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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | I have been takig this drug for a long time. Initially, I was taking a high dose (1000 mg). It helped me fall asleep and stay asleep, though it left me very foggy brained in the morning and while trying to fall asleep, my legs would feel restless. Gradually, I have lowered the dose over the years, so I now take 300-400 mg nightly. I think this drug has been very helpful for me. At times, I have tried to wean myself off of it and find it very difficult. I don't sleep very well, if at all and I experience nausea and diarreah. And so I continue to take it. Have not experienced weight gain from this drug. I would like to know if anyone succesfully quit this drug. I am worried about long term side effects. I have improved my diet over the year by eating whole foods and taking supplements. I've eliminated most processed foods and alcohol. I also exercize regularly and practice yoga. I've noticed an increase in side effects and I wonder if my body is becoming more sensitive to the drug. I also take lamictal and lorazepam. Thank you. | F | 32 | 9 years 300-400 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 3 | depression, schizotypal PD | shortness of breath, arrhthymias, restlessness, cognitive slowing. | Restlessness wasn't as bad as abilify. Best antipsychotic out there in terms of affecting flat affect. Caused shortness of breath and an allergic reaction when combined with artane and albuterol. Some muscle spasms, but not as bad as other antipsych drugs. Would have taken it longer if not for side effects. | M | 26 | 11 months 25mg-50mg 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 5 | Psychotic, Bipolar, OCD, Borderline | Constipation, increased appetite, SEVERE drowsiness | I love this medication, I feel like its the only thing that calms my brain from psychosis and panic attacks. It makes me chill and sedated, I love it. Best drug I've tried so far and seriously the most helpful. I was extremely tired at first so I decreased my dosage and it got better. I tried to go up to 300mg but couldn't lift my head out of bed, gradually decreased to 50mg where I still feel the sedation needed but its not overwhelming as it is at a higher dose. | F | 28 | 3 months 50 1X day | 10/17/2011 | 1 | depression | This is a continuation of previous rating (2/19/2011); couldn't remember password. Abdominal bloating not as bad for now. Can eat more foods. Also I believe it was my duodenum that was affected. Gastroscopy revealed nothing, though my gastroenterologist said it likely was the drug which hurt me, "rewired" me, as he put it. Am going for a CAT scan (of gut) soon. Also, severe insomnia every night is, I'm certain, Seroquel-related, as I've never experienced it so badly & it began when the weight loss & (severe) depression started. Going for a sleep study, as well. Also, since last writing, found that I can no longer tolerate the only two antidepressants out of maybe 20 I've tried over the years. Now, Prozac & Cymbalta make my mood or gut much, much worse. Can't find a new one now, to alleviate the sadness. My doctor is talking about ECT, but I don't know. There is a real chance that I will simply get sick of being sick all the time & will do something despera | I believe someone should have to pay for this, as it's completely turned things inside-out. My life has been derailed. The side-effects from every other psychotropic I've tried WENT AWAY when I ceased using. Not so with Seroquel, so how the hell was I to know? I don't believe I will ever be well again. | M | 47 | 50 mg 1X day | 10/16/2011 | 1 | Psychosis | I felt as if my mind were in a strait-jacket. Couldn't find my words. Wanted to ask a pharmacist something - couldn't find the word "pharmacist" in my mind. Slept extra 3 or so hours in the morning. | F | 50 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 10/14/2011 | 4 | PTSD, Insomnia, possible bipolar | WEIGHT GAIN | I was completely unstable, within 1 week I saw MAJOR improvements: concentration, ability to sleep | F | 30 | 60 days 2X day | 10/11/2011 | 3 | to sleep at night | weight gain sleepyness | i was on higher doses like 600 twice a day and it made me like a zombie. | F | 14 | 2 years 300mg 1X day | 10/4/2011 | 1 | paranoid schizophrenia | zombie like, sleeping 14 hours per night, extreme weight gain 40kgs. heart pulpitations, strange dreams, stomach pain, hung over feeling in mornings, extreme hunger, constipation, restless leg syndrome (strange horrible feeling in legs that wont stop without movement) slurred speach, memory loss, caused increase in paranoia and caused strange very graphic day dreams. | i would not recommend seroquel. | F | 21 | 3 years 600mg 1X day | 10/3/2011 | 1 | insomnia | rls, addictive,memory loss,anxiety | I started taking seroquel 75mg and within 2months am up to 125mg. I am terrified that soon this is not going to be enough. My psychiatrist insists its not addictive so why has this happened to me. I want off but she says no and wont even advise me on tappering. She has even said I must come and see her monthly and her fees cost a fortune as does the seroquel. I have taken sleep meds for 12years and all became addictive. | F | 50 | 3 months 125 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 1 | Depression | RAGE | RAGE | F | 34 | 7 days 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 4 | Initially as sleeping aid. | The seroquel barely gives me any side effects, except for constipation, but no excessive sedation in spite of 900 mg a day, in fact no sedation at all. | While reading about people's experiences regarding seroquel withdrawal i got scared shitless, because my p doc said its not addictive, which is true for not having to take more and more for the same effect, but which is untrue for how you feel after