Has anyone taken Buspirone for anxiety and panic attacks?

YES!!! I've been taking it for about 10 years and I've found it to be about 95% effective. As far as side effects I've had none at all.
The con is that it seems to only be effective for about half of users, but it's dirt cheap so if it doesn't work you're not out anything. Another pro is that it's not addictive like the benzodiazepines.
It should be taken daily NOT as needed.
This link will take you to the literature on buspirone... uses, side effects, dosage, etc. When you're reading about side effects I would recommend reading the Professional information as it also give the percentages of users who may experience a potential side effect.
https://www.drugs.com/buspirone.html
Regards, Wildcat

Hi- I have been taking buspar/buspirone for a couple of years. 5mg in morning and 5mg in evening. It works well for me for anxiety and panic attacks. I have not had any type of reactions from this med. Hope this helps!

These links might be helpful:
https://www.drugs.com/buspirone.html
https://www.drugs.com/comments/buspirone/

I've taken buspirone for 7-8 years and it's the only drug that has helped my anxiety disorders including PTSD. Never had side effects at all.
It totally depends on your response to the drug and it's about a 50/50 chance that it will help any given individual. I think it's a worth a try though.
Regards, Wildcat

I have been taking it for about 4 years along with Lexapro.I decided to stop Lexapro since I have been on it for a long time and now take Buspirone 10mg. a day,was taking it 2 times a day but now only one time a day.I think it helps me with anxiety and depression but I want to quit taking it also and try something else more natural if I need anything.I don't have any side effects from it.

I was put on it for anxiety, and can't really say if it did anything for the anxiety. But I now know that less than a month after my doctor increased dosage from 20mg to 30mg I started having severe pain in the back-left of my neck and left shoulder, as well as Restless Leg Syndrome. It's been 9 months of severe pain, until just realizing it now! I'm getting weened off if it completely - currently at 20gm again, with much reduced pain. Bizarrely, the drug (at least for me) has had a "Viagra Effect," literally increasing my sex drive!! Unfortunately, it's not worth living with the pain, so OFF I go.

Yes. I recommend it. I took it since 2011 and started out 10mg twice a day. I didn’t feel any side effects. I felt relief quickly as others I have met took a week or so to benefit from buspar. I hope you get relief and it helps you. I was going to ask my doctor about retrying it since, it’s been almost a year I was discontinued. It just pooped out after being on it for a long time. I also, didn’t have any issues discontinuing buspar no withdrawals or side effects- many meds have...
I hope it helps you give it a chance.
Take care!
Muse

I've taken 10mgs three times a day, and it completely controls all my symptoms, as Wildcat stated. I have been taking it for over 3 years now. It's the best medication I have taken for my anxiety.

I've taken 60mg/day for almost five years and it completely controls all my symptoms.

I ve started buspirone 6 weeks ago for anxiety but up to know I don't feel any benefit. I addition I have insomnia. I don't know if it really works. I am at 30 mg per day

It never worked for me at any dose. I am on Klonipin and getting good results.

Buspirone may work well for some people, but it did nothing for me as far as anxiety and panic attacks. I was on it for a little over 6 months and I finally told my doctor to give me something else because it did nothing for me.
But everyone is different. What works for one person may not work for another.

I have taken Buspirone, didn't help and the side effects. I had were, swollen tounge, closed windpipe, eyes swollen closed & couldn't breath. Went to the ER & the Dr. told me it was common with that medicine.

Be aware of how your feeling & mabe talk to your Dr. About somethng else. I pray feel better

Yes, lady works great but I had to discontinue the drug do to a rare side effect in vision changes but very helpful with panic attacks add on with klonopin made me take a lot less benzos and felt less overall anxiety but the eye site for me was and issue at the time... I may go back on it since, it's the only drug you can take while pregnant and was told my whole life I couldn't become pregnant found a way... but, waiting a little bit to have a stable household...
Take care!
God Bless!
~Danie

Just so everyone knows I didn't take it for very long as I had an allergic reaction to it so had to stop taking it. It wasn't doing anything for the anxiety anyway. Turns out my general anxiety was a side effect from stopping Cymbalta and putting me on a low dose of Sertraline fixed the problem within 2 days of starting it.
Now I just have to deal with the PTSD. That is extreme so may take awhile.

Hello, I suffer from panic attacks, and was initially put on 5mg diazepam, 3 x
Daily. This was in effect for 2-3 yrs, it was helpful but I knew That benzos are addictive and withdrawal can be dangerous. Next my provider said senior staff wanted me off benzos, to take Buspar (buspirone), for me no good, complained and was put on hydroxyzine (antihistamine) it made a drowsy anxious person. Finally back on diazepam using sparingly. I hope you have better results lady2882.