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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 3  schitzoaffective disorder/insomnia Fluttered heart beat, inability to walk, extreme dizziness, difficulty swallowing, 15 pound weight gain, severely anxious, trouble speaking and thinking clearly, very vivid nightmares Although there are sometimes terrible side effects when I take it at night, i would never get off of it because it's the only thing that will put me to sleep at night since I have racing thoughts due to bipolar disorder. Definitely an excellent drug for insomnia but just like any drug there also can be some pretty serious side effects. F 20 5 months
1/14/2008
 3  insomnia, anxiety, PTSD Weight Gain was the most serious side effect. I gained almost 25lbs., confusion, Sleepiness but I was taking it to help me sleep so that was okay for me. The only positive impact that seroquel has had on my life is that I can now fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. I have tried just about every other sleeping aide that there is and this is the only one that actually works without leaving me feeling F 20 7 months
9/20/2004
 3  insomnia, anxiety, PTSD Weight Gain was the most serious side effect. I gained almost 25lbs., confusion, Sleepiness but I was taking it to help me sleep so that was okay for me. The only positive impact that seroquel has had on my life is that I can now fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. I have tried just about every other sleeping aide that there is and this is the only one that actually works without leaving me feeling hungover in the morning. However...the weight gain alone is enough to make me want to go off of it. I have also struggled with an eating disorder for four years now and gaining all this weight has made me more depressed and anxious than ever. I have resorted back to my bulimic habits because I can't control my eating, the drug increased my appetite. Also, it didn't help me with my nightmares or flashbacks. In fact I have more strange and vivid dreams now that I'm on the medication. I would not suggest this medication to anyone who has suffered or is suffering from an eating disorder. F 20 7 months
9/20/2004
 3  bipolar psychosis Hangover in the morning, very hard to get going. Constipation that just about never goes away. Nightmares, feelings of withdrawl when a dose is missed. Headaches, oh the Headaches! Symptoms of diabetes Seroquel helps me with my state of mind, but I find myself often times chosing mental health over physical because although this drug works well on the mind, its side effects can be horrible on the body. F 20 3 years
12/17/2005
 3  insomnia extremely drowsy the morning after, need more than 8 hours of sleep i take it farly infrequently because i rarely have more than 8 hours to sleep but it really helps when i can take it. F 20 30 times
7/23/2006
 3  bipolar 2 sleep psychiatrist gave me samples of this to replace klonopin for nights when I can't sleep because I was beginning to abuse Klonopin and ended up getting it a car accident and a DUI for it. This helps me sleep, but it's expensive so I stick to klonopin- just have to be careful and my psych. understands that cost is very important F 20 5 days
12/3/2006
 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
 3  bipolar II severe headaches, rapid weight gain, increased appetite, some memory loss, i couldn't remember anything from a half hour before taking the drug up to finally being woken up, waking up was quite the task also, i've been late to work multiple times this past week. the worst part, numbness in my left leg/hip region I'm not sure what has caused the numbness, but I can't think of anything else that could cause it. It is numb as though i was given a shot from a dentist in the hip. I set up an appointment with my dr and hopefully can go off of it. F 20 6 days
2/25/2007
 3  Schizoaffective Disorder Extreme tiredness, weight gain, dulled emotions, memory and concentration problems This drug worked like a dream initially but wore off after about a year when the dosage decreased very slightly. The side effects of this drug are awful, truly life-changing in a negative way. After about half an hour of taking it you become very sleepy and must go to bed. You get off to sleep very quickly. In the morning it is very hard to get up and wake up even. My mum was waking me up several times - I would sleep through alarms and would just go back to sleep without even knowing. I would get up late, I missed a lot of college. I could not cry and wasn't laughing as much on this drug - surpressed emotions. I could not concentrate on work and my memory was bad. Hard to read large chunks of text. On coming off this drug I have become more alert, my emotions have returned and I am no longer tired. Never again will I touch this poison. 20 1.5 years
