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  bipolar well i had the severe dizz when i would stand up in the beginning i currently take 400 mg all though my doc wants me to take 600-no way i read the side effects and weight gain does not appeal to me especially after i lost 150 from coming off of depakote.plus 400 is plently strong to it knocks my budda out which is good for my mind but what i had in the beginng when he increased my dose to over 200 was the parkinson symptons which he said would go away-i would trip over my feet lord knows i would forgot words stumble over words and i am in sales thats just not cool. but what really bothers me now is i have noticed that when i take it at night sometimes i feel like i cant move at all i mean iam awake and tired eyes semi closed and my body wont let me move and my legs jerk to at night and sometimes my body aches to i talked to my doc he said he had never heard of this the not being able to move and such is there anyone else outthere that has felt that senesation? i also get the dry mouth bad and stuffy nose within about 45 mintues of taking it. and i get real crabby if i cant get to sleep like i am a possessed woman i have to sleep its like i have to plan my sex life around the this pill otherwise i cant get any cause my butt is knocked out. at first i had the morning hang overs here again i just make sure i get over 8 hours sleep if i dont get over 8 hours i wake up severly tired and drugged and my arms and legs feel very weak it has helped me sleep like reallly good for the first time since i was told i had bp plus since being on this drug with zonegran and wellburtin.o if anyone outthere has had or felt like i have i with my symptons-(cant spell right now its late and i havent taken my serqouel) please feel free to email me or if you if have any other questions. F 25 3 years
2/18/2005
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 3  Bipolar Disorder II F 25 8 months
6/18/2007
 3  Psychotic disorder Always tired,always hungry which is really good cause I'm a 00 in jeans so I'm happy crave tons of sweets dry mouth hopefully that's it!! F 25 2 days
50mg 1X day
5/28/2010
 3  insomnia I experienced some increased appetite at first, but I was heavily anorexic at the time. Since stabilising my eating, I no longer have this problem, especially if I eat something right before taking it. Regarding insomnia, it's either totally uneffective at 25mg or I find myself not only sleeping at night but sleeping the whole day at 50+mg. I'll purposefully miss activities because I cannot keep from sleeping. Thus, I look at it as a helpful but not so helpful drug. At least I'm sleeping, but the excessive sleeping is keeping me from being productive. I can't even begin to hold down a job, go to school, etc! F 25 2 years
1/9/2006
 3  insomnia Weakness and anxiety after dose wore off Seroquel seems to help regulate and induce sleep very well. When I don't take seroquel, I often wake up 10-15 times a night if I'm lucky enough to fall asleep in the first place. I take an extremely low dose since I'm sensitive to medication (12.5 mg). At first, I had no problems with the med. After a couple of weeks on it, I began to feel anxiety and weakness as my dose would wear off. I'm sure my body has become acustomed to the med, so I'm going to try taking a morning and an evening dose. Hopefully this works since it is the only effective sleep med for my insomnia (even benzos don't work very well). M 25 4 weeks
11/9/2005
 3  Psychotic Bipolar Depression Weight gain! To the tune of 60lbs! Lethargy. Seroquel did help me with my illness, but at a high price. I slept all the time and gained alot of weight. I can hardly remember the year of my life while I was on this. Whether I can fully attribute that to Seroquel or a combination of the drug and my illness, who knows. But I was foggy and tired all the time even though the psychotic symptoms went away and my constant anxiety and insomnia were alleviated. F 25 1 years
3/12/2007
 3  Insomnia, possible bipolar Muscular contractions, sleepiness (obviously), originally prescribed 200 mg but could not function the next day at work. Reduced my dosage to 25 mg. Still experience sleepiness throughout the day. Feel somewhat disconnected. Everything takes on a surreal feeling the following morning until about Noon. I started taking this with Effexor XR. I noticed extreme sweating, which I believed is associated with the Effexor. I notice that I don't necessarily have muscle twitching per se, but my muscles tend to constantly be flexed. I workout 4 days a week and have a pretty strong nutrition plan in place, so I'm hoping I can avoid the possibly of diabetes. I have noticed that while working out, the constant tension in my muscles actually seems to be a workout aid. I feel a bigger M 25 7 days
8/23/2005
 2  Depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia Drowsiness, strange dreams, obtrusive thoughts, incapacitation during the night. Have been taking 25mg nightly for about a month, and was previously on Dothiepin/Prothiadin. Seroquel has helped with the anxiety, but hasn't treated the depression and lack of sex drive. As far as side effects go (both short and long term), I think the tricyclic antidepressants are better. M 25 30 days
3/10/2006
 2  Schizophrenia 1. Ridiculous sedation - I slept between 14-18 hours per day every day on the drug. It never got better. In fact, it simply got worse. 2. Cognitive sluggishness - this is easily the worst antipsychotic for ruining the intellect. I could not comprehend subject material that I used to find extremely basic. It was embarrassing to be honest. Yes. The side-effects were bad, but not the worst of any drug I have been on. However, the true problem was the the drug was ineffective for my Positive Symptoms. 300 mg is not that high of a dose (the max dose I took), but I simply could not bear to go any higher because I was sleeping 16 or more hours per day. It was totally ridiculous. I was still having strong psychotic breaks and all I was getting from the medication was sedation. M 25 10 months
300 1X day
3/25/2013
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 2  Depression/Anxiety Dry mouth, forgetfulness, clumsiness, and intense sleepiness were the only side effects at first. Over time the sleepiness (which I needed to get to sleep at night) dissipated, and coupled with my anxiety would make bedtime like a bad trip. Everything looks weird, makes me panicky. It never did seem to help my depression, though it did help me sleep at first. The dose was constantly upped after the effects would wane. The cons outweigh the pros, I would not recommend this. Maybe it would work better for someone else but after the first few months the positive effects went away and now I just take it because my doctor tells me to. F 25 2 years
400MG 1X day
8/13/2013
 2  Anxiety and help for sleeping My problem was I was very depressed and was sleeping far to much. I was also on Cipralex(10mg). The seroquel made me want to sleep even more, and I found it made me more depressed. I felt i needed 12 hoursof sleep or more to function when on it. F 25 3 months
3/15/2007
 2  Depression, Bi-Polar Added aggression, poor temperament, added agitation, inability to relax or feel happy. Worsened my Bi-Polar and I wound up cutting myself and needed 31 stitches. I had to stay in a mental facility for 3 days and get put back on my previous med (Zoloft). I had an adverse reaction to the Seroquel and had a mental brake down. I was taking it for 5 weeks when this happened. I will never take it again, but, this was my personal reaction and yours should not be the same. Look for added signs of aggression and agitation, also look for signs of no relief, not being able to relax... F 25 5 weeks
9/30/2008
 1  Depression Gained 12lbs in one month. Extreme hunger and thirst. Extremely hard to wake up in the morning, and very sleepy throughout the day. Tendency to nod off at my desk. Erratic sleep: I can sleep 15+ hours on this medication one night, and the next sleep three hours and be wide awake at 3 in the morning like I am right now. Tossing and turning all night, waking up with heart racing. General confusion and in a constant state of being out of it. Feeling very hot and sweaty. Lately I sleep with just a sheet and the window wide open (mind you that it's 10 degrees outside). F 25 33 days
1/13/2008
 1  Bipolar, depression, anxiety TERRIFYING VISUAL/AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS. Only took it 2 nights and I feel like I'm developing schizophrenia from taking this drug. Will never touch it again. Poisonous M 25 2 days
200mg 1X day
11/5/2011
 1  insomnia possible seizure, involuntary movements This drug scared the crap out of me. I took it last night for the first time and went to lay down a few minutes later. All of a sudden, I felt a strong, electric-shock like sensation, like I was being tased or something and my trunk area of my body began to convulse. I have never experienced anything like this ever before. Then, as I was falling asleep I had a few extreme, random movements of my limbs; including my arm shooting into the air, jerking my upper body violently. I'm not exaggerating any of this. It was terrifying. Flushing them. F 25 1 days
100mg 1X day
8/12/2010
 1  Cymbalta Muscle twitching throughout the night and during the day. This greatly effected my sleep and made me very nervous. F 25 3 days
8/18/2005
 5  BiPolar I / Mild Aspergers Better sleep. The first time I took this drug I made the mistake to take it immediately, it knocked me on my ass and my 25 minute drive home was difficult. I've found that its best to take at night and you might be asleep within an hour. My moods don't swing nearly as much and I can hold a job better. I might be psychologically addicted to it already because I awake agitated when I sleep without it. This drug is very good at calming. I've only experienced normal 20mg dose.

