"first off. side effects.... brain zaps. pounding heart, foggy feeling. first 3 weeks i felt the need for a lot less ativan. the worry stopped and blood pressure came down . i&#039;m on 5mg per day. around week 5 i started to notice my blood pressure going back up. acid reflux and a little nausea. pounding heart back. i don&#039;t want to give up on buspar because i was so happy to lose the everyday worry. on week 7 now. still at 5mg. thinking about doing 5mg twice a day. there is no magic pill, but this was close."