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 |
| 4 | If you take too much, you can't sleep at night. You actually sleep better with less | M | 55 | | 3/3/2006 | 2 | anxiety | Weight gain (last thing I needed), fluid retention/ increased blood pressure, twitchy eyelids | It worked fine at first-- I was able to function in extremely stressful situations without feeling drugged. Then I noticed increased appetite, and my weight crept up. In the last two weeks I've experienced puffiness (fluid retention), increased blood pressure, and annoying twitches in my eyelids. I only take 5 to 10 mg a day; when I stopped the drug for a few days, the twitching and fluid retention went away, then came back when I started the buspirone again. I'd recommend the drug only for short-term relief of acute anxiety, and even then it's not for everyone. | F | 55 | 4 months | 3/1/2006 | 3 | anxiety | dizziness,numbness in head, hands,and legs,fatigue,a feeling of (being high). DO NOT DRIVE ON THIS MEDICATION! at least for a couple weeks.I was dizzy all the time | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 2/22/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | Initial dizziness; subsided after a few days. | I wish to retract my earlier rating of a "2"; I credit the weight gain and carbo cravings to the combination of Prozac 10 mg/day and Buspar 15 mg/day. Now I am off Prozac and taking Buspar 15 mg/day with Wellbutrin 150/mg SR. Buspar augments the best of Wellbutrin: the antidepressant pro-sexual benefits, while minimizing its worst attributes, ie, anxiety and nervousness. And my mad carbo cravings are gone; in fact, I have experienced appetite and weight loss. I think the best results from Buspar are obtained when combined with another drug; however, it can trigger weight gain when used with SSRIs. In general, Buspar is a milder drug, which also translates to milder side effects. I've gone on and off a few times without withdrawal. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 2/20/2006 | 1 | G.A.D. | chest pain, dizziness, headaches, could not sleep, blood pressure went up to 165/108(not good), vision sensory shocks | felt like i was having a heart attack alot of times. Had more anxiety because of side effects. | F | 30 | 30 days | 2/19/2006 | 1 | anxiety | tiredness, headache (long acting) | did not help at all. the anxiety was just as bad. it would help me sleep sometimes but then when i woke up i would be ever more riled and anxious than before i took it. | M | 44 | 4 months | 2/15/2006 | 4 | anxiety | definetly get light headaches and occational dizzyness. not enough to outweigh the benefits. | had noticed when first taking it a hard time to wake up in the morning, need to take second pill before 5pm.took 10mg twice a day for 30 days the Dr. increased to 15mgs twice a day. I thought the easy bruising was a coinsidence until I read others noticing it too. low sexual appitite but vivid sexual dreams instead. | F | 48 | 40 days | 2/12/2006 | 2 | Depression | None | Prescribed to counter sexual side-effects of Zoloft. Had absolutely no effect at dosage of 10mg tid, so stopped taking it. | M | 56 | 20 days | 1/31/2006 | 2 | Panic; Anxiety | Dizziness/light headedness, VERY vivid dreams but no nightmares. Loss of appetite, mania, feeling like I'm on speed... it makes the anxiety worse, in my opinion. | When I first started Buspar I didn't notice anythin except vivid dreams and dizziness. Then after the 2nd week, I noticed a constant feeling of anxiety and restlessness, accompanied by manic feelings and loss of appetite. That's not cool because those are the symptoms I'm trying to get rid of! | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 1/12/2006 | 3 | Depression/Generalized Anxiety | Weight gain, insommnia (cleared after 3 days), mild manic feelings | I'd been taking 10 mg Prozac and 150 Wellbutrin SR for 2 months, and was afraid of eventual weight gain with Prozac, so I asked my doc to substitute Buspar for Prozac, thinking it had no side effects. WRONG! After only a week on Buspar I gained 3 lbs! I know it was the Buspar because it made me crave carbs like nobody's business, and I'd get these intense hunger pains. I'm going to stick to the Prozac 10 mg, because it's a low dose and hopefully with the Wellbutrin that will stave off weight gain. It's too bad though. | F | 34 | 7 days | 1/2/2006 | 2 | depression slight anxiety PMDD | weight gain, increased appetite, forgetfulness...I mean I forgot about an entire day?!!! headache | I think it's a good alternative to benzos. I don't really have a lot of anxiety so my DR. I are just doing the"Let's try this" routine.. blech! human guinea pig. Man, people who talk about being "addicted'" to antidepressants and how "painful" it is to withdrawl from them, apparently have not ever been really addicted to drugs. Sorry, I'm a recovering addict so I can't help it. I'm