Buspirone

[KyleC]

I have never took this medication before and I'm nervous to take it im really weird when it comes to anxiety medicine and I was wondering if anyone had any experiences with Buspirone?

[Anne1221]

I like it and it has helped me. However, it does have a short half-life so I have found that it works best if I take it with food, 2-3 times per day.

[Boo Bass]

I just started taking myself one week now at 5 mg. Apparently takes 6 weeks to kick in. After how many weeks did anyone increase to 10 mg? I'm in jail taking without medical supervision

[Anne1221]

You can actually go from 5 mg to 7.5 and then to 10 mg. I would say you can increase from 5mg to 7.5 after one week, then to 10 mg after second week. Or, you can speed it up a bit if you really need it.

[Boo Bass]

Thanks Anne that is very useful information I'll break the pills in half and do 7.5 mg as you suggested

[Boo Bass]

Hi Anne

What was your final dosage? The max is 3 x 20mg apparently.

Been 2 weeks now I'm up to 3 x 10mg

[Anne1221]

My doctor says he has never seen anyone as sensitive to medication as I am. So, I can't take as much as I would like. I only take 5 mg per day right now, but I will try to take more later. From what I've read and been told, Buspirone is one of the safest anti-anxiety of choices. It's been around for a long time, and it helps you, that is good. A lot of people say it doesn't help them, but it's a good medication if you can stick to taking it two to three times per day because it wears off quickly.

[WyldeShot]

I took it for a couple of months. I was on 10mg twice a day. I think it may have helped a little bit. It made me very dizzy when I took it no matter if I took it with food or not. I tried to go up to 15 mg but I had a bad panic attack. I stayed at 10 mg but I ended up going off of it.

[McOwnage]

I take 50mg 2 times a day I fell it helps a little but I may be asking to up the dosage

[Anne1221]

Are you sure you take 50mg twice a day? Drugs.com says the dosage for one day should not exceed 60 mg. That's an awfully high dosage. I found it worked best when I took it twice a day as well. The problem is it has a short half life and wears off. I even found it the best when I took it 3 x per day but it was a hassle to do that.

[McOwnage]

From the perscription label of my 30 MG tablet bottle Take 1 tablet by oral route 2 times every day with X2 tablets of 10MG

[debinsky]

I just started taking 5 mg three times a day and am hoping to have good results. I also take high doses of Vitamin C crystals and am hoping that doesn't interfere. Like a previous poster, I am super sensitive to meds so am hoping this will be something that will at the very least, bring me from an 8 of anxiety down to a 4

[Anne1221]

The buspirone will probably help and good for you for taking it 3 times a day. I'm not sure why you take high doses of vitamin C crystals. check it out to be sure you aren't taking more than you should.

[gypsylee]

Note to self: Ask psych about Buspirone next time I see him. I don't think it's used much in Australia because I've never heard it mentioned by anyone here.

[Emmzee]

My doctor recently prescribed buspirone for me. I am taking it in the morning and night. At night it's ok, but when I take it in the morning, I siddenlh feel nauseated and tired (like someone sucked up all my energy), I spend most of my afternoon battling these side effects. Anyone here can relate?

[joehoax]

I just started taking this about 3 weeks ago, so I'm interested to see what others say about it. I feel like I have a high resistance to meds, so I'm hoping it works. I do feel a bit better but I'm wondering if that is from the meds yet.

Mine is 10MG, twice a day, is the norm to take one in the morning and one at night?

[Plasma]

I take Buspirone but I'm not sure if that's what is helping me because I take 3 meds, Klonopin, Zoloft, and Buspirone. However I can tell you that it's safe for me because I had no problems and haven't had any panic attacks ever since taking these all together. In my opinion, I think Klonopin is what did the trick, and zoloft and buspirone gave it another edge and completely cleared my depression :) I'm lucky though! No major side affects so far!


I take 50mg 2 times a day I fell it helps a little but I may be asking to up the dosage

Wait... What the f... 50mg???

[varjakbaby]

I was on buspirone for a while, didn't do anything for me, but no side effects.

I lied to the psychiatrist and said it was working because I was worried of disappointing her.

Then my health insurance changed and I got a fresh start with a psychiatrist, so I told the truth that time. I think.

