BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (961 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BUSPAR with similar:
Type: Rx Drug
|
Results are sorted by Date added. Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
More on BUSPAR: Reviews Summary | Drug Safety Information
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | anxiety | heart palpatations, insomnia, severe anxiety and panic attacks, felt disconnected, mind racing, restless | I would do research before taking this. My doctors kept insisting that I needed to give it time to start working. The side effects just kept getting worse. This stuff is horrible. I kept going ER and to my doctor because of this stuff and they told me to keep taking it. I'm weening myself off. I'm on day two without it I almost feel like myself again, the first day was the the worst. | F | 37 | 1 months | 5/2/2008 | 5 | Anxiety | none | I started taking this medication with going to therapy after being in the ER for anxiety/panic attack while I was driving. I freaked out and didn't know what was happening to me. It was my very first attack ever. In the ER, they gave me a dose of Ativan, which made me feel strange. I had another attack a couple days later and they put me on Buspar. I have been taking it for over a week now and I feel GREAT. The therapy helped, also. My therapist suggested I stay on it for at least 6 months before considering weening off of it...anyone else that can share their experience with me about how long is a safe time frame to take it for? I feel wonderful and I don't know if I would want to get off it at all. ha ha! | F | 28 | 9 days | 5/1/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | Severe insomnia, "wired", restlessness that seemed to just increase my anxiety | I guess this med works for some but not for me! I tried to wait out the insomnia and other side effects to see if they would go away after awhile, that didn't happen. Finally discontinued. | F | 37 | 2 months | 4/24/2008 | 1 | anxiety | heat flushes through arms & legs, shakiness, all bodily fluids (saliva, mucus, tears) seemed to have decreased significantly, heart palpitations, cold hands & feet at times, ringing in ears, pressure in palate of mouth, pressure on top teeth, pressure behind nose, MAJOR throbbing head, constantly felt "out of body", nausea, major weight loss, swallowing was a chore, lots of insomnia, my basic anxiety turned in to MAJOR panic and fear. I strongly began to question my sanity. My anxiety was also turning into depression because I have felt so bad for so long, and nothing was changing. | I had an anxiety attack and was given lexapro for 3 days. I hated that. Then I was given Cymbalta for 11 days. I hated that. I asked my Dr to give me Buspar because I had taken it about 12 years ago, 5mg a day, and it worked fine just to take the edge off. I think I was on it for about a month at that time. My current Dr. was not real familiar with Buspar, but did it for me because I was so miserable on the other Rx's. 10mg two times a day was the current Rx. And this is where the nightmare begins. All those crazy symptoms I listed. 3 E.R. visits, tons of dr. visits, so much bloodwork. And everyone kept telling me, its just the anxiety. In my clear moments I knew it was NOT just the anxiety doing this. 3 days ago I hit my breaking point, either check into a mental facility or find the answer. I decided to ween myself off this drug because it seemed to be the common denominator to all these wacky symptoms. I did this very fast because I could not stand the feelings any longe | F | 37 | 40 days | 4/21/2008 | 3 | depression / anxiety | Non-conductive sleep, night sweats, anger problems, & concentration issues at work. | Reduced depression somewhat & anxiety a bit more. Taking 20mg/3 times a day. Not a good med to run out of after taking it for some time. Withdraw symptoms are worse than original conditions med was prescribed to treat. | M | 42 | 6 months | 4/17/2008 | 3 | Anxiety | 15 mg bid, in about 6-7 days started experiencing insomnia, restlessness, additional anxiety. Discontinued. | I used to take 10 MG bid several years ago and found it effective | M | 50 | 10 days | 4/14/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | dizzy all the time | It didn't work so I stopped taking it after 2 weeks | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 4/14/2008 | 2 | Anxiety | Insomnia, felt like I was on speed | Wanted this to work since benzos give me nightmares. Just couldn't handle the insomnia. | F | 27 | 8 days | 4/12/2008 | 1 | Anxiety, panic attacks | insomnia, choking feeling, manic episode, increased anxiety, extreme rage | Buspar has propelled me into a state of mania. This poison should be taken off the market. | F | 21 | 10 days | 4/11/2008 | 3 | GAD | I do think it worked on my anxiety, but has over time given me such massive migraines and bad taste in my mouth, I just don't think I can keep taking it, my head is killing me! | I liked it much better than most anxiety meds because it didn't make me drowsy but the headaches are a major concern and the bad taste in the mouth makes everything taste funny and I already don't have much of an appetite. I have been taking 7.5 mg twice a day and was supposed to up my dose but instead I think I'm going to stop taking it. | F | 25 | 1 days | 4/9/2008 | 2 | Anxiety | Major Nausea and Dizziness! and Insomnia. It was horrible. I would spend most of the day running to the bathroom because I thought I was going to sick. The dizziness was from the drug but I can't say for sure the the insomnia and nausea were entirly from the meds as I am going through a very difficult