just on Wellbutrin now... good for sex life. hee hee | F | 36 | 60 days | 12/29/2005 | 5 | antianxiety | none | it's wonderful | F | 27 | 8 years | 12/18/2005 | 5 | Anxiety | Insanely vivid dreams (sometimes very pleasurable, more rarely very distressing). Dry mouth when I wake up in the morning. Mild "high" feeling after taking for maybe half an hour. | Taking 5mg 3/day. Helped a lot with anxiety so far. | F | 18 | 8 days | 12/14/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | This medicine had more side effects for me than any other one so far. Mild headache, dizziness, light-headed, diarrhea, "light burst" trails in my peripheral vision, mild tingling in my pinky (weird), and my anxiety got MUCH WORSE the 2nd day on the medication. | Despite all the side-effects, I would say this medication is helping better than others. The side-effects all stopped after day 5, the light bursts stopped by day 3. After my anxiety got worse, it got much better and now I feel okay...not worrying all the time...i imagine by next week it will be even better. If you can make it through the first couple days while your body gets used to it...you may find it works well. | M | 27 | 6 days | 12/6/2005 | 5 | anxiety | Tremors in hands, insomnia, memory loss | I was taking 20 mg of Paxil which worked well for my depression, but I was extremely fatigued and didn't seem to be getting the anxiety relief that I desired. My therapist started me on Buspar for the anxiety(15 mg twice a day) and within a week I felt like a new person. I don't like the shakiness in my hands, slight memory loss or insomnia, but it has helped me tremendously. I'm able to feel comfortable in social situations and have been able to act and do solos without a near panic attack. I find if I take my second dose in the afternoon I don't have much trouble falling asleep. If I take it too late (i.e. after dinner) I always need a sleep aid to fall asleep. | F | 38 | 3 months | 11/25/2005 | 3 | Depression/anxiety | Vertigo with head or eye movements; strong light-headedness; strong "out-of-it" feeling. Slight weight gain so far. | The side effects start immediately after my morning dose and continue strongly through the whole morning, slacking off a little during the afternoon. It is harder to get to sleep (never had sleeping problems before) but I seem to sleep fine once I do fall asleep. I have not noticed much if any resolution of the problems I am taking it for: tension, stress, chronic neck pain from stress; depressed feelings, etc. | F | 39 | 9 days | 11/22/2005 | 2 | 6 months | not good for long term use. | vivid dreams,headaches, and dizziness | F | 28 | 6 months | 10/22/2005 | 5 | Anxiety | None. I have a clear, light feeling in my head which I find pleasant for a change over the tension headaches I was starting to have before taking Buspar. I'm much more calm. My low grade fever which I've had for a couple months has gone away or is going away I hope. At night I'm not as cold, I actually heat up like a furnace like I used to when I was not under so much stress; I'm getting warmer in the day too. My appetite has improved. And last but not least, no sexual side effects or sleepiness. I take 15 mg every morning, afternoon and evening. | This has really helped me see things clearly again without stress distracting me. I'm in therapy and making progress. I would like to see how well this helps over a longer period. I'm definitely pleased so far. | F | 30 | 5 days | 9/25/2005 | 1 | anxiety | Extreme depression,anxiety,and as someone expressed t well - "You feel bizarre and crazy." (having not been that way previously). This is a drug to avoid and, of course,MD's hand it out in total ignorance of the efects. I had intense suicidal thoughts which I never had before or since. The thought that they are giving this drug to young,vulnerable,confused people is deeply disturbing. | It is tragic but so true -the drug companies can sell us anything and the MD's capitulate through ignorance or free resort vacations-whatever. It is essential to (despite depression et. al) investigate for oneself. This drug led me very close to suicide, the thought of which seems incomprehensible today. So just beware. | M | 34 | 1 years | 9/19/2005 | 3 | panic attacks | I have experienced quite a bit of weight gain since starting BUSPAR eight months ago. I was orginally prescribed 1 white "pillow" three times a day, but have cut back to only one in the morning in hopes of slowing my rapid weight gain. Since I have cut back my dosage the positive effects of the medication are no longer noticed. | When taking the prescribed doages I felt a great sense of overall well-being, until the weight gain set in. I wish others taking BUSPAR better luck. I know it is helpful psychologically, I am simply having a hard time dealing with the physcial aspects of the medication. | F | 22 | 8 months | 9/14/2005 |