Buspirone and Dizziness: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Nop...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 25, 2025

Buspirone for Anxiety "I took BuSpar for 6 weeks. I have had anxiety for as long as I can remember, and I had never taken medications prior. I have panic attacks that give me chest tightness/pain. It decreased the chest pain and chest tightness. It did not decrease my anxiety or panic attacks. It made me feel dizzy one hour after taking it every time. I don't think it's a good drug for anxiety at all."

• Ted...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2023

For Anxiety "I have had anxiety for years, but it really kicked in about a year ago. I get very lightheaded when my anxiety is at its worst. I tried Paxil and Lexapro, they made me worse. I tried buspirone, on day 1, I was wobbly, had brain fog, and felt like I was going to fall over. I am going to try another natural product. I did try natural products before, and they did nothing. I will keep experimenting with the natural products. I can't take antidepressants, they make me sick and worse."

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

Buspirone 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."

• Bop...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 25, 2021

For Anxiety "I started buspirone at 7.5 mg for a week, then 15 mg. At first, I liked it because it did a good job of dissolving that ever-present knot in my stomach. I started taking it before bed because I didn't like that dizzy/drunk feeling it causes (taking it with food helps). However, I struggle a lot with feeling numb, and I suspect that this medication made that worse over time. We increased to two 15 mg tablets a day, but I started waking up with horrible anxiety again, so I just quit after 3 months. No withdrawals except for feeling slightly 'off' for a day or two."

• Tim...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 4, 2020

For Anxiety "This medication buspirone was recommended to me for anxiety after taking Lamictal for around 6 months. During that time my depression got better but anxiety got worse. To combat this, my doctor put me on 10mg twice a day. Unfortunately, my anxiety appears to have gotten even worse, and the side effects have been terrible even after 2 months. Sensations of dizziness, headache, disorientation, and disassociation occurred daily. Almost always twice a day, but sometimes up to 4 times lasting 30-45 minutes but at most 2 hours. Abdominal pains, loss of appetite also. Physiological panic attacks have occurred daily as well. I don't act anxious but my body is seething. Heart rate, heated flushedness, agitation, fear, uncontrollable inner narrative, etc. I feel awful on it and fear after quarantine this side effects will be detrimental for my job in commercial electric work with large machinery and power tools."

• Ken...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 10, 2020

Buspirone for Anxiety "I wouldn’t say this medicine is horrible, but it didn’t help me. I feel like this is for people with very mild anxiety. My anxiety is very high, so it only helped a little. It made me dizzy and gave me a headache. I tried it for 8 days and stopped. I’m now on Zoloft 25mg and really liking it so far."

• Sno...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2018

For Anxiety "I currently take 5 mg of buspirone before bedtime. I have taken this drug for about 4 months. After a couple of weeks, I felt it helped with my anxiety. I am now feeling very anxious on a daily basis. I feel unbalanced and unsteady. My blood pressure is good, and no signs of any other medical issues. I feel dizziness daily. I’m wondering if anyone else has had these experiences on buspirone? My doctor ordered a carotid ultrasound and CT scan. She never suggested that it could possibly be the buspirone. I called the pharmacist today, and they said buspirone can be stopped or tapered by taking my dose every other day. I’m sick of feeling anxious, dizzy, and unsteady. Again, has anyone experienced these side effects? Thanks."

• Sno...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2018

For Anxiety "I currently take 5 mg of buspirone before bedtime. I have taken this drug for about 4 months. After a couple of weeks, I felt it helped with my anxiety. I am now feeling very anxious on a daily basis. I feel unbalanced and unsteady. My blood pressure is good, and no signs of any other medical issues. I feel dizziness daily. I’m wondering if anyone else has had these experiences on buspirone? My doctor ordered a carotid ultrasound and CT scan. She never suggested that it could possibly be the buspirone. I called the pharmacist today, and they said buspirone can be stopped or tapered by taking my dose every other day. I’m sick of feeling anxious, dizzy, and unsteady. Again, has anyone experienced these side effects? Thanks."

• Sno...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2018

For Anxiety "I currently take 5 mg of buspirone before bedtime. I have taken this drug for about 4 months. After a couple of weeks, I felt it helped with my anxiety. I am now feeling very anxious on a daily basis. I feel unbalanced and unsteady. My blood pressure is good, and no signs of any other medical issues. I feel dizziness daily. I’m wondering if anyone else has had these experiences on buspirone? My doctor ordered a carotid ultrasound and CT scan. She never suggested that it could possibly be the buspirone. I called the pharmacist today, and they said buspirone can be stopped or tapered by taking my dose every other day. I’m sick of feeling anxious, dizzy, and unsteady. Again, has anyone experienced these side effects? Thanks."

• the...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 24, 2017

Buspirone for Anxiety "I have been on BuSpar for about 2 months now for anxiety from Keppra. It seems to work sometimes, but when I get an anxiety or panic attack, it hits hard. I was on 5 mg twice a day, and now my dose is really high. Like today, it seems to have no effect. And I'm always lightheaded, dizzy, fogged out feeling. And my other doctor said to try Xanax."

• Jer...
• October 18, 2016

For Anxiety "Took 1 dose today for the first time, and I felt dizzy instantly and was out of it for the first hour. Within that hour, I ate dinner. I felt okay, but I experienced this sharp pain in my head that was worse than a migraine. The pain was excruciating. I really hope it's just a small side effect; otherwise, if I take it again tomorrow and I get this headache again, I'm not taking it anymore. So many side effects. Medical marijuana might help."

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

Buspirone 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?"

