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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar I | Sleepy, hangover, foggy feeling. | I was prescribed Seroquel years ago to help stabilize my mood, but I ended up taking it PRN for sleep when I didn't have to work the next day (hangover effect was wicked). A couple years ago I added it to my mood stabilizer during a particularly nasty manic episode & I LOVE it. It works wonders. I sleep like a baby every night. After the hangover side effect wore off, I know I'll get 7 hours of sleep every night (important for stability). I haven't had a bipolar episode in over a year & I think it has a great deal to do with seroquel(plus my tegretol & intermittant prozac...and staying med complaint for once in my life). Depending on where my mood is going, I take between 200-400mg nightly. I do have to stop using it for 1 & 1/2 months a year due to being on call for work b/c I will not wake up if I have taken it. I have a constant headache for that time & I can't sleep well. Otherwise, I love it. | F | 27 | 4 years | 2/3/2010 | 5 | severe PMS, anxiety | No unpleasant side effects. Knocks me out at night. | Works wonders for me. Really helps with obsessive thoughs and I think it helped my depression too. | F | 27 | 3 years | 3/18/2006 | 5 | Bipolar | Slight hypotension at times. Sleepiness in the morning if I don't get my 8 hours sleep. (Nothing my coffee addiction doesn't fix.) | I gained like mad on other drugs but luckily this one "fits" my metabolism and chemical makeup fine. My eating habits have returned to normal and no more of the horrible cravings I had with other drugs. I definately feel the most stable I've felt in the 9 years I've been managing it. I am on the lowest possible dosage as well with control to up if needed but I've never felt the need to manage more than it is already. I was next in line for Lithium when I refused, found a new doctor, and found this. Keeping my senses open for any lapses but for now things are wonderfully stable. Anybody up for taking over the world? (*SMILE* Just kidding!) | F | 27 | 6 months | 6/15/2006 | 5 | mood stabilizer bipolar II | at first it was horrible, i was a zombie the next day and 30 minutes after taking it I felt like jello. Increased Anxiety, panic and lethargy....but i stuck with it... IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE if you are looking for a med that will level you out and help your mood disorder this is it, but you have to stick with it. Give it a chance. I can't begin to explain what it does my irritability and moodswings I have researched and its dosage if used for different purposes...here it is in a nutshell 25mg-150mg sleep aid 200mg-600mg mood stabilizer 650mg-1250mg bat shit crazy | M | 27 | 8 months 300 1X day | 4/28/2013 | 4 | anxiety, OCD | Sleepiness, but it's a good thing. A dazed, hung-over feeling the next day. | I only take it as-needed for anxiety/OCD symptoms (in addition to my regular meds) and I think it's awesome. 12.5 or 25 mg at night leaves me feeling calm, mildly euphoric, and pleasantly sleepy. I try not to take it more than once or twice a week because I fear becoming addicted to it and unable to sleep without it. | F | 27 | 6 months | 8/5/2008 | 4 | sleep/anxiety/panic | sleepiness, hunger, could eat a horse. Slowed thoughts down tho | I like seroquel. I'm currently on zyprexa and I want to switch back. Seroquel always made me feel chill and relaxed without a lot of side effects. You'll probably feel groggy into the next day tho. | M | 27 | 5 years 25-75mg 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 4 | Insomnia | Dry mouth, pounding heart in the middle of the night, sore/raw throat in the morning with a strong thirst | My doctor prescribed me this for insomnia because he said it has certain off-label uses. The first night I took it, I fell asleep quickly and woke up hours later with a pounding heart. It wasn't enough to make me call 911 or anything, just a little scary. I laid back down and fell right back to sleep with no problem. In the morning, my mouth felt incredibly dry and my throat was raw, like I'd slept with a powerful fan pointed at me. I was also so parched that I had to run for a glass of water right away. I asked my doctor about this, specifically the pounding heart, and he says it is known to do that sometimes but he wouldn't be concerned. With continued use, all of these side effects other than the pounding heart upon waking in the middle of the night disappeared. I would only notice it when I would wake up, but if I went right back to sleep, I was fine. I stopped taking it after a month because I wanted to try something that didn't have this side effect, even though it wasn't unbearable. I figured why not try to find one that has no side effects at all. Anyway, I recommend it for those who have trouble sleeping. | M | 27 | 1 months 25 MG 1X day | 9/13/2012 | 4 | manic-depression | Weight gain and impossible to lose (all around the middle), increased OCD symptoms greatly. 