Buspirone
Buspirone tablets, 5mg and 10mg, are taken twice daily for generalised anxiety disorder — the persistent worry that will not switch off — in packs of 30 to 360.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5mg | 30 tablets | $28.20 | $0.94 |
| 5mg | 60 tablets | $47.40 | $0.79 |
| 5mg | 90 tablets | $58.50 | $0.65 |
| 5mg | 120 tablets | $70.80 | $0.59 |
| 5mg | 180 tablets | $93.60 | $0.52 |
| 5mg | 270 tablets | $116.10 | $0.43 |
| 10mg | 30 tablets | $35.70 | $1.19 |
| 10mg | 60 tablets | $63.60 | $1.06 |
| 10mg | 90 tablets | $91.80 | $1.02 |
| 10mg | 120 tablets | $112.80 | $0.94 |
| 10mg | 180 tablets | $153.00 | $0.85 |
| 10mg | 360 tablets | $277.20 | $0.77 |
- Category
- Mental Health
- Active ingredient
- Buspirone
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 5/10mg
You will receive a quality generic, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Therapeutic Class
- Anxiolytic
- Pharmacological Class
- Azapirone
- Minor Side Effects
- Dizziness, Nausea
- Moderate Side Effects
- Headache, Lightheadedness, Excitement
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Keep at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- MAOIs, Grapefruit juice
- Age Restrictions
- Typically for adults
What you will receive
Buspirone is a generic medicine sold under the name of its active ingredient, Buspirone.
- The manufacturer depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
- It contains the same active ingredient, at the same strength, as the brand-name versions.
FAQ
Which Buspirone strengths and pack sizes can I order?
Buspirone comes as 5mg and 10mg tablets, in packs from 30 to 360 tablets. It is generic buspirone, not a branded product. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
What happens if my Buspirone parcel goes missing?
If a Buspirone parcel does not arrive within the delivery window, or arrives damaged, it is sent again free. If that is not possible, the order is refunded. Every order ships in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing outside about the contents. Support answers 24/7 in English and Cantonese by live chat.
What are the other names for buspirone?
Brand names for buspirone include Buspar and Buspin. Buspirone tablets are a pure generic buspirone product and are not any of those brands. Here, buspirone can also be bought online as generic Buspar.
How long does buspirone take to work?
Not straight away. It usually takes a few weeks of daily dosing before the change in background worry becomes obvious, and some people notice something sooner. Because the dose is stepped up gradually, the early weeks are partly about finding the level that suits you.
Does alcohol affect buspirone?
Yes, and more than many people expect. Alcohol piles on top of the dizziness and sleepiness buspirone can bring, so the combination leaves you less steady than either alone. Driving, cycling or using machinery after drinking is best avoided, and some people choose to skip alcohol entirely while taking it.
Is buspirone habit-forming like diazepam?
It is not. Buspirone does not work on the same brain pathways as diazepam and similar sedatives, and it does not carry the same risk of becoming dependent on it. That is one reason it is often chosen for longer stretches of treatment rather than short courses.
Can I take buspirone with an antidepressant?
It can be combined with an SSRI or SNRI antidepressant, and the pair is used in practice. Both push serotonin activity up, so the combination raises the chance of serotonin-related effects such as restlessness, sweating, shivering and muscle twitching. MAO inhibitors are a different matter and are not combined with buspirone.
Does buspirone help a panic attack?
No. It is too slow to stop a panic attack as it happens and it is not used for panic disorder. Its job is the steady, day-to-day dampening of generalised anxiety that is there most days.
About Buspirone
What buspirone treats
Buspirone treats generalised anxiety disorder — worry that sits there most of the day and gets in the way of work, rest and ordinary plans. It is an anxiolytic (an anti-anxiety medicine), though it behaves nothing like diazepam: no muscle-loosening haze, no numbing, and no habit-forming pull. It adjusts serotonin signalling in the brain, and that adjustment shows up over weeks. Daily, steady use is the whole idea, not a tablet to reach for during a bad afternoon.
Doses, timing and half tablets
One tablet twice a day is the standard schedule; morning and evening, at the same two times each day. Choose either with food or on an empty stomach, then keep to that choice. Doses are increased in small steps with at least two or three days between them, until a level that holds is found. Tablets carry a score line, so a half snaps off cleanly when half a dose is needed. Strengths are 5mg and 10mg, and packs range from 30 to 360 tablets.
Side effects worth knowing
Dizziness and lightheadedness turn up most often, along with nausea, headache, diarrhoea, drowsiness, jitteriness, irritability and trouble sleeping. Most of this eases once the body has adjusted.
Rash, hives or swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat can signal a severe allergic reaction, which needs urgent treatment. So does a fever with stiff or twitching muscles, sweating, shivering and confusion. Less common but serious effects include a heartbeat that races or skips, blurred vision, and shaking in one part of the body that cannot be controlled.
Alcohol, other medicines and storage
Alcohol multiplies the drowsiness and unsteadiness buspirone can cause, so a drink before driving is a poor idea. MAO inhibitor antidepressants (phenelzine, tranylcypromine, selegiline, isocarboxazid) are not combined with buspirone. Cimetidine, a heartburn treatment available without a prescription, slows how quickly the body clears buspirone, and large amounts of grapefruit or grapefruit juice have a similar effect. Keep the tablets in their original pack, somewhere cool and out of the light. A forgotten dose can be taken later the same day; if the next one is close, leave it out instead of doubling up.
Buspar, the brand-name version
Buspar is the brand-name version of the same medicine, also in 5mg and 10mg tablets. Same ingredient, same strengths, a different name on the pack. For the full picture of how the ingredient works, see buspirone.
Sources
- Buspirone: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Generalized anxiety disorder - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic — mayoclinic.org