time in my life right now. | I thought it started working the first few days after I started it. BUT then I had a horrible horrible panic attack and ended up in the ER. At the ER they switched me to Zoloft and gave me Ativan for the attacks. Ativan is allowing me to FINALLY sleep at night. So I guess it didn't really work for me:( | F | 25 | 5 days | 4/7/2008 | 5 | Anxious Depression | Jaw clenching -- by Day 3 I woke up with a white line all the way around my mouth. This is minor given the side effects I experienced while on Lexapro | I was on Lexapro for 7 years. During that time, my "psychiatrist" added on Klonapen and Ambien for severe anxiety and insomnia. I also took copious amounts of Imitrex for migraines. In January, I was hospitalized for an OD. I had become addicted to Klonapen and all the meds stopped working. After 2 1/2 months clean and sober, I retried Lexapro because I was suffering from SEVERE anxiety -- not sleeping for 3 days in a row then 1 day sleep, then 2 days no sleep, and on and on. I was attempting to be 100% natural. The sleeplessness was due to extreme FEAR -- everytime I'd fall asleep, I'd pop up in a panic attack 10-20 mins later and then would lie awake all night consumed with Fear about emotional issues. I found a New Psychiatrist -- he prescribed non-addictive sleep meds (first Trazadone, then Rozarem) both attempts failed - I was left awake in panic attacks completely exhausted and drowsy. I became desperate and was ready to retry antidepressants --Lexapro 5mg/d | F | 37 | 3 days | 4/6/2008 | 3 | Panic Attacks GAD anxiiety | light headed stomach ache and sleepiness the first week. Brain zaps for the first 3 weeks. insane dreams always. a little weight loss and loss of appetite. Also never had any acne before and now im getting pimples in the same places over and over. I hope this goes away and its an adjustment to my body. A little nervousness and hand shivers. oh and flatulence. | I am currently taking this along with klonopin. The goal is to transition from klonopin to half and half. I know that im having less anxiety taking the two. After the inital week i can only complian about the brain zaps every now and then and the acne. If you don't like brain zaps never take paxil. That stuff should not even be legal. I have noticed a little insomnia and I also took a tylenol PM and felt like i was on a roller coaster. I wouldn't recommend taking them both. I'm not sure if i can take this stuff alone and it will help but its only been one month so ill wait and see. if the brain zaps completely go away and the acne. maybe considering taking more slowly and tapering down the klonopin. | F | 24 | 1 months | 4/6/2008 | 4 | anxiety | Light headed and dizzy for a short period after the first few doses. This went away after a few days. | When taken on a consistent schedule works very well controlling my anxiety and irratablity. Also lost about 10lbs since started taking it 4 months ago. | F | 31 | 4 months | 4/3/2008 | 1 | anxiety/panic attacks | It did make me calmer. Side effects on me were awful!! Night sweats, couldn't get a good night's sleep-kept waking up. Daily headaches, dizzy all the time, bad taste and smell constantly. Horrible stuff. | F | 48 | 4 days | 4/1/2008 | 5 | anxiety, major depression | No side effects at all from beginning. | Depression and anxious feelings totally diminished after a couple weeks. Used to stutter, but don't anymore. Doesn't increase appetite; have lost 20 lbs. Improves memory. Feel much more relaxed and comfortable. No side effects. Strongly recommended. | M | 43 | 8 months | 3/31/2008 | 3 | anxiety | diziness, dry mouth, thirst,hand tremors, loss of appetite | this is not a bad anxiety medication because it allows you to still function without the drowsiness. I'm on 15mg twice a day. I don't like xanax because I never saw what it would do.I took it and still would have panic attacks and freak out driving to work. Now, I'm in a mellow state. Also, I enjoy the added weight loss benefit. | F | 38 | 6 months | 3/25/2008 | 2 | panic attacks and anxiety | horrible - well I guess I'm the 1% that is allergic to this medicine - after 4 days on this I developed rash/hives over my whole body | At first the doctors was like this dosen't cause rash or hives but I looked at my body looking like a frog with warts all over it and said heck yes it does...I went in on a walk in bases and showed them the hives - they figured out finally that it was the buspar and they took me off of it. I will never try again. However that was the only side effect but hey that's enough. Can you imagine the panic of seeing hives all over your body when you never got hives before..benadryl became my best friend. I'm now on Klonopin and it's working better and no allergic reations. We are all different and if it works for you keep taking it. It just didn't work for me and made me have the worst allergic reation in my life. Thanks for listening and thanks for the creators of this website and all you bloggers - good luck and never give up hope there is something out their that will work for you. Peace and Blessings (oh it was 10mg twice a day) | F | 34 | 4 days | 3/20/2008 | 2 | Anxiety | Jittery, dry-mouth, confused and tongue-tied a lot. Occasional bouts of insomnia. I'm easily flustered now which makes the anxiety even worse. | F | 38 | 4 months | 3/20/2008 | 5 | anxiety, fixating on negatives | initially dose was too high and I felt spacey...lowered dose and have had no side effects | GREAT drug for me. No more anxiety. I can think about things without dwelling on them or fixating on them. Must be on the right dose and it works. | F | 50 | 4 years | 3/19/2008 |