you stop taking it behind a more or less longer period. I also take methadone and the seroquel strengthens that medication this as a side note so you can count on strengthening of other meds who act on the central nerve system like for example benzodiazepines. What my 900 mg dose does to me is basically flatlining my emotions so that means i dont feel grief as bad as it would be without seroquel, but i also dont feel pleasures. I take my last 300 mg before sleep and since taking the seroquel i found that in the nights it would give me vivid dreams. I live in the NL so a script worth 700 euros a month comes for free. So far and best luck to all who like to discontinue seroquel,. because that seems to be hard and when my time comes i will stop the seroquel trough a slow taper. Before i forget one miserable side effect from seroquel i noticed is lack of sexdrive. | M | 45 | 1 years 300 3X day | 9/24/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | Extreme drowsiness (spent 12 hrs in bed), serious case of the munchies, had blackouts before falling asleep, talked in my sleep everynight, felt like a zombie the next day, extreme lightheadedness & dizziness (everytime I stood up). | I fainted in public twice (in the afternoon) after taking seroquel. I was rushed to the emergency room bc I had extremely low blood pressure from this drug. I'm not a fainter normally, so I know it was the seroquil. I wouldn't recommend this drug bc it is dangerous. After you take it, you don't know what you're doing or saying, you need to go to sleep & stay in your bed or you might pass out while standing up. Dont take seroquil!!!! If you do PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!! | F | 29 | 2 months 100-300mg 1X day | 9/19/2011 | 5 | bipolar | One hour after taking seroquel my nose completely plugs up. it's so bad i need to use a 12 hour nasal decongestant so as i can sleep without breathing through my mouth all night. Other then that, i love this medication. | M | 57 | 3 years 300 1X day | 9/12/2011 | 4 | bipolar | Paranoia after taking it, extreme hunger, and sleeping 12 + hours. | It works well to take at night and not need a sleeping pill. Usually right before the pill kicks in and makes me tired, I have extreme hunger pains. I will eat anything and none of it is good for me. Then I go right to sleep. If after I eat I stay up or fight the sleep I get so paranoid. I see things that aren't there and hear things every second. It can be terrifying. I have a love/hate relationship with this drug :( | F | 34 | 2 months 300mg 1X day | 9/8/2011 | 1 | Bipolar | See Additional Comments regarding NY TIME ARTICLE posted JULY 28, 2011 | July 28, 2011, 5:50 PM AstraZeneca Settles Most Seroquel Suits By DUFF WILSON The British drug maker AstraZeneca has settled in principle nearly all of the American product liability lawsuits over Seroquel, its blockbuster antipsychotic drug, the company said in a quarterly earnings report on Thursday. All but 250 of the 28,700 cases have been settled, most with written agreements, AstraZeneca said in the securities filing. It had previously reported settling most of those cases, but the new filing showed how far the company has whittled away at the remaining product liability litigation. Last quarter, it had reported 2,600 outstanding cases. Most of the plaintiffs argued that they had been misled about the risks of diabetes and weight gain caused by Seroquel, the company’s second-best-selling product with $5.3 billion in worldwide sales last year, behind the cholesterol drug Crestor. In the filing on Thursday, AstraZeneca said it added $55 million last quarter to the previously reported $592 million set-aside, for a total of $647 million to settle the litigation. “Is it a good move?” said Les Funtleyder, health care analyst for Miller Tabak. “Yes, anytime you can settle these suits, it’s good.” The set-aside includes the $68.5 million that the drug maker agreed to pay in March to 37 states, settling charges that it had illegally marketed Seroquel. AstraZeneca also had to pay $520 million last year to settle federal inv | F | 43 | 60 days 150 1X day | 9/5/2011 | 3 | Chronic Pain, Sleep, Depression | Zombie, Spaced Out at times. Reduced sex drive. Memory problems. | Calming. Limits initiative and drive. Time travels fast. Find I can't remember names, places, things I should know. Concerned about long term brain damage? | M | 60 | 2 years 100 2X day | 9/3/2011 | 5 | Bipolar I | constipation, weight gain, lost some IQ points | Seroquel has esentially cured me. I still have days I am midly manic but I dont make horible decision or barely sleep anymore. I feel like I got my life back. I take it in combination with 900mg of Lithium. It took a month of trial and error to get the best dose. The extended release does not work if you have problems with severe insomnia. If you make less than 40K a year and you dont have health coverage that pays for Seroquel AstraZenica has program that will give you Seroquel for free. This is a huge deal since I paid $900 a month at Walmart for 600 mg a day. | F | 31 | 2 months 600 1X day | 8/26/2011 | 5 | stops racing thoughts | None | This medicine stops my racing thoughts at night so I can sleep. To me this drug is a life and sanity saver. | F | 42 | 6 years 200 MG 1X day | 8/25/2011 | 2 | Psychosis, paranoia, MDD, DID | Extreme drowsiness..I fell asleep in class. My neck kept twitching. Muscle stiffness and spasms..I couldn't straighten my arms. Vision problems - could see flashing all of the time. Made me EXTREMELY depressed and suicidal. Made me eat like crazy and confused. I've never felt so awful. | It did, however, take away my paranoia and visions.. and had a deep, long sleep...BUT wasn't worth the side effects for me, it might be good for some people..but definitely wasn't right for me | F | 17 | 2 days 25MG 2X day | 8/18/2011 |