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 |
| 2 | Bipolar | 600mg/day. Extreme fatigue; anxiety. Sometimes unable to function, drive a car, or walk up stairs, which led to the anxiety. Slept 10-12 hrs. a night. Very hard to wake-up on time in the morning. | Not a very good medication unless you want to sleep all day and be extremely fatigued/drowsy for the relatively short time you are awake. | M | 26 | 5 months | 5/23/2006 | 5 | sleep aid | after about 3 weeks of use I developed a higher level of anger and hostility towards everyone around me,same thing happened with zoloft. | after an entire 38 years of my life trying to actually be able to sleep like a normal person is able to , this is the first drug that actually works. After my doctor gave it to me I was terrified to take it as I dont have schitzo. Finally after sleeping about 10 hours a week I tried it. ITS A MIRACLE only 25-50 mg. puts me out like nothing iv ever tried. everyday use makes me crabby as hell though so Im using it 2 or 3 times a week and Im now fully rested and happy. | M | 38 | 2 months | 5/21/2006 | 4 | MAJOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, INSOMNIA | Ringing in the ears, Balance problems, Hair Loss, Excessive Night Sweats, Vivid Dreams, Increased cravings for sweets. | 75mg at night I have found it amazingly helpful for insomnia, distorted thinking, Eating Disorder, and anxiety. It is a good adjunct to my other 3 psychiatric meds. The side effects are currently tolerable as the benefits outweigh the deficits. I do have some stubborn belly fat as Seroquel produces cortisol. My appetite is managed by following a strict mealplan with my Nutritionist so it is not from over eating or junking out nor is it from lack of excercise as I go 4-6 times a week. With the above, however, the weight gain has stabilized and I have just the small roll of belly, hip, and thigh fat which I am working on at the gym. | F | 38 | 4 months | 5/17/2006 | 4 | Agitated depression/PTSD | Some drowsiness and hangover the first few days, weight gain | I hate the weight gain, but the Seroquel got rid of the voices in my head, calmed the panic attacks from the PTSD and reduced my general agitation. I use Seroquel as a mood stabilizer; I take it at bedtime and it's the first thing that has helped me sleep since I became dangerously ill in 2000. It also settles my mood and reduces my irritability. I've tried almost all other antipsychotics and antianxiety meds; Seroquel is the only one that has worked without horrific side effects. | F | 31 | 6 years | 5/13/2006 | 3 | Bipolar 1 | It relieved the teeth clenching and tight neck muscles that I've had, mainly from Lexapro, for several years. Dry mouth (in addition to dry mouth that I already had from Lamictal). I'm just starting Seroquel, some of the side effects might go away. I do feel a little stoned an hour or two after taking 200 mgs or more. Then of course there's the sleep-inducing effects, which I find excellent at bedtime. Hasn't been a problem during the day at all. I think I'm more awake and productive during the day now than before. I was diagnosed with a sleep disorder (nonspecific hypersomnia) years ago. | I've got my fingers crossed, hoping that Seroquel might be the perfect marachino cherry atop my cocktail of Lithium (20 years), Lamictal, Wellbutrin XL and Lexapro. | M | 14 days | 5/13/2006 | 3 | Anxiety | Drowsiness, weight gain | In the three years I've been on this medication, I've put on 70 pounds. I'm not a regular exerciser so some of this is on my part, but I'd say probably about 40 or 50 pounds is the fault of Seroquel. I don't eat alot or eat foods high in fat, so I know it's not just me or my metabolism crapped out. I'm planning to get off Seroquel soon. I use it mainly now to go to sleep. | M | 19 | 3 years | 5/7/2006 | 2 | bi-polar/mania | Extreme Weight Gain, Extreme tiredness cant get up in the am! On the weekends I will sleep until the pm, literally will have to set the alarm to get up! | I feel like this has been the worst drug for me since day 1! My doctor hasnt listened to me in the past about the weight gain, tiredness, etc. I have 1 more appt to see him, if he doesnt make a change for me I am going to get a different doctor. I cant live like this any longer. I have gained 50lbs in a yr, and that is enough to make someone depressed and everything that goes with it! | F | 32 | 1 years | 5/3/2006 | 3 | Depression, insomnia | Sleepy and groggy to the point of not being able to function