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 | depression, anxiety, BPD | Weight gain(15lbs in 2 months), sleepiness, bad dreams, lack of focus, crying more than ever and anger, actually bouts of extreme rage! I was sad before, but reasonable in dealing with other people, now....and I still have periods where I would like to hurt myself. | total lack of interest in sex, increase anxiety, sore breasts, sore tongue...I feel that Seroquel has contributed to making my symptoms (and spelling) worse than ever///I am afraid to stop and afraid to continue. | F | 46 | 2 months | 11/18/2007 | 3 | Bi Polar | Weight Gain -30 lbs in 6 yrs. After meds kick in, I was unable to drive or even communicate - slurred speech. It really PUTS ME TO SLEEP but I can't wake up even if there is a fire. Sleep 10-12 hours. Got Diabettes and now Kidney problems | I just want to share with those who are taking seroquel to monitor your blood sugar. I got diabettes 1 yr after taking seroquel. my psychiatrist just stopped seroquel as it may "cause" diabettes is some ppl and also kidney problems, which I am getting now. I thought I hv found the MIRACLE SLEEP DRUG but it is making my life miserable now. My hands and feet are numb most of the time - diabettes neurophaty BUT my diabettes has been under control most of the time - sugar level about 115-133 most of the time. So, please check your A1c (blood test)frequently. I am kinda too late to help. Don't get to my point. I hv lost more that 25 lbs after stopping seroquel. | F | 36 | 5 days | 11/13/2007 | 4 | bipolar type II | Very drowsy at first, could only take it max 1 hour before bedtime, hard to get up in the morning, minor weight gain. | This drug ended my sleeping problems that I was having: disturbed dreams, frequent waking, trouble falling asleep. Also it helped tremendously with my near constant hypomania. However, I began going to work over an hour later than I did before - I just couldn't get up. Started going to bed at 10 pm regularly just to be able to function in the AM. Just stopped taking Seroquel (100 to 150 mg per night) and can't sleep, crazy dreams and nightmares, wake up every two hours, withdrawl is not pleasant. | F | 33 | 3 years | 11/10/2007 | 4 | bipolar, ocd, anxiety | sleepiness, dizziness | I take 25 mg in the morning, which is enough to take the edge off my anxiety without making me groggy. At night I take 50 mg to let me sleep. I naturally sleep too long when I'm in a depressive state, and of course it doesn't help with that. Overall, I'd say it's worth it. They put me on 300 mg first, which I couldn't tolerate at all. Once we lowered the dosage, my side affects went away. | F | 23 | 2.5 years | 11/8/2007 | 5 | Insomia | 100 mg at bedtime. The first week drowsy the first few hours of the morning. | Now, after 3 months...I sleep soundly 7-8 hours a night, wake up with an abundance of energy and no weight gain...actually, a weight loss due to increased cardio daily. | F | 45 | 3 months | 11/6/2007 | 1 | Manic Depression | Loss of muscle control, voices, spacing out. | I was put on this when i was 15 for manic depression, but it didn't help, it made it worse. I also couldn't walk more than two feet without falling down due to loss of muscle control. My legs felt like jello. I would NOT recommend taking this. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 11/4/2007 | 4 | Bipolar disorder | I have dry mouth quite often, and if I don't remember to eat before I take it I get kind of loopy. My major complaint is it increases my heart rate drastically. | It made me gain a LOT of weight! | F | 24 | 3 months | 11/3/2007 | 5 | anxiety | numbness in arms or legs during sleep, but my anxiety and racing thoughts, which I've had all of my life, totally dissipated. | when I increased dosage, I began to crave carbohydrates and gained 10 pounds in one month. I don't think the drug causes you to gain weight, it's the food you crave and amount you eat because of the drug. | M | 54 | 1 years | 11/1/2007 | 3 | major depression anxiety insomnia | for about two weeks sleepy all day | seems to work okay to augment 40mg Celexa. After two weeks, Celexa pooped out a bit so I increased Seroquel from 75mg to 100mg and it augmented the Celexa. Helps me sleep, actually knocks me out 45 minutes after I take it. I still need Buspar, 10mg 5 times during the day for anxiety and occassionally Atavan, .5mg 3 times a day for panic. | M | 50 | 4 weeks | 10/29/2007 | 2 | bipolar rapid cycling