SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)

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SEROQUEL  (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE):  This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, sudden episodes of mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder). Quetiapine is known as an anti-psychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. This medication can decrease hallucinations and improve your concentration. It helps you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and take a more active part in everyday life. It may also improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level. Quetiapine can help prevent severe mood swings or decrease how often mood swings occur.   FDA Approval Date: 2005-10-04 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Bipolar Disorder None. This has enabled me to stabilize my mood and prevent mania maybe 98% of the time. A higher dose would make me too tired. It does not cure mania. It just keeps it at bay. F 59 15 years
100 mg 1X day
2/23/2024
 5  CPTSD So far I love it. I used to cry every single day from trauma and now I don't. I feel like this pill dries my eyes. Yes it is emotionally blunting but this is what I need. I feel things too deeply. I needed a break from being sad. So far I am pleased . F 32 2 months
25 1X day
8/25/2023
 2  Bipolar Gained 50-60 pounds and completely wrecked my body/figure even after I lost all the weight and returned to my normal lbs. Memory loss, binge eating, always tired, unable to concentrate. Was informed of outlandish comments and inappropriate conversations I made that I have no recollection of. I know looks are not the point of life but it is often difficult looking into the mirror and imagining what I would look like if I never took this drug. It has been 6 years since I was 14 and took seroquel. I do not have bipolar disorder nor have I ever been manic, doctor wrongly prescribed me this after learning my family history as a precaution. I was just depressed and going through puberty. I am sure this medicine helps people but should only be given to people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, not used as a precaution to people predisposed. F 14 4 months
400 mg 1X day
4/1/2023
 3  Bipolar I, CPTSD, Panic Disorder Increased appetite, nightmares, agitation, urinary frequency, rash, skin peeling F 31
600MG 1X day
2/18/2023
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 1  To help anxiety and sleep better It was offered to me after I weaned myself off of an addictive anxiety medication. It made me feel stupid but calm. I was taking it to help anxiety, it shouldn’t be prescribed off label, it messes with your mind. The drug addicts in the neighborhood wanted it to feel high, I didn’t, I knew it was trouble if they wanted it . I took it for a few years over a decade ago. Didn’t know about this website until today. F 56 5 years
?25 mg 3X day
1/26/2023
 4  Sleep Fogginess, loss of hair, I want to stop due to dementia news concern. I split 50 mg in 4 pieces, so approximately take 12.5 mg plenty for an 8 or 9 hour sleep if I want M 68 5 days
1/4 of 50m 1X day
1/2/2023
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 2  To sleep F 32 1 days
25 1X day
12/19/2022
 4  Bipolar,insomnia Dry eyes ,stuffy nose ,weight gain ,vivid dreams,and very horny. It helps me sleep and helped my mood swings F 23 4 weeks
200mg 2X day
10/16/2022
 5  Bipolar disorder Increased appetite but not a problem when taken last thing at night. A little groggy in the morning but easily solved with a coffee and nowhere near as bad as insomnia-induced grogginess Absolute life changer, 200mg nightly allows me to sleep after decades of insomnia. 25 or 50mg taken as needed to mitigate depression, rage and/or mania on the fly works well. Clearly a lot of people have had problems with seroquel (quetiapine) but I can't recommend it highly enough. If your bipolar controls your life, as it did mine, quetiapine can give you your agency back. Speaking of which, you'll only gain weight if you allow it. M 47 10 years
200 1X day
9/3/2022
 4  Chronic Insomnia Dry eyes, dry lips. Take with fish oil to offset the dryness F 50 1 years
25mg
8/18/2022
 3  Bipolar disorder, mania Tired after taking it. Increased anger and angst. It didn’t 100% agree with me and it made me angrier than usual, so I went off it. The withdrawal was horrible. I almost went to the hospital from the withdrawal, but I managed to not go and tough it out. I would be very hesitant to go on this drug again only because of the horrible withdrawal. F 38 2 months
25 mg 1X day
2/19/2022
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 5  Bi-polar disorder After having taken this large dosage, I began to experience toxicity almost overnight. I had to cut the dose to 600 mg. This medication has made living possible to me. It has also made me pre-diabetic, and I have gained weight. But I am sane, which has more meaning to me than any of the side effects that I have. M 61 3 years
1200 1X day
2/3/2022
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 1  depression Slept but turned into a zombie. Couldn't stop pacing. Dark, disturbing, violent thoughts. Nurse-practitioner seemed to be in love with this drug. I asked for an antidepressant but she refused to give me one and insisted that I take Seroquel. When she saw that it wasn't working she insisted that I increase the dose. Had my husband give me more and more until reached maximum dose. Ruined my life totally for 4-5 years, even though I took it for only 10 days. F 74 10 days
