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 | Aggitation | Zombie land, bad dreams, aggression weird drug in general. | Didn't like it felt weird , lights are on nobody home | M | 44 | 5 days 30mg 1X day | 10/6/2012 | 4 | insomnia, anxiety | Very little side-effects. Feeling tired. Some blood sugar issues. | Withdrawal can kill. Monitor your blood sugar (and insulin!) levels. 5-HT2A and cardiovascular tissues. Excess ACTH and cortisol and brain activity. | M | 32 | 3 years 400 1X day | 9/30/2012 | 4 | Insomnia | Dry mouth, pounding heart in the middle of the night, sore/raw throat in the morning with a strong thirst | My doctor prescribed me this for insomnia because he said it has certain off-label uses. The first night I took it, I fell asleep quickly and woke up hours later with a pounding heart. It wasn't enough to make me call 911 or anything, just a little scary. I laid back down and fell right back to sleep with no problem. In the morning, my mouth felt incredibly dry and my throat was raw, like I'd slept with a powerful fan pointed at me. I was also so parched that I had to run for a glass of water right away. I asked my doctor about this, specifically the pounding heart, and he says it is known to do that sometimes but he wouldn't be concerned. With continued use, all of these side effects other than the pounding heart upon waking in the middle of the night disappeared. I would only notice it when I would wake up, but if I went right back to sleep, I was fine. I stopped taking it after a month because I wanted to try something that didn't have this side effect, even though it wasn't unbearable. I figured why not try to find one that has no side effects at all. Anyway, I recommend it for those who have trouble sleeping. | M | 27 | 1 months 25 MG 1X day | 9/13/2012 | 1 | Anxiety, depression, insomia | First dose made me a zombie - a literal zombie the day after. I could not make sense of words to read, I couldn't do basic math, I felt like I wasn't even living in my body. Then the WORSE side effect started - severe leg cramps. My leg muscles were so tight and I was in so much pain I spent most of the night after I took the second dose crying in pain and ended up having a panic attack. | Called the doctor in the AM, he told me to stop immediately and phoned in a muscle relaxant for me. Worst drug reaction I've ever had, even worse than an antibiotic that made my face swell. I now list this among my allergies. This drug may be good for some people but I really think this is prescribed far too freely considering the side effect profile and really should only be restricted to people who have ACTUAL mania and psychosis. | F | 32 | 2 days 50mg 1X day | 9/12/2012 | 1 | Mania depression and anxiety | Memory loss, massive weight gain, exhausted from the moment I wake up, rapid heart beat. Pressure pain on chest ,permanent pain inside left arm joint. Sluggish thyroid. SWELLING AND PAIN and Bloating in STOMACH. | M | 56 | 3 months 300 | 9/10/2012 | 1 | suppossed bipolar manic | caused QT prolongation, severe arrythmia, had to have heart defibrullated. Doctors don't care prescribed to me again in emergency room, of course I didn't fill it. Caused me to have weight gain problems, had to take more blood pressure meds because of it, memory problems permanently from it. | I was told by another pissed off psychiatric abuse survivor, it's the elephant tranquilzer. I've had nothing but side effects from 4 different kinds of bipolar, I refuse all psychiatric meds, they can fly men to the moon, do heart surgery by robots, but, they can't make drugs without horrible side effects. I am now a member of mindfreedom.org. I told the psychiatric to practice medicine on himself, and when he almost dies, see how he feels about taking more psychiatric drugs. I am not popular in the mental health field, and I don't care! | F | 60 | 3 months 200 1X day | 9/6/2012 | 1 | depression major | im getting high sugar my mom has diabetes type 2 | F | 13 years 50mg at ni 1X day | 8/30/2012 | 5 | Bipolar | I also take 25 mg of Seroquel during the day up to 4 times per day for severe anxiety and dangerous intrusive thoughts. | This has been a miracle drug for me. No hallucinations, visual, auditory or olfactory. Much more stable in moods. When I have had issues with my bipolar gradual increases in dosage have helped. | M | 48 | 15 months 300mg 1X day | 8/29/2012 | 1 | Bipolar II NOS | Where to start.... Side effects did not start instantly, they took time (weeks) to build up, and when I stopped it took time (weeks) to abate. 