Does Buspirone take time to work

I moved the actual question to the front. Lol. Too much rant.

My question is: If any of you take buspirone, what were You told, please, as far as how it works? This is kind of a "poll" for my arsenal, not something I intend to use as medical advice.

***Were you told it takes awhile to work, and you need to take it daily, or "only as needed"? ***

My doctor recently decided to abruptly take me Off Prozac, which I had been taking a couple of times a week, which originally she said I could do, to lessen side effects. (rather than every day). This med-check visit, after hello, she opens with "this is too hard on your brain, " "We're going to put you on buspirone" - it's great you can take it "as needed" but don't have to take it every day etc.

??W.T.Hey!!? It did very little and everything I am reading now is that it doesn't become effective for 2 - 6 weeks possibly. And you have to take it full dose to get there. After awful mood swings, and doing this research, I started taking it REAL regular, but had wasted a couple of weeks already. I sent her this info in my medical portal, & she informs me:

"Some people use buspar as a scheduled daily medication, but more often, it is used as an as needed medication. It is not as effective as prozac, but it is a better option if you only want a medication you can take as needed. It usually "takes the edge off" and works within 30-60 min. It usually wears off within 4-6 hours." (said the Physician Assistant)

This P.A. and I were getting along great, but I am losing faith in her. Visit 6 months ago, I was nothing but honest with her. When she sent me over for my yearly bloodwork, they said the Dr also wanted a urine test. I thought it weird, but figured maybe it was part of the physical now. Two days later I get results from MY DRUG TEST. (??!! WTH) It was 100% Clean by the way, but I felt like I'd been slapped. If she had told me she was going to do it, I would have been fine with it, so why all the sneaking and 2-faced crap.

I was feeling A-OK on the prozac. Due to a very long half-life I was taking it a couple of times a week, and was doing great. I was making alot of positive changes in my life and health and feeling encouraged. Things were looking up. And she made it now so I can barely THINK. It's why I ever took the Prozac, so I could THINK. My brain was turning to oatmeal. And so it has reverted.

I've been regular with the buspirone for just over a week now I think, and feel a bit better today than yesterday, but I still feel "on the edge" and the slightest thing sends me over. I can certainly tell when it's wearing off - Mood Swings - Anger - or especially Sadness with crying, etc. Like all my progress is in the toilet & what the heck - Are they treating me like this because I'm OLD?? Like a Child? or Does she think I'm some kind of addict? I don't even want to talk to her anymore & am supposed to have a video visit this week with her. I don't think I'm up to it. And all the above is what my brain goes over and over and over and over now.

So. I came to a place where maybe others might have experience with it, and here I am.

Thanks if you read all that. - Feeling crazy here.

[Starrlight]

I think it does take time to kick in initially yet I do feel the pills working about 45 minutes after I take it now. I have never heard of taking it as needed though. But when I do take an extra one on top of what my doc says to take per day I do notice it’s effects.

[RemySue]

Everything I've ever used had to be taken every day and took about 2 weeks to really feel relief. And FYI- I had to take a drug test AND sign a bunch of paperwork to get my xanax, which I've used off and on for 12 years.

[FifLove]

I’m sorry, I don’t remember how long it was before I felt relief from Buspirone. I have taken it on an “as needed” basis for a few years now. However, now I seem to “need” it way more often, and do feel it wear off within 5 hours. I do sometimes feel I need something more like prozac, so I would feel a steady relief, but have been told that’s very difficult to wean off of. I also enjoy the fact that when I am not around my chief stressors, I don’t need it regularly and just don’t take it. I hope this helps a bit…

[Boston001]

here I am about to give you my take but then I looked closer, buspirone vs bupropion, these pharmaceutical companies really got to hire different people to name their products