In comparison to Zyprexa, which I took religeously for 2 years a few years back: Seroquel is a better (more moderate) dose for me. I still have access to the full range of natural emotions where when on Zyprexa I was just constantly in a state of void and not at full productivity.

I compliment these meds with vitamins B complex (anti-depressant), C,Garlic(heart) & fish oil (mood swings (hard to judge its effectiveness)), and marijuana. I believe I function well under marijuana (when on zyprexa I often felt like additionally smoking weed would inflict physical pain on my brain). Due to the nature of Seroquel putting you to sleep, its not wise to drink alcohol after dose. Unless you like being the guy asleep in the pu

M 26 6 months
2/1/2006
 5  Bipolar 1 w/Psychosis Weight gain (120lb. In 2.5 years), tremors This medication was a lifesaver!!! I was lithium for 3 years before seroquel as well as other anti psychotic and anti depression drugs that made me extremely ill, this other drugs also made me feel useless and it bothered my ability to study, this was a major problem due to my college class schedule. M 26 2.5 years
3/25/2006
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 5  Severe Anxiety/ Insomnia Drowsy at night, sometimes it is hard to get up in the morning. My heart races occasionally right after taking this medication. Seroquel is a miracle drug. I have suffered for 26 years with debilitating anxiety, poor self-esteem, and agoraphobia. Seroquel gave me the life I have always dreamed of. I no longer smoke, or stress endlessly. I was able to leave a distructive relationship in part because Seroquel has worked to make me calmer and more rational. Of course every drug works differently for the person taking it, but please don't be scared off because of the weight gain side-effect. I have only gained 10 pounds in the year and a half I've been on this drug. I think that can be attributed to the fact that I no longer smoke. Thank God for Seroquel! F 26 1 years
11/7/2008
 5  Panic Attacks increased appetite, dry mouth, sleepiness Been takin a baby dose for about 5 years (mainly to help me go to sleep) I find this to be a good drug overall and from what I understand there aren't any major long term side effects from it. M 26 5 years
11/13/2008
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