1. Sweated like a race horse when I slept. Woke up with sudden gasps and heart racing 2.Had a very difficult time urinating, low flow, and couldn't shut off the tap, just kept dripping 3. I could not orgasm!!! .... that alone would make a sane person crazy | Was prescribed this for Sleeping & Bipolar II NOS. HORRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS - In my case, it didn't particular effect my mood or my sleep. Even if it did, the side effects more than negated any positive change. | M | 32 | 8 months Unsure 1X day | 8/26/2012 | 5 | Insomnia | No side effects. | The doctor prescribed this medication for me to help me sleep after other methods and drugs failed. I don't have a problem falling asleep but I have a problem staying asleep because I have a very active mind. I started out with 25 MG taken at bedtime but the doctor had to increase the dose every few weeks as my body got used to the medication. My maintenance dose finally came out to 300 MG and I have been taking this for 7 years now. I do feel groggy in the morning especially when I don't get my 8 hours of sleep but it's a small price to pay for restful sleep. I did find that taking the medication on a full stomach lessens the sedating effect of the drug. I am a bit worried about getting tardive dyskinesia in the future though the chances are slim as this is an atypical antipsychotic. Nevertheless, the risk is worth it. | M | 47 | 7 years 300 MG 1X day | 8/18/2012 | 5 | Bad reaction to Paxil | This medicine saved my life! I was diagnosed with major depression and panic disorder back in 1999 at age 16 and was placed on Paxil by my psychiatrist. I experienced SEVERE mood swings (euphoria and rage), hallucinations, night terrors, and blackout periods. The final straw was suicidal thoughts. My mom called the doctor and he immediately took me off the Paxil "cold turkey" and put me on Seroquel for 2 weeks while the Paxil got out of my system. It calmed my mood swings and made me tolerable to be around again. I also stopped experiencing suicidal thoughts. I am not bipolar, but this saved me when I experienced a chemical reaction very similar to bipolar disorder. | F | 16 | 14 days 60mg 1X day | 8/17/2012 | 1 | Insomnia | Horrible nightmares. I wake up feeling like I am coming out of a terrifying situation every morning but have no real memories of what the situation is. It's just the worst experience I've ever been through. Except for not sleeping for nights at a time. Also I have no memory and am drugged feeling all day. After I take it at night it makes me higher than a kite. I am sure some people would pay for such a high. I can't stress how horrific I feel waking up after this drug. Also I sweat and the smell is awful. And my muscles are so tight in my neck all the way down my back that I can't move my head.b | Before this drug I was complaining that I never ever dreamed. I would love to never dream again after this experience. I was on about a year ago and went off of it because of the horrible dreams and terrors upon waking. They never went away after quitting for at least a year. So I decided to try it again for sleep. Biggest mistake. 25 mgs were pretty hard to get off of. I don't know how I'll get off of 50 mgs. It seems certain that the drug has already affected my brain chemistry and the effects are permanent. That is disturbing to me. Seroquel has totally changed my life for the worse. I don't mean to seem dramatic but sometimes I'd rather die than go to sleep knowing the way I'm going to feel when I wake up in the morning. I'm so doped at all times that it's even hard for me to write this. I keep losing my thoughts. I have a business to run and this state of mind is not ok. I know that everybody is different but I can't imagine what it must be like to be taking a high dose of the stuff. Also, my body has built a tolerance to it fast. I started on 25 mg a month ago and am already up to 50 mg. I wish that when I went off the 25 mg a year ago I would have never touched the stuff again. It was pretty hard coming off 25 mg. another concern I have is that doctors are pushing this drug like crazy. I know a lot of people who have taken it or are taking it for various, mostly off label reasons. In my opinion seroquel is a nightmare. Literally. | F | 43 | 4 weeks 50mg 1X day | 8/15/2012 | 2 | originally for sleep deprivation | Without Seroquel, I would have survived. But I would have been hospitalized without a doubt. Now, 6 years later, I have lost my career, lost nearly all my friends and moved to an isolated area to get away from people. And the doctor keeps prescribing higher and higher doses! | Don't take this longer than you have to! | F | 57 | 6 years 400 1X day | 8/13/2012 | 5 | situational stress and bad sleeping | sleepiness | seroquel is best of the worst. at least it works well for me, thought it was clear overmedication and it sucked me into a life-long psychiatric patient. you cannot withdraw this drug easily/safely unlike some other meds (relora?