Serious question- has anyone’s libido gone completely haywire? I’ve been divorced and dead bedroom for many years m, but all of the sudden all I can think about is Sex…. Kind of uncomfortable to be honest.
Only starting on 5mg once a day for 3 days then increasing 2x a day then 3 eventually if needed. Im really sensitive to meds.
I saw alot of side effects people experienced that make me nervous, I really dont wanna feel like im high or anything lol.
I have severe anxiety and panic attacks so taking medication is horrifying to me.
What was everyone's first dose like?
I've been on buspar for about 2 months and lately it's like I have no appetite or hunger signals. When I do eat, I get full so quickly and just eating half my normal amount of food makes me kind of nauseous. I've lost interest in meal planning, cooking, or eating meals in general. I've barely touched my favorite snacks and no longer crave food. I'm at a healthy weight, but if this keeps up I will be underweight within a few months. It's to the point that I do not enjoy or look forward to eating as I know I will feel instantly full within a few bites. Is this normal? I'm thinking of going off the medicine because I'm tired of feeling sick within minutes of eating.
I have been on Busporine for the last 8 weeks. I started with 5 mg twice a day and for the last 6 weeks I am on 10 mg twice a day.
It helped to calm my thoughts and gave me more energy until week 6 and I was very happy that finally something has worked. It was a good feeling after trying several SSRIs and nothing worked but they all had terrible side effects.
After 6 weeks on Busporine, I started to have some serious symptoms. I experienced insomnia, dizziness, constipation, cramps in the legs and most importantly foggy brain.
I tried to stick to my dose assuming it will go away but it didn’t. Finally I reduced the dose to half and feeling much better. I am going to see my doctor in 3 weeks.
After some research, I concluded that not many people have this symptoms and it may be my sensitivity to the medication.
Just wanted to check with folks if anyone had the similar symptoms to help me with more information about it before I see my doctor.
Thanks
I usually smoke like about a half an oz every every week or so. But I will probably lower the amount since I am not with a job right now.
I smoked a blunt and usually I only do a few bowls . And I’ve been on this med for like 4 days.
But I felt so anxious for a while .
I'm on my 3rd week of buspar, ive got 5mg a day and I split it in half. I think this dose is typically lower than usual but I'm sensitive to meds so my doctor started me on a small dose.
I've noticed my overall anxiety is lower, like I suddenly want to travel and go outside more which im too anxious to do usually. But ive also noticed my brain will fixate on one anxious thought and obsess over it, instead of having 100s of anxious thoughts.
I also have been getting a kind of weird head pressure and also some nausea and dizziness (for like the first hour after taking it).
I am not sure if these are normal and if I need to up the dose.
Been drinking grapefruit today. I've been told it's not good but others have said its not good but not harmful? Its confusing because I also drink on buspar and im fine
FYI I take 15 mg twice a day
Hi everyone,
I’ve been taking Buson (buspirone) 5 mg three times a day for several months.
My schedule has been:
* 11:00 AM – 5 mg
* 5:00 PM – 5 mg
* 11:00 PM – 5 mg
Initially it seemed to help my anxiety, but over time I’ve started wondering if the 11 PM dose is actually making it harder for me to fall asleep.
My psychiatrist said we can experiment with the dosing schedule. One option he suggested was switching to 10 mg twice a day instead of 5 mg three times a day.
I’m thinking about trying:
* 9:00 AM – 10 mg
* 5:00 PM – 10 mg
This would leave about 16 hours between the evening dose and the next morning dose, which is what makes me hesitate.
Has anyone here:
* switched from 3 doses to 2 doses?
* moved the last dose earlier because of insomnia?
* noticed an improvement in sleep?
* experienced any increase in anxiety overnight with the longer gap?
I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences. I know everyone responds differently to Buspar, but I’m curious whether this schedule worked for anyone.
Thanks!
Last year after starting Buspar, it became difficult to orgasm. I stopped taking it and I have been able to orgasm since then, but it's extremely muted. My orgasms are not the same intensity at all and it's been months since stopping the medication...I'm getting bloodwork done to see if anything else can be causing this like high prolactin etc., but I am starting to get concerned, especially because doctors don't seem to take it too seriously and don't think it could be caused by Buspar. I took Buspar since it's not known to have sexual side effects in comparison to SSRIs, but I still have experienced some effect...has this happened to anyone else and if so, have you been able to have sensation come back? Thanks.
I 21(F) just got prescribed Busiporine a few weeks ago. However, I am abroad , away from home , alone (no family or friends around) and I am emetophobic. I did learn that the first week of taking busiporine often comes with intense nausea, and I just dont want to risk it rn when I am still far from home. Can anyone else talk about buspirone and their experence with it? any other emetohphobes that are also on busiporine ? did it help with the anxiety related to emetophobia at all? I will be back home soon so I am thinking of starting it then.
