Buspirone and Anxiety: What Users Say (Page 3)

• Mar...
• June 10, 2018

For Anxiety "I have started this medication, generic from manufacturer Mylan, and had bad reactions by 10 fold, but I had stuck it out hoping it would work. Then I had received my next prescription from a different maker - came in a bar form and, to my surprise, this was a totally different feel of medication. 'How is this possible? More of a sedative feeling instead of such anxiety over the top, which worried me so much that I decided I have to stop this medication and wean off. It's disturbing to think you want to get better, but how can you if the generics you are prescribed are different from each other? I go through Kaiser and, so far, disappointed with how things are all handled. Stick with one manufacturer, not multiple different manufacturers of a medication, as they are different..."

• PTS...
• March 27, 2018

Buspirone for Anxiety "Makes my anxiety tremendously worse, even after months of use! Don't believe the fake big pharma comments. This is not a replacement for any benzo, in any way! It is only 'known' to be 'effective' in general anxiety disorder. After my switch, I couldn't sleep for a week, dehydrated, thought I was going to die, so then they gave me Zoloft in conjunction with the BuSpar that I was already on for 2 months! The Zoloft made it even worse, I am surprised to be alive and writing this today."

• Nat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 12, 2018

For Anxiety "Took for 21 days only, it didn't do anything for my anxiety nor the shortness of breath. In fact, I think it increased my anxiety a little bit more, and I was irritable. Also, no positive effect on depression, and I felt like it was causing memory and sexual problems a bit."

• Bus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 14, 2017

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

• Jam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 8, 2017

For Anxiety "Have been taking 5 mg twice a day for the last 4 days, stopped taking it today. It was like I had drunk 6 Red Bulls. Jittery, sweating, dizzy, nauseous, twitching. The Wellbutrin I take is awesome, not a single side effect, but needed something more for some anxiety. But I had to stop taking this, just way too gnarly even for a bigger guy like me."

• Tin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2017

For Anxiety "Prescribed 7.5 mg twice a day, to eventually move up to 15 mg. The first dose made me so dizzy and lightheaded that I had to lie down. I tried just one small dose for a few days after, kept getting dizzy spells and feeling faint. Actually increased anxiety because I was so worried about the side effects."

• Amb...
• February 21, 2017

Buspirone for Anxiety "This stuff is horrible. Made me very irritated, jumpy, even more anxious. Felt like my mind was racing... felt even more overwhelmed. This is the worst stuff I've been on yet. I had to stop taking it because I couldn't even function right. This stuff is really, really bad. Doc put me on Lexapro today, hopefully, that helps!!"

• Amb...
• February 21, 2017

Buspirone for Anxiety "This stuff is horrible. Made me very irritated, jumpy, even more anxious. Felt like my mind was racing... felt even more overwhelmed. This is the worst stuff I've been on yet. I had to stop taking it because I couldn't even function right. This stuff is really, really bad. Doc put me on Lexapro today, hopefully, that helps!!"

• Mel...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 15, 2017

Buspirone for Anxiety "I left a review a while back, but now I have to revise it. When I first started taking BuSpar, I was happy with it, but then it stopped working for me. I'm now on the max dosage of 60 mg. I take 30 mg in the morning and 30 mg in the evening, but it is not helping me at all. I still have very bad anxiety, panic attacks, and paranoia. Since it isn't doing anything for me, I will probably stop taking it."

• Why...
• January 16, 2017

Buspirone for Anxiety "I started BuSpar because I was having anxiety with the horrendous pain from gallbladder attacks. I started out at 7.5 for three days and then was supposed to advance to 15 mg. During the week of starting this, I had to have an emergency surgery for my gallbladder. When I was finally able to take this consistently, I found that I suffered from insomnia, felt restless and nervous, dizzy, and downright horrible. I have taken it less than a week, and I have an appointment to see the doctor tomorrow. If I stop taking this, will I have withdrawal symptoms? Or should I do this gradually? My gallbladder symptoms are gone, and my body feels great after the surgery. Any suggestions?"

• JJa...
• January 14, 2017

Buspirone for Anxiety "Went into anaphylaxis after the third dose. Increased anxiety. Had to go to the emergency room via ambulance. Mouth, tongue, and throat were swollen, chest was tight, severe all-over itching, and itching throat. Found out this only works 50% of the time. That it's a hail Mary drug. It works on half of the people, makes the other half worse. Be very cautious with this one. Because it's a 50/50 chance."

• Bor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 12, 2017

For Anxiety "I began taking buspirone 10 mg 3 times per day and had it increased to 20 mg 3 times per day. Buspirone only made my anxiety worse and gave me panic attacks daily. I am also taking fluoxetine and ziprasidone. Once I stopped taking buspirone, the panic attacks stopped. This medicine didn't work for me."

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2017

Buspirone for Anxiety "I have epilepsy as well as generalized anxiety disorder. I have been taking Klonopin, and my doctor is concerned about addictive behavior, so she put me on Buspar and decreased Klonopin. After the first dose, I had a massive panic attack (which can trigger seizures), so I also had a seizure in which I had to go to the E.R. for. It also made my hands and feet sweaty, I was shaky all over and always anxious. I was very appreciative that my doctor let me get off of Buspirone because it is just awful! I would not recommend it to anyone, especially patients who have epilepsy!"

