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 | for a low dose mood stableizer | I ended up in the e.r. after taking for 2 days. I developed sever allergic reactions and had to be injected with a steroid and Benedryl | My worse complaint is my tongue is red swollen and my whole mouth and throat are covers in bright red rash, I cannot taste food of drink. I am weak, shaky and totally agitated, as I can barely function I was unable to reach the Dr. who Rx them and so went to e.r with anafalaxis type shock. I feel way sicker than I ever have and I have had 2 recent total hip replacements, which was a walk in the park compared to this. I am not getting better and am afraid of convulsion and if I can't get the swelling sharp pain of neck, lips mouth and throat. I feel so bad that I reviewed "Final Exit" and if you don't know what that is about, lease do not look into it. It gets etched in your brain and seems like a logical solution. I am taking benedryl and have no relief. I would encourage anyone to do extensive research on any pharmacy drugs before jumping off that cliff. I will never take another Rx. I will be surprised if I even live through the night.I have never felt such severe pain. I suppose this is what it feels like for someone who is allergic to seafood feels after a seafood cocktail. Speaking of cocktails....I am going to have one because the Spurs lost last night and they are my team. Blessings on anyone having health issues. I also would suggest before making appoints with any doctor...to go online and be sure she/he is boarded by the state (geographically) in, and I hope everyone has a better state of mind. Feel better soon and make the best of what is left. Cheers < | F | 58 | 2 days 25 mg 1X O | 6/3/2012 | 1 | Bi polar / insomnia | Weight gain, extreme tiredness, heart racing and palpitations, withdraw symptoms do horrible that my doctor thought it was more safe to take the drug then to stop it, no sex drive, back pain, no drive in life, overall felt very unhealthy. Sleeping issues. | F | 28 | 10 years 300 mg | 5/14/2012 | 2 | Sleep problems | Heart palpitations/racing, tired the next day. | It would take up to 5 hours for it to kick in sometimes. | F | 21 | 3 months 50mg 1X day | 5/13/2012 | 3 | Anxiety, Panic and Depression | Sleepy like no tomorrow. Little energy. | M | 50 | 3 months 450 mg per | 5/3/2012 | 3 | insomnia/bipolar | When i first started taking this drug, i was about 15, and i am now 18. I passed out withing ten minutes of taking seroquel, and i had a hard time waking up in the morning for school. i hated being on medication, especially because there was nothing really visible wrong with me, but my parents forced me to take it. i also felt numb a lot of the time, and there were several nights in which i didnt take my medication and experienced terrible symptoms: fatigue, dizziness, nausea, frequent vomitting, massive headaches, and i constantly slept the next day. it was like a terrible hangover, and i couldnt eat anything. i never had trouble with weight gain, though. granted, it worked for my moods, but i chose to start weening myself off of seroquel about a month a month ago. i went down 25 mg every week, and was okay. i sleep decently still, but i stopped taking it 2 days ago, and i keep getting dizzy and have headrushes. | F | 18 | 3 years 100 mg 1X day | 4/18/2012 | 4 | PTSD, Major Depression/insomnia | F | 44 | 3 months 25mg 1X day | 4/10/2012 Patient History | 4 | Anxiety bipolar and paranoia | Dry mouth, weird dreams, lack of sex drive, sleepiness ........but overall it is finally letting me sleep all night and not waking up going to the bathroom I used to wake up 4 times in the night now I don't | F | 31 | 1 months 50mg | 4/7/2012 | 2 | Schizophrenia | tiredness, fatigue, loss of sex drive, weight gain, increased appetite | M | 21 | 4 weeks 600 mg 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | Sleep problems | Weight gain, vision problems!! | Seroquel has been extensively linked to the same severe visual side effects as the older typical antipsychotics (such as Thorazine.) It is not safer than those older drugs were. All you have to do is go to www.pubmed.gov and look up "quetiapine AND visual side effects" to find out some of the terrifying facts. This is a VERY dangerous drug and there are safer ones!!! | F | 42 | 3 years 25-200 mg. 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 3 | Bipolar Disorder I | Crave sweets, 5 pounds weight gain, extreme fatigue, constant runny nose, drugged up feeling, laughing spells | My Doctor started me on this drug to help with my insomnia and also with my paranoid thoughts and perceptions. It has definitely helped both of these things, however, it makes me very tired and unmotivated sometimes. This feeling was even worse on the XR version. I feel drugged up (i.e. happy and peaceful) on this. I think its a little too "drugged up." It does help me be able to work through my anxiety which I was not able to before or maybe its just that my anxiety is lessened. I am very unhappy with the side effects though, and also don't like its lack of transparency. I am also taking Lithium (which works well for me) so I am not sure if it heightens any seroquel effects. | F | 33 | 1 months 75 mg 2X day | 3/21/2012 | 3 | insomnia, mood swings | Was on this drug for almost a year. Had to discontinue due to restless leg (so bad it kept me awake for hours... insomnia was the main reason I was on the drug.) Also toward the end of a year memory loss (was at a store counter filling out a form and could not remember my address!)and weight gain. | Restless leg aside, it was great at first. Slept solid, no waking up, did not gain weight, increased libido. It turned on me after about 11 months. Had to discontinue. | M | 47 | 1 years 50 mg 1X day | 3/17/2012 | 5 | Bipolar I | Increases appetite about 20-30 after taking it. Sedated feeling. Weight gain. When I was first started on seroquel in 2007 at 600mg 1x/day, I was Extremely manic which included having delusions and hallucinations. It took some time for it to kick in. I remember still having delusions when first starting the medication. For some reason though I kept taking it even though I've always hated taking psych meds and have stopped and started them soo many times. In about a month is when I started to become "normal" again. After the delusions and mania stopped I felt very lethargic and depressed since I was on such a high dose. Long story short, over the past 5-6 years, my dose has been decreased to 50mg, which is what I am taking now. This med has been a lifesaver for me and although it sucked putting weight on, it's better then being mentally sick. Also take lamictal 200mg/day, wellbutrin 75mg 2x/day, vistaril 25mg prn anxiety. I feel very lucky to have found a combination of meds that keep me even-keeled. It is a long process with trying to find what works for you but when you find the right meds, it makes all the difference! | F | 27 | 6 years 50mg | 3/9/2012 | 2 | insomna | sex drive gone../ weight gain unreal | F | 48 | 75 1X day | 3/7/2012 | 1 | schizophrenia | Somatic hallucinations and visual hallucinations panic attacks and paranoia | M | 24 | 1 days 100mg | 3/5/2012 | 1 | Bipolar II / Depression | Violent fainting attacks, bloated/very uncomfortable stomach, nausea, tremor, hot and cold flushes, burning sensation under the skin, headache and a feeling of pressure in the head, excessive sweating or shivering, tachycardia, heart palpitations, insomnia, neck pain. | Last in the line of attempted treatments for my bipolar II / depression. Stopped it after only one week at the lowest dose due to nasty fainting attacks combined with random selections of the other side effects I listed. I have never felt so physically ill before in my life, and was hospitalized one night due to it. Now, almost three weeks after stopping, I feel significantly better, but still far from good. Still have occasional attacks of low to medium severity and constant insomnia. | M | 26 | 7 days 25 1X day | 2/23/2012 | 1 | Anxiety | Memory loss, shortness of breath, unbeatable fatigue, twitches | I sat and watched my roommate get beaten up by her significant other and could not get off of the floor. I couldn't move because I thought my heart was going to explode from just getting out of bed and walking 10 ft to the living room. If you want zero control of your body and a helpless feeling in the middle of the night, take this medication. I also hit a parked car while driving and trying to make it to class, because the serequel made me so groggy. I wake up, do what I HAVE to do, and then fall asleep by 5pm. Found out how outrageous my dosage was from a nurse friend, an immediately stopped taking the mess with much consequence in side effects. It has been six years since I have taken serequel and I am just now feeling normal. | F | 29 | 1 years 250 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 4 | Bipolar diagnosis | I take 400mg before bed. Dry Mouth during later part of the night and in the morning. Wake up 2x/night to drink something. Extreme restlessness on the back of my legs 2-3 hours after taking seroquel. Taking pain killers to stop the leg restlessness. Late night hunger, but that might that might just be me :). | In my opinion bettter than other medicines, less physically tramatic. I'm still not as metally balenced as I would like to be but I am able to function day to day. I make lists of things to do and check them off. I am very lucky my family has stuck by me thru this. | M | 45 | 3 years 400 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 3 | Bi-polar and Borderline | Sleepy,"med munchies",parinioa,anxiety | Worked great in the begining then made me get paroniod,fearfull,twitchy so now im starting something knew hopefully it will help. The 1st 2 yrs made a BIG difference in me and was great | F | 34 | 3 years 600 1X day | 2/10/2012 | 2 | anxiety, sleep | Hallucinations - sounds and visuals, very zombie like, nausea | M | 15 | 1 days 200 MG | 2/8/2012 | 1 | Major Depressive Disorder | Dizziness,difficulty breathing,memory loss,chills,uncontrolled muscle movements,vision changes,and paranoia. | Would never recommend it to anyone else!This drug is very addictive and can cause some major problems to the body and mental health.Heavy sleepiness and also major memory loss.Mood changes depending on how much you take or feel about the meds.Also its so strong I cant even feel emotions at times. | F | 15 | 9 years 350 2X day | 2/8/2012 |