Hi everyone! I’ve noticed there aren’t many positive buspirone stories out there (after much of my own searching prior to starting the medication). I just wanted to post my update — granted it’s only been a week.

I was out on 7.5mg of buspirone two times a day. I realized that that was too strong for me so I began to cut the pills in half and take them three times a day (finally talked to my doctor and he prescribed 5mg pills three times a day).
The first few days were off because the medication was too strong for me (some jitteriness the first morning, a bit of heightened anxiety for a few mornings until I took the buspirone, nausea, and headaches). Once I started altering my dosage, the side effects seemed to subside quite a bit.

Anyway, the crippling anxiety became much more tolerable within the first dose! I still woke up with absolutely terrible morning anxiety for the first week, but after consistently taking my medication, I woke up with an essentially “normal” morning! Today is day 8, and for the second day in a row, I didn’t wake up and immediately start crying from the anxiety.

I also have OCD and the intrusive thoughts have become so much less intrusive and I can ease the anxiety that comes from my moral scrupulosity.

I’m taking hydroxyzine 25mg at night as well and have 0.5mg lorazepam for panic episodes (I take 0.25mg).

Side note: the heightened anxiety from buspirone was nothing compared to the one I felt on lexapro.

I hope this helps anyone looking for something to help them and I hope buspirone helps you as well!
(I am aware medication affects everyone differently)