/nmda antagonist? + beta agonist etc). | M | 32 | 4 years 400 1X day | 7/25/2012 | 4 | bipolar mania | None so far apart from a stuffed up nose. | I am taking this drug for mania and psychosis. I've been sleepless for 8 days and am now beginning to get some rest. This episode has been catastrophic financially, and I have had auditory and visual hallucinations. Quetiapine has sedated me a bit( I add in a sleeping tablet) and taken the edge off the mania. I still have the hallucinations, but they are not as intrusive as they were. I also take abilify and venlafaxine, so at the moment I'm on two anti psychotics, which is not recommended in the long term. I'll come off the quetiapine when I'm a bit better, but having read the posts, I'll do it slowly. The drug has been a life saver in that it makes me drowsy, but I wouldn't take it unless I was manic. | F | 56 | 10 days 1X day | 7/23/2012 | 5 | Bipolar 1 w/anxiety, BPD | Dry mouth, slight weight gain, some brain fog | This med works well for me. Keeps my mood even, and is definitely worth the side effects. I used to dissociate and become "my evil twin" - she has cost me a job and countless relationships. It is a horrible feeling to know you can't trust yourself. But - things are much better now since my last hospitalation (where I was put on it). Sometimes you have to choose the lesser of two evils. It's different for everyone..I just happen to find it helpful at this time in my up and down kind of life. Hang in there… | F | 44 | 2 months 800 1X day | 7/15/2012 | 2 | bi polar | dry mouth , stuffy nose, woke up and had pounding heart and sweats, felt weird in my head, can't explain it. gained about 15#, with barely eating any more food. Take it 2 hrs. before bed and still can't sleep , sometimes wake up with palpatations, sweating, panic feeling and terrible pains in my feet and legs. I take meds for RLS. I feel scared and alone and don't know what to do when this happens because everyone else is asleep. Sometimes I go outside or stand over ac vent place a wash cloth on my head and try to wait for the feeling to subside. sometimes its over 15 minutes. 2 days ago got 45minutes of sleep and was miserable. At first the med didn't do this to me, with the exception of dry mouth. I went on generic from Canada of SR and don't remember the palpatations and sweats. Some nights I spend half the night placing and replacing the sheet and blanket. I can't get my body temp. right no matter what I do, I go from freezing cold to sweating. The Seroquel did help the moods thou | I would take with caution and be aware of the Side Effects and don't wait to report them to Dr. I waited almost 4 weeks mostly because I thought they would go away, instead they got worse along with the foot and leg and back pain and the regulation of the body temperature. I thought the XR was for me because took the regular stuff before and the leg pain was so unbearable I had to discontue it. | F | 58 | 6 months 300mg XR 1X day | 6/23/2012 | 1 | Depression, Bipolar | Tired, very stuffy nose shortly after taking, possible weight gain. | Was prescribed to help stabilize my mood and lift me out of depression. Did not help. Started at 50 or 100 then increased to 200. Made it uncomfortable to sleep as it made my nose so stuffy I couldn't breathe out of it. Felt tired on it. Started eating more and eating unhealthy foods and gained 10 lbs while on this drug. | F | 22 | 1 months 200 1X day | 6/20/2012 | 3 | Bipolar, Anxiety, PTS | F | 29 | 6 months 400 mg | 6/16/2012 | 3 | Anxiety & insomnia. Cope tragedy | I took one at night. Slept 36 hrs. Woke up sick. Then a day later started with half. Slept a day. Couldn't go to work. Then cut the half in half. Days I don't take it I CAN'T sleep. So I try every other day . It's made me a different person . I don't feel love or connection, I don't care about my husband. Or my future. It's really reset my brain. Bow I crave alcohol more & illegal drugs. My life is screwed. I don't care to try another doctor they've all been unhelpful judgemental shrinks. | F | 29 | 2 months 25 | 6/14/2012 |