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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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUELCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 1   M 22 1 years
1/16/2006
 1  MISDIAGNOSED bipolar mania Most side effects were adverse and felt at minimal dosage. I felt extreme drowsiness, an almost out-of-it, loopy, stoned feeling (without any of the positives). Occassional dizziness, substantial unwanted increase in appetite, as well as memory loss, and an obnoxious heavy feeling in my eyes and forehead. I never took more than 25 mg of this medication. That is essentially a baby dose for seroquel. At one point, I tried 50 mg, and that level was absolutely intolerable. All of the aforementioned side effects were greatly increased to the point where I felt like I was walking in a fog. Even at the 25 mg, I never felt like myself, the supposed "manic symptoms," if anything, were WORSENED, by anxiety/agitation caused by the myriad unpleasant side effects. If one wants to feel absolutely disorganized, unfocused, quite frankly, stupid, then I would recommend this medication. Otherwise, for anxiety or ADHD (my true primary issues), this medication is just asking for trouble. I cannot imagine taking more than 50 mg of this drug (and I have an extremely high tolerance for most medications), but for some whose symptoms truly warrant seroquel, I can appreciate that. But for those of us with severe anxiety as opposed to a serious form of bipolar disorder, faced with an overly enth M 22 6 months
6/23/2006
 1  bipolar disorder + extreme insomnia Complete psychological and physical deterioration: ataxia, tremors, seizures, depression + suicidal thoughts, severe memory loss, deficits in logical thinking, aphasia, myoclonus, and hallucinations after taking my dose if I did not fall asleep within a half hour.Due to my already terrible insomnia getting aggravated by other bipolar medications, my doctor "had no problems" with me taking as much as 1200 mgs of this medication nightly (he supplemented my maximum allowed pharmacy dosage with free samples), and made no indication to me that such a dose could be dangerous. . I cannot remember the length of time I was on Seroquel, but during this period I suffered immensely. I shook so terribly that I could not sign my name on receipts or eat with eating utensils, had such difficulty thinking that I failed out of school, and somewhere around the time I realized I was having total black out periods, I began falling a lot while walking, and was hospitalized for a week for suicidality. Despite the fact that I had begun to show severe neurological decline in the entrance physical (could not subtract 7 from 100 or stand on one leg w/o falling) and my overseeing hospital physician acknowledged that I was probably being overmedicated already, dosages of some of my other meds were increased and a new one was even added. Shortly after leaving said hospital, I was hospitalized for seizure activity. Here, it was noted in my chart (I don't remember anything other than getting to the hospital) that I completely lost the ability to speak and could only grunt for a period of time. After the seizures were under control, I then also had fits of myoclonic jerks and could barely speak. It took me almost a full year to taper off of this medication (while the others took only a few months at most) and regain control of my life. Although I was also on various other medications, this was the only one I took at a high dose. For three years I was prescribed more and more of these "relatively safe" drugs, and I was almost completely nonfunctional for two of th F 22
900-1200mg 1X day
1/30/2011
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 1  Depression, Bipolar Tired, very stuffy nose shortly after taking, possible weight gain. Was prescribed to help stabilize my mood and lift me out of depression. Did not help. Started at 50 or 100 then increased to 200. Made it uncomfortable to sleep as it made my nose so stuffy I couldn't breathe out of it. Felt tired on it. Started eating more and eating unhealthy foods and gained 10 lbs while on this drug. F 22 1 months
200 1X day
6/20/2012
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 1  Recreational DRY mouth, very very tired. I felt like I wanted to go run a marathon and sleep forever at the same time. It was like my body was fighting itself. Not fun. Don't take. Seems to me it's probably dangerous. F 22 1 days
5/15/2009
 1  Anxiety, Depression, Bi-Polar Get off this medicine!!! I took it for 10 days and it made me feel completely lethargic, lightheaded, dizzy, short-term memory loss, and completely tired. I felt like a complete zombie. I could not concentrate, could not walk straight, I could not even function as a normal human being. I had constant pain in my arms and fingers. Violent mood swings where I was happy one second and crying the next. I have absolutely no sex drive. Tunnel vision. And although it might not be related, I got a urinary tract infection right after starting the med, even though very few men get UTI's. This is the worst drug I have ever taken in my life and I do not know how it was ever approved by the FDA. M 22 10 days
5/6/2009
 5  Severe mental disturbances I am a little more hungry, but I can control that sort of thing so I know it will not be an issue. This saved my life. After my brother was brutally murdered in a home robbery I basically went nuts. I lost it completely, could not hang on, yelled and cried, cut myself, grinder my fists into concrete, bad shit. Seroquel stopped it. It stopped the visions of my dead brother, it stopped the auditory hallucinations of the phone call from my mom telling me that my brother had been shot dead. I am so grateful for this medicine, without it I would be institutionalized or dead. F 23 4 days
200 1X day
