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 |
| 5 | Bi-Polar II; obsessive thoughts | Slight weight gain. Occasional drowsiness in afternoon. Nothing too serious. | After everything else failed, only Seroquel solved my problem. Zyprexa and Risperdal wore off after several weeks. I'm on 600mg temporarily, will soon go down to 300 or so. Without Seroquel, I'd be far worse off. | M | 35 | 15 months | 12/29/2007 | 3 | Psychotic behavior/depression | Very tired, sleep well, Weight gain. Have been on it for almost 8 years and haven't had consistent behavior. gone from "normal" to suicidal to depressed/psychotic in a matter of months. | F | 29 | 8 years | 12/26/2007 | 4 | bipolar 1 mania | Gained 30 pounds in seven months.....enough weight gain that I am going off this drug even though it works. Cravings at night, especially after taking 400 mg dose. 200 in morning. | very happy, but now unhappy about body image! Boyfriend has started hiding food from me. | F | 40 | 7 months | 12/19/2007 | 5 | depression,aniexty | eating in middle of night, gained 15 pounds in 2months | My doctor gave me this for depression and anxiety.I take every night at 10 pm .At first it made me slurr my speach the first night but got really good sleep and my dosage was 100mg.Now my doctor has me taking 400mg every night sllep good and in the morning no hang over and my mood has changed ,I'm happy more days then i can count I'm no longer depressed everyday and grumpy.I still have my days but not as often.Until I found this web site I had no idea other had gained weight from this.I had no idea others had been gaining weight from this pill.I started taking this I was 112 now I'm alomst 125lbs to me thats alot a weight I cant fit into my clothes !!!! I wake up sometimes not remembering and I'll eat and drink a soda then go back to bed I used not ever drink sodas now at night I crave SUGAR!!!! | F | 30 | 5 days | 12/12/2007 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder/Paranoia | This is one of many addictive drugs that are in circulation today with which the effects are completely counterproductive to the problem that you would be attempting to solve by prescribing them. NEVER let anyone tell you that being bipolar is a disorder because it is a GIFT. Mediocre minds work on a scale of good and bad, great minds work on a scale of great and horrible. However difficult this may be for some of you to understand I promise that for every time you feel negative there will be an equal and opposing feeling of positivity if you would just be patient. The purpose of these drugs is not to help you, more so to trap you. In my opinion taking this medecine is just as, if not more damaging to a persons mentality than getting heroin off some street corner, it offers a short term escape route but in the long term it knocks you off track. | I assure you that through a careful recognition of the root of your problems, exercise, healthy diet, vitamin B12, and eliminating from your life people like your psychiatrist will provide for a much more suitable and tolerable approach to a solution. Seroquel much like heroin will only make you even more miserable in the long term and thats if its side effects dont kill you first. DO NOT USE THIS DRUG FOR BIPOLAR. | M | 19 | 2 days | 12/9/2007 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder/ acute psychosis | I experienced about 20 different side effects in the brief time I took this medication. The worst were probably abnormal facial muscle spasms, dizziness/vertigo, confusion, migraines, and feeling really spacey and out of it. | I wouldn't recommend this drug to anyone. It made me feel like crap all day and eventually knocked me out at the end of it. I didn't give it time to control my mania or psychotic symptoms because of the amount of harm that I felt it was causing to my body. | M | 19 | 4 days | 12/9/2007 | 2 | sleep issues | Excema break-outs on my scalp worsened and began on my face (not cool); nightmares, tiredness in the day, forgetfulness and an inability to think properly (not good when trying to write papers for school); MUCH worsened parathesias in my left arm (already had these infrequently due to ulnar nerve damage; now they are much worse and my entire arm is constantly "buzzing"); think it is preventing weight loss; crazy-ass nightmares - vivid and disturbing | 25 mg/night; I am going off of it, I've only been on about 2-3 weeks, switching back to melatonin; my Dr. gave