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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Insomnia | Disorientation, dry mouth, rapid heartbeat | I was prescribed Seroquel for my insomnia that required medical attention. My problem was falling asleep. Well, the first night I took it, it knocked my butt out like a light. But whenever I'd wake up briefly during the night, I'd notice my heart was beating extremely fast and heavy and my mouth felt so parched that it was actually painful to swallow. These side effects happened every time I took a dose, which was as-needed. Sometimes the rapid heartbeat would scare me and I would just try to ignore it and fall asleep, which I always would. The dry mouth I learned to just deal with. If I didn't go to bed within two hours of taking it, I would walk around the house very disoriented. I am grateful it put me to sleep, but eventually the side effects were just too much of a hassle and I quit using it. I still have some, but now I'd only take it in an emergency. Knocks me out, but too many worrisome side effects. | M | 28 | 1 years 200 1X AN | 3/16/2013 | 2 | Schizophrenia | Seroquel caused me to have a rapid heartbeat, uncontrollable shaking of the hands, memory and coordination problems, confusion and loss of awareness. | I ended up in a Mental Hospital for two weeks because of this drug. I started on 600mg at night and then Psychiatrist increased to 800mg. I could not think clearly, it affected my memory, I experienced acute confusion which resulted in me not being aware of where I was. I felt like I had lost control of my mind, a truly frightening experience. It had no effect on the paranoid delusions I was suffering from, it made me suicidal and all these symptoms continued for weeks after stopping the drug. Eventually these horrible side effects subsided, and I am now stable on Zyprexa (Olanzapine). This drug may work for some people, but for me it was a living nightmare. | M | 28 | 14 days 800mg 1X day | 3/21/2011 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder | I was a walking zombie. everyone thought i was doing drugs. i looked totally spaced out all the time. i gained about 5lbs and slept about 12-15 hrs/day (lucky i was on unpaid disability from work). nightmares | a lot of people really like it. it is a like it or hate it kind of med. some people use it to sleep. for me, it didn't help me get to sleep, but once asleep i was out for the count. it also gave me nightmares. | F | 28 | 6 months | 10/20/2006 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder | I was a walking zombie. everyone thought i was doing drugs. i looked totally spaced out all the time. i gained about 5lbs and slept about 12-15 hrs/day (lucky i was on unpaid disability from work). nightmares | a lot of people really like it. it is a like it or hate it kind of med. some people use it to sleep. for me, it didn't help me get to sleep, but once asleep i was out for the count. it also gave me nightmares. | F | 28 | 6 months | 10/20/2006 | 2 | Sleep & Mood | Seroquel is very addictive. You’ll need lots of sleeping pills when coming off this med because what it does for dependency for sleep (replacing brain chemicals). If you know the history of drugs used for epilepsy (BP patients have a chance of having an epileptic episode while people with epilepsy may have BP symptoms with sudden discontinuation) never go on and of this kind of drug suddenly. Concentration is another issue when on this drug. | If you need a drug because you’re just too antsy it will definitely chill you out (maybe too chilled because you’ll feel tired all day). This drug will affect how you feel in the morning (drowsy) and how long you sleep. I would not recommend this drug. Avoid it if you’re just taking it for sleep since it will give you side effects that you have never dealt with before, particularly during discontinuation. | M | 28 | 5 years | 9/4/2006 | 2 | Bipolar II, alcoholism | I was perscribed 50mg at night to curb a hypomanic episode and have been taking it for 5 weeks. Now I'm going to start tapering off of it because even at this low dose I've gained around 7 pounds despite cutting back on calories, absolutely need 9-11 hours of sleep to function and am groggy and lethargic all day. Also problems with nightmares, sugar cravings, constipation, restless legs, etc. Abnormal blood and liver tests as well. | Do not drink when on this medication! I've never been sicker. | F | 28 | 5 weeks | 3/22/2007 | 1 | Sleep | Over eating like a hog urinating my bed every night not reccomended!!! | Was on 900 mg a night got all the way up to 456 pounds back to 350 in 9 months dont take it | M | 28 | 6 months | 12/27/2006 | 1 | to help me sleep | when i was on seroquel i would have extrem eating binge. I would not care about anything as long as i had the drug to take. It was determined that i was Bipolar and this would be one of the best meds for me to take and i have not felt the same since. I now have a difficulty communicating with people to be honest i just dont care about anything i used to care about. I have taken several drugs in the past but thiswas the worst addiction i have ever had with anything. i have not taken it in about three months and i still feel like i am going through a withdraw every morning when i get out of bed. I was fortunate enough to talk my Dr down from 600 mg a day to only 100 mg a day over a course of several months. I still feel the withdraw symptoms. i even lost a job over the over all not giving a crap and not being able to wake up. I use to define myself with my job no matter how i felt and now i just dont give a damn even after i quit taking it. | M | 28 | 3 