I just took it 30 mins ago for the first time and when I stood up I got like a brain zap dizziness feeling so now I’m just laying down in my bed. Everytime I lift my head up I get that feeling..it so weird. It’s like shocking my brain, that’s what it feels like
Hi Everyone,
Coming with severe anxiety for over 10 years.
Started off at 10mg (5 twice), then moved to 15mg (10 and 5), then to 20mg (10 and 10), then 25mg (15 and 10), and now 30mg (20 and 10). Working with my psychiatrist as well.
Stayed on 25mg for 4 weeks and I’m on third day of 30mg. Taking 20mg in the morning and 10 in the afternoon. Each dose I’ve gone up I’ve felt better with my current dose bringing me more peace, especially this transition from 15mg to 20mg in the morning.
For those on high doses, how did you find the right dose? Any advice or tips would be appreciated!
Since dropping my dose from 15 mg to 10 mg after 2 months of use, I never got back to normal and I am now at month 5. Even after reinstating my original dose of 15 mg, I can’t sleep at all, like I lost the ability to sleep. I can be without any sleep at all for 5 days in a rows and feel wired. The only way for me to get about 3-4 hours of sleep per night is taking seroquel which is a shit med to take. My mood is all over the place, one hour I feel ok then completely depressed. My body has burning sensations and my fingers are numb. I would trade my good old anxiety any day over this. I was functionnal but anxious now I have been off work for almost 3 months and my condition is not improving at all. I am 29 years old and and wanted to live a normal life. Now I am miserable, 100 x worse than before taking the med, still stuck on this buspar and no one to help me. My doctor say it’s just anxiety coming back. I know this is not normal anxiety, I have been on this med for only 2 months before trying a taper. I had no problem sleeping at all and was functionnal.
Been on around 24 days and have noticed some subtle physical effects in a positive light although feelings of worry and overthinking haven’t subsided. I have to spend an arm and a leg for Md appointments (500$ or more) just to get to get refills so for those who have had good experience- do I give the medicine longer to see the effects or stop at my first 30 day supply? Currently on 7.5 x2 a day. Thanks a lot!
Hello! I wanted to see if anyone has had buspar affect their menstrual cycle? I (27F) used to have relatively regular cycles (average 28 days cycle with 5 day variation) for my whole adult life. I‘ve been on buspar for the past 6 months. I started with 20mg per day and upped to 30mg per day 2 months ago. About 3 months ago my cycles started getting completely unpredictable. First a 44 day cycle, then 19 days, then 20 days, etc. I’ve also noticed other symptoms that seem to suggest that my hormones don’t seem to be on the right schedule. I’m not sure the buspar is the cause or if it’s something else going on with me entirely, so I wanted to see if anyone else has had a similar experience before I go to the doctor, etc. I haven’t changed anything else food or lifestyle wise and I don’t take any other medications. I love buspar and have no other side effects at all - it has tremendously helped me. Thanks in advance!
Have only taken prozac for anxiety and stopped due to severe vertigo and nausea, and I read dizziness is quite common on this med so im scared as I hate feeling like im going to faint. Please give me your tips or anytning to make me feel better lol.
I’ve been on Buspar since October 2025. At first, it seemed like it was helping with the mental stuff (doesn’t do diddly for the physical anxiety) but now, after being unable to do what I set out to do with traveling and losing to an entire week of anxiety + having two other panic attacks, one that cost me a friendship… I’m starting to wonder if it’s working. Do I quit (taper off?) or lessen my dose? I take 10mg am and 10mg pm. The only serious side effect I’ve had is increased
Muscle pain and stiffness and TMJ.
I've had really good results with buspirone. I've been on it for almost a month (10mg twice a day) only missing a few days. I'm taking it for anxiety.
However I am not sure I can tolerate the wooziness for the first two hours after or the BM/GI changes.
So if you've had a similar experience, is there something else that worked really well on anxiety for you?
Zoloft steals my orgasms and makes me feel so flat, Id rather not go back to it right now.
anyone in here a headache sufferer? I finally feel like this med is helping my anxiety after going from 5mg to 10mg. I’m 4 weeks in and my headaches are awful again. My headaches went away after a few weeks on Wellbutrin but I don’t think even they lasted this long. help!
So I'm currently taking 50mg of Trazodone a night for sleep issues and my doctor prescribed me Buspar (5mg) to try and help with anxiety as well. When I picked up my Buspar from the pharmacy, the pharmacist warned me about serotonin syndrome and since then I haven't been able to bring myself to take them together. I know I shouldn't be doubting my doctors judgment and I hate to be one of those "I'll do my own research" people but I just keep reading and making myself worried about this combo.
I'm just really paranoid I'm going to have issues and have to find someone to rush me to the hospital in the middle of the night. Ironic to have so much anxiety about medication for anxiety I suppose. I'm pretty much just looking for other people's experience and to know if anyone else has this combo.
I know I have such a low dosage and it realistically isn't a problem but I just still haven't been able to make myself take it.