"i started on 5 mg for anxiety caused by my ocd. i got bumped to 7.5 and within 3 days could feel some of the terrible anxiety burn i get in my upper back go away. a month went by and i had a terrible setback with depression because i could no longer could deal with my panic &amp; ocd. doctor bumped me to 10 mg. same pattern occurred.... within 3 days i was feeling better. in fact, had the best day in a while. it might just be a coincidence and therapy might be helping in conjunction with, but i notice buspar does help with my extreme anxiety, but only when i went above 5 mg. i have not noticed any side effects. i&#039;m also taking zoloft, zyprexa 2.5, and klonipin .25. i have endured a lot with panic attacks, ocd, and depression hence all the meds."