years 600mg 1X day | 11/17/2010 | 1 | Anxiety/ Sleeplessness | sensitivity to heat, especially in the sun, easily fatigued after doing small work, lightheaded, dizziness, loss of focus/concentration... | I work in an office 8-5 mon-fri, then go to work as a logsplitter for a fire wood business on nights and weekends. It's a strenuous job but I've been doing it for years, and never had fatigue problems like this. I started Seroquel for sleep and anxiety when it was still cold and overcast outside. Around mid-April, when it started to get hot, my muscles would fatigue seemingly out of nowhere when I was outside, muscles I wasn't even using. My body temp spikes out of nowhere. The rest of the time I cant concentrate, and it's a strain to do anything. I've taken it, fallen asleep, then bolted upright in bed like someone had shocked me. There are other effects, but I'll stop there. Bottom line, I wouldn't recommend this med to anyone. Yikes. | M | 28 | 8 months 100 1X day | 8/22/2010 | 1 | bipoar | RAPID WEIGHT GAIN, hungry all the time, zombie like, dulled personality, lackidasical, exhausted | I am taking myself off of this drug and will never take this medication again. It feels like more of a punishment for bipolar than a treatment. Horrible medication. | F | 28 | 1 months 100 mg 1X day | 3/16/2010 | 1 | Bi polar / insomnia | Weight gain, extreme tiredness, heart racing and palpitations, withdraw symptoms do horrible that my doctor thought it was more safe to take the drug then to stop it, no sex drive, back pain, no drive in life, overall felt very unhealthy. Sleeping issues. | F | 28 | 10 years 300 mg | 5/14/2012 | 1 | bi polar/ insomnia problems | The very first night I took this it immediately knocked me out. The next morning I literally could not lift my head off of my pillow and I was drooling. I could not get out of the bed to go to the bathroom until noon and then everything was slow. I spent 2 days in the bed behind one of these dangerous little pills. | I think this medicine could be very dangerous and when I told mey doctor how this medicine had me " paralyzed" she said she had never heard of anyone having this experience before. | F | 28 | 1 days | 2/11/2008 | 1 | Anxiety | extreme paranoia after reading the potential sides effects. other than extreme sedation, no physical side effects. | This drug is great if you ever decide to take up drooling on yourself as a hobby | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 1 | i was taking it for extreme anxiety | I EXPERIENCED EXTREME OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS OF IMPENDING DOOM. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING I DID, SUCH AS HAVING A BRAIN ANURISM(SP?) FRKM NOT BREATHING DEEPLY ENOUGH. OR TOUCHING A FLOWER AND THE THINKING IF I TOUCHED MY FACE I WAS GOING TO HAVE SOME FATAL ALLERGIC REACTION TO IT. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE.MINUTE THOUGHTS I WAS HAVING. I'VE NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE. AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. | F | 28 | 5 days 25 mg | 5/9/2013 | 1 | schizophrenia, psychosis | Irritability, drowsiness, INSANE dreams | The most vivid scary and horrifying nightmares I've ever had were on seroquel. I'm too scared to take it anymore because of that. | M | 28 | 2 days 50mg 1X day | 9/29/2020 | 5 | GAD, intrusive thoughts | Seroquel saved my life almost immediately after taking my first pill! I had got weed induced anxiety resulting in GAD. So prior to that I never was on medication. I feel 100% healed and my amazing life is back! I hope I can get off it asap so I can go back to drinking my margaritas hehe | F | 29 | 2 months 25 1X day | 5/18/2021 | 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 | 5 | bipolar disorder | If I take a large dose (over 100mg-I am 135 lbs) I am really groggy the next day. But as long as stay at 100 mg or below I am great. I have not experienced any weight gain. As a matter of fact, just the opposite; because of my improved mental condition I am in the best shape of my life. | I love seroquel! haha I tried many different drugs over the course of many years and nothing worked. Before seroquel I felt crazy, cried everyday, and didn't sleep. With seroquel I am sleeping, doing excellent in school, and like I said, am in the best shape of my life. I have nothing but good things to say about it. It has really changed my life. (I think I sould like a seroquel commercial!) | F | 29 | 3 years | 3/22/2009 | 5 | Panic Disorder | Extreme sleepiness. | I have been on seroquel for about 3 years now. It helps me fall asleep. If I am having a nighttime panic attack i take a little bit of a higher dose and I am able to sleep through the attack. At first it made me groggy the next day- but after time that side effect passes. i wake up just fine now. My husband says that it makes me "blah" all day- i don't feel that way though. I am happy with seroquel- and people say that it causes weight gain but i have not gained any weight. | F | 29 | 3 years | 1/19/2009 | 5 | bipolar/anxiety/insomnia | Look, the only one really is a slight fog the next day. I take 900mg at night. | 900mg is a big dose, so how I combat the sedation is by remaining fit. I swear by it! It's important for me to exercise, don't smoke, take omega 3, eat well etc. By doing this stuff, it minimises the unwanted side effects of this drug i.e. too much drowsiness, weight gain etc. At the same time i get the good effects like; lessen anxiety, slower thought processes, definite balanced mood etc. No drug is perfect, but I believe if you throw enough at something, the greater chance of overcoming it. | M | 29 | 12 months | 5/16/2007 |