[silver lining]

not to put a negative attitude toward meds, but have any of you considered trying to find either a natural-pathic doctor or any other medical alternatives? I personally found that one can address certain illnesses just by simply making lifestyle changes (major ones). For instance; cutting out alcohol, tobacco, high stress, high doses of sugar and caffeine. Also on top of that get rest, exercise, nutritious meals, drink water, meditate, prayer. You may be too used to meds working for you but trust me, all the things I named have zero side effects. Peace!

[Ponder]

Zero side effects! Now that's worth the effort when you consider how one chemical leads to another in order to combats such effects. Sadly, I believe today's culture has an adverse reaction to any kind of effort at all.

The latter is a little hard to take on board, however your point is quite motivational silver lining. You really do seem to live up to your name.

So glad you have hit these boards. Your encouragement is without a doubt well received.

[gypsylee]

Yeah can we just go easy on the non-med attitude? There are people out there who are suffering intensely and I think suggesting medication is unnecessary probably just makes them feel worse. Shame is a big issue for people with mental illnesses and we don't need more of it by suggesting we aren't putting in enough effort. Personally I've recieved enough of that attitude from my parents already!

Ponder - You haven't lived a sheltered life so you know there are people everywhere who drink excessively, smoke weed, smoke meth, shoot up heroin etc etc. Not to mention addictions to things like porn, ugh. The people on this forum are trying hard to do the right thing and take medication from their doctors rather than self-medicating with stuff like alcohol. We've had this discussion before :)

[silver lining]

gypsylee - Definitely follow your doctor however just consider that sometimes you may need to seek other alternatives. Doctors are trained and schooled to treat symptoms in the western world of medicine. I consider both sides. Sometimes treating the symptoms is very necessary to feel better, however sometimes (most times) one should dig deeper and find the ROOT of the problem rather than just treat the symptoms. Think of pain meds, very necessary for someone say recovering from a horrible accident. Contrast to that, someone suffering from say a back problem caused from poor posture, bad form when lifting, non-active lifestyle, over stress, dehydration, etc, etc.. Honestly, those individuals need to find their root problem rather than take the easy way out and just ingest pills to dull the pain temporarily. Some, I repeat (SOME) psych meds situations can be looked at similarly. That's my input on the subject. Main thing is to educate yourself on every aspect of your own problem and the human body for optimal results.

[Indie]

Hi Gypsylee, I'm also from Melbourne and am interested in taking Buspirone. Had approached 2 psychiatrists to go this med but was told that they do not prescribe this med.One of the reasons is the amount of paperwork to be submitted and the other is that Buspirone takes a long time to see any effect and it's better to go for other alternatives. A pharmacist told me only one patient from Seaford is on this med. Did your psych give you a script for this?

[gypsylee]

Hi Gypsylee, I'm also from Melbourne and am interested in taking Buspirone. Had approached 2 psychiatrists to go this med but was told that they do not prescribe this med.One of the reasons is the amount of paperwork to be submitted and the other is that Buspirone takes a long time to see any effect and it's better to go for other alternatives. A pharmacist told me only one patient from Seaford is on this med. Did your psych give you a script for this?

Oh hey :)

I completely forgot to ask him about it. That's interesting. I knew there must be some issue with it over here because as I say, I've never known anyone on it or had it mentioned by any doctors. I'm on Prozac 20mg and Mogadon atm.. I'm trying to learn better coping strategies than taking pills but I'm still curious about Buspirone..

[Anne1221]

Buspirone works okay for anxiety but it's not great. It has a short half-life so it wears off. You need to take it 2-3 times per day but it is helpful.

[salvator here]

Actually, if I were to go back on meds, this would be one of them. But yes, that was becoming a problem for me remembering to actually take it twice a day.

[Maleymo]

I take 15mg twice a day and I hate it. Makes me so freaking dizzy

[supadan323]

Reviving an old thread, but I just started Buspirone, and I did get instant help. 15mg twice per day. It did make me loopy and then tired after I took it, but I'd rather have that then life stopping anxiety. I only took half a dose this morning, since I am still getting used to the drug and I don't need to be foggy at work, and it it only worked about half as well. So I will stick to full doses from now on.