SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1505 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
1 | mild insomnia+wierd dreams (voices) | Used it for MILD insomnia (I could sleep without anything). Used it like a fool for 2 years. The initial reason was MILD GABAergic damage and proper therapy would have been: 1) use antihistamine to help with sleep (seldomly) 2) wait for one year for brain to heal 3) use neurologist and use something that could help GABA heal I was able to work all the time and worked as scientist before seroquel (and bad doc and didn't know anthing about meds) ruined my life. | Seroquel is neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drug. Neuroleptic drugs slowly kill you and it is harder and harder to withdraw (sleep): 1) never start antipsychotics or antidepressants 2) people typically die in 10 years or so 3) brain damage and its harder and harder to sleep without quetiapine 4) if you have used seroquel for longer periods DO NOT ABRUPTLY STOP If you have recently started and you are using it for mild symptoms (insomnia?) => go to neurologist specialized for sleep ASAP Use benzos for sleep or maybe certain antidepressants but use a GOOD doctor you can trust because there are pitfalls in many medications used for sleep. (in general you cannot use anything for longer periods for sleep without serious side-effects.) Use natural methods for sleep: aerobic exercise, glycine 3-5g, tryptophan, magnesium, l-arginine, beetroot, colostrum, good bed and sleeping place etc. | M | 30 | 999 years 400 MG 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 1 | Teleporter Psychosis | Couldnt float in space anymore, sunk. | M | 459 years | 3/14/2005 | 1 | For sleep | Extreme weight gain..heightened depression..heightened suicidal thoughts.. extreme anxiety.. anti social.. irritability.. tired all the time.. constipation.. heart attack.. stroke.. kidney disease.. high blood pressure on and on and on | Very dangerous drug that should not be given to anybody | F | 62 | 21 years 100mg | 2/23/2020 | 5 | Bipolar | Severe weight gain. Sedation, without Seroquel I cannot sleep. That being said, it is not a sleep aid. I have terrible real life like nightmares constantly. Constipation. | At this point I am still worried about the Tardive Dyskinesia. Almost 20 years. But for my situation, It is worth the risk for the benefits. I have to be careful due to being up many times as night as it does make me very dizzy. It is not for everyone. I would personally prefer it over the older Trazodone or Klonopin which really knock me out and don't fully treat the bipolar. | F | 48 | 19 years 450mg | 8/3/2019 | 5 | sleep | sleep 18 hours a day | its the best if you need sleep | M | 18 | 18 years | 6/10/2006 | 5 | Misdiagnosed as Bipolar | Gained 120 pounds. Cognitive impairment. | I was initially put on 50mg due to the stress of losing a loved one. Quickly built up a tolerance and ended up on 900mg. Lost my career, ability to form relationships, or control my finances. I weaned off the drug over about 7 years. This is an inappropriate medication for long term use. It is disabling and clearly a neurotoxin. Avoid at all costs. I'm now working, going to school, and enjoying life again. | M | 55 | 17 years 900 1X day | 8/4/2019 | 3 | OCD | Weight gain right from the start of taking the Quetiapine. I never had a problem with weight before, but gained 40lbs in first year and always struggled since. Quetiapine, combined with an SSRI does help with OCD intrusive thoughts, but I am still very depressed. I am just existing, not living. I pushed myself for many years to overcome lack of motivation and apathy, but eventually it all got the better of me. Mental illness totally sucks. Side effects of meds are really bad, but often overlooked by “professionals” as they want us to shut up, take the pills and not bother them. | I figured out that because Quetiapine increases prolactin to decrease dopamine in the brain, we are basically being zombiefied. Dopamine is good for motivation and feeling good. It's just tinkering with our brain chemistry to make us docile and compliant. | F | 46 | 17 years 100 1X day | 10/10/2020 | 5 | Sleep aid | Non | Helps me sleep at night- started at 50mg and now take 100 mg...but have taken it consistently for 15 years. | F | 66 | 15 years 100mg 1X day | 11/30/2019 | 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 | 1 | Insomnia, Schizotypal Personality D | Increased appetite. Massive weight gain of 100+ pounds. Development of type 2 diabetes. Development of sleep apnea. Fatigue, lethargy & apathy. | I have been on this medication for around 15 years now. I have tried going off it many, many times. I even slowly tapered it down to 6.5 mg, but always ended up back on it because without it - I wouldn't sleep at all for days, until I would usually start hallucinating and feeling like I was coming apart at the seams. Nothing else seems to work for my insomnia. I am