SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (1505 Ratings)

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SEROQUEL  (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE):  This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, sudden episodes of mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder). Quetiapine is known as an anti-psychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. This medication can decrease hallucinations and improve your concentration. It helps you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and take a more active part in everyday life. It may also improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level. Quetiapine can help prevent severe mood swings or decrease how often mood swings occur.   FDA Approval Date: 2005-10-04 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  Bipolar 1 While on regular Seroquel: Drowsiness, dry mouth, thirst, rapid heart rate a few hours after taking a dose, confusing moods and thoughts when starting (no more confusing than while in a psychotic manic state), akathisia (very bad at beginning but tapered off), moods swung when morning dose would wear off to night dose, VERY hard to get up in the morning Now taking XR: Drowsiness, rapid heart rate, thirst, sexual dysfunction Started off at 100mg in the morning, 200mg at night. W/ every last ounce of sanity left while in a psychotic bipolar state I stayed on the med. My thoughts became organized within a few weeks but took a good 2-3 full months for the med to really shine (in a positive way). My moods however wouldn't stay stable in the evening so doc started XR. Mood is now stable throughout the day. Many complain about fogginess or being tired. XR makes me drowsy only when taken at bedtime, but unlike most people's opinions I've read, I LOVE this about Seroquel. When I want to sleep, I get good, solid sleep on a regular pattern. Much easier to get up in the morning. There is no generic equivalent of the XR, it is very expensive. Like any medication it is a risk versus benefit. For me this medication is worth the risks and is a blessing. M 32 9 months
300 1X day
1/7/2015
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 1  Anxiety and insomnia, postpartum Horrible. I had absolutely no feelings at all. I felt stoned all day and it was very hard to function. I was confused and didn't recognize my own life. I have a 3 months old baby and a 3 year old to care for, so I was down right scared. My doctor told me to keep taking it despite my concerns. The last straw was when I took it too early in the evening (8:00) and was nursing my baby to sleep, and I basically hallucinated. I didn't recognize my own house. I hated this stuff. I took it for a week and it was the worst week of my life. I have been off of it for two days and slept on my own fine. F 36 1 weeks
25 mgs 1X day
12/29/2014
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 5  Bi-Polar / Sleep Disorder Occasional dry mouth I take this medication at bedtime for both Bi-Polar and my sleep disorder, 400mg does the trick and keeps me stable. This drug has been a blessing and allowed me to live a normal life. I highly recommend this medication to anyone who has sleep problems related to Bi-Polar as it is much safer than taking long term benzos. M 48 8 years
400mg 1X day
12/22/2014
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 3  Bipolar 2 manic depression suicidal Insomnia, racing thoughts, blackout anger moods, Seroquel Madness, If I fall asleep in an angry mood, I will not deep sleep but will be in a blacked out state get to what the reason i am mad and commence to do what I went there for. I think it is one of the worst things that could be prescribed to me M 50 9 years
1200mg 2X day
12/18/2014
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 1  Bi-polar and Hypermania All Delusions, hallucinations, sleep, dry mouth, weight gain, overactive libido, mood swings Over confidence all side effects. I am 100 days free of this dangerous drug It is not for everyone, it destroyed my life and the Dr.know This is an off label drug.i went cols turkey off and I don't recommend any one do as I did, my night sweats, sugar cravings, nightmares and hallucinations have ceased, struggling with insomnia it's getting better.this is a dangerous drug, please research before taking it.it helps some as for me it took my life abs soul. M 59 4 years
300
12/17/2014
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 1  Insomnia Not able to sleep Seroquel was working fine to give me much needed sleep then one night. Bam! I'm awake all night on the same dose. Very upsetting. Probably will not sleep at all tonight. 59 6 days
25-50 mg 1X day
12/9/2014
 3  Bipolar 2 depression Was initially prescribed Seroquel XR and it made my severely fatigued - like I was sleeping around the clock. Dr. gave me ADDERAL to help me be more alert during the day but it was still a struggle. Went off due to major blood sugar spike. After a few months off and trying other meds I am back on the instant release with no major side effects so far. It's only been a couple of weeks though but so far so good. I am not depressed - yet - as I have been rapid cycling. Fingers crossed as I have been on SO many other mood stabilizers all with bad side effects. F 49 3 months
200 mg
12/7/2014
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 1  Bipolar Discorder/Insomnia This medication did not really help me at all with my problems and it very possibly may have completely killed my reproductive function. I am currently waiting to find out if my body will ever recover, it has caused me to gain weight, develop breasts, varying levels of sexual dysfunction, it has damaged my blood sugar levels, and I may have completely lost the ability to procreate. There are over 10,000 law suits filed against AstraZeneca for things like this and I may be another soon, I implore you to research the rare and serious side effects before taking this in my experience worthless and dangerous pill. M 23 8 years
150mg 1X day
12/3/2014
 3  Depression It made me calm and not depressed anymore. The cons i had was bad dreams.I had two dreams in one week about close family members dying. I stop taking them.I didnt like waking up with those horrible dreams. F 31 10 days