throughout the day. Appetite increased. Loss of memory. | I take 150mg of seroquel every night and it does help me sleep, i dont wake up every hour anymore. My anxiety has decreased as well. | F | 17 | 2 days | 5/2/2006 | 3 | Depression, insomnia | Sleepy and groggy to the point of not being able to function throughout the day. Appetite increased. Loss of memory. | I take 150mg of seroquel every night and it does help me sleep, i dont wake up every hour anymore. My anxiety has decreased as well. | F | 17 | 2 years | 5/2/2006 | 3 | Insomnia | Great weight gain. I just keep on gaining weight. But it helps me sleep, except I hate feeling tired all day long. | It's helped me sleep. | F | 14 | 5 days | 4/29/2006 | 3 | for sleep | i am a diabetic and it makes my sugar really high which is really bad. and the doctors are trying to slowly get me off of it so they can find something better for me | F | 20 | 1 times | 4/27/2006 | 5 | Depression, sleep disorder, PTSD | Minor weight gain, some restless leg syndrome | I take 600mg every night 2 hours before sleep. It has saved my life. I can sleep thru the night and do not have the violent mood swings. NOTE: When given 2/300mg doses were not effective. Switched to 6/100mg doses and very effective. My doctor said this is because of different binding agents used. | F | 51 | 5 years | 4/26/2006 | 3 | Manic/sleeping | very dizzy, upset stomach, heavy breathing, really out of it, makes me really tired. Helps me sleep better but I have a hard time getting up in the morning. I have no appetite what so ever but I am only taking 25 mgs. | F | 33 | 2 days | 4/26/2006 | 1 | sleeping aid | lethargy all through the day. | M | 26 | 4 months | 4/24/2006 | 4 | Delusions | fatique, nasal congestion, mild eps twitches sometimes, low blood pressure, unusual and bizarre dreams that I remember all the time, increased sweating. I take 200 mg daily. | Seroquel does work for me and at a suprisingly low dose. This drug is extremely sedating probably more so than any other of the anti-psychotics, so I take the bulk of my dose at night. When I take my heavy dose at night (usually 125-175mg), sometimes I will get stiff muscles, difficulty swallowing, and I always get very tired and congested. | M | 19 | 1.5 years | 4/20/2006 | 1 | Help with sleep,O.D.D., Conduct Dis | Could not even stand up 45 mins. after taking med., a ZOMBIE in the morning, hostility, aggressiveness, major mood swings,aggitation. difficulty concentrating, easily confused and frustrated, always hungry, weight gain. | My 11 year old son was put on 200 mg. Seroquel at bedtime to help him sleep in the hospital.Then doc.continued it for O.D.D. and Conduct Disorder. When I told the doc. about the side effects he was having, and how it seemed to make him worse, she said it can't be from the Seroquel because it's suppose to help.If she cared enough to look it up,{as I did} she'd know she is wrong.This stuff can/did cause major problems. I am tapering him off..From 200mg. to 50mg in the past 2 weeks and I already see a big improvement. | F | 44 | 1 years | 4/18/2006 | 4 | bipolar disorder | weight gain and slept alot at first | Now my weight has evened out and i sleep well | F | 22 | 3 years | 4/17/2006 | 2 | panic attacks/school avobea | weight gain 20lbs used to be 80lbs now im 100lbs within less then 1 year dizzyness/very sleepy | ive been taking seroquel for about 1 year and its made me very tired i can hardly do anything i take 25mg at night befor i go to bed and it helps me in the moring for school but now i am getting off of it becuase it caused me to gain weight and i have issues with weight all ready and i rather just take tylonal pm and go to sleep then take this and gain weight | F | 14 | 1 days | 4/17/2006 | 1 | Severe depression | I quit taking this over a month ago. I still have involuntary movements, jerking, memory loss, lightheadness. I cannot pour a drink into a cup without making a mess. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TAKING THIS. | WORST THING I HAVE EVER TAKEN | F | 34 | 1 weeks | 4/17/2006 | 2 | panic attacks | weight gain dizzyness | ive been taking seroquel for about 1 year and its made me very tired i can hardly do anything i take 25mg at night befor i go to bed and it helps me in the moring for school but now i am getting off of it becuase it caused me to gain weight and i have issues with weight all ready and i rather just take tylonal pm and go to sleep then take this and gain weight | F | 14 | 1 days | 4/16/2006 |