• CMR...
• August 22, 2013

Buspirone for Anxiety "Took 5mg. Dizziness after I initially started taking, that vanished but occasionally cropped up once in a while. Felt pretty good. Happier. Thoughts that I would normally worry about still came to me, but I was able to think about them and dismiss them, not obsess over them ALL day. Some months later though I began becoming extremely emotional. I cried all the time, became so depressed getting dressed and brushing my teeth was a huge struggle; was paranoid, wanted to hurt myself, had crazy thoughts. I would sob at the drop of a hat, which ISN'T like me at all. Took months of confusion, emptiness, anger, and loneliness to figure out it was the Buspar. Loved it in the beginning, but unfortunately it was not for me!"

• Ste...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 9, 2013

Buspirone for Anxiety "I recently started having panic attacks and was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. My doctor put me on Prozac, but after 5 days, I was having such horrible side effects that she switched me over to BuSpar 5mg in the morning and 5mg in the evening. I am to up my dosage after 5 days to 7.5mg in the morning and then again in the evening. However, I feel dizzy, upset stomach, and just exhausted. My doctor told me to give it time because I'm coming off a medicine and starting a new one at the same time. It is worse in the morning. I just want to feel better. I've had to take half of my 0.5mg Xanax just to take the edge off every day and have zero appetite. I'm feeling hopeless and need some encouragement and help."

• Anonymous
• August 21, 2009

Buspirone for Anxiety "I wish I could say that BuSpar helped me. I was really hoping that I would have the same experience as some of the individuals here. I think the BuSpar actually made my anxiety worse. However, I didn't feel any side effects until I took it for about 2 weeks. I had dizziness and fatigue that many have commented on, but also the less common side effects like gastrointestinal problems, nausea, confusion, and lack of concentration. I had to stop taking it because it was impairing me so badly. I hope that this medication works for others, but it, unfortunately, did not for me."

• DDa...
• June 24, 2020

For Anxiety "I have GAD PTSD. I've only been taking the medication for about a week now. I've experienced, so far, dizziness and extreme fatigue an hour after taking the medication in the morning. Then it wears off after an hour or two after the first dose, the second dose at night, not so much. I take 5 mg twice a day."

• Tal...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 30, 2019

For Anxiety "I'm consistently dizzy and nauseous after taking it."

• lnf...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2019

Buspirone for Anxiety "After having an anxiety attack that required a stay in a mental health residential facility, my Dr. thought that this would be a great addition to my bupropion 300 mg per day for anxiety. It was going well until, a few weeks in, I noticed this dizzy feeling about 10 minutes after I took it and my insatiable desire for carbs. I had just lost my last 10 lbs, so to see 5 of them come back on was disheartening! Weight gain wasn't listed as a side effect, but I know it caused me to gain weight and that was all I needed to know before I asked to be taken off it. I have decided to stop this medication."

• Kel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 13, 2018

For Anxiety "I'm supposed to take 5 mg twice a day, but I wanted to start with just 5 mg once a day to see if there were any side effects, and I must admit there are with only 1 dose a day, so I'm definitely apprehensive about taking it twice a day. The main thing I have noticed is dizziness! It's horrible, I take it in the middle of the day, so I don't drive, but I do have to drive for work sometimes, so I'm not sure I can take this drug if the dizziness keeps up. Does the dizziness go away?"

• Lad...
• October 20, 2017

For Anxiety "Just started buspirone 10 mg twice a day. For years, I have been on Celexa, bupropion, and clonazepam. Those three worked for me, but my doc suggests that instead of taking clonazepam daily, I should try buspirone for long-term use and clonazepam for when my panic attacks are truly out of control. So far, the drug combination has had no major negative interactions. I take the buspirone with food. The first two days in, I had pretty bad headaches. About two weeks in now, and tonight I'm having severe dizziness, which is making me nauseous. I'm definitely going to keep going on them, though. I love my clonazepam (Klonopin). It's almost instant relief during an attack, but after reading about it extensively and talking with my two docs, I'm ready to get off of it."

• Age...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 13, 2015

Buspirone for Anxiety "I did not like this medication. For anxiety, I have also tried Hydroxyzine (Atarax). I guess this is just my personal body chemistry, but I actually prefer Atarax to this, unlike most people. This made me very lightheaded and dizzy. I can't exactly remember the effect it had on anxiety, I think it may have helped a little."

• Kat...
• August 17, 2015

Buspirone for Anxiety "Okay, so BuSpar was the first medicine I took, and it helped with my anxiety tremendously, but the side effects sucked. I'm a female and only weigh about 115, so I'm not sure if that's why the side effects impacted me so much or what. The first day I was on it, I was fine. The only problem was I felt a little dizzy after the first 10 minutes of taking it, but then I was fine, and I would go about my regular day, and I felt amazing. I took this pill every day for about 4 days and felt fine, but then one day after I took it, I was so dizzy, I could barely stand up, and then I felt nauseous all day long. It was not fun. So it's kind of a hit or miss with this medicine. You either take it and feel fine, or you'll have bad side effects. At least for me anyways."

• All...
• November 29, 2011

Buspirone 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."

• Anonymous
• October 14, 2011

Buspirone for Anxiety "Made me very dizzy and lightheaded."

• Mmo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 24, 2025

For Anxiety "This medicine takes the edge off my anxiety, gives me a sense of calm, which I’m really happy about. I started out on 30 mg a day for a month, then increased to 60 mg a day for 2 months. The dizziness at 60 mg a day was too intense, so my provider told me to drop to 30 mg a day. After decreasing to my original dose of 30 mg per day, I felt so much better and didn’t have the awful flushing, intense dizziness again. I give it a 5/10 because I wish the anti-anxiety effect lasted longer."