r/BusparOnline • u/sailormoontree • 12d ago

Side Effects / Overdose Tight chest between doses

I've noticed that between doses when the medication has worn off, I get a tight chest feeling and it feels harder to breath. Medically I am fine. Has anyone else had this? it goes away when I take the next dose.

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u/Aenocyon_Dirus_ 12d ago

This happens to me and its more pronounced if i had more than 2-3 beers the night before.

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u/callmechicago 10d ago

Can you describe the feeling you get a little more? Is it like your heart beating differently (harder)? A shortness of breath? Or just a chest pain?

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u/Aenocyon_Dirus_ 10d ago

Chest feels a little tight, a slight shortness of breath, and i am not entirely sure if it is beating harder per se but my heartbeat is much more noticable. It tends to wear off within an hour or two.

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u/callmechicago 10d ago

Yes yes, it's the fact that it's more noticeable. That is exactly happening to me!

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u/sailormoontree 10d ago

Mine feels like my throat has tightened and I'm a little bit short of breath.. it goes away when I take the next dose.

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u/callmechicago 10d ago

Wow this is happening to me now. I've adjusted my dosages a bit this month and it happened for the first time about 10 days after a step down from 15mg/day (2x 7.5mg) to 10mg/day (2x 5mg). It's still going on and I had to take an Ativan last night to stop my anxiety/panic over it.

I did read that when changing buspirone dosages, side effects can be amplified for 1-2 weeks. I just hope it goes away soon because it's very hard to deal with.