"i&#039;ve had generalized anxiety disorder since before they knew what it was.  i have been in all ssris, the side effects have kept me from being on them long enough to see if they worked, then ativan through clonazepam, still anxiety ridden, as a last chance medicine, my dr gave me buspar, at this point i was beyond jaded and thought &quot;oh great another pill that won&#039;t work&quot;, but it did, at 30mgs split to 10mgs 3 times daily.  i felt the cloud of anxiety lift after the first pill.  i stopped catastrophisizing everything and got my life back.

it is an older medicine, no longer a &#039;go to&#039; medicine, but should be, the others made me zombie like etc.  i had the dizzies for a week, pushed through, they stopped.  i am now so incredibly happy and anxiety free."