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 |
| 4 | Bipolar1, Anxiety, Sleep Disorder | Constipation, short term memory loss - Seroquil??? Not sure | I started taking the fast acting seroquel. Gained weight quickly. After being on Abilify for two years gaining 60lbs with high cholesterol, my doctor switched it to fast acting formula, I experienced severe drowsiness immediately. Thats fine for me, but I was gaining wait and waking up groggy. So she switched it to the XR formula. I feel better than ever, actually loosing weight and not groggy in the am. Still wondering about slight confusion and very short term memory loss??? | F | 39 | 3 months 50MG XR 1X day | 12/14/2011 | 5 | Insomnia/bipolar | Drowsiness, constipation, weight gain, upset stomach, OCCASIONAL somnolence | I've had terrible insomnia since i was 13, I'd sleep about 12 hours a week. I'm now sleeping a good 8-10 hours a night which greatly helps symptoms of my bipolar disorder. A great drug to level you out. | M | 22 | 1 months 50mg 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 3 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Extreme tiredness, weight gain, dulled emotions, memory and concentration problems | This drug worked like a dream initially but wore off after about a year when the dosage decreased very slightly. The side effects of this drug are awful, truly life-changing in a negative way. After about half an hour of taking it you become very sleepy and must go to bed. You get off to sleep very quickly. In the morning it is very hard to get up and wake up even. My mum was waking me up several times - I would sleep through alarms and would just go back to sleep without even knowing. I would get up late, I missed a lot of college. I could not cry and wasn't laughing as much on this drug - surpressed emotions. I could not concentrate on work and my memory was bad. Hard to read large chunks of text. On coming off this drug I have become more alert, my emotions have returned and I am no longer tired. Never again will I touch this poison. | 20 | 1.5 years 600/700mg 1X day | 12/11/2011 | 4 | insomnia | drowsiness | when i first started taking seroquel, i would fall asleep in five minutes and if i didnt go to sleep right away, then i would get anxious because my mind didnt want to sleep, but my body did. so i make sure i go to bed now when it starts to kick in. i am also on a lower dose now and so it helps me fall asleep in a more natural way than before. the only thing is that if i stop taking the seroquel, i cant sleep at all.. my insomnia is probably worse than before in that respect. however, if you are not taking this drug for insomnia, i dont think you will have this kind of dependence/side effect. other than this, i havent experienced any other side effects... no weight gain or anything else. this drug has been very helpful for me... i have tried other medicines for insomnia and nothing else has worked. | F | 29 | 6 years 200-300 mg 1X day | 12/10/2011 | 4 | insommia racing thoughts, mood | Dry mouth, drowsiness in the morning | Fabulous drug, the drowsiness in the mornings was unlike any other side effect, i can't keep my eyes open for the first hour, but am totally alert. I can work more effectively in the day and suffer less from stress, am much calmer. unfortunatley i can't take it every night as it seems to build up. | F | 42 | 3 years 25mg 1X AN | 12/4/2011 | 2 | Insomnia, ruminating thoughts | 30 minutes after taking went to sleep but blacked out; slept for 12 hours with a severe headache and hangover until 4PM the next day, had dizziness and lack of coordination when walking, body jerks. The worst thing was the increase in my suicidal thoughts | After my brief experience with Seroquel and reading the ratings at this site, I'm extremely scared to continue taking it. I have never felt so "drugged" and out of control. The body aches and headache the next day were excruciating. My13 year old son had to help me walk. Sure, I slept but at what expense? I lost a whole day from the side affects! | F | 47 | 2 days 25MG 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 5 | Depression add-on and for OCD | Causes strong (and MUCH appreciated) sleepiness, perfect for taking at nighttime. And I sleep all night now! No Ambien, Benadryl, or Lunesta needed! Also awesome exciting dreams!! Also Dry mouth (no biggie at all). | Strange seeing all the negative comments on this drug. If it is well-tolerated (like for myself) then there is no other drug that treats so many symptoms. Life is fine and dandy with Seroquel XR. And many thanks to Asta-Zeneca for giving it to me for free! | M | 36 | 2 years 600 1X day | 12/2/2011 | 5 | sleep | Nausea more hungry | F | 49 | 4 months 150mg | 12/1/2011 | 3 | Cyclothamic Depression & Schizotype | Restless Leg Sydrome (Horrible) - Hunger ALL the time (Weight Gain) - Constipation (Had to use laxatives) - Cannot find words that fit on end of sentences - Tired ALL the time - Sleep until 4pm sometimes - Made me addicted to smoking (Because it makes you crave everything going) | This drug was ok at the start. The lower dose was very sedating and I liked it. But now I take it and I can't relax anymore because it gives me RLS kinda like foot cramps and jiggly feet. Watching a film or reading a book is pointless as my feet just anger me. Sometimes punch my feet it is THAT bad! Wake up with feet in air! Eat so many sugary foods. Start of year I was 9 and a half stone, now I am 11 and a half!!!!! Constipation makes me cry. I sleep until tea time 4pm (as I don't work due to illness). I want to come off this drug, but if I don't take it I can't sleep! It's ruining my life! | F | 26 | 4 months 200MG 1X day | 11/28/2011 | 5 | Bipolar Type 2 | The first day I took this I felt like I was having an out of body experience. I din't feel as if I was in control of my mind or body. It would have been nice if I had been pre warned of this! This was on 50mg of Quetiapine. It was gradually increased until I got to 350mg XL. