BUSPAR Reviews (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (961 Ratings)

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 ANTIANXIETY

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BUSPAR  (BUSPIRONE HYDROCHLORIDE):  Buspirone hydrochloride tablets, USP are an antianxiety agent that is not chemically or pharmacologically related to the benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/anxiolytic drugs.indicated for the management of anxiety disorders or the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-04-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 1  Anxiety Week 1- felt anxiety relief and some lightheadedness. I was truly grateful and hopeful. @4 weeks- the anxiety is back with a vengeance, now with the added features of confusion, vertigo, insomnia, nightmares, and deepening depression. Dosage was 5mg 1X a day. Super happy that this is working for some people, but IM OUT! M 48 4 weeks
5
3/13/2019
 5  Depression/Anxiety/Borderline None after 2 weeks; Diarrhea, fatigue, euphoria in the beginning 1-2 first weeks, decreased appetite and weight loss (a good thing) the first month. I'm taking generic pro-buspirone as an augmentation to Prozac 40 mg, Wellbutrin XL 300mg, Adderall XR 40 mg and Lamictal 200 mg, for treatment resistant depression with borderline personality disorder, social anxiety, panick attacks and ADHD. It took about 1 week before I saw some benefits especially for the anxiety, 2 weeks for improved mood and concentration and 1 month for decreased agressivity, impulsivity, irritability and panick attacks. I take buspirone 10 mg at breakfast and 10 mg at 4 pm and I can tell that I am more productive at work, with better interpersonal relationships with co-workers and family, I have a better quality of life. I have more energy and I have a more proctive life. I dont understand the reviews that didn't try buspirone for at least one month. It's not a benzo, you dont feel a buzz and sedation. I was on klonopin before, and after valium to be able to get off that addictive dirty drug that cause strong physical and psychological addiction, that even increased anxiety when your body needs it. I do some group and individual psychotherapy for borderline personality and past drug addictions since 2 years. Drugs are not a cure to your problems, they help the symptoms, but you need to change your bad habits and the way you think to influence your emotions in a positive way. CBT therapy is helping me a great deal and you need alertness to follow it. M 39 5 months
10 MG 2X day
1/22/2019
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 2  GAD Headache, nausea, vomiting, increased anxiety, depression At times it felt like Buspar was working however it seemed to increase anxiety overall. Some days felt great but others I felt terrible, headache, nausea would get nauseated and vomit daily. Would get extremely tired and sleepy. Going through withdrawal after quitting cold turkey. Extreme headache for 4 weeks, panic attack that put me in the bed for four days. Absolutely miserable experience. Has impacted my ability to function at work. M 50 5 months
15 mg
11/21/2018
 1  Anxiety I felt like I was on cloud 9 on 8th day I went to my dr and I felt so high it was scary. I had pressure in my head felt like it was gonna exsplode I couldn’t sleep at night I would get 30 mins of sleep and then would get a jolt in my body and my heart would race and wouldn’t stop when I went to my dr she could believe how high I was and she had never heard of a reaction like that. Now I’m on a beta blocker called propranolol 20mg 2x day to help with my anxiety and keep my blood pressure and heart rate normal . I was so scared I was gonna die . The next day still have side effect from being high F 37 8 days
7.5
9/25/2018
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 1  Anxiety Tingling in back of neck and skull. Starting fights with my boyfriend due to major paranoia and being stuck in my head. Majorly worsened anxiety with panick attacks tripled. Disoriented and feel like I'm high without the euphoria. Violent vivid dreams of being attacked by demons. Not myself. Retained water weight in belly. Need melatonin to get any sleep at all. Bad headaches as to where i feel bedridden. I will be quitting cold turkey tomorrow. The fda is shady as hell for calling this a safe and effective anxiety medicine. This medicine makes me feel like I'm Nicholas cage in every single movie he is in . Simply put I'm losing my shit. Down with the system! F 29 20 days
20mg
8/26/2018
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 1  anxiety Nausea, headache, crying, nervousness, scary dreams, over emotional Never could take more than 1/2 tab (5mg) without terrible nausea. Would take one tablet before sleep, then half tabs three times throughout day. With this increase very depressed, crying. Very tired but could not stay asleep due to strange dreams suddenly awaken in panic. Also would have flashes of odd old memories long forgotten. Constant state of panic trying to get to "therapeutic" dose doctor recommended. This drug was presented to me as a trouble free rarely any problems solution. I am off this med and want to share my experience to help others. M 51 6 weeks
10MG 4X day
7/20/2018
 1  Major anxiety & depression I gained 50pds in 6mths.. it's horrible.. especially on my mid section!!! F 60 3 years
100 mg
5/17/2018
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 2  anxiety hair loss and itching all over F 63 1 days
20mgs 2X day
5/7/2018
 2  Anxiety/ panic disorder Stuck it out for a month since I know it takes time to work in your system. Nausea and lightheaded. No relief in anxiety. This med does not work for me. I am stopping it today. F 40 30 days
30 mg
3/30/2018
 1  Anxiety Started out for first few days ok then it spiraled into really bad stomach and evil horrible nightmares..... Maybe I should have given it more time but I just couldn't take my particular side effects felt awful after about 3 or for days on! M 69 14 days
2/16/2018