600/700mg 1X day
12/11/2011
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 3  Mood Instability/Insomnia Extreme sleepiness, some weight gain, intense desire to eat after taking the medicine. I've been taking Seroquel for about 4 years now and while it helps me sleep (knocks me out for a good 12 hours) and provides mood stability, DO NOT TAKE THIS UNLESS IT'S A LAST RESORT! You WILL become completely dependent on it. For example I ran out for 1 day and was crying, shaking, nauseous, and a complete wreck. I do not think I could quit taking it ever. This medicine does what it's supposed to do but unless you are willing to take it for the rest of your life, don't start it. Also it will give you the "Seroquel munchies"....I have fallen asleep eating food! F 20 4 years
300 MG 1X day
12/29/2010
 1  INSOMNIA Horrible...i went to bed and woke up the next morning sick and trowing up i had to call in to work, 50 mg i would not recommend this to anyone this is not a med for insomnia it is for schizophrenia and bipolar 1 disorder! F 20 1 days
4/1/2007
 1  for night time sleep aid I experienced the crazyest side effects, I can not explain how crazy it made me feel, but I will do my best. I was perscribed 100mg of seroquel at bed time when I was a patient at a rehab center. When I first started to take it I experienced very vived dreams thats I could remember very clearly. I could only sleep for 5 hrs at a time and once awake would toss and turn like crazy for the remainder of the night. I did not reailze that it was side affects of the medication because I was coming off of drugs and thought it was a withdrawl symptom. When I was done with the program I was prescribed a perscription of 30 100mg seroquel. I took them aS directed and still felt the same symptoms as before but more intense. It wasent untill I was half way done with the bottle to realize that the crazy feelings I was having was seroqel side effects. The more intense affects where the feeling of being menteley insane. I felt like I was actually going crazy. I would curl up in a ball fetal possition a crazy drug made me actually go insane M 20 30 days
3/16/2006
 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
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 1  Bipolar I Weight gain +90lbs in combination with Risperdal and Zyprexan. Can't wake up in the morning. I was a med school student going to be a doctor. This medicine ruined my life. M 20 2 years
7/2/2007
 1  cronic insomnia Worst hangover I have EVER felt from any sleep medication, and I was only taking 25mgs. Even at such a low dose, it was miserable. Sure I fell asleep - out cold, unconscious within a half an hour of taking the medication. But i could never wake up, even 10-12 hours later, groggy all the next day, felt like my head was in a cloud, and I have no recollection of most of my mornings. I stopped taking it after a few weeks because I couldn't handle the side effects. oh yeah, weight gain like crazy!! F 20 14 days
2/12/2007
 1  Insomnia Extremely tired, but NOT at night after I took the med... it was during the day (which obviously makes sense since I didn't get any sleep), but this medicine would make me groggy and tired, yet I still couldn't fall asleep. Horrible. It just plain and simple did not work for me. F 20 2 weeks
1/31/2009
 1  Anxiety Disorder Racing Heart, even worse panic attacks. Sugar problems. Weight gain. Dizziness. Spacy feeling. Always tired I wouldn't recommend anyone to take this medicine. I'm always so tired from this pill and it causes you to be so hungry. Made my panic attacks worse. F 20 3 months
6/18/2015
 1  axiety headaches, nausea, sleeping problems, menstral changes, bladder irrability, muscle spasams, lost of strength and skin rash and skin peeing. I actually experinced the most after being off of it for several months not really when i got on it besides nausea. I never gained wait like many others but have the sweet cravings. Iv been checked and they cannot find any other medical cause for my problems. F 20 10 years
8/14/2009
 1  Bipolar Disorder (Manic) This medication made me feel like I was black out binge drinking every night and I'd just pass out an hour after taking it. I'd wake up completely confused. Can't remember anything. Thank you seroquel for turning me elderly well before my age. Fucked up my speech, have no memory,no thought process, and really slow at responding in conversations. Hair loss and slight weight gain. Addictive. DO NOT TAKE UNLESS YOU WANT AN IQ OF 3!!! F 20 3 years
9/12/2009
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 1  Bipolar Disorder 200mg a day. Too tired to function; 12-20hrs sleep each night, still hard to wake up. Listlessness, apathy, confusion. Dear god no more please. M 20 1 months
4/16/2009

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