50
11/19/2014
 3  schizophrenia lingering grogginess, memory lapses, word retrieval slowness, depression, apathy. it's a great stabilizer over time, but I believe the tradeoff of blunting mental and emotional range, can make it tempting to go off it for a while, just to see if it would make life more interesting. M 44 7 years
50 1X day
11/15/2014
 3  Sleep troubles Don't recall It helps you sleep. F 14 1 years
50 1X day
10/27/2014
 1  Bi-polar and Hypermania Just a bad over prescribed bad drug Went cold turkey, it cost me my life, it destroyed friendships, prescribed to shut me up, this drug is used as a catch all for any ailment, I would not recommend this for anyone, I'm working through insomnia and angst for not researching this drug, nothing will ever have me take this drug again, did not dose down did not tell my doctor, just left it along. M 59 4 years
300
10/10/2014
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 1  Anxiety Woke up and felt like I was on fire. Took it 23 hours ago and I feel so groggy! Will never take it again! F 46 1 days
150
10/9/2014
 1  Bopolar disoder Loss of vision; hallucination; loss of taste. Couldn't function and slept all the time. Loss memory and loss counts of days. Worst drug ever. Don't ever take. Don't ever let doctor prescride. F 10 days
300 mg
9/29/2014
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 5  Bi Polar Disorder I love Seroquel. Seroquel helps me sleep. BUT, there are some side effects that i have noticed that are...more hit or miss. And by that i mean i have the effect or i dont. i noticed that i have an adverse side effect that feels like suffocation. My nasal passages feel as if they are completely dried out...and when i touch them (yes stick my finger up m nose) they are dry. The sensation then feels like my nose is stuffed up really bad. to the point where i cant breathe correctly. This usually comes along about 30 mins after taking my dose. I take 400 mg at night. So, along with the drunken stupor i get settled into, i then feel as if i cant breathe. Understand that i am losing all function and just want to sleep, and the stupor im in is dizzying and im slurring and my eyes are half closed; now add in the fact that you feel as though you cant breathe. Its terrifying. This is where the fun part comes in. Panic sets in...and a mini or large panic attack *depending how sever your terror is, Other than the night and morning affects: morning stupor fine after 7am... This medication is a life saver. I could have been really sick by now. MY bipolar disorder was hell. I was sick of having to deal with it, and tired of nothing working, tired of my moodswings. Terrified i was going to break. I have a 4yr son, and the last thing i wanted was for him to see me like this or worse, lashing out toward him. I didnt want to hurt anyone, This disease is scary, and im just happy i got my life back. F 29 4 months
400 1X day
9/9/2014
 1  Bipolar/Depression It didn't really help with my problem, just made me tired all the time. Realized, I don't need to be on it anymore. Weaning off of it slowly withdraws are horrible, so dizzy and nauseous. It's a very serious drug to come off of! Please give yourself time to come off it! I personally don't recommend this drug at all, because of what it does to your mind and body while on it. Hope this helps! F 32 3 years
200 Mg
8/26/2014
 4  extreme chronic long-term insomnia won't allow ADHD meds to work, makes me extremely hungry after taking it, causes or worsens depression, Regularly having full body feelings of extreme discomfort w/sick feelings after taking dose, impossible to wake up before noon the following day, cannot fall asleep & stay asleep without taking it, excellerated pounding heart & its rate, sleep eating at times, fast weight gain, withdrawals horrific accompanied with long period of suffering, etc...... My diagnosis' are PTSD, depression, general anxiety disorder, chronic extreme insomnia, & AD/HD. When I was a preteen, I had the HUGE misfortune of being misdiagnosed as being bipolar. I lived with this stigma up until a couple months ago, when I realized I was not bipolar ever, but had AD/HD since I was a child. Several times while growing up, I was made by my family & psych's to spend time in many psych wards. Nightmare! I was first prescribed Seroquel in 2002 for "bipolar possible psychotic" symptoms. I took it at night & all it did was help me get a good sleep every night. So, that is why I continued taking it nightly up until 2004. I stopped because I had to relocate, and the county's mental illness dept. I was going to for my mental illness' dropped me. Then in 2006, when my daughter was born, I immediately started receiving psych treatment again at the above place, because I suffered extensive postpartum depression. I was put on different cocktails of meds all the time, because none of them helped me what-so-ever. Out of all those many pills, the Seroquel was the only one I chose to keep taking. I divorced that last psych. last year, but I was prescribed 800mg Seroquel to take every night by bedtime, to treat my insomnia for almost 7 yrs. now. It is a blessing for me by helping relax my brain, allowing me to both fall asleep & stay asleep every night. I have been reading all over the web that only very small dosages help insomnia-I believe ar F 38 7 years
800 MG 1X day
7/21/2014
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 1  depression it ruined my life!!!! pure poison, nobody should be allowed to take this drug! I have been weaning off this drug and it is the most terrible experience of my life....the withdrawal symptoms are terrifying. I wish I could take my DR to court for ever giving me this drug and not telling me why or what it is!!!!! F 50 2 days
150 2X day
7/21/2014
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 1  Skitzophraniac High blood sugar that still hasn't gone away, couldn't get out of bed, couldn't talk Almost died! Ugh This is as bass as abilify do not take F 27 1 days
1X day
7/10/2014
 1  Bi Polar Very out of it zombied, Caused my sugar to go out of control and caused me to develop diabetes. Psychiatrist stopped me from taking it immediately upon developing diabetes. M 62 3 years
200mg 1X day
6/29/2014
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