BuSpar and Dizziness: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 13, 2018

For Anxiety "BuSpar does the job better than other medication so far. Everything else has made me feel worse. The first couple of times I took this medication, my heart rate increased, and I felt dizzy. This went away after a couple of days of taking it. It makes me sick to my stomach if I take it on an empty stomach, so I definitely recommend eating a meal right before you take a pill."

• jjj...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 22, 2022

For Anxiety "I could never take more than 10 mg at once without dizziness and nausea that would surprisingly last approximately 30 minutes to an hour. Even 5 mg would sometimes cause dizziness. I was supposed to take 15 mg (?) mg twice a day, but I would take less than my prescription because of the dizziness. It was really frustrating, and I'm not sure if BuSpar helped my anxiety. Being off of it, I still don't have as many panic attacks and as much anxiety as I used to. I thought that the decrease in panic attacks and anxiety was due to taking the BuSpar, but now I'm not sure. I was very unhappy with this medicine because the dizziness after taking it always happened even though I was on it and taking it consistently for quite a long time."

• cha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2016

For Anxiety "I am on BuSpar and 5 milligrams once a day. I feel that if I take it all at once and it does not work, I am so lost because I can't stand this dizziness, nausea in my stomach. My feet feel like they're falling out from underneath me. I really am lost. The doctor wants me to stay on it, but I do not want to up it because I feel like I keep going through these side effects over and over again every day due to the fact of it being half-life. What do I do from here?"

• pra...
• April 13, 2011

For Anxiety "Take 30 mg/day, helped mildly with my GAD. Did nothing for my social anxiety. I continue to take it because it has no side effects and am told it will help with anxiety I may get from taking Wellbutrin. I have to take Xanax or Clonazepam regularly when having moderate/severe anxiety. Only side effects experienced in the first few days were dizziness and insomnia. I was able to increase my dose within 2 weeks. I am considering increasing my dose of BuSpar to see if I just need a higher dose to feel a stronger effect."

• JJn...
• November 15, 2011

For Anxiety "For the past 2-3 years, I have been on and off Lexapro/Ativan for anxiety and Wellbutrin for quitting smoking. I stopped taking Lexapro about a year ago with excellent results. I basically just felt great and didn't need to take it anymore. I continued taking Wellbutrin (daily) and Ativan (as needed). Then I stopped taking both of those about 6 months ago because I was feeling great. Well, my anxiety started up again several months ago, and I got back on Wellbutrin and Ativan, which have always helped me tremendously. However, I wanted to stop relying on the benzo (Ativan) and therefore started taking BuSpar. I have got nothing from it besides dizziness and a headache. I have been taking BuSpar for about 2 months. I am starting Lexapro again."

• All...
• November 29, 2011

For Anxiety "Started at 5 mg twice a day. Got dizzy about 20 mins after taking it, but that didn't last long. After a week, I just didn't feel it was helping, but I also was given gabapentin for pain, which my doctor said would help with anxiety. Afraid to take the two together, so just stopped the BuSpar. I'm thinking I will try adding the BuSpar back in again and giving it a little bit longer. Hoping for better."

• rew...
• May 17, 2014

For Anxiety "This medication caused me severe, episodic dizziness."

• ann...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 1, 2017

For Panic Disorder "Probably the worst 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."

• Cor...
• January 9, 2014

For Anxiety "Did experience slight positive changes, but came at a cost of constant dizziness and fainting."

• Bto...
• January 31, 2015

For Anxiety "Besides getting dizzy, haven't noticed any effect."

• Anonymous
• September 8, 2011

For Anxiety "I started taking it over a month ago, and it hasn't helped my anxiety at all. My hands and legs are shaky, I am constantly dizzy, have a hard time focusing, and my stomach is upset a lot."

• Mis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2021

For Anxiety "Oh no. I took 1 BuSpar today and will never ever take another one. Within 30 minutes, I was extremely dizzy and felt weird and out of my head. Felt like I was experiencing a bad trip. Never again."

• Anonymous
• March 22, 2010

For Anxiety "Medicine made me dizzy and nauseous. I actually got anxious taking anti-anxiety medicine. Had to stop."

• bai...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 30, 2018

For Anxiety "Did not really do anything except make me feel a bit dizzy, unfortunately."

• Anonymous
• October 14, 2011

For Anxiety "Made me very dizzy and lightheaded."

• Anonymous
• May 16, 2012

"BuSpar is great in managing anxiety attacks, as well as some panic disorders, but I can't tolerate it because each time I experience dizziness and motion sickness afterward, so I will have to stop it."

• Syd...
• June 20, 2014

For Anxiety "I suffer from severe panic attacks. This medicine left me on the couch for a week because I felt so dizzy. My vision is also 'snowy' from this medication and still has not gone away 2 years later."