me this to help me sleep, but after just a few weeks the side effects are just way too crappy - it does help me sleep, but I have a horrid time getting up and feel totally out-of-it and dull; plus the nightmares are just creepy; I am really not liking the excema that has broken out of my FACE - I am sure this drug is great for some PPL, but it definitely does not agree with me | F | 36 | 20 days | 12/6/2007 | 5 | bipolar, schizoeffective, anxiety | Weight gain,increased heartbeat @ 1st,over heating/profuse sweating during summer,crazy dreams | I have been on seroquel starting @100mg each day to 400mg for about 2 years now,100mg morning and noon and 200mg at night. At first i was very tired throughout the day but after 2 weeks i felt completely fine, better than ever. The 40lb weight gain was on on big deal but i am lazy and dont work out. I am changing clinics and not had enough seroquel at times none @ times for 2 month. I have not been able to function without the seroquel, maybe dependant but it makes me feel "normal" i dont want to imagine my life without a med like this. | F | 24 | 2 years | 12/5/2007 | 3 | Bipolar 2 | REALLY hard to wake up in the morning, drowsiness throughout the day, extreme hunger, extreme thirst, weight gain, spacing out, cognitive difficulties - hard to focus, find the right word, do basic math, etc. | Initially this drug was prescribed at 100 mg because I was having difficulty sleeping after my doctor took me off klonopin. At first, seroquel was a dream - I slept better than I had in years. But I started having trouble with mania (that had been controlled with lithium and a low dose of lamictal), so my doctor increased my dosage up to 300 mg. Seroquel does control the mania, but the cost has become too much for me to deal with (see side effects listed). I've gone up and down on my doses trying to find a happy medium because I've been afraid to try some of the other drugs like Abilify, Topomax, and Geodon because of the potential side effects I've read about with those. However, it's time to throw in the towel. I can't take it anymore. My doctor and I have discussed other options and we're going to try something new when I go to my next appointment. | F | 36 | 2 years | 12/1/2007 | 1 | Depression racing/suicidal thoughts | Extreme hunger, spacing out, severe sweating problems, decreased interest in things i used to find fun, suicidal thoughts, low confidence level | My doctor had me take Seroquel without explaining to me the possible side effects. After taking Seroquel, I began to feel very alone, and did not want to participate with other people, keeping all my feelings inside, causing me to have increased suicidal thoughts. My sweating problem causes me to become self-conscience and I never want to go out in public because it was embarrasing. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND FINDING OUT ALL THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS BEFORE TAKING SEROQUEL. | M | 17 | 3 years | 12/1/2007 | 4 | jerking movement off my jaw, drowsiness | this stuff cured my drug induced psychosis, but i wonder if ill ever be able to live without this stuff. Its a pain to get off these types of psychiatric drugs. | M | 27 | 6 years | 11/29/2007 | 3 | bipolar disorder | Gained 25 pounds in 4 months. - Slept great - leg pains - rls | F | 42 | 3 months | 11/28/2007 | 2 | Biopolar I Disorder | Major weight gain, no energy, lost two jobs because it affected my concentration. | This medication does work, but was making me a zombie. Prescribed 800mg then doc decreased to 300mg. I discontued and no side affects so far. Decided to stick with taking Albilify which has minimal side effects and no weight gain yet! | M | 42 | 6 months | 11/28/2007 | 2 | bipolar 2, anxiety | zombie-like at times, increased need and duration of sleep | I didn't take this long enough to probably give much of a testimony, however the first couple of days I took it helped me sleep and I woke up feeling rested. After about a week it didn't knock me out I would still be up later than I wanted to but then I would sleep in too late and be really out of it and anti-social. