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Buspirone Treatment Report
Brand Names:
BuSpar, BuSpar Dividose
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.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 115 | 51% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 35 | 15% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Panic attacks | 6 | 2% |
| Fatigue | 5 | 2% |
| Depression | 5 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 4 | 1% |
| Anxiety and frustration | 1 | <1% |
| Stress | 1 | <1% |
| Better balance | 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 41 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 33% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| None | 67% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 7% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 7 |
| Mild | 20% | 8 |
| None | 56% | 23 |
Top reported side-effects include: Brain fog, Dizziness, brain zaps
Summary results are based on 41 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 41)
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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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0 helpful marks
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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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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.