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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 and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Anxiety 59 20
Treat my mood condition(s) 37 3
Other 6 1
Panic attacks 5 0
Depression 4 2
Support another treatment 3 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 8%
Moderate
6 23%
Mild
5 19%
None
13 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dizziness
4 15%
Brain fog
4 15%
Anxiety
3 12%
Inner restlessness
3 12%
brain zaps
2 8%
Headaches
2 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Buspirone. See all 14 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 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 120 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 10 Number of Patients: 10 13 Number of Patients: 13 26 Number of Patients: 26 4 Number of Patients: 4 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Buspirone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
13 35% Did not seem to work: 35%
Doctor's advice
7 19% Doctor's advice: 19%
Side effects too severe
7 19% Side effects too severe: 19%
Other
7 19% Other: 19%
Course of treatment ended
3 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%
Not indicated
1 3% Not indicated: 3%
Expense
1 3% Expense: 3%

See all 32 patients who’ve stopped taking Buspirone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Buspirone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
7
17
11
13

Stopped Taking Buspirone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
5
7
6
3
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
15 58%
Usually
9 35%
Sometimes
1 4%
Never
1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 8%
Somewhat
2 8%
A little
7 27%
Not at all
15 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 4%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
17 65%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.