Buspar medication anyone take as needed?

Hi! First time posting here. I am usually over on the Crohn's board. I have mild anxiety and my dr recently prescribed Buspar 5mg as needed. Does this sound right? Seems like a real low dose and I heard it can take a couple weeks to kick in. Any advice?

Thanks for your reply! I took one after I posted and it did nothing I help my anxiety. I took another one this evening and nothing. I will talk to my dr in the morning. I like the idea it's non habit forming but I don't want to take something every day as I don't have constant anxiety.

I take buspar. It has a super short half life (about 3-4 hours), and takes quite a bit of time to build up in your system (about two weeks, or so). Until then, it most likely will do absolutely nothing for you. It is not intended for a rescue med like Xanax or Ativan. I have never heard it prescribed it as needed.

Do get your medication from a GP? I would highly recommend getting these types of meds from a psychiatrist, as they are specialist in this area of medication.

I think it might help me on a prn basis and I’m going to try it. If I heard my doc correctly, I believe she said I can use it that way. She told me this after she’d rx’d It for me for sustained use and I couldn’t tolerate it. Here’s what happened: I started with 5mg. 2x/day. The first few days (2-4 days) I felt good, more energetic and motivated. I accomplished some things I’d been putting off. Then....insomnia started and got worse. During my waking hours, I was starting to feel driven and almost compulsive. After about 9-10 days, I knew I couldn’t sustain such usage and began tapering it down and off within a week. So much for needing a built-up blood level. So what I’m thinking could work is just using it 1-2 days when I’m feeling anxious or worried, probably 5mg per dose. It was at that dose previously that I felt good. This is my working theory at this point. I know that’s a low dose, but I’m 74 yrs old and may do best on a low dose. Will let you know how it goes. Thoughts?

Buspar was the first medication I used for anxiety. It didn't really help me much. We are all different I guess. I later started Xanax. I have been taking that off and on for 30 years. I take it as needed.

I am glad that the buspar is helping.

Hugs, Karen...

I was given that prescription to help me forget about aches and pains in my stomach zone along with anxiety.

So far I've only taken it a few times. I stop after 2 days because it makes me a bit dizzy feeling and I got really
sad on the 2nd day.

I would love it if you could use this on demand and it actually does something for you.

I do use Ativan as needed and that really really helps me. I just can't take it very often. Don't want to get dependent on it.