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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Anxious mood 236 80 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 47 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 28 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Panic attacks 19 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 14 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 12 3 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 335 patients currently taking Buspirone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 16
Mild
 24
None
 64

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Buspirone

Dizziness 15
Brain fog 8
Headaches 6
Anxious mood 5
Brain zaps 5
Internal Restlessness (Akathisia) 5
See all 31 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Buspirone. See all 26 dosages ►

  5mg as needed 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 22 Number of Patients: 22 41 Number of Patients: 41 35 Number of Patients: 35 57 Number of Patients: 57 88 Number of Patients: 88 13 Number of Patients: 13 20 Number of Patients: 20 33 Number of Patients: 33 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Buspirone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 44   Did not seem to work: 40%
Doctor's advice 26   Doctor's advice: 24%
Other 22   Other: 20%
Side effects too severe 21   Side effects too severe: 19%
Expense 7   Expense: 6%
Course of treatment ended 5   Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research 4   Personal research: 4%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 2%

See all 104 patients who’ve stopped taking Buspirone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Buspirone

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

Stopped Taking Buspirone

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Buspirone

Always
 78 71%
Usually
 19 17%
Sometimes
 5 5%
Never
 8 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Buspirone

Very
 7 6%
Somewhat
 8 7%
A little
 21 19%
Not at all
 74 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Buspirone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 5 7%
< $25
 66 92%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.