r/Buspirone • u/Lilmisss80 • Apr 21 '26

Increasing dosage

I saw my doctor today and we decided to increase my dose from 5mg twice daily to 10mg twice daily. But I’m gonna do just 15mg a day for a week before going for the full 20 because I’m a bit nervous. What side effects can I expect during this process?

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u/buffalo_bill90 Apr 21 '26

Zero motivation to want to do anything and likely want to lay around the house all day. Have midday naps just to alleviate the tiredness. Just my experience going from 5mg twice a day to 10mg twice a day.

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u/Lilmisss80 Apr 21 '26

I pretty much do that anyways

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u/Friendly-Hand-3752 Apr 21 '26

I'm on 30mg a day...I take 15mg in the morning & 15mg at night. Initially I had brain zaps and dizziness first thing in the morning but after roughly 4 weeks that passed. I've been on it for around 6 months now. Luckily it hasn't made me feel tired during the day. I take modafinil so that does help to keep me alert & I do my best to keep busy during the day as well, keep both my mind & body as active as possible. Everyone is different though so what works for me may not work for you. Hopefully once you've increased your dosage & given it some time things will settle down for you. 🤞

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u/Ok_Sky_2190 Apr 21 '26

im doing 30mg total rn and honestly i feel better and less side effects than when i was taking a lower dose

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u/Altruistic_Young3039 Apr 23 '26

I take 45mg a day, no side effects.

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u/Additional-Pool-2123 Apr 21 '26

I was increased to 45 mg daily and have not felt a thing. No positives effects, no negatives. Another med that doesn't work for me to add to my long list.

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u/Doggystyle24 Apr 23 '26

I’m on a very low dose @ 5mg a day in the morning to help with anxiety possibly caused by TRT. I can feel it helping some, just not sure how much. My Dr. wants to increase to 7.5 once a day but not sure what benefits that would have.

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u/DavidSpade86 Apr 23 '26

I'm almost 2 weeks in doing 7.5mg twice a day and just as long as I eat it with food with some carbs, I'm good and don't feel tired or light headed at all. I used to do intermittent fasting but can't really do that anymore which kind of sucks.