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What is BuSpar?

BuSpar® is a brand name for buspirone. It is used for general 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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Anxiety 59 15
Treat my mood condition(s) 18 1
Other 6 0
Depression 4 2
Support another treatment 3 0
Anxiety and frustration 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 6%
Moderate
5 28%
Mild
4 22%
None
8 44%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dizziness
4 22%
Anxiety
3 17%
brain zaps
3 17%
Headaches
3 17%
Inner restlessness
2 11%
Brain fog
2 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking BuSpar. See all 13 dosages ►

  15mg as needed 5mg as needed 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 11 Number of Patients: 11 18 Number of Patients: 18 19 Number of Patients: 19 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking BuSpar (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
10 43% Did not seem to work: 43%
Side effects too severe
6 26% Side effects too severe: 26%
Other
3 13% Other: 13%
Doctor's advice
2 9% Doctor's advice: 9%
Course of treatment ended
2 9% Course of treatment ended: 9%
Expense
1 4% Expense: 4%
Not indicated
1 4% Not indicated: 4%

See all 21 patients who’ve stopped taking BuSpar

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking BuSpar

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
4
9
11
8
20

Stopped Taking BuSpar

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
3
7
3
1
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 56%
Usually
6 33%
Sometimes
1 6%
Never
1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 6%
Somewhat
2 11%
A little
5 28%
Not at all
10 56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 6%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 6%
< $25
9 50%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.