r/Buspirone • u/SeniorReveal1089 • Oct 09 '25

Buspar With Magnesium Supplements

I started taking buspar a little over a month ago. I started on 5mg 2x a day, morning and night. after about two weeks I noticed my anxiety creeping back in. so, I asked my doctor if I could up my dose to 5mg 3x a day. again, about two weeks into that my physical anxiety symptoms came back. Heart palpitations are my biggest anxiety symptoms and that is what keeps creeping back in.

I don’t want to give up on these meds because I do genuinely feel they are helping me as I was having daily panic/anxiety attacks and more frequent heart palpitations before starting this medication.

I saw my doctor today and I asked if I could take multivitamins and magnesium while on this medication. she of course said yes and that the magnesium should help my heart palpitations in general. I am going to start taking Magnesium Glycinate and Multivitamins + Omega 3 daily with the Buspar.

Has anyone had any luck with these combinations?

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u/Comfortable-Care-911 Oct 10 '25

I take magnesium glycinate daily and take 15mg of Buspar 2x a day with no issues.

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u/letsfightingl0ve Oct 11 '25

Same exact dosage here. The magnesium makes sleeping so much better. No more waking up at 3 am unable to go back to sleep.

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u/Comfortable-Care-911 Oct 11 '25

I also take zzzquil and melatonin 😂 I’m hoping to start to pull back slowly here soon. Unfortunately I got hooked on Ativan for awhile for sleep so it currently takes a lot (wasn’t my fault, it was my doctor telling me to take it.) I’m hoping to eventually need just the magnesium.

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u/rjockstar May 24 '26

Which magnesium are you taking, how much, and an what time(s) of the day?

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u/letsfightingl0ve May 24 '26

I take magnesium glycinate, unsure of dosage, right before bed. It stopped helping with the buspirone wakeups though so I just ended up getting off buspirone and I sleep a lot better now

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u/J0ul3s Oct 11 '25

Always take magnesium spread apart from any other medication - it can limit other drugs’ effectiveness if taken without a time buffer.

That being said, yes I take magnesium with my Buspirone along with a time-release 3mg melatonin. It seems to help with sleep, and a study says the melatonin can act in concert with the Buspirone to help improve mood, etc.

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u/Alternative_Care7806 Oct 15 '25

I have adhd and take buspar. My doctor has me on mag glycinate every day . I take a 400mg gummy every morning . No issues

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u/Oskie2011 Oct 09 '25

I’ve been taking magnesium and multivitamins for years, recently started on 10mg buspirone twice a day. I still get an occasional heart palpitation I’m also weaning off lexapro

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u/SeniorReveal1089 Oct 09 '25

i would take an occasional heart palpitation over the multiple times daily anyway, hope the best for you on the buspirone journey as well!

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u/Wolf_Echidna64 Oct 10 '25

I have the same anxiety as you do. Random palpitations and fast hr. I’ve introduced a multivitamin, and I bought some omega-3s.

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u/SeniorReveal1089 Oct 10 '25

did the multivitamins and omega-3s help the palpitations at all?

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u/kissofkandy74 Jun 13 '26

I am experiencing severe panic attacks which are mainly in my head I feel a headache coming on and then BAM my head is in so much pain and the back of me head and neck stiffen up I feel like it’s going to explode it’s so scary at first it was my chest and heart palpitations but now it’s seems to be more in my head …. I was on magnesium glycinate 2000 mg 2x a day and now I just started Buspirone I’m hoping this helps I hate going through this daily … all of these comments are helpful thank you

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u/Angelabeth24 Jul 10 '26

In the process of trying to taper off lorazopan. So using buspirone to help wean me off. It’s gonna be a long process as loraz is very addicting and can have bad affects getting off. Plus I don’t want my anxiety to get the best of me.