BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (969 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BUSPAR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BUSPAR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | stress | none that I related to the medicine at the time (1992-1997) | Don't take it!!! I am just beginning to see that Buspar is probably the cause of what has now been diagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis! Sporadic numbness of limbs, etc. If anyone else has been diagnosed with MS, following Buspar, please e-mail me! | F | 45 | 5 years | 3/3/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | None | This medicine quite good at controling mild anxiety | F | 40 | 3 years | 2/24/2007 | 2 | anxiety | Well... I never had "panic" attacks before I started this stupid drug. | F | 22 | 2 months | 2/23/2007 | 3 | GAD, Panic Attacks | Brain zaps. Stomach hurts~nausea, lil spacy | I was scared to try this. Being a person w/ GAD since 1999 w/ non spec panic attacks off/on and someone who is afraid to take meds due to side effects. I'm hypersensitive to most meds. I've gone the homeo/natural/herb methods, support the approach but I have suffered alone silently for far too long. I have been on/off clonazepam since 1999. I have tried antidepressents off/on w/ frightening side effects for me. I know this is rare but I am already noticing "something" that this may be helping me~I'm still worrying but I'm already having hours in the day only 3 days into this where I'm "happy" and not aggitated. I know this seems way to soon based on all I've read. I am still on a very small dose of clonazepam at .25 mg a day. That is 1/2 of the .5 mg pill. My dr says to stay on this med and decrease off the benzo. I was on a higher dose benzo 2 yrs ago and w/d on my own, it was terrible. Was anyone able to get off a benzo and stay only on the buspar and notice the b | F | 37 | 3 days | 2/1/2007 | 5 | social anxiety, GAD, panic attacks | after 1 mo., hardly any but initially fatigue, spaciness, and the first few days, increased anxiety. | I want to tell any of you out there who are afraid to take Buspar that it's ok. I suffered nonstop for over a year, taking every natural remedy available, keeping tintures and supplements and teas in my purse and pocket everywhere I went. I did yoga, breathing excercises, acupunture, you name it. Still I was a trembling, palpitating wreck with bags under her eyes. I thought I'd failed and there was no hope. Buspar, a chemical, works! My life still isn't perfect but I now feel, finally, that I can go on living and making progress in my life. Do it for yourself. | F | 28 | 2 months | 1/31/2007 | 2 | SAD | Dizziness within an hour of taking. Decreased sex drive. Erectile dysfunction (have never had a problem maintaining an erection until this week). | I started with a 5mg twice a day. I don't really feel any change in anxiety. I did wake up for the first time with terrible anxiety that was seemingly related to absolutely nothing. My anxiety has traditionally been caused by events or situations, but this bout was over nothing. It is almost as if the drug created a problem to fix. I am the only person who has experienced the ED side effect that I have see. I did notice that less than 1/1000 experienced it with the trials. But, having never had a problem, I don't know what else to blame it on? Basically, I just feel numb down there. Hopefully, that will clear up, and the drug will start doing what it is supposed to. If not, I will just deal with the terrible anxiety. | M | 27 | 12 days | 1/30/2007 | 5 | GAD | Little "brain-zaps" when looking side to side, some lightheadedness & a nice "buzzed" feeling - all for about 1 hour after taking it (onset about 30 mins after dose) | Am looking forward to taking something that won't numb my personality. If you think this made you fat because it made you crave carbs - you put the carbs in your mouth - so you made u fat. I use this to address the pysical aspects of anxiety I can't otherwise address. I'm not looking for a multi-drug cocktail to solve all my problems. | M | 38 | 7 days | 1/27/2007 | 5 | Anxiety; Panic Disorder | Fatigue; headaches; dizziness | I previously attempted to use Buspar on 2 separate occasions but stopped after less than two weeks due to uncomfortable side effects. Given ongoing anxiety and less than desirable side effect profiles of other drug options decided to try a 3rd time. After 2 weeks of discomfort all side effects went away except some morning fatigue. Anxiety is completely under control and unexpected benefit of improved memory recall. Started at 2.5mg 3x/day and worked up to 4mg (I cut the pills) 3x/day. | M | 47 | 3 months | 1/23/2007 | 3 | Anxiety, Depression | Increased appetite, insomnia with racing thoughts, initial worsening of depression - felt very sad/weepy after starting this med. | I don't think I'm going to stay on this one. It doesn't seem to be doing anything good, and I'm tired of the carb cravings. | F | 26 | 21 days | 1/23/2007 | 5 | OCD Anxiety | slight dizziness, high feelig for about an hour after taking it. some short term memory loss. | It helps with anxiety a lot. I recently stopped taking it for about 3 weeks (was dumb) and realized how much it really does help my anxiety. | F | 20 | 9 years | 1/22/2007 | 5 | General anxiety which led to panic | A bit lightheaded for the first hour but nothing major | Great medication. Saved my life. Use to dread meetings, could not eat in restaurants and so forth. Use to be so anxious everyday now it is so