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 11/28/2007 | 2 | anxiety and insomnia | weight gain of 50+ pounds, severe dependency, apathy, decreased sex drive, zombie throughout the day, irritability | I am warning anyone out there that once you get on Seroquil, you are selling your soul! I have withdrawn from MANY drugs, and this one BY FAR has the most dependency of anything that I've ever taken! If you want ANY quality of life at all, run in the other direction...anything is better than being dependent on Seroquil! I am currently decreasing the dose on my own until I am off of this drug....I want my life back! I was prescribed 600 mg at night, and looking back on my history with this drug, I have noticed that EVERYTHING I hate about my life was a direct result of the side effects that I have from Seroquil! Sure, you may feel better after 7 days, even 7 months, but take it from me, the long-term effects are not worth it...and I pray they are REVERSIBLE! | F | 35 | 2 years | 11/26/2007 | 4 | Sleep disturbances | I only like this stuff for sleep. It helps for that then completely wears off by the time it's time to get up. Taking this stuff during waking hours is not advisable due to a drunk like affect. | If you want to read about my paranoid induced condition, I'm at (deleted - no longer exists) where you can read about my condition in the Interest Section. Be advised, this is a high-speed internet load & takes about 4 minutes with a 1.5 Mbps connection. My page also loads correctly with Firefox or Netscape. | M | 37 | 6 months | 11/22/2007 | 4 | Racing thoughts/Insomnia | WEIGHT GAIN!!! I gained twenty pounds in a year due to eating cookies from the munchies this med produces! Drowsiness through the next day. | I wish I had known about the weight gain side effect. I have been craving a LOT more sugar since I've been on seroquel. I only take 12.5mg a night, but the risk of diabetes from seroquel still worries me. my new doctor told me i shouldnt be on it because I dont have bipolar, and instead to try ambien. i remember trying it before and felt dizzy and cried, so i want to stick with seroquel. maybe only every other night or so, to see if the weight can be lost! | F | 27 | 1.5 years | 11/21/2007 | 4 | bipolar | WEIGHT GAIN! I get incredible munchies after I take this medication. My husband finds me in the kitchen at 11:00 pm eating all of his cookies. I've gained 15 lbs in a year. | I have slept really well. They prescribed me this in the hospital where I was being treated for major depression/bipolar. I haven't slept this well in years. I don't have to get up at a set time each morning so I don't know if it would affect me if I worked. I am also taking lamictal, geodon, and lorazapam. I tried all kinds of drugs before and this combination seems to work for me. I've have had "small" manias and a little depression but nothing as serious as when I went into the hospital. Because this combination seems to work for me I'm reluctant to try something else because of the weight gain. My psychiatrist and I have been trying to find the right combination for years since various drugs either stopped working or made me a zombie and increased the mania and depression. I'd never go back on depakote again. | F | 36 | 1 years | 11/21/2007 | 1 | in hospital a dr. ordered it | sleepwalking, delusions, crying fits, weight gain, could not think rationally | I have had depression for many years (controlled with Zoloft). When my father was dying I became very agitated and depressed and decided I needed hospitalization to get me through it. I went in to an unlocked ward and that night they gave me a big dose of Seroquel (a drug I had never heard of) so I would sleep. The next day I was acting strange (I don't even remember it), so I was taken to a locked ward and the dosage of Seroquel was tripled. Soon I was basically screaming and delusional in the locked ward. My husband would visit me and kept telling the doctors I was getting worse by the day. I can't even remember seeing him at these times, all I remember is constantly waking up after having run into a wall or some other obstacle and not knowing how I got there--must have been sleepwalking a lot. Finally I got a patient's advocate to get the doctor to stop giving me Seroquel, this was probably 7 or 8 days into my stay, but I'm not sure when the drug was discontinued. My husband | F | 46 | 8 days | 11/21/2007 | 4 | GAD, OCD & Depression | Fatigue, hunger, twitching, chest pain, acid reflux | If you can tolerate the numerous side effects, Seroquel is a potent anti-anxiety treatment, adjunct with other antidepressants and sleeping pill. Effective if you have severe anxiety disorders, treatment resistant depression and chronic insomnia. | M | 36 | 3 years | 11/20/2007 |