BuSpar for Panic Disorder User Reviews (Page 3)

BuSpar has an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from a total of 74 reviews for the treatment of Panic Disorder. 45% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 50% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for BuSpar

SDGal
June 8, 2010

"I wish BuSpar was the solution I was looking for to help control panic attacks but it wasn't for me! After 10 years of taking Zoloft (an SSRI) which worked to help control panic attacks, I decided to consult my doctor to see if there was an alternative drug safe for pregnant or nursing mommas. He recommended BuSpar and I so wanted it to work but not only did my panic attacks come back in full force, but I also had muscle weakness and these weird "zaps" in my head/ears."

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Panic...
March 19, 2012

"I have had panic attacks for my whole life and tried every med possible. My doctor put me on Buspar to help with it. I took ONE pill in the morning and was supposed to take another at night. Throughout the day I couldn't walk, felt drunk, my eyes were burning, my pupils were twitching and my body was aching. I have a 1 year old and I couldn't take care of her that day. I had to call an on call doctor 4 times that night, call my psychologist, and I was told to skip my night time dose. I took my morning one when I woke up barely able to be coherent and went to my therapy appointment. He sent me straight to my doctor and they took me off it immediately."

2 / 10

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gamer...
Taken for less than 1 month
February 26, 2021

"This is medical torture in capsule form. It does not treat panic disorder and chemically isn’t intended to. Had more panic attacks since starting the BusPar than I did in order to get a prescription for it. The dizziness when you take it could be bearable if it was helpful but I’ve also had two grand mal seizures since starting even after almost two months entirely seizure free before this. Truly miserable."

1 / 10

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Jamrom
March 7, 2015

"I was on Buspirone with my Paxil. It worked well with the Paxil. However, it did not work at all by itself. I had to quit taking Paxil, due to an interaction with my seizure medicine. The Buspirone made me have anxiety, and everytime I took it, I felt like my brain was getting shocked with electricity."

3 / 10

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Ellen...
August 17, 2011

"I used to take Paxil and I hated the side effects, and the withdrawal effects, like brain zaps. Because of this, I don't want to try another SSRI. So my doctor had me try Buspar. I was hopeful at first. I knew it affected serotonin, but without the withdrawal effects. Well. The first 5 mg dose I took brought on a gigantic round on brain zaps for 1.5 hours, the same kind that I'd had in Paxil withdrawal, but much worse. It was so bad that I could barely walk. Every time I moved my head or neck, I'd get a bunch of zaps in a row. Very disorienting. I gave it a week and a half to see if the zaps would dissipate, and they didn't. My doctor said to stop the Buspar because if the zaps haven't stopped by now, they probably won't."

3 / 10

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amma
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 9, 2023

"I was just taking Buspar to treat my panic attacks 3 months ago as needed. I started taking it every day like 2 weeks ago. I get so mad at little things that I just disappear into myself. I don't talk, see, or move. I feel like I am living in a low-key manic episode. I don't know when I will break. I always feel it in me waiting to come out. It is exhausting. I take meds for most of the symptoms already. I don't think that this is helping. I would rather deal with the anxiety. The feeling of a person about to explode is too much. Not to mention my anxiety level has increased to the point that I am having back spasms, dropping stuff, and having neck stiffness. It is all too much. Going to make an appointment with my new doctor to see what she says. This is no way to live."

2 / 10

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Halle
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 20, 2023

"I have been on this for almost a year and it helps but not enough. I am on 10 mg three times a day. It honestly helps for maybe an hour tops and then I feel the same again. I seriously hate having to take it three times a day. It really doesn't help that much either maybe if I was on a higher dosage it would. It also makes me feel tired and groggy sort of like I have taken Benadryl or something. I might as well just take dramamine or benadryl for the same exact effect. It's really not convenient having to take it three times a day either. I have severe anxiety and it just doesn't do it for me. However, if you have mild anxiety I think this might work great."

