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Does Buspirone help with anxiety?

Often, yes. 76% of 33 people who reported on Buspirone for anxiety say it improved. 6% noticed no change and 18% say it got worse. That is below the typical result for anxiety (85% across 95 options).

Anxiety: what users report
76%better33 reports · medium confidence
25 better2 no change6 worse

Ranked #69 of 95 for anxiety.

What people say about Buspirone and anxiety

“I’ve been taking the buspar these last couple days and it seems to handle my level of anxiety quite well.”
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“I've been on 5 mg twice a day for about a year. I can't really notice the effects on anxiety, but when I ran out...my anxiety was through the roof.”
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“The only drugs that has helped at all so far have been Buspar and Remeron, both of which eventually stopped working for me.”
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“We landed on buspirone. After just 2 weeks I felt a huge shift in my daily mood/anxiety. I started to relax and enjoy things again.”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong68 meta-analyses · 240 trials on PubMed
Lancet · 2019
Pharmacological treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the largest contemporary review of pharmacological agents for the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder by use of network analysis. There are several effective treatment choices for generalised anxiety disorder across classes of medication. The failure of initial pharmacological therapy might not be a reason to abandon a pharmacological treatment strategy.

BMJ Clin Evid · 2008
Panic disorder

Conclusion: In this systematic review we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: applied relaxation, benzodiazepines, breathing retraining, brief dynamic psychotherapy, buspirone, client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (alone or plus drug treatments), cognitive restructuring, couple therapy, exposure (external or interoceptive), insight-orientated therapy, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), psychoeducation, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), self-help, and tricyclic antidepressants (imipramine).

Side effects people mention

dizziness 4headache 2heart palpitations 1panic attacks 1fainting 1

What else is Buspirone used for?

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Does Buspirone help with anxiety? 76% of 33 users say yes — PlainPill