"i had taken buspar many years ago until one day i decided i just didn&#039;t need it anymore and stopped taking it, no weaning, no withdrawal. now i&#039;m back on it again and will stay on it until i feel that way again. it took a couple weeks, and a few days of depression, before it took hold but i have never experienced any side effects. in fact the only thing i feel is that i am thinking positively, rather than looking for a boogey-man in everything. just a natural feeling of health. recently the doctor tried something else because of poor sleep and gave me lorazepam, which made my arms and legs feel heavy and i slept for 12 hours, and then diazepam which did nothing much but dampened my feelings and sleep was worse. i&#039;ll stay with buspar."