User Reviews for BuSpar

Buspar has been very effective for me in treating occasional panic attacks and generalized anxiety, without side effects I've experienced with other medications such as Paxil. Doctors have been inclined to prescribe other medications as my anxiety symptoms often occur with emotional situations (death of loved one etc.) and I am crying alot. However the emotion is a natural reaction to the situation. Anti-depressant meds affected me negatively in contrast to buspar which helps alot.

I've been taking Buspar for two years to control the symptoms of anxiety. Buspar has worked well for me. I had strong physical sensations of anxiety such as a "knot in my stomach" and hot flushes (can't be menopause because I'm a guy). Also Buspar helps me control my thoughts that some terrible event is just around the corner and I've got to do something to prepare for this unknown event. I've not had any side effects.

I have been taking this medicine 15mg in the morning and 15mg at night and it works great. Never had any medical problems before then last year all of a sudden I had a panic attack and was in bed three weeks with anxiety, it scared me to death. I was in such fear I shook. This drug took three weeks to get me OK but it's now been 19 months without anxiety I hope it works long term. I still fear another panic attack it was horrible expecially for someone who had always been healthy and happy.

This medication is unbelievable. After 3 days, the anxiety I have been suffering with for over 15 years disappeared. I don't feel cloudy headed or unable to function. It's as if one day I woke up and my life is stress free. I did not suffer any side effects but I am also not on any other medication. I do not drink or smoke. I was opposed to medication at first, but now I am a believer.

For acute anxiety this is AMAZING. Rapid racing heartbeat. Excessive sweating. Constant worrying. Over-analyzing. This medicine basically at 15MG gives you a feeling like you just drank a six pack and ate an amazing meal. I take it with xanax and cymbalta. Buspar is the best non habit forming short term medicine to get your life back on track when life gets overwhelming.

I must be the only one on here that didn't benefit from this medication.... just got a headache and didn't help my anxiety.

This medicine works very well for me. I have not experienced any side affects. I have been taking this medicine for two years and I am very grateful my Doctor prescribed it.

I am now into my 3rd week and for myself it worked by the next morning. I had a past of 20 years on prescription Ativan and the after effects of stopping that medication made me very wary of trying anything else for my attacks. But my life had stopped and I truly felt no hope for the future so I laid it all out for my doctor and mentioned that I had noticed an article on Buspar and with little or no side effects or chance of addiction it seemed a chance I would take. My doctor said she had prescribed it many times chosing it for those same reasons with her patients. Since then my anxiety is almost non-existent. I don't feel medicined at all. It did mess with my stomach some but nothing to change my opinion of the medicine. Last hope, best decision.

I have been taking Buspar for almost a week. My doctor prescribed it for my Anxiety - mainly my constant agitation. I must say that I have been sleeping better and I feel somewhat better. I take Buspar 15mg - Once a day.

After trying to treat my anxiety and panic attacks for years with SSRIs and benzodiazepines, this finally works. I take 3 x 5 mg and started to experience a significant decrease in anxiety and compulsive thoughts, after only 4 days. So far I am happy with Buspar. No side effects whatsoever.

This medicine has been a lifesaver for me. After 10 years of anxiety and 2 years of being practically invalid due to generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks with depression, I'm finally having a medicine that works. Neuroleptics like ketiamine just made me gain weight, Cipralex was a little help, but not really adding quality of life. After 5 days on Buspar I'm clearly better. Sleeping is in place, I'm feeling more functional and positive and my ability to go out and even exercise has come back. I have now been on this medicine over three months and every day my life gets a little bit better.

I have been taking it for almost a month. The Dr said it might be 2 weeks before i started feeling better but actually I felt better within 3 days. I am taking it for panic attacks and anxiety associated with a traumatic event.

Before I started taking buspar it felt like there was a ticking time bomb inside my body and throughout the years it just got louder and louder. I would have so much panic and fear that I stood still to avoid having to move forward in life. After I started taking buspar that tick went away and the fear lessened enough for me to start taking steps forward to better my life and my families life...I have nothing but good things to say about this.

I've got generalized anxiety disorder. Buspar turns off the worrying like a switch. The only downside was the first dose; 15mg was too much. I had weird side effects; if I looked at a light source, I'd feel unspeakably strange pulses of something that felt like electricity go though my body. I also got motion sick and vomited after the first dose. Luckily this only happened once. After reducing the dose to 5mg (q.i.d.), I had no more side effects. My advice to the uninitiated would be to start with a small dose and titrate upwards to avoid any surprises.

I had taken Buspar many years ago until one day I decided I just didn't need it anymore and stopped taking it, no weaning, no withdrawal. Now I'm back on it again and will stay on it until I feel that way again. It took a couple weeks, and a few days of depression, before it took hold but I have never experienced any side effects. In fact the only thing I feel is that I am thinking positively, rather than looking for a boogey-man in everything. Just a natural feeling of health. Recently the doctor tried something else because of poor sleep and gave me lorazepam, which made my arms and legs feel heavy and I slept for 12 hours, and then diazepam which did nothing much but dampened my feelings and sleep was worse. I'll stay with Buspar.

