I was prescribed Buspar to help with my anxiety.
Did you lose or gain with Buspar?
What was your overall experience like?
Did you lose or gain with Buspar?
What was your overall experience like?
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I just got mine today and it is making me headachy, nauseous and sleepy. Not taking it again. But you may have a different experience. I would recommend askapatient.com. It's an excellent site which contains about 300 or so reviews on Buspar and anything else you can think of. Also re symptoms it's very drying, and I am dehydrated a lot anyway.
i've been taking it for several years and i don't remember any weight side effects either way, i think it's a pretty neutral one because i've never heard anyone complain about weight gain (or loss) with it
Crap I was worried about possible drying side effects! I'm always somewhat dehydrated too. 😑 I also am concerned about excessive drowsiness since it's something I'll be taking twice a day. Would be great for night but not during work hours. Guess I'll wait till I'm off this weekend to give it a try in case s/e are too harsh. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I wasn’t focused much on weight when I took it, but I think it negatively affected my balance? I mainly took it while I was on an RV road trip so that could’ve contributed.
In the beginning I did have some weird side effects, like really vivid dreams (an uncommon side effect) and some muscle tremors (but that could be one of my other diagnoses causing that). I stuck it out and have been taking it for about 6 months. It's helps me a lot. I also take Prozac but that doesn't make me gain either. They help my anxiety a lot though.
I didn’t like Buspar. It was useless for anxiety and didn’t notice any appetite issues either.
I lost a ton of weight while taking it. I was restricting food before, during and after taking it and it didn't slow my weight loss. I was too upset to remember to eat lol. As long as you don't over eat it's fine. I hate that stuff though. It made me stop being able to breastfeed the first time I took one, that's a known side effect but my doctor didn't care to warn me. They didn't help my anxiety either, not strong enough. I had panic attacks and would hyperventilate and cry constantly. They put me on benzos until I calmed down a little. However those increase dementia risk if taken long term and a lot of doctors won't prescribe them anyway because so many people abuse them. I hope the buspar works for you. Definitely don't worry about it making you gain weight, it won't.
No appetite effect but I didn’t take it for long bc it wasn’t helping that much and made me feel out of it at times
Oh no!! Now I am really anxious about trying it and I'm SO sorry you're feeling so bad. Do you mind me asking what dose you are on?
It's 15mgs. Maybe they have it in a 5mg? In any event, I am never taking it again. Hope this helps.
Try taking a half dose for a couple of days if you're feeling really affected, that's what my doctor told me to do. Or maybe ask your doctor first
Wait, how long have you been on it? I started on 10 and it was affecting me too much. That's when my doctor told me most people start on 7.5mg and work their way up. If you are started on 15mg, that seems like way too much to start =/
Thank you for your suggestion. It made me hungry too. And made me feel dead inside. I think I might skip this medication.
Yes, it was way too much to start. The psych did not listen to me when I said I was very sensitive to medication. What an utter and complete asshole.
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