Buspirone For Anxiety?

Just a little update...

Yesterday I noticed that I was severly depressed and I knew that it had to be from buspar. So i've decided to stop taking it and today i'm feeling better. The thing is, I read on the homepage for buspar that they think that generalized anxiety disorder is caused by too much serotonin in the brain, and that buspar works to lower the levels of serotonin in the brain to correct this. Well I can guarantee that my serotonin levels aren't too high; i'd say it's the opposite. So lowering the level even more would be a seriously dangerious thing. I guess i'll just tough it out here for a while if I have more panic attacks and stuff. The semester is over in a few weeks, so it's definitely possible to do it without medication.

Hi I know a girl who was on buspar but she was also a recovering heroin addict and was on methadone and the mix was real bad she acted completely nuts from the medication but like I said I think it was because she was drinking methadone that caused that reaction. Good luck di :d

I decided to give buspar a chance after my bad experience with antidepressants. It seemed to work for my anxiety then I decided to come off of it. I followed my doctors advice and weaned myself off of it. I was sitting at dinner one night and looked at the skyscraper next to me and thought...I could just jump off of that right now. That was when I knew I had to get off that medicine. I have never had any kind of depression problems only when I come on or off medication. I think about things that I would never ever think about. I rather deal with my anxiety then suffer major side effects of this medicaiton!
Tyler

When you start takin buspar it takes longer to take affect like a week or two and when it does take affect it dont work. Try xanic they work good, but take them only if you have to.

I only came to buspirone because I couldn't take the ssris. They worked, but the side effects (mostly sexual) were too much. I've been on buspirone about 4 weeks. I don't really know if it's helping. I'm definitely moody and depressed. Sometimes even sullen and bitter, which I am usually not. Generally melancholy all the time. Most of all though, every night it takes hours to get to sleep - my mind races about catastrophic events, etc. Then in the morning, I can barely get out of bed, and all day my body feels like I just ran a 26 mile marathon. All day, every day, my body feels physically ravaged - it's horrible. Muscle aches, extreme fatigue, drowsiness. Slurring words, a little dizziness, some headaches.

So, I would say this medication is making life worse, not better. My doc and my research said it was effective for fewer people, less often prescribed. I'm going to give it another month or so and if things aren't better i'll just have to go without.

I am taking paxil cr for my anxiety attacks and I have not had any problems with it. It has been ten days so I am still waiting to see how it does with my anxiety but the side effects have been minimal. The controlled release is supposed to help reduce the side effects. I know that with any medication you can react in a negative way. I always remember one day at a time. Has anyone has any good experiences with buspar or paxil cr?

Krazy,

Have someone close to you watch for Paxil side effects. I thought my hubby was going nuts, and he didn't notice...he was on a pretty high dose for chronic pain.

I have been taking Buspirone for almost a month and it definitely works. I feel much less anxious and haven't had any side effects. As for feeling a bit meloncoly, I would say there's a bit of that but it's a good feeling compared to the anxiety. I take lunesta at night and sleep great.

I have been taking Buspirone for almost a month and it definitely works. I feel much less anxious and haven't had any side effects. As for feeling a bit meloncoly, I would say there's a bit of that but it's a good feeling compared to the anxiety. I take lunesta at night and sleep great.

I just started taking Buspirone today and I'm very nervous about it. I have been having panic attacks really bad for three weeks everyday at least a few times a day. It came to a head on Monday when I woke up not being able to breath and my heart pounding that led me to get up and next thing have everything go black and come to on the ground. I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack or asthma attack. After all these tests, EKG, x-rays, blood, urine tests and some other stuff I was diagnosed with panic attacks/disorder. When I visited my doctor he put me on Buspar to take cause I'm taking hydrocodone for post surgery not to long ago. Is he right can this mix? I'm so scared to sleep cause I'm afraid to wake up like that again. Will Buspar give any relief at all in the beginning? This is new to me but I can say the last Month has been so stressful so maybe the doctor is right. Any help on this would be great.

Joel

I've only started taking Buspirone since Monday but not feeling any relief yet, i'll give it a few weeks, see how it goes.

Hey Steve,

My MD put me on Buspar, and I have yet to see any difference, I am also on Xanax, which in my opinion works a lot better, does have some side effects though. I usually go through my RX of Xanax a few day faster then called for because my tolerence has increased past his 4 mg/day. So, for the next week I will try Buspar, as I stated I have tried it in the past with no effect.
I have had MD's say that it may take up to 12 weeks for it to take effect, hell of a lot of good that will do. Give me Xanax over Buspar any day of the week. I am used to going without Xanax for up to a week, because I used the med a higher rate then prescribed. I will give Buspar one more try, if it does not work...back to the benzos...

Xanax is addictive and your increased tolerance and using up before being able to get a refill are further signs of these facts.

Before you know it you are going to be in a full blown addiction.

Likewise for the person on hydrocodone after a surgical procedure for pain relief.... Addictive qualities abound.

Buspar is nonaddictive so opt for it instead of Xanax, klonopin and the like.

ive been taking buspar for 3 months and has helped me, not as anxious anymore.pnly side effects are a little headache an hour after i take it and lasts about 20 minutes. just start with a low dose .

IVE BEEN TAKEING 15 MG OF BUSPIRONE FOR 13 YEARS PERFECT FOR ME NO PANIC ATTACKS BUT NOW AM STARTING TO SHAKE IN MY RIGHT ARM LIKE PARKINSONS CAN ANYONE MAKE SENSE OF THIS.

Hi Tucker, just wondering if you're still on the Buspirone? Not sure if you're aware, but apart from it's good side effects, it also acts as a dopamine D2 antagonist which is one of the actions of antipsychotics - antipsychotics often cause tardive dyskinesia - shaking and moving involuntarily.

Basically, if you're still on buspirone and shaking, get off it!

Sorry that was long. Hope you're well.

Tom.

iv just started the med buspirone , for nearly 2wks now , carnt se hows its working at the min , doctor said it would help me sleep , no chance ov that my mind is doing the marathon , also i too av got the shakes as if im starting with parkinsons and feeling dizzy and light headed . il try for a couple more weeks to see how i go

Ive been taking buspirone for a year, first week I remember I stopped taking it because I felt panicky! The back of my head felt tingly! Then one day I was feeling very panicky! Then I decided to take buspirone again and see if it would calm me down.., and it did! It worked! So now I only take buspirone when I feel anxious, it works for me,

I was on buspar for a month and I really didn't notice any benefits from it. It didn't help with my anxiety, but i really think that it may not have been a strong enough dose. I was trying to taper off klonopin so they gave me buspar to help my anxiety. Hope you have better luck with it than I did!

Klonopin is much safer, you will fully recover if you withdrawal properly from it. Though it's not referred to as withdrawal when you quit ssri's, and whatever they consider this one to be, it's exactly the same symptoms as what I've seen in heroin addicts in withdrawal.