Reviewer: Sissakaye, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Having Memory Loss, short term and Weight Gain!! Side effects causing Anxieties to Increase.

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Having Memory Loss, short term and Weight Gain!! Side effects causing Anxieties to Increase.
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Reviewer: Katelyn, 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I started taking this quite awhile ago and thought I would share my experience. I changed one of my meds (this one) and within days I was getting horrible night terrors and sleep paralysis, sometimes lasting hours. I got off it within a week, and a few days after I stopped it, my symptoms stopped. I don't know the effectiveness, all I know is that was a side effect that never was reported.

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I started taking this quite awhile ago and thought I would share my experience. I changed one of my meds (this one) and within days I was getting horrible night terrors and sleep paralysis, sometimes lasting hours. I got off it within a week, and a few days after I stopped it, my symptoms stopped. I don't know the effectiveness, all I know is that was a side effect that never was reported.
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Reviewer: austinbratton, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month

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This medication has made my anxiety worse. Makes me feel nervous, pounding headaches, extremely dizzy, electric shock sensations through body, and makes my sleep problems worse.

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This medication has made my anxiety worse. Makes me feel nervous, pounding headaches, extremely dizzy, electric shock sensations through body, and makes my sleep problems worse.
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Reviewer: somegirlsomewhere, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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i started this medication after giving birth and had/have severe anxiety after giving birth. ive been on it for 5 years and i love it. i take 5 mg 3-4 times daily and 7.5mg at bedtime. it works great for me. i dont feel loopy or tired like xanax made me feel. i feel more like myself from before i had my child. i have a lot of medical issues and have extreme anxiety and this medication helps alot.

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i started this medication after giving birth and had/have severe anxiety after giving birth. ive been on it for 5 years and i love it. i take 5 mg 3-4 times daily and 7.5mg at bedtime. it works great for me. i dont feel loopy or tired like xanax made me feel. i feel more like myself from before i had my child. i have a lot of medical issues and have extreme anxiety and this medication helps alot.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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Took a week or two to see changes in symptoms, and took a couple of months to find an appropriate dosage. Combined with therapy, buspirone has been very helpful in reducing anxious thoughts and feelings, and not feeling "locked" in to anxious thought patterns. At 15mg 2x/day, I will occasionally experience some dizziness after taking it, usually in the AM if I eat a light breakfast. T ... Show Full Comment

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Took a week or two to see changes in symptoms, and took a couple of months to find an appropriate dosage. Combined with therapy, buspirone has been very helpful in reducing anxious thoughts and feelings, and not feeling "locked" in to anxious thought patterns. At 15mg 2x/day, I will occasionally experience some dizziness after taking it, usually in the AM if I eat a light breakfast. This is usually only when I am moving/driving, and subsides quickly and is not an issue more than one hour after taking the pill. Overall, the cost/benefit ratio is clear- this helps enormously, with mild and infrequent side effects.
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