30 mg. 1X day
7/5/2021
 5  GAD, intrusive thoughts Seroquel saved my life almost immediately after taking my first pill! I had got weed induced anxiety resulting in GAD. So prior to that I never was on medication. I feel 100% healed and my amazing life is back! I hope I can get off it asap so I can go back to drinking my margaritas hehe F 29 2 months
25 1X day
5/18/2021
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 5  Anxiety/depression/sleep Weight gain and lack of sexual desire Very vivid dreams which I actually enjoy and look forward to each night. This medication has helped my anxiety and depression INCREDIBLY plus it puts me right to sleep. I have tried numerous medications, and this is the one that has finally worked for me. It has been life changing in the most positive of ways. The only downside is some weight gain and lack of sexual desire - almost nonexistent. But the benefits FAR outweigh the negatives. I no longer have panic attacks nor feel like I am just "existing". F 43 6 months
200mg 1X day
2/27/2021
 4  Sleep Restless legs, inability to orgasm. Occasional nightmares. Helps with sleep, mood swings. Stopped Trazodone and started taking Seroquel, with better results. This drug would be perfect if it didn’t interfere with sexual function. F 58 8 months
200 1X day
2/13/2021
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 1  Sleep Very tired within 20 minutes, but no deep. Weird vivid dreams when I would start to drift off waking me back up, only I couldn't open my eyes and it was hard. Hard time reaching to turn off alarm, took several attempts to push the button. Severe muscle fatigue in hands and arms with trembling. Hard time dressing, poor motor skills, inability to find words, almost felt I was in slow motion, brain fog, eyes swollen underneath like never before, sensitive to light, unable to drive, weird overall feeling of distance or separation from everything around me, very difficult to function. All this after just 1 dose! I will never take this medication again. When it was first prescribed to me 2 months ago, I read reviews and side effects and refused to take it. My Dr. talked me into it saying she thought it would help me sleep better. I would rather never sleep again than ever feel like this. F 48 1 days
50 mg 1X day
1/19/2021
 1  Sleep Very tired within 20 minutes, but no deep sleep. Weird vivid dreams when I would start to drift off waking me back up, only I couldn't open my eyes and it was hard to move. Hard time reaching to turn off alarm, took several attempts to push the button. Severe muscle fatigue in hands and arms with trembling. Hard time dressing, poor motor skills, inability to find words, almost felt I was in slow motion, brain fog, eyes swollen underneath like never before, sensitive to light, unable to drive, weird overall feeling of distance or separation from everything around me, very difficult to function. All this after just 1 dose! I will never take this medication again. When it was first prescribed to me 2 months ago, I read reviews and side effects and refused to take it. My Dr. talked me into it saying she thought it would help me sleep better. I would rather never sleep again than ever feel like this. F 48 1 days
50 mg 1X day
1/19/2021
 2  sleep weight gain, increased hunger and skin rashes It did help for falling asleep sometimes but it keeps causing purple scaly rashes on me so I had to stop taking it. I took it for about three days recently and developed scaly cracking bleeding knuckles on my hands. It hurts and my hands feel like sandpaper. I have been taking it off and on for about three months and also have gained I think roughly 10 lbs. If you stop taking it some of the water weight will come off if it causes that for you. If you are of asian genetics or native american please do not take this. I am half native american, so I think that's why my skin is having problems. It's kind of scary. I hope it heals. F 32 14 days
25 MG 1X day
12/8/2020
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 3  Bipolar 2 Worked good for controlling rapid cycle bipolar 2. But gives me SEVERE restless legs, ankles and elbows!!! For a good 12 hours after taking it. So so so so horrible! F 26 18 months
125mg
12/2/2020
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SEROQUEL  (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE):  This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, sudden episodes of mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder). Quetiapine is known as an anti-psychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. This medication can decrease hallucinations and improve your concentration. It helps you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and take a more active part in everyday life. It may also improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level. Quetiapine can help prevent severe mood swings or decrease how often mood swings occur.   FDA Approval Date: 2005-10-04 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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