150 mg. Needed to increase dosage 5 times in 8 months because my mood dropped. | It was the best thing to ever happen to my mood. I gained 30lbs, which I hate but I was underweight to begin. At first the benefits to my mood outweighed the side effects. Then the OCD became unbearable and am utterly frustrated with the weight. With the addition of zoloft it may have been okay. I will definately go back to it if I have issues with lamictal | F | 27 | 8 months | 10/30/2008 | 4 | jerking movement off my jaw, drowsiness | this stuff cured my drug induced psychosis, but i wonder if ill ever be able to live without this stuff. Its a pain to get off these types of psychiatric drugs. | M | 27 | 6 years | 11/29/2007 | 4 | Insomnia, Depression, Anxiety | A little drowsy in the morning | I LOVE THIS MED!! I never realized what quality sleep felt like until I tried Seroquel. I take 12.5mg before bed and I have never felt better. It also helps with my anxiety, depression and alcohol cravings. And, as an added bonus, I am actually loosing weight!! I have so much more energy so I started running daily with my dogs. They are happier now too:) | F | 27 | 1 months | 3/3/2008 | 4 | Racing thoughts/Insomnia | WEIGHT GAIN!!! I gained twenty pounds in a year due to eating cookies from the munchies this med produces! Drowsiness through the next day. | I wish I had known about the weight gain side effect. I have been craving a LOT more sugar since I've been on seroquel. I only take 12.5mg a night, but the risk of diabetes from seroquel still worries me. my new doctor told me i shouldnt be on it because I dont have bipolar, and instead to try ambien. i remember trying it before and felt dizzy and cried, so i want to stick with seroquel. maybe only every other night or so, to see if the weight can be lost! | F | 27 | 1.5 years | 11/21/2007 | 4 | Bi-Polar | Sore Lymph nodes, irritation, severe drowsiness, Extreme Dry Mouth, Headaches. | I like Seroquel, I have extreme episodes and thee help me to rationalize my thoughts. Most the time I sleep for about 10 hours and wake up out of the madness. It is a very strong drug, but a controlled dosage will fix this. | M | 27 | 5 days | 4/25/2007 | 4 | insomia | none | I like it but im only on 50 mg now but at my nest visit i will increase it to 100 mg | F | 27 | 3 months | 5/28/2007 | 4 | depression, panic disorder | 30 lb weight gain, fatigue, extreme thirst, frequent urination, I sweat a lot, sometimes it's hard to wake up in the morning. Despite having many of the diabetic symptoms sometimes reported with this drug my fasting blood sugar is normal. So I am not sure what is going on, but I am pretty sure it's this drug. | I like it because it keeps me very calm, and happy, along with the Zoloft and Remeron I also take. I feel emotionally "normal." I take 100mg at bedtime and I think that's too much now that I am stable again so I am going to titrate to 50mg. I require a lot of coffee to keep me going during the day and despite doing 1hr of cardio a day and eating a low fat low sugar diet my weight remains high. So I ask myself: fat and happy or thin and crazy? Hmmmmmm... I have gained 30lbs since 12/06 and I know that cannot ALL be my fault! It's kinda bad when you have to choose between your mental and physical health. It is a tough choice to make. | F | 27 | 5 months | 4/29/2007 | 4 | drug induced psychosis | initially fatigued | fatigue wore off quickly and anxiety dropped | M | 27 | 5 weeks | 6/9/2003 | 4 | Bi-polar | constantly lethargic, sleeping upto 12 hours a day | Has helped my mania tremendously. Just not sure how to stop sleeping so much. | F | 27 | 2 months | 10/5/2009 | 3 | Psychosis | Stuffy nose, sinus-like. Emotional block. Mental block. Stiffness. Sleep forever. Slows down thought processes. Very dumbening. | Erases inspiration. Indiscriminate effects, it blocks both psychotic and normal thoughts alike. It has a chemical holocaust effect, and totally obliterates the mind. | F | 27 | 11 days | 6/30/2007 | 3 | Psychosis | Stuffy nose, sinus-like. Emotional block. Mental block. Stiffness. Sleep forever. Slows down thought processes. Very dumbening. | Erases inspiration. Indiscriminate effects, it blocks both psychotic and normal thoughts alike. It has a chemical holocaust effect, and totally obliterates the mind. | F | 27 | 11 days | 6/30/2007 | 3 | Psychosis | Stuffy nose, sinus-like. Emotional block. Mental block. Stiffness. Sleep forever. Slows down thought processes. Very dumbening. | Erases inspiration. Indiscriminate effects, it blocks both psychotic and normal thoughts alike. It has a chemical holocaust effect, and totally obliterates the mind. | F | 27 | 11 days | 6/30/2007 | 3 | Psychosis | Stuffy nose, sinus-like. Emotional block. Mental block. Stiffness. Sleep forever. Slows down thought processes. Very dumbening. | Erases inspiration. Indiscriminate effects, it blocks both psychotic and normal thoughts alike. It has a chemical holocaust effect, and totally obliterates the mind. | F | 27 | 11 days | 6/30/2007 |