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2 with mixed mania episodes and panic disorder. This drug has quite literally saved my life. Before being put on this drug I had NO quality of life AT ALL. It stopped the aggitation dead in its tracks, literally within hours..amazing!! Within 2 weeks my constant panic attacks became more managable until eventually they went. I was told I had had a complete nervous collapse and it would take 2 years to get back to being well enough to work..... I was functioning and back to work in 8 months. Yes my appetite increased, so I took up yoga, yes I have dry mouth, constipation (occassionally) but its a small price to pay for getting my life back....sometimes you need t | You have to ride out the initial symptoms, they are not pleasant but they DO pass within 48hrs..I just stayed in bed for 2 days and slept off the unpleasant side effects. | F | 33 | 1 years 350mg XL 1X day | 11/26/2011 | 4 | Bipolar disorder,anxiety ect ect | started to have the inside quivers and one side of my face started to make movements on its own. | I dont know if any body knows this but usually you only take seroquel at bed time!! oh also the higher the dose the less sedating. The lower you go on your dose the more sedating it is. It is possible to get off seroquel i was on it for 2 years and came off it in less then six months!! | F | 41 | 2 years 300 1X O | 11/24/2011 | 1 | Panic attacks, anxiety and insomnia | Shortness of breath, daze, slept good a couple of nights. Then started feeling anger Nausea, bitter taste in my mouth. The 7 might around 3 woke up shaking felt poisoned, couldn't sleep felt horrible. I don't understand why Dr's prescribe this drug. 8th night event bough I took my dalmanre and lexapro couldn't sleep. Slept for a couple. Of hours and woke up withhad a panic attack and shaking. Right know I feel bad and have an sppt with my Psychitrist . Stop taking this med is poison for your body | F | 51 | 7 days 50 | 11/22/2011 | 1 | Sleep only | Severe memory impairment. When I visit the neurologist he may well diagnose me with early onset Alzheimer's. Certainly I am as forgetful as patients with Alzheimer's. | Avoid this medication at all costs. Trazedone would be a better choice for a sleep aid. It's an antidepressant with sedating potential. Another problem with Seroquel is that is potentiates any other medications you may be taking. This means that Seroquel literally strengthens these meds. Health Canada has an alert for physicians/psychiatrists prescribing the med: "Don't give it to elderly patients." I read repeatedly that Seroquel messes with one's working memory. | F | 51 | 50 mg 1X day | 11/18/2011 | 1 | Bipolar | Horrible dry mouth with gagging and hackiing coughs - in the day time and waking up like this at night. | I am also very concerned about hair loss. With the under addressed "dry mouth" gaging/coughing day and night disruptions and disturbancess the "cure" is worse than the illness. | F | 61 | 24 months 200MG 1X day | 11/16/2011 | 1 | Bipolar 1 | Had a horrible paranoid/suicidal reaction to this med within just a few days. Will never take it again. | F | 29 | 1 weeks 25 mg 1X day | 11/9/2011 | 5 | schizophrenia | at the beginning was very sleepy couldnt stay awake had major weight gain, from 8 stone to 16 stone literally doubled in size. | after the first month or so and after reaching the correct dosage for me i have never felt better. no talking therapy could have ever helped me even half of how much my meds have worked. relapse free in 2 years once they put me on my other meds as well i have completely changed and am so glad for the change. the other meds, seroxat and depokote, another 2 supposedly problematic meds. but they HAVE worked for me, just gotta ride out the beginning! | M | 27 | 3 years 900 1X day | 11/7/2011 | 1 | Bipolar, depression, anxiety | TERRIFYING VISUAL/AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS. Only took it 2 nights and I feel like I'm developing schizophrenia from taking this drug. Will never touch it again. | Poisonous | M | 25 | 2 days 200mg 1X day | 11/5/2011 | 1 | depression | Seroquel has made my life miserable. I had the worst leg pain that kept me from sleeping altho I walked around like a zombie trying to stretch or walk around while experiencing this leg pain. I no longer take this medication. Haven't had the leg pains at all... | F | 40 | 400 MG 2X day | 11/3/2011 | 3 | bipolar disorder | very sleepy all the time, dry mouth and moody, the sleepiness is a real problem for me as I have a 5 yr old son. I've found that people irritate me all the time which could be to do with the drowsiness however my irrational thoughts (this is what my phycs calls it) have seemed to of calmed down a bit which is nice. | i hope this works! | F | 23 | 2 weeks 600 1X day | 11/1/2011 | 1 | Anxiety & Depression | Major weight gain...100+ pounds 60% increase in weight! Memory Loss forgetful & black out phases Nausea major Kidney damage | This is the worst drug ever!!!! Spend three months in bed trying to get off this toxic drug. 10 months later at the doctor again for major kidney pain...Gotta love this poison! I'll post later my kidney results in the next two weeks! | M | 37 | 20 months 900 1X day | 10/27/2011 |