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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Anxiety | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Anxiety and frustration | 1 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 67% |
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Other
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1 | 33% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- katrina008
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- katrina008
- 30 mg daily
- since Apr 13, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 22, 2009.