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 |
| 3 | GAD | No noticable side effects. | Although I have been using buspirone for years, I really don't know why I still take it. There are no ontoward effects, and I'm wondering if all I'm getting is a good placebo effect. It does seem to act like a mood elevator. It is possible that I don't notice very many positive effects because I'm on so much other medication. | M | 43 | 10 years | 9/14/2005 | 1 | REM Sleep Behavior Disorder | .25mg cured the vilont sleep movement after a week. This dose made me tired all day and lack of alertness. It also caused vivid dreams that woke me every morning at 4:30. I could not go back to sleep. So I am not sure if the cure for RBD was the Klonopin or the lack of sleep. | I felt sick for two days after I stopped taking it. | M | 65 | 21 days | 9/2/2005 | 1 | Panic | THIS DRUG IS A JOKE! I felt alone as if i was in a bubble. I was just waiting to DIE!!! | F | 20 | 2 days | 9/2/2005 | 3 | depression-related symptoms | Lightheaded, nausea, sleepy within 30 minutes of taking the meds, fatigue(but the feeling is intensified if I accidentally miss a dose), numbness of my right pinkie for about 2 days | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 8/25/2005 | 1 | anxiety/depression with panic | i took this medicine for a day(three doses i think) the other day after first dose my anxiety was out of control, i thought i was having a heart attack then i was running here and there , people who r taking benzodiazepines(xanax,ativan...)should never switch to this medicine, worst medicine i have ever taken nothing compares to xanax or ativan | M | 27 | | 8/19/2005 | 2 | anxiety disorder | Seemingly increased anxiety and depression; zaps in my head occasionally; generally feel more depressed and anxious, some panic attacks; loss of appetite. | Doc thinks my depression/anxiety is more anxiety and wanted to try buspar. This coming on the heels of stopping a Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Clonazapam regimen and the withdrawal symptoms experienced as a result. Started out with 5 mg. 2x day. Still felt terrible so doc said I needed to get to therapeutic dose between 20-30 mgs. day. Since upping meds, I have yet to feel much relief, though from what I've read, I may need to give it time. Still, feeling greater anxiety right now than before and am not sure the doc is right and that I just need to give this med time. Not sure I will continue with this med, but will report back in a another month or so. | M | 46 | 4 weeks | 8/14/2005 | 1 | | 8/12/2005 | 5 | anxiety | Had next to no side effects from buspar. | Buspar is a great anti-anxiety med though it does not work as could for ocd type anxiety it works well for panic attacks and gad. It is not addictive like benzo meds. If you are coming off benzo meds you should not take buspar because you will be just wasting your time. It helped me a great deal and if you are having panic attacks or gad and have not been taking benzo meds it is worth your time to try it once but give it time maybe 2 weeks and you should start to feel better. | M | 21 | 3 months | 7/25/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Strange noises when I moved my head to either side (Had the same effects on Lexapro). Strange, vivid dreams. | I've only been taking Buspar for a few weeks. Lexapro had lost it's effectiveness so my doctor switched to a low dose of Buspar. So far it has done a good job with anxiety. While the Lexapro suppressed sexual urges, it seems the Buspar is making up for lost time. | M | 35 | 3 weeks | 7/9/2005 | 3 | Anxiety | Dizziness, insomnia, electric shock (once in a while). | I had been put on buspar to help my anxiety go away. I was supposed to take 2 pills a day (10 mg each) once in the morning and once in the evening. After the first pill I took, the side effects hit me like a train. I could barely move, and knew that I was getting stomped by these pills. I decided to go off of the pills for about a week (after only taking one) and then had another slight anxiety attack. I called my doctor and he said that It would be ok to break the pill in half and take half dosage. I did that, and the side effects were cut in half, and tolerable. However, after 2-3 weeks of taking it, I was still un-able to feel comfortable out of the house. My anxiety comes with nausea, which doesnt allow me to do much of anything. I went to see the doctor today, im going to decrease and cut out my buspar medication and start on another anxiety/antidepression medicine called Wellbutrin XL. Hopefully this works. Side note: Although taking antidepressent medicine, I have no depression, just anxiety. I am also the type of person people are suprised to here have an anxiety problem (although ive only had it for a month). | M | 21 | 3 weeks | 7/9/2005 | 3 | | 7/6/2005 | 1 | anxiety | nervousness, highly increased anxiety, moments of pure rage, euphoric feeling, weight gain, no control of emotions, increased depression | i was on ativan for about 8 months due to my nerves (and trust me, if ativan's ever mentioned, do NOT start it! it's a battle to get off of!!) the doctor gave me the buspar in place of the ativan. the withdrawal of ativan was pure hades - the buspar helped a little with the edge - but after about three weeks, however, the anxiety has returned. now, after the 5 weeks - i'm rageful over anything - even simple things. i explode at the drop of a hat. i'm 10 times more anxious that i've ever been - and i feel awful. i really wouldn't recommend this medication to anyone. | F | 24 | 5 weeks | 6/13/2005 | 1 | anxiety | Nightmares. Extreme and rapid weight gain. Intense drowsiness with loss of motor control. | I stopped taking BuSpar because of the side effects, especially the drowsiness/dizziness and loss of motor control. I wouldn't recommend this medication, especially if you experience any panic, depression, or OCD symptoms. Try an SSRI and/or a benzo, if applicable and if you can actually get someone to prescribe them (I have severe anxiety and panic, and no doctor I have met will prescribe Xanax because of its potential for abuse and addiction). Take meds in combination with therapy and, possibly, some lifestyle changes. When I took this medication (1999-2000 - I have adjusted age for that time - I am 29 now) it was unreasonably expensive, as well. | F | 24 | 9 months | 5/24/2005 | 3 | panic attacks | i usually get really light headed, feel really dizzy at times, restless, vivid dreams | i wonder why one must take something like this to curb anxiety....i wish i was given a placebo instead....how is being dependant on a certain drug/medicine good for your mental health??? if the side effects do not stop, i will not be taking this anymore....it might be too soon to tell....but i do not like the feeling i get from taking the pills | M | 24 | 5 days | 5/16/2005 | 4 | Anxiety | Electric shocks, dizzyness, chest pain, headache, sweating. Still experience electric shocks, but they are milder. | Seem to work, some of my symptoms of anxiety are gone some are not, some are milder. Had a worsening the first 2 weeks. | M | 23 | 5 weeks | 4/28/2005 | 2 | anxiety/depression | light-headedness, nausea at first. After several months, un-explained generalized itching. | F | 37 | 6 months | 4/21/2005 | 1 | anxiety | sleep disturbances, often woke up abruptly in a panic; chest pain | dont use this if your anxious; use something else like lexapro or klonopin; or something else that actually works. | M | 34 | 3 weeks | 4/13/2005 | 5 | anxiety and depression | dizziness only in the morning time, when i split the doses, now i take one tablet at night before bedtime and it works just as good, without the dizziness. sometimes i get an overwhelmed feeling right after I take it, but it goes away after a little while. | I have been on buspar on and off for about 10 years and it's the only thing that works. | F | 28 | 10 years | 4/12/2005 | 5 | anxiety | None | F | 66 | 10 weeks | 4/11/2005 | 3 | Anxiety | Electric shock feeling | Did not notice a huge benefit from this drug. It seemed to improve the higher the dosage but I could not tolerate the electric shock feelings that occurred every time I moved my head slightly, or every time someone coughed. | M | 35 | 2 months | 3/31/2005 |