"my gp prescribed this at 10mg up to 3x a day but only as needed. as in when i would start feeling an overwhelming foreshadowing to an anxiety attack. taken as such, this medication did nothing for me. i only got like a rush of dizziness shortly after taking. so i stopped. a couple of months later i went to visit my psychiatrist on my regular visit and i explained the buspar and dosage i was told. she absolutely disagreed with my gp&#039;s dosage and informed me i should take this drug consistently 3x a day and not just as needed since this needs to build in your system to be effective. i can&#039;t say if this is as effective for me yet as i was misinformed on dosage from my 1st doc but it&#039;s starting to work better than only taking as needed."