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Brand Names:
BuSpar
What is Buspirone? Buspirone is an antianxiety agent used for the management of generalized anxiety disorder. Off label it is used for the management of aggression in mental retardation and secondary mental disorders; major depression; as a potential augmenting agent for antidepressants; and premenstrual syndrome.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
114 patients in the community are taking or have taken Buspirone.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 38 | 33% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 33 | 28% |
| Other | 15 | 13% |
| Depression | 3 | 2% |
| Anxiety and Frustration | 1 | <1% |
| Panic attack(s) | 1 | <1% |
| Panic attacks | 1 | <1% |
| jaw clenching | 1 | <1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| General health | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Buspirone or how long patients were taking Buspirone before stopping.
Currently taking Buspirone
Stopped taking Buspirone
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 17 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 27% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 45% | 5 |
| None | 18% | 2 |
| Can't tell | 9% | 1 |
Anxiety
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 6% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 12% | 2 |
| Mild | 18% | 3 |
| None | 65% | 11 |
Top reported side-effects include: Inner restlessness, Anxiety, Brain fog
Summary results are based on 17 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 17)
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- D'Anne
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by D'Anne
Aug 08, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Fatigue
- Advice/Tips
- Check out possible contra-indications with other medications you may be taking. This Rx has worked great for some to combat fatigue, but I became almost suicidal on it. Not worth the risk for me. Fortunately, with a mental health background I knew there was a serious problem for me... but for those who aren't aware that their morbid thoughts could be drug interaction related, it could be a dire situation.
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- rhonda1964
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: mild
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by rhonda1964
Sep 16, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Anxiety
- Advice/Tips
- useless
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