. | F | 29 | 7 days | 3/5/2009 | 3 | Social Anxiety / GAD | Brief dizziness and some light headedness. Both have faded. | I just started Buspar today. 15mg twice a day. I have tried most all of the SSRI's and I couldn't stand the sexual side effects. My Dr. even tried me on Zyprexa and Abilify saying that they can sometimes lessen anxiety. They didn't work. I'm crossing my fingers for Buspar... | M | 34 | 1 days | 3/2/2009 | 5 | GAD | None | This tiny pill has been a godsend for me after years of trying different Antidepressants and Benzo's for my GAD and occasional panic. Honestly, I had little hope that Buspar would work. My starting dose was 5mg twice a day and I stayed there. This med had an impact on my health from day one. A few hours after taking my first dose I noticed my ever present palpitations had seized. By day 2 my daily headaches were 90 percent better. By the end of week one the lump in my throat was gone. Now, after 6 weeks I am calm, energized, friendly and very patient with my daughter, family and friends. I have also lost 11 pounds I gained on Prozac. My head is clear, my thoughts are 'normal' and I feel focused. I LOVE Buspar! No side effects for me. | F | 40 | 2 months | 2/28/2009 | 5 | Extreme Anxiety | No major complaints of any detrimental side effects. However, I do get a little physically restless after taking the dose(s). Lasts for about a half hour or so. I avoid taking before bed. Finally, after taking I get a extreme increase in appetite, to the point of almost "binge-eating". Crazy!?!? Have gained about 15lbs I believe due to this. | BUSPAR has completely put my axiety at bay. I have taken 30mg twice a day for over a year. I am also currently taking 50mg PRISTIQ(replaced Cymbalta) and 50mg of LAMICTAL. Both taken once daily. BUSPAR has worked for me and I and thankful for it. - Marty | M | 37 | 15 months | 2/20/2009 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | When I first take it,I get dizzy and have hot flashes.I have felt less anxiety while taking BuSpar. | I had never done well on tradtional anti-depressants,they usually made me manic,or sick. Taking BuSpar has lowered my anxiety levels somewhat.I still feel very tired a lot,and emotionally flat. I have been taking BuSpar for 1 1/2 yrs. | F | 56 | 2 years | 2/16/2009 | 4 | PTSD panic attacks social anxiety | Initially severely increased anxiety and panic attacks, headache,insomnia, some stomach upset however ALL subsided after a few weeks (took xanax 2.5 mg daily to deal with initial side effects) | I've recently been through several severely tramatizing events that led to the adult onset of panic attacks and social anxiety, I was completely disabilitated by the attacks, I could no longer drive or leave the house because I was physically shaking so badly. Initially I HATED this drug with a passion, however I vowed to myself that I would stick out the initial side effects and give it at least 2 months, if it didn't work by then I planned on stopping. My psychiatrist prescribed me buspar as well as xanax to cope with the accute attacks in the short term with the plan to wean off as soon as possible. I'm now up to 30 mg daily divided into 2 doses. I'm also slowly but successfully weaning off the xanax without feeling the need to depend on it anymore and am confident the horrible initial side effects of the buspar are gone. I'm now extremely happy with buspar and can now drive a standard again and no longer fear social situations. My advice to anyone taking this drug is PLEASE WAIT O | F | 26 | 9 weeks | 2/13/2009 | 4 | Anxiety | Initially, I had a little sleepiness and dizziness, but after a week of being on it, no more of that. | Love this drug! I had taken Wellbutrin (made me jittery, insomnia, severe wgt loss, couldn't breath, didn't help with anxiety); Lexapro (couldn't get out of bed); started me on 5mg Buspar and I've been so calm that I haven't upped the dosage yet; no more anxiety attacks or suicidal thoughts. Appetite has returned, but no wgt gain yet. | F | 46 | 11 days | 2/11/2009 | 5 | Mild GAD | Very minimal side effect, only slight dizziness which is not a problem to me. | I was on Klonopin for my GAD. But it has lost its effectiveness over time and I do not want to keep increasing the dosage. I then gradually taper off Klonopin (it was not easy) and my doc put me on Buspar, 5mg thrice per day. It started to work the next day and I feel much calmer and more relax overall. In the beginning, I was sceptical about this med after all I read from various sites but it turns out to be working very well for me. The side effect is very bearable. I am glad I gave Buspar a trail!! | F | 61 | 7 days | 2/8/2009 | 2 | Anxiety/Social phobia | I've only been taking it for two days but the first day, I felt really dizzy and there was a delay in my head movement. I was also very drowsy. So far today I've only had mild dizziness but I have a headache and I took my first dose roughly three hours ago. The doctor said it probably would start really working for about a month...so I guess I'll see. | Hopefully the dizziness will go away. | F | 18 | 2 days | 2/5/2009 | 2 | anxiety | could barely function, extremely dizzy and spaced out for over an hour. I felt worse. | My doctor prescribed 10 mg twice a day. When I took the first dose it was horrible,on the third day I began to only take 5mg twice a day, stil have the same effects, cant do anything for over an hour. It is horrible, I am really afraid to take my next dose because of this feeling. Does it ever go away? | F | 49 | 6 days | 2/2/2009 | 2 | gad | none | maybe had a small effect on anxiety was on 45 mg a day | M | 22 | 28 days | 2/2/2009 | 3 | anxiety | At first when i started this medication i was tired all the time esp when i first took the med.Well for the first hour i was very tired.then after about 1 month i started noticing major weight gain and noticed that i had gained 10lbs.i wasnt ok with that so i stopped the medication when i looked it up and saw that some poeple do gain weight from this medication.There isn't a high percent but there was some other poeple who had gained weight as well. | i just stopped taking it plus i was kind of still having too much anxiety. | F | 27 | 40 days | 2/1/2009 | 3 | Within the first few weeks of taking it, I had headaches, dizziness & that was pretty much it. The thing that gets me is that when I'm even a few hours late on a dose, after I take it, I get insanely dizzy, light-headed, nauseous (sometimes I vomit), and I get this weird 'buzz' noise in my head when I turn it. | It works well for me if I can keep up with taking it as prescribed, if I miss a dose, it's pretty much hell... I have to take my missed dose at night otherwise I just can't function during the day. | F | 20 | 2 years | 1/31/2009 | 5 | Anxiety | More frequent urination, Increase in senses, (intensified hearing and smell). | Love Buspar, No more trouble getting out of bed, do not worry about things the way I use to, I have been taking Buspar at 20mg 3 times a day for over a year now. When taken with food the effects are intensified. Have tried several other drugs with bad side effects, no unwanted ones here. Highly recomennd it. | M | 40 | 1.2 years | 1/30/2009 |