much better, I am myself again.Now I am looking forward to my meeting. I dont have anymore the diarreha from the anxiety, what a relief .Buspar feel like a cross between a beta blocker and a very light xanax. I have never taken any meds before for anxiety so it is my first on a daily basis. I Tried Xanax 15 times and Clonopin may be 3 times in 6 months but do not like the side effect however they can really help in these moments of terror. I do cognitive behavior therapy with Buspar and I am a different person. I should have tried it 8 years ago.I also not depress anymore because life is so much better. I take 5 mg in morning at 6 am and 5mg at noon and that's it for the rest of the day. | M | 46 | 13 days | 1/14/2007 | 1 | anxiety | Increased anxiety, shaking | This drug caused anxiety beyond anything I had ever experienced. I was so nervous I couldn't sleep, and if I did I would wake up in about ten minutes in panic. Increased panic stopped after I stopped taking medicine. | F | 18 | 3 days | 1/3/2007 | 5 | anxietyt | almost none. I get real sleepy if I sit down after taking it but if I am moving, I don't notice it. When I first started taking it, I noticed slight dizziness after 30 minutes that would last a few minutes. That went away after a month. | This drug changed my life! I noticed by end of the first week an immediate difference. My constant worry was gone, and the obsessive thoughts went away. I became a happier, calmer person. Another thing that I like is if you skip a dose, there are no side effects like with other medications I tried. I once skipped a whole weekend because I forgot to pack my pills and I was fine. Just a side note, every time I went off of it, within 3 months, my symptoms came right back. That's how I know it works. | F | 30 | 5 years | 1/1/2007 | 2 | Anxiety | None | Added to Wellbutrin. Did not help for anxiety at ALL. Seemed to help make me want to be more social though. | F | 22 | 2 months | 12/30/2006 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | Dizziness,mild headache, | I started on Buspar several months ago for anxiety and after a month was still not having any relief.doctor switched me to 30mg Cymbalta which worked but caused sexual side effects. Now I am on 20mg Cymbalta and 60 mg Buspar and they work great together! The sexual side effects are gone,anxiety under control. Seems like Buspar needs even a small dose of an antidepressent to work for a lot of people. Does take a while to work so dont give up give it time. | M | 49 | 3 weeks | 12/21/2006 | 4 | Augment SSRI | Dizziness | Subtle but noticable decrease in unwanted anxiety. It's not a cure-all and I can still get stressed, but I don't pace around in circles pulling out my hair like I used to! I am taking 15 mg (5 mg 3x per day) along with 10mg Lexapro. I used to be on 20 mg of lexapro but since adding the buspar I have been able to decrease the Lexapro, which is a VERY GOOD THING. I always take Buspar on an empty stomach so that I absord the same amount each time. I recommend this to anyone else who takes Buspar (or many other drugs) | M | 28 | 2 months | 12/18/2006 | 5 | Unwanted thoughts | None. | I take 5 mg. at bedtime. Seemes to help me sleep. Most important, I don't feel plagued by unwanted thoughts like I used to. It has also improved my concentration and removed that "heavy-hearted" feeling I used to have all day. I wish I had tried this drug sooner. It took a month to start working, perhaps because my dose is low. | F | 46 | 2 days | 11/11/2006 | 1 | anxiety disorder | I was on Buspar for about 2 months. I was taking 15mg in the morning and 15mg in the evening. I would get a buzzing sensation in my head for about 15 minutes after taking Buspar. This went away after about 3 weeks and it did seem to help the tension I was feeling from anxiety. After about 3 to 4 weeks my anxiety actually increased, my mind was racing most of the time and I had insomnia 2 to 3 times a week. These symptoms increased until I finally had to get off Buspar. I feel 100% better now and I wished I never had taking it. | M | 52 | 60 days | 11/10/2006 | 1 | bipolar depressive w/major anxiety | had paramedics take me to er.tremors numbness in feet and hands,sweating hands and feet ,high blood pressure,disassociated,eyeball twitch back and forth,very dizzy and loaded, startle reflex high,fear.chest pain very wierid,around breast.Needed to drive(i live in L.A.)very scary.numbness in feet and slowed reflex could hardly feel gas pedal.twitching of limbs. Oh yes, all this from 1 time use of 5 mg.was given ativan at hospital took away my fear of sleeping and never waking up. have taken recreational drugs(LSD)buspar is very freaky and scary. oh yes heart fluttering rapid pulse.BAD DRUG I never want to be in this state physically and mentally ever again. P.S. when i was calling for help this stupid RN on a help line no less said"oh buspar is like taking asprin" I like to find her,confine her and make her take the drug and get my symptoms!!!Such ignorance.It's creepy. | F | 52 | 1 days | 11/9/2006 | 5 | anxiety/agitation | initial increase of agitation, subsided within 4 days of each increase of dose. | So far so good. I have had to increase dose to lessen anxiety but diminished agitation at about 30mg/day. I have gradually increased my dose... reaching target dose of 60mg/day (pdoc and I are hopeful agitation will permanently decrease and anxiety (new symptom) will decrease with Buspar). One last thing: I am extremely weight conscious and have not experienced any weight gain. | F | 29 | 1 months | 11/7/2006 |