fed up with constantly feeling tired all day and am sick of being so overweight. I went cold turkey 7 nights ago & have only managed 8 hours of sleep TOTAL since. I'm exhausted, but OK mentally, in part thanks to being on Prozac & in part to being so determined to get off of it for once and for all. While it guaranteed sleep for me, it simply wasn't worth the side effects. | F | 48 | 15 years 6.25-500mg 1X day | 4/12/2016 | 1 | Organic personality disorder, TBI, | Side effects I've had are heart palpitations, extreme groggy feeling throughout the day, vertigo when standing up, weight gain, anxiety and depression, slurred speech and dizziness | I've been on this med far too long and I'm not sure wht no doc wants to change it. I'm still consistently having anxiety mood swings and depression. This med just doesn't work for me | F | 31 | 14 years 375 mg | 9/14/2019 | 1 | depression major | im getting high sugar my mom has diabetes type 2 | F | 13 years 50mg at ni 1X day | 8/30/2012 | 4 | Bipolar and sleep issues | Weight gain | Seems the longer I've been on it, the less it helps me sleep. When I was on 25 mg the first 5 years, I slept great and didn't have any weight gain. I'm on 300-600mg at night now, and have put on 50 pounds. | F | 53 | 12 years | 1/25/2010 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety | Lethargy, apathy, fatigue, weight gain, I just didnt care much about anything. I couldnt. | This drug along with other anti psychotics shouldnt be taken as a first option. Although it seemed to mask/dull the anxiety and depression, it made me a zombie. I wanted to sleep all of the time.. I gained 50+ lbs over the 12 years I was on seroquel. I was told that I could never get off of this stuff, but 16 months ago, I quit cold turkey. Weening off was not an option for me, as it made me feel more anxiety, and more 'crazy'. I went through 3 months of withdrawal from taking seroquel. I would never recommend that anyone take it..ever. I now have permanent damage done to me mentally..I have tremors and small 'tics' but it was worth getting off, for sure. I can FEEL again! | F | 44 | 12 years 100 1X day | 6/4/2016 | 5 | Very severe insomnia | I have had no side effects at all | F | 68 | 11 years 50 mg | 3/31/2018 | 5 | PTSD, lack of sleep | Vivid dreams, groggy wake-up (use caffeine to overcome) no weight gain until I stopped smoking, slightly high blood sugar. | Starting taking seroquel while on active duty and deployed in Iraq due to sleep problems and PTSD in 2009 at 25 mg, now retired from active duty and I take 200 mg before bedtime, If I don't take it, I will not go to sleep. Weight gain only after I stopped smoking in 2016, considering the small bad effects I rather take it than not. Recommend small dosage at first, plus be positive about life, it could be worse as I seen and experienced worse in Iraq. | M | 49 | 11 years 200 1X day | 2/16/2020 | 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 | 5 | Bipolar | One hour after taking, it puts you into a heavy drowsiness, almost into a stupor. You simply have to go to bed; I can't imagine anyone doing anything waking/active at all once the drug kicks in. Causes the profoundest sleep you've ever had; a godsend to those of us with hyperactive minds. Often it seems to make the night fly by instantly: One minute you're lying down, the next minute you're waking up 6-8 hours later, with no memory of having slept. Surprisingly, you awaken with little or no grogginess; the fog lifts within 30-40 minutes. I do find I need 2 cups of coffee, though to get me into the swing of active thinking. Seroquel's most disagreeable side-effect for me was, as the drug takes effect, it causes your nasal passages to swell up and shut tighter than a drum; on one occasion, very alarmingly, I felt I could barely breathe through my mouth, either. Nose spray (oxymetazoline) totally relieve this, however. Seroquel really feels like a p | It's a life-saver for those with manic, hyperactive, "monkey-minded" minds, and those of us recovering from substance abuse; It reins in paranoia. I take it as a strong, effective sleep-agent, but I know a schizophrenic who takes 800MG per day! Good lord. | M | 50 | 10 years 100MG 1X day | 1/6/2014 | 5 | Mania/psychosis | Hungover if I take more and have to get up before it is worn off or else I don't sle ep at all or wake up early. Had problems w/everything. | I also take ambien 12.5 and restoril 30 and lamictal 100 | F | 60 | 10 years 300 mg 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 5 | GOOD WORK SCHIZO MAN | All of the antipsychotics are OUTDATED if they are not in extended realease form. The only drugs your docotor is suppose to prescribe is Invega or Seroquel XR. The other drugs like Abilify, Zyprexa, Geodon and Risperdal are in there old forms and should not be prescribed. They are not effective. | One more step for freedom | M | 30 | 10 years | 5/21/2007 |
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)