• Lop...
• November 19, 2016

For Anxiety "Was on this for a month... I went mental!! I was less anxious, but the side effects were really... really bad. I was extremely depressed and aggressive! I was itchy all over, but no rashes, and I had an awful headache that tramadol couldn't even touch!!! Went to a wedding and spent most of the time in the bathroom just to avoid people. Personally, if a GP suggests this drug to you, I would say no, GOD NO! But this is only from my own experience. I'm now on Prozac and diazepam because it messed me up so much. Looking forward to some normality in my head!"

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 9, 2016

For Anxiety "I am on 5 mg of Buspar 2x a day to start, and I hate it! I feel very nervous, jittery, and wired, like I drank a bunch of coffee. My ears are ringing... actually, it feels like my whole head is buzzing. My throat and skin hurt. I told my doctor this made me feel this way in the past, but she didn't care. I feel worse like this than I do when I have constant panic attacks. I am also on 30 mg Remeron. I can't sleep for more than 3 hours, and I can't eat. I am 5'7'' and under 100 lbs. I have tried Trazodone and ended up in the hospital. I can't handle these drugs. I am going through hell right now because of a life stressor, and I know the doctors are only trying to help, but these drugs are bad for me!"

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 9, 2016

For Anxiety "I am on 5 mg of Buspar 2x a day to start, and I hate it! I feel very nervous, jittery, and wired, like I drank a bunch of coffee. My ears are ringing... actually, it feels like my whole head is buzzing. My throat and skin hurt. I told my doctor this made me feel this way in the past, but she didn't care. I feel worse like this than I do when I have constant panic attacks. I am also on 30 mg Remeron. I can't sleep for more than 3 hours, and I can't eat. I am 5'7'' and under 100 lbs. I have tried Trazodone and ended up in the hospital. I can't handle these drugs. I am going through hell right now because of a life stressor, and I know the doctors are only trying to help, but these drugs are bad for me!"

• Blo...
• October 2, 2016

For Anxiety "Have had some anxiety for the second time in my life. The first time I did well with Xanax as needed and also Ambien as needed. I got through the rough patch and didn't need anything anymore for almost 2 years now. Right now it's been slowly coming back due to some stress in my life. So I went, and they gave me Ambien, which I do well with, and buspirone. I took it (only 5 mg) today at 2 p.m. 30 mins later, I started feeling very off, like my anxiety was getting worse every minute. My heart started racing, I was sweating all of a sudden, and when I tried to sit down and drink some water, my hands were so shaky that I could barely drink it without spilling. I was TERRIFIED!!! Went to the ER and my heart rate was 204. Never take this horrific med!!"

• Ver...
• June 21, 2016

Buspirone for Anxiety "Started a 90-day prescription right after I had my daughter, and it was horrible. Gave me anxiety and terrible panic attacks. I had to hop in a cold shower once. I felt as if I was gonna have a heart attack or my chest explode. Just got prescribed Wellbutrin, hoping to have better luck."

• FLi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 7, 2016

For Anxiety "Tried this drug for 5 weeks and had no positive change and ended up having worse than normal anxiety when going from 5 mg x 3 daily to 10 mg x 3 daily."

• Anonymous
• January 29, 2016

For Panic Disorder "It caused severe anxiety attacks, along with other side effects that put me in the hospital twice in 2 days. Rx (at time): Geodon, Benty, and Buspirone. Dx: Bipolar 1, insomnia, anxiety, and EDNOS."

• tra...
• November 30, 2015

Buspirone for Anxiety "This is the first anxiety medicine I have ever been on, and it is by far the worst experience ever. My moods are anxious, depressed, and irritable. At first, I thought I was just overwhelmed with school and work, after reading some other reviews, I realized it's the BuSpar doing it to me. If I take one due to an anxiety attack, about an hour later I am crying and talking about how much I hate myself, then about 30 minutes after that stops, I get extremely irritable and everything makes me mad. I've quit taking it until my follow-up appointment, and I can get it changed. I will never try this again."

• kol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 16, 2015

For Anxiety "The worst pill I've ever taken, made me very angry, plus gave me stomach aches and really bad headaches. Also made my anxiety worse."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 5, 2015

For Anxiety "Made me very nervous. I have not had a full-blown panic attack while on this medication. I just feel on edge every minute I'm awake."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 5, 2015

For Anxiety "Made me very nervous. I have not had a full-blown panic attack while on this medication. I just feel on edge every minute I'm awake."

• Pus...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 19, 2015

Buspirone for Anxiety "Been on BuSpar for 6 weeks, and I'm not feeling any better. My anxiety is mild compared to most, but the irritability and sometimes nervous feeling is why I elected to try BuSpar. So far, at 6 weeks, I haven't felt any benefits. The dizziness has been hard to deal with, although I found some relief with 25 - 50 mg Dramamine."