Has anyone taken Buspar for anxiety?

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On top of ASD, I have had severe Generalized Anxiety Disorder for about ten years. It goes up and down a little, but is particularly bad the last few months. There is no real reason why it is any worse, it just seems to gradually build up. I am thinking of asking my doctor to put me on medication... I am desperate. I have tried a few over the years (only a couple of months each), but none have ever had any positive effect or the side effects were too bad (mitrazapine, citalopram, zoloft, effezor).

Does anyone have any experience with Buspar for anxiety? Also, how long have you taken it because it says that it is for short term use only, which I don't really understand because it also says that it takes weeks to work. Also, does it make you tired during the day?

I experienced no side affects from it and it had low affect because if I missed a dose, it didn't affect me. It did help with my anxiety and made me less stressed and anxious when things didn't go my way or the way I planned it and it also helped in school. But it would wear off during the day because the anxiety would come eventually in the day time.

Yeah I tried it, but it was giving me headaches...I think I took it for about 5 days.

Alexi,

I am so sorry you are experiencing such horrific anxiety. I understand more that you could ever, ever imagine. I know the nightmare which is anxiety so deeply .... It's a kind of hell. Not as bad as the real hell, but it's very bad.

I want you to know that the only medicine which had had done anything for me has been Xanax. Xanax 12 hour time release, and then the 5mg one you can take for acute attacks. Some psychiatrists don't like to prescribe it because it is potentially habit forming, but when you have crippling anxiety there is really no other option.
If it means changing psychiatrists to get on Xanax, do it. That's what I did. Good luck to you.

Have you not found that the Xanax reduces in effectiveness over time? I have taken Xanax on an as need basis for years, but am SUPER careful to take it very rarely because I'm so scared of it losing its effectiveness. If I lost that it would mean that I would lose the ability to do a whole range of things.

I'll be interested in following this thread. Between the Sandy Hook anniversary and having my son formally evaluated, I'm a bloody wreck. I'm ready to accept that it's PTSD, if that's what it takes to DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MESS.

I know where you're coming from on the crippling anxiety. I want to avoid benzodiazepines if I can, because they're addictive and I already know I'm predisposed to get hooked on downers and also because I'm EXTREMELY susceptible to sedation and if I'm sedated my very (possibly hyper-) active kids are, frankly, gonna die.

I'd rather live with the damn anxiety than get anywhere near another atypical antipsychotic ever ever again.

My therapist has suggested Buspar a couple of times. Yeah, if it's working for anyone, tell us all about it.

I take It. Have been for a year now. It helps me out.

Just no. Been there. All benzos do is furlough confronting what is causing the anxiety and when you go off them you are worse. I used to have severe panic disorder.

I love buspar!! ! I’ve taken it for 13 years. Changed my life. If you have a high energy anxiety and are sort of a high frequency aspie in general it could really help.

I was on it for years, I don't remember too much about it, but I think it was helpful.