8/5/2010
 5  Insomnia Slight dizziness in the morning, if i am not able to get 8 full hours of sleep. I also experience vivid dreams - but this is okay, kinda like this effect. :) I was prescribed seroquel mainly to counter the side effects of zoloft or xanax xr which is insomnia. When i started taking these two drugs, i would wake up around 3 or 4 am and very anxious and restless. The moment i took seroquel, i am able to sleep well without disturbances. M 23
6/9/2006
 5  insomnia I've experienced no side effects. It makes me tired about 45 minutes after taking it. But I'm taking it as a sleep aid. Also, I haven't built a tolerance. I've been able to lower my doses without weakening the affectiveness of the medication. Like many others, when my doctor first suggested taking seroquel, I was hesitant. I only new that it was prescribed to schitzophrenics and manics. Being that I am neither, I was afraid to take it. But I desperately wanted to get off of the benzodiazapines, which had all sorts of undesirable side affects. Point being that I am very satisfied with taking seroquel for my insomnia. F 23 2 years
10/15/2004
 5  bipolar disorder extremely sleepiness, slurred speech Seroquel is great!! I have no side effects at all now and I am feeling completely normal again. I can actually go through a day and function without any horrible mood swings. I take the 300mg tablet every night. F 23 1 months
9/10/2007
 5  bi polor and to help me sleep it just makes u really tired and hungry i would fall asleep with food in my mouth F 23 2 years
1/20/2008
 5  Bipolar I Loss of appetite, dry mouth. I seem to respond to very low doses of anti-psychotic drugs (I just switched to 12.5-25 mg of Seroquel from 0.5 mg of Risperdal, I am also taking 250 mg of Lamictal) and so far this has been a very positive change. The only bothersome side effect has been dry mouth, and that is taken care of by drinking lots of water. Seroquel helps me get to sleep at night, but in a very subtle way as I seem to very gently fall asleep. Unlike other users, I have actually lost quite a bit of weight. My prescription is for 25-400 mg depending on how badly I need sleep. I took 400 mg once and felt stoned out of my mind and incredibly dizzy the next day. Personally, I have found this medication to be a life-saver in a small dose as it allows me to sleep a full night and feel rested the next day. I should add that I get a good amount of exercise during the week, something that I feel has helped to combat feeling of lethargy during the day. F 23 5 months
4/21/2008
 5  Bipolar Dry Mouth, restless legs at night, vivid dreams, tachycardia, morning grogginess, trouble concentrating in the morning. I started with 25mg/day, but I am now at 300mg/day. This is my main form of medication, and I am glad that it is. It is wonderful compared to other Bipolar meds because the side effects aren't as bad. Also, this medication helps me to sleep, which helps with managing a potential manic or depressive episode due to a lack of sleep. I have gained some weight, but I no longer have a "huge" appetite as I did when I first started taking this medication. I recently started having tachycardia which lasts for a few hours after taking it, so I will be talking with my doc about this. Overall, this medication has saved my life. F 23 6 months
1/11/2009
 4  Bipolar 1 Disorder tiredness at first , vivid dreams Seroquel has been recently added on to my medication cocktail for bipolar disorder after suffering from another manic episode. I started at 50mg for the first six days. At 50mg I was very tired during the day as well as at night when I took the pill, however after going up to 100mg and taking it a little bit earlier I have been able to get a good nights sleep and not be excessively tired through out the day. However, I am also on other medications (invega, trileptal and xanax) so the effects could be different as they usually are with others. Sure the side effects on the box can be scary, and there are horror stories, but quite honestly sometimes they are better than the current affliction that may be bothering you. So I have to say so far so good with seroquel. F 23 2 weeks
11/22/2008
 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
 4  depression, unusual thoughts, extreme sleepiness, skin rash F 23 11 days
5/29/2007
 4  anxiety/insomnia Sleepiness, muscle aches, increased food cravings (especially for sugar) I was prescribed 25mg in the am and 50 mg to sleep at night. I have found seroquel to be effective in reducing overall anxiety and especially in helping me sleep. I do not plan to take this medication for a prolonged period of time due to the potential for serious side effects (ie. severe weight gain/ involuntary muscle movements/ medication-induced diabetes.) F 23 2 weeks
4/20/2005
 4  Bipolar-clinical depression Weight gain +/- 40lbs. Fatigue (good for sleep though) Extremely vivid dreams occassionally. I just hate the fact that I gained so much weight. I'm not sure if it's b/c around the same time I began a whole new medication regimine. I discontinued taking lithium after my skin basically exploded with acne and I had hope it would help me stop gaining weight. I haven't gained anymore, but it's still not going back down. After reading everyone's comments, I'm starting to wonder if it could be the seroquel that is causing excessive weight gain too. *pondering* F 23 7 months
5/31/2005
 4  anxiety,ocd sleepiness, and VERY VERY addictive. if u miss a dose sometimes it could leave u with a pounding headache, trouble sleeping, naucious and jsut feeling terrible F 23 2 years
9/21/2004
 4  insomnia, anxiety, depression a 'hungover' feeling the next day if i take it after 9.15pm the night before on 25mg and can fall asleep very easily with it so really great cure for insomnia F 23 2 months
12/9/2009

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