 4  PTSD related anxiety When I first started it I was in a haze about a week but it did keep me calm. Only problem is not reacting to situations that I should. Also this past month my dose was raised, and about a week later I was sleeping less and less and when I did sleep, the nightmares we're actually worse than my PTSD nightmares. I dropped to not taking it at night and going back down to the previous dose and am sleeping better. M 36 3 months
20 mg
1/25/2018
 5  Anxiety Insomnia and weird feeling of weightlessness occured at the beginning of a therapy. Now, I frequently have problem falling asleep and waking up sleep but I am not sure if it is caused by taking buspar. It is really helpful and mild. I am very sensitive when it comes to medication and buspar is almost perfect. It made me stop fearing everything. F 19 4 months
1/23/2018
 1  Anxiety Attacks Rapid heart beat, worse anxiety, muscle rigidness, paranoia, shakiness, excitement, vertigo, panic attacks, insomnia, weight gain, food cravings.... Stick to Clonazepam or Xanax Worst drug I have ever been on. I felt like I was giving speed and felt like a just ran a marathon. They really need to not call this anti-anxiety medication since it has the adverse effects. Don't take it unless you want worse anxiety. It took about 3-4 days until my blood pressure and heart rate went back to normal. The only thing I can say about this med is if you want to run a marathon take one of these before hand. You will out run the Road Runner! M 41 2 months
7.5 2X day
11/16/2017
 3  Anxiety / Panic / OCD Heart palps, dizziness & blurred vision an hour after taking it. Worsened anxiety first few days. Titrated up to 20mg during a month. After reading many reviews and not seeing much improvement, changed to Mylan mfg from Teva. Noticed a change immediately but we shall see if it lasts.I’ve read it takes 4-6 wks to get full effectiveness. I’ll stick with it for 2 more weeks hoping for a good outcome. Else iI’ll quit it. Despite what the Med community, etc. tell us, I’ve read many consumers do indeed experience withdrawal. Not looking forward to that. F 62 31 days
10mg 2x /d
11/11/2017
 5  SEX PROBLEMS I BECAME A HOMOSEXUAL WILE TAKING THIS MEDICINE! ! ! Im talking full on, hardcore GAY! I AM GAY M 25 6 weeks
15 MG
10/29/2017
 5  anxiety Excessive itching and atheletes feet. Be aware when using anti bacterial or fragrance shampoos or soap. I switched to j&j baby shampoo, now no problems. Wellbutrin with 30 mg buspar solves my accute anxiety problem. I take 5mg Saphris for sleep. M 58 8 years
10/29/2017
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 1  Depression/anxiety Drowsiness, uncontrolled crying episodes, dizziness, back pain, muscle cramps, acid reflux After reading more about this drug, I cannot understand why my doctor gave it to me after unsuccessfully trying Lexapro. I experienced drowsiness and some dizziness severe enough that I did not trust that I was able to drive on most days. I had crying episodes that were out of proportion to the emotional trigger. I also had lower back pain that continued for several weeks after discontinuing the drug - and then became muscle cramps in my buttocks and hips that are only starting to slightly ease after 3 weeks. I also have had a generalized "hangover" feeling for 3 weeks after going off the drug, with some "zinging" sensations in my extremities and what I can only describe as "bed spins". F 55 14 days
5 mg 1X day
10/27/2017
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 2  anxiety none no side effects and made anxiety worse. my guess is the norepinephidrine effects triggered my anxiety. why on earth! would you give an adrenaline- based drug to someone who suffers with anxiety!? M 48 1 months
10mg 1X day
9/25/2017
 1  anxiety pounding heart beat, more anxiety, dry mouth, dizziness, and vertigo first few days. SUCKY FEELING!!! I just started taking it around the same time I increased my Zoloft dosage to100mg. and thought Buspar would take the edge off the initial nervousness Zoloft gives me. But WOW the first few days on Buspar I was not too bad but just a little oozy. Then by my 2nd week on it I felt way more intense anxiety and felt like my heart was going to pop out of my chest. I stopped it 2 days ago after being on it for about 3-4 weeks and I already feel less anxiety and sleep much better and feel myself again without any chest discomfort. Buspar did not work for me!!! Only anti-anxiety that ever worked for me was Xanax or Klonopin. And I prefer Klonopin since it last longer. M 40 3 weeks
7.5 2X day
8/12/2017
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 5  intense anxiety Loss of appetite, very slight nausea sometimes, slight feeling of vertigo/dizziness/fogginess within first hour of taking it -- passes quickly. I was having intense anxiety around driving (this had built from panic attacks about other issues that sometimes came when I was driving and I worried I'd lose consciousness... eventually developed into anxiety over driving itself) and other surges of anxiety/low-grade panic over just about everything else in my life -- work, remembering appointments, interactions with extended family, etc. My doctor prescribed Buspar to add to my 450 mg/day of Wellbutrin XL. Buspar started helping the first day, I kid you not. I am fortunate in that I generally experience relief very quickly after beginning an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication. But even that first day the little panic surges (adrenaline surge/sick stomach/racing heartbeat like you get if you pass a police officer when you're speeding) decreased. It was amazing, because I'd been having them hundreds of times a day for about a month prior. By the next day, after my 4th dose, I realized I was driving without praying the whole time that I wouldn't pass out and cause an accident. Yesterday, after my 6th dose, I was aware that I wasn't scared while driving at all. I remembered what it was like to take for granted that I could operate and car and get myself where I needed to be. This feels miraculous. I could cry over how miserable I was, and over the intense relief of being able to live a normal life again. I will try to remember to update if I experience more side effects. F 43 4 days
5 2X day
8/3/2017
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