Have been taking Buspar for over 10 years along with an antidepressant. Before taking Buspar, anxiety attacks were so bad that I could not work for several years. I take it at night and no side effects, unlike other anti-anxiety medicines.

I have been taking BuSpar for 8 plus years. I still have some side effects of dizziness if taken on an empty stomach and coffee but I think that is asking for trouble. I can honestly say it saved my marriage and family life. High stressed medical position always being on call which increased my anxiety. Anxiety was at such a level that no one could stand to be around me. I take 10mg once in the morning which lowers my anxiety to a tolerable level for the day. When I feel extra stress coming on I take 10mg in the morning and 10mg at night. It does not work for everyone as many have mentioned but it has given me a second wind to enjoy life to the fullest.

I have been taking Buspar for just over 8 months and I take 60-75 mg a day, depending on the day. I take for panic attacks associated with PTSD. I have had no side effects from this, but I do know when I have missed a dose, so when I do come off this I do expect a withdrawal period but for now it has helped me regain a normal life. I take this with a few other medicines such as Celexa, Wellbutrin, Trazadone and seroqeul. This really works.

After reading all of the comments I had to comment also. I have taken Buspar for 8 years. I have noticed a lot of weight gain, which I thought was from this medicine. I have not seen that in anyone's comment. So I am now thinking it is my lifestyle. I do get dizzy so I have to lay down for 30 minutes after every dose. I am supposed to take 1/2 pill twice a day but laying down is not an option for me on most days so I skip a dose or two. Sometimes I do not take it for weeks. I do notice when I take it for a few days like I should that when I miss a dose I am even more agitated/aggravated/anxious and as one said looking for the bad that is around the corner. Thank you all for helping me decide to finally take this as I am supposed to.

After only 3-4 days I was immediately better. I couldn't believe it because my doctor had put me on all sorts of medicines before this one and Buspar SAVED my life! The only side effect I noticed with it was that 30 minutes after taking it I was a little dizzy but it went away after a half hour and I was finally stress free with no panic or anxiety attacks.

Prescribed BuSpar for anxiety and panic disorder. This medicine seems to be a much better option for me than the SSRI drugs. The side effects experienced are dizziness, tingling in the fingertips, vivid dreams and the occasional stomach ache. Been taking 5mg, 5 times a day. I do also compliment the medicine with the occasional 0.25mg Xanax when needed. After 3 weeks I do notice a big difference in the amounts of anxiety and a elimination of symptoms, which used to work their way to the panic stage. So far between these medicines, daily exercise, self education, and therapy I seem to be making some progress. I would recommend giving it a try.

Always had negative side effects and weight gain with SSRI's. SSNRI's didn't realy do anything either. I am not a depressive person by nature so was not really sure why my General practitioner prescribed those. Saw a psychiatrist who was a lifesaver in recommending and prescribing Buspar for me. I am not worrying or irritable only after 3 days. He has me on 1/2 a pill in the am and 1/2 at night and is still slowly increasing it up to an ideal dose of 30mg a day. Thank you Buspar.

A little over 2 years ago I started feeling anxiety thinking of bad thing that would happen to me or my family. I would worry about these things every day and then I would have trouble breathing and it was all do to anxiety. My doctor prescribed Buspar and everything went away and I felt normal and stress free and the feelings I had went away. I also read Buspar is for short term, but as long as your doctor prescribes it for you. You should take it as long as you need to. Without it I would be a wreck. As for side effects I get dizzy and tired, I take one 15mg at night and the other in the afternoon after work and take about a 30 minute break and lay down or just watch T.V. I feel much better after that.

I have been taking Buspar for 2 weeks now. My doctor started me on 10mg - 3 times a day right off the bat. It has taken away the constant "buzzing" in my head. The general feeling of dread, helplessness, anxiety and constant worry along with irratibility and agitation that I haven't been able to shake since being weaned off Klonopin. (I was on Klonopin for 5 years). It has given me no side affects. I still do not sleep well, but today, I cannot imagine NOT taking this medicine because I feel 10X better than I did 2 weeks ago!

I have a bipolar disorder with anxiety and have been taking Seroquel for the bipolar condition for more than 5 years. I decided to try the Buspar to help with the anxiety using 2 X 10mg per day and it works wonders. At first the side effects made me cry for nothing but after 1 week everything got resolved and I see the benefits. No real side effects for me since I use Seroquel which is much stronger on the side effects. What I see is that I can have dreams again which didn't happen for for the last 20 years and a lot less anxiety. Less closing of the hands reflects, calm, no social phobia, or performance anxiety. It is working very well for me and now I need to do more with my life since I have the capacity. Thanks