buspirone ??! anyone taking it

i have been suffering panic anxiety attacks more frequently than ever these past few months i have always been a high strung energetic person and never reallt noticed any anxiety until these past few months i cant sleep i feel like im going to die my heart races shortness of breath .. have been to the e.r multiple times and they prescibed me lorazapane i take it as needed at night because i can not aleep because i am so scared im going to have an anxiety attack/panic attack or im going to die . i then saw my dr and she prescribed me paxile 20mg every mprning that was horrible my mood decreased i had no appetite and i just felt like blah not to mention muscle spasms so she prescribed me buspirone 7.5 mg 2 times a day and now im scared to take that !! anyone experience symptoms ? has it worked !

Hello and welcome. I took Buspar for several weeks for anxiety and panic. Although the drug did not work real well for me, it is worth a try. The side effects are zero to none, at least for me. Plus you are on a low dose. I'm not a doc, but here is what I found helpful when i took Buspar: take it three times a day with food and increase the dose as needed and approved by your doc. I stopped at 15 mg 3 times a day. I have since learned that higher dosages are possible and effective, if the doc thinks it might help. Buspar took the edge off, that's for sure. Good luck and hang in there.

I am stopping it because it's sapping my energy. Making me feel exhausted even though I get enough sleep, just make me feel like mud.