psychotic | weight gain and associated depression, uncontrollabe craving for sugar. | I take 100mg at night. Used to help me sleep now it makes me sleepy sometimes then I also wake up in the middle of the night not sure how it will affect me at times. Depression and social withdrawal due to weight gain and paranoya of people harming me. I have trouble making decisions not passionate about anything except eating sugar. | F | 40 | 3 months | 10/24/2007 | 5 | psychosis but my diagnosis changed | dizzy for the first few times I took it. | This medication was originally given to me for psychosis, now my diagnoses has changed, I don't think my doctor knows what's wrong with me. Anyway, whatever is wrong with me, seroquel helped. It helped calm my thinking and it helped with depression that I was having. I am not 100% better, but I am close to it. I sleep better for the most part but I still wake up during the night. | F | 33 | 1 months | 10/22/2007 | 4 | depression | Sleepiness, lethargy | Seroquel is a good medication if taken properly. It really helps me get a good night sleep and I dont wake up groggy. I take a very low dose, 25mg. I think the key with making this medication work is allowing enough time from the time one takes the medication to time of sleep. I usually take it 3 hours before I go to sleep and it kicks in at the right time. | M | 46 | 9 days | 10/22/2007 | 1 | Misdiagnosed bipolar | NEAR DEATH | All these stupid fuking so called 'doctors' who prescribe this shit should give it to their spouses and try it themselves. That would certainly put a fast HALT to the bullshit that comes along with these 'human and chemical experiments.' I am beginning to believe the doctor's have stock in the pharmacy companies. I was misdiagnosed with bipolar when I had just plain depression from 2 very close deaths. Fuk the doctors and their bullshit. This almost killed me. 'Do you hear voices?' that out of control Physician assistant needs a good quick kick in the ass along with the doctors.Proper diagnosis for plain and clear case of death related depression and wrecked nerves are just not out there. Outlaw the doctors from owning stock in these companies and people would be treated right. FOR ALL THE 20-23 yr olds...GROW UP you like to feel stoned! | M | 54 | 2 days | 10/22/2007 | 1 | insomnia | MAJOR weight gain(22 pounds in 2 1/2 months!) Unreal hunger. Zero energy. Constant hungover feeling. Severe dry mouth. Swelling in hands and legs. Restless legs. Nightmares. I could go on and on. | Worst drug I have ever been on. With all the side effects this drug seems to cause people...why the hell is it even prescribed in the first place? I am off of it now and sleeping crappy again, but I'll take that over those side effects anyday! | 40 | 2.5 months | 10/21/2007 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | Some sleepiness. mild constipation,dryness of mouth,spaciness. | I was started out with Seroquel at 50 mg. Basically I was sinking into the worst depression of my 35 years of dealing with it. I am 55 years old. Finally I went into the MD office and he felt that since my condition was so seriously declined that he felt that the fastest way to help me was to greatly increase the Seroquel. My psychiatrist and I have a 20 year relationship and so he gave me quiet of bit of latitude as to how much I increase the dose. Whether to increase by 75 mg or 200 mg. I chose 200 mg increase to 250 mg. Within the first day I was feeling better. By one week I felt like a new man. Obviously this is the best treatment for me. I now take a total of 300 mg with very little side effects . For the first time in years perhaps decades I feel normal! | M | 55 | 3 months | 10/17/2007 | 4 | severe insomnia, BP2, | slept/ate like baby pig.. Gained 10lbs(a plus for my scrawny ass) Apathy(is this really a bad thing?) Loss of proper motor function (overdose of 600mg instead of my normal 400) My kill count went up on Battlefield 2 (my aim got steadier) Friends/family no longer walking on eggshells around me now.. Nightmares squashed.., I can finally eat like a REAL american... | i used to do drugs for an adventure in my mind... now i'll just skip dosage of sero for that effect. i actually plan and look forward to the days that I will skip the sero.. i dont feel like a zombie more like a robot on 2/3 charge but just skip a dose and remember who you truly are.. | M | 32 | 3 months | 10/13/2007 | 1 | depression, anxiety, dissociation | Anger. Confusion. Hatefulness. Mean demeanor. Impatience. Exhaustion. Erratic, strange thoughts. | In all my psych med adventures, this seriously is perhaps the worst medication I tried. I figured it would decrease anxiety, since it's an antipsychotic. No. It made me completely and totally impatient, and hateful, and mean. I would go on "anger walks." I couldn't stand to talk to my fiance. I was exhausted. I was anxious and uptight and upset. I kept looking for other people who, like me, had the OPPOSITE side effects of what an antipsychotic should have -- and couldn't find anyone. But Seroquel made me feel absolutely, totally, completely awful. I was a mean, mean, disaster. Stopped taking it after 2 weeks. | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 10/13/2007 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | I have been on seroquel for 2 yrs,it always worked great, always tired but that was ok,seeing what the alternative was.....Crazy and no sleep, but now i sleep all day at least want and need 16-18 per day,I am about to lose my job due to sleeping thru alarm clocks,phone calls,etc.. I am hoping to see my Doctor tomm, to get me off this drug..THIS DRUG IS SOOOOOOOO BAD FOR AN EVERYDAY PERSON WHO NEEDS TO MAKE A LIVING!!!!!!!!!! | I am really scared my Dr will not want to take me off this drug. But all i know is that i cant continue on this way, i fel more upset everyday because i cant wake up.. IM AFRAID TO GO TO SLEEP BECAUSE WHAT IF I CANT WAKE UP IN TIME FOR WORK???? Just walking to the fridge to eat everything cuz this is what happens is so tiring for me... I would rather be manic and never sleep than never waking up on time for work..... AMY | F | 34 | 2 years | 10/11/2007 | 5 | bipolar II | Wonderful sedative properties at 300mg at bedtime (just once a day). I get a full nights sleep (7-9 hours depending on my work scedule). The first few weeks of starting, I was fairly drowsy in the morning, but once I was on it for a month, the am drowsiness disappeared. For those of you who have bipolar depression, you already know how critical regular, restorative sleep is to keep our moods even and live a peaceful, prductive life. This medication has also been lifesaving in stabilizing my moods following 3 1/2 years of ineffective treatment with varying doses of depakote. Following a horrible hypomanic episode (with a subsequent potentially fatal depression)in spring of 2005, my psychiatrist tapered my off of depakote, transitioned me onto Lamictal, and added Seroquel at the some time. The Seroquel really seemed to be the ingredient that evened out my moods and reduced my accompanying anxiety and aggitation during that hypomanic spell. My family and co-workers have also noted a " | This medication is very dose dependent, i.e., less may be more. I am taking 300mg at bedtime and we (my psychiatrist and I) titrated the dose up gradually (over 4 months) until I reached an effective level. Yes, weight gain can be an issue. I have gained about 12 pounds, BUT, have noticed that the eating tends to happen at night time, about 1 hour after taking my dose. I've found that if I simply take my dose no earlier than 30 minutes before turning out the lights, I avoid the typical onset of the "post- seroquel munchies" if I take it within 30 minutes of shutting off the lights. If I take it much earlier, (i.e. if I stay uup to read or watch tv), I will be in the kitchen snacking. I am not willing to go off seroquel for the weight gain issue since mine has been mild to moderate and this drug has been a miracle in managing my moods! :O) | F | 36 | 2.5 years | 10/3/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | 300 mg- 1st day I took it, I had 3 vomiting episodes, started sweating, increased heart rate, tried to get up to go splash cold water on my face and passed out on the way to the bathroom. Woke up and managed to crawl into the bathtub and filled it with cold water until my body temp went down. Got back into bed, had 3 more vomiting episodes and then slept for 15 hours. Next day had slurred speech and difficulty standing for more than 5 minutes. Not recommended for anyone who has to think at their jobs. | My doctor gave this to me in a sample pack and didn't tell me about any side effects. Told me to take as many as I needed because it was impossible to overdose on the meds. I took ONE pill and nearly went to the ER. It does make you sleep, but there are BETTER things to try. | F | 20 | 1 times | 10/2/2007 |