Has anyone had to deal with insomnia from taking Buspar?

Hi 2176980: I have had problems with my sleep occasionally from Buspar.
My doctor prescribed hydroxyzine, 1 or 2 tablets to be taken at bedtime (10 mg tablets), and I sleep like a log, with no morning grogginess!
I only take it as needed. It is a prescription med though, so you might want to discuss this with your doctor.

YES!! just talked with the Drs office because i have only taken this two days and can’t sleep. told me to only take a morning dose. so tonight, nothing!! praying that helps cause it’s supposed to be a really great anxiety drug good luck

'Psychiatric
Common (1% to 10% of users): Insomnia, nervousness, excitement, dream disturbances, sleep disorder"
"Side effects have been reported to be generally mild and transient. They are most common during the first 2 weeks of treatment and decrease in intensity and frequency with continued treatment. They generally do not lead to treatment cessation."

Hi. I was just prescribing BuSpar a few days ago. It has me up all night. Trying desperately to fall asleep. It's a shame because I already feel some of its benefits. But I can not take another night like this.

I have had terrible, debilitating panic attacks for the last 12 years. Did the whole benzo thing by a psychiatrist that medically overdosed me. I had such a high tolerance. I had to go somewhere to be medically weaned. Be aware of benzos. They can become habit forming in 4 weeks and they create a vicious cycle of panic and anxiety after the initial calm wears off or your tolerance gets too high. I am prescribed a low dose of valium PRN but that is nothing compared to the 26 mg of benzos I was on several years ago. I am now on lexapro and buspar. I have not had a panic attack since being on this medication. Recently my Dr increased my buspar from 15 mg a day to 30 and I have have only been sleeping 3 hours a night. I suspected that this will pass as my body adjust. I have found lexapro and buspar to be an excellent combination for anxiety and panic attacks.

Yes, I only took it two days and the insomnia was intolerable. First day I took 1 X 10mg tab in the am, and that night literally got less than 3 hours sleep. The second day, again took the tab early morning, and the second night I literally did not fall asleep at all. Stayed awake in bed, tried going for a walk, then drinking hot tea and taking a shower. It hit me something fierce. Day 3 I stopped, and that night I got a little sleep, by the 4th day (2nd day off taking them) my sleeping was back to normal. I'd prefer to not be on Xanax because of its addictive properties, but I can't do the job I work for without decent sleep.

Yes, I have had severe insomnia with Buspar. It has helped some with depression/anxiety but my sleep pattern is just horrible. I can normally get to sleep but I wake up constantly and will be up for hours when I do. And I also have very strange dreams since I started taking it. I tend to have seasonal affective disorder so I plan on getting off of it in about a month.

Usually I am a sound sleeper (touch wood) Yesterday night I took Busprion for the 1st time and couldn't sleep a wink.

yes. buspar starts working the 1st day as well as insomnia starts the 1st day even though i take it 1st thing in morning. usually i yawn at 9:20pm and go to bed by 10:30 and fall asleep. with buspar i dont ever yawn in evening and never feel tired. when i go to bed around midnight i lay in bed til 2 am. i stopped the buspar and regular sleep returned, but so did my depression. so i restarted the buspar at 1/4 does ( 2.5 mg) and the insomnia again resumed on the 1st day. so i guess i cant take it. sucks! all antidepressants dont work. their side effects negate any good. im sure robin williams had excellent drs and if they couldnt cure his depression obviously nothing works.

Yes. I had to stop taking it.

Hi, Buspar causes insomnia with some people. And it is bad. Like you know and what yyou have heard. If you want to try a non benzo med ask your doctor for Trazodone. A low dose. Like 25mg to 50mg is a good way to to get some sleep. Honestly try it. If it doesn't work then go to the benzos. I've taken 50mg for 3 months and it knocks me out after a half hour. And I have tried it all. Just a suggestion. Good luck to you all, and get some sleep! Taylor