5 / 10

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CBI
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
October 24, 2021

"Buspar holds a really special place in my heart. It was the first psych med I tried that worked for my anxiety and didn’t give horrendous side effects like all the antidepressants I tried. I took buspar for several months after my first bipolar depressive breakdown and it held me over while docs figured out my diagnosis and got me on mood stabilizers, which took many months. I was on the highest dose, split into 3 or 4x a day. The fact that it helped hold me over while I cycled through manic and depressive episodes says a lot. It started working almost immediately. It definitely was a bandaid medicine and I was still pretty rocky with my mood swings, but I’m grateful. It calmed me down and lifted the depression a bit. Only downside is that the effects wore off every 4 hours. I was able to stop taking it once my bipolar meds got figured out but if I ever hit a rough patch with anxiety I'd go back on it in a heart beat."

9 / 10

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Nicole
November 11, 2021

"I was prescribed Buspar for panic attacks. I started out on 5mg twice a day. I was feeling great for a few weeks, and then once I was bumped up to 10mg twice a day, I felt lousy. Constant headache around the eyes, drowsy, little appetite, and weak. I do not recommend taking this drug."

2 / 10

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Nikki
Taken for less than 1 month
September 25, 2021

"I have panic disorder and anxiety issues. I currently take buspar and for some reason every now and then I get brain zaps or an electrical shock feeling from my head to the tips of my fingers. It's a very strange sensation. It wears off after about an hour or so. I've been on it for almost 3 weeks and I take 15 mg 3x a day like every 4 hours. When I first started taking it, it was just numbness and tingling in my hands. I thought it would eventually stop but no it's almost every other time I take it. It is comparable to brain zap withdrawals from Effexor or Paxil (antidepressants). I still have anxiety and on the edge of panic so I don't think it is actually helping me at all. And I also get numbness in my inner calf muscles which is weird. I can't feel my skin when I touch my legs or shave"

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Crod
Taken for less than 1 month
June 1, 2021

"Ok so BuSpar was is a no go for me. It gave me brain zaps and feels like an electrical surge and did nothing for panic attacks. Clonazapam does a better job. I did not like this and within 3 weeks asked my doctor to switch to something else."

3 / 10

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Anony...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 27, 2021

"Experienced no side effects (60mg per day) yet it has done very little to help with my panic disorder (from what I read here it’s more for GAD). Based on my experience, for it’s effectiveness in managing panic disorder I can only give it a 3/10. If I had GAD the score might be different. I still take it as even if it helps 5% it’s worth it for me (been on it for 3 years) though I’ve recently introduced Luvox and my panic has now almost completely disappeared."

3 / 10

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Shell
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
August 12, 2019

"BuSpar saved my life, my panic got so bad I did not want to live. I went to ER and was not in good shape. I had to take 60mg for a few months now I'm on 45mg and I'm doing better now."

10 / 10

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Clear...
October 19, 2010

"I take Xanax 1mg 4 x a day, but I didn't want to up the dose and was prescribed Buspar; it saved my sanity. No more panic attacks and it made me FOCUS and be able to function normally again."

10 / 10

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Arcoms
February 11, 2011

"Worked great for me, I had a high level of anxiety and within 2 weeks of taking Buspar I felt great no more sadness or anxiety."

10 / 10

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ann
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 1, 2017

"Probably the worse drug ever made. No help at all from panic attacks or anxiety. Tried the drug for months and all I got from it was vertigo."

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Ysano
April 18, 2013

"I was a poster child for all the bad side effects of this medication. I am now on clonazepam odt 0.25mg twice daily and feel like a human being again!"

1 / 10

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Jenn...
March 19, 2014

"I think it works for me"

8 / 10

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Buspar...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
November 14, 2017

"This drug made my anxiety worse. Need I say anything more? Bad drug!"

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Kasey...
Taken for less than 1 month
May 14, 2022

"Absolutely trash. After 1 week I started having a tremor on my left side. 3 days off and it still hasn't gone away."

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Panic...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 15, 2021

"It has worked really well for me. It stopped my panic attacks completely so far. I also had no negative side effects from it."

10 / 10

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bob
Taken for less than 1 month
October 24, 2018

"No relief and intolerable side effects after 2 weeks. I read up on gabapentin and anxiety. Paired with Paxil my anxiety and panic are completely gone."

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Krano
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
May 22, 2018

"Buspar, unfortunately did nothing to reduce the severity of my panic attacks and anxiety."

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
September 18, 2015

"It caused unbalance & I went unconscious"

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Chads...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 31, 2020

"BuSpar caused headaches and muscle stiffness, worked fine otherwise."

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