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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Difficulty Calming Down Thoughts | Frequent Urination; Drowsiness Following Day After Dose | Prescribed this medicine because I was having problems making my mind shut down to sleep. It worked in the fact that it did shut my mind down, and I could rest, but I was tired the next day, and I was constantly in the bathroom to urinate. If not for that one side effect, I would still be taking the med. | F | 30 | 12 days | 7/18/2007 | 3 | manic depression and aniexty,sleep | weight gain...cant not stop the weight gain,sleepy, | I first wrote on this site a few months ago but know Iam back because my doc thought it was a good idea to cut my meds in hald so he ahd me take 200 mg instead of 400mg but once I cut it in half I couldnt sleep and I was real cranky and had aniexty attacks I couldnt stop, so I toold him we needed to go back to 400mgs I just need to know if anyone else is having a hard time with the weight gain ? He wanted me to switch to somehting else similar to Seroquel that wont make me gain weight I'm just not sure if I should switch or not cause you never know if the new meds will do better or not.Ive been taking Seroquel since june of 07 it made my mood great and aniexty go away and I slept good,,, | F | 30 | 16 days | 3/27/2008 | 3 | Bipolar | I have gained 35 pounds in 2 1/2 years. Also, I find it difficult to fall asleep without it. | Seroquel works really well for my bipolar disorder, but the weight gain has been horrible. | F | 30 | 2.5 years | 6/16/2008 | 3 | Insomnia | Made me tired, but decreased the effectiveness of my other meds. | F | 30 | 6 weeks | 2/2/2005 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety/panic | Really bad restless legs for an hour or so after taking drug. Also, I ate everything in sight! | I was a complete mess going through a divorce. I couldn't get out of "the bad place" (like lying on my bed crying for 2 hours or wanting to all the air out of his tires). I'm on 37.5mg Effexor, 1-2mg clonazapam/daily, 10-20mg ambien, 0-1.5mg xanax/daily, 0-50mg trazadone/daily for long term anxiety problems, and the seroquel really helped get me "over the hump" emotionally. Only took it for a little over a week, but its like a heavy duty valium. | F | 30 | 10 days | 3/5/2007 | 3 | mania/depression, psychosis | It worked fine in the beginning. I am no stranger to experiencing weight gain with psychiatric meds. I've gained 40 pounds + or - in the last three years, tried losing the weight by following various diets but it ALWAYS came back on. Also was on Zyprexa; the combo reeked havoc with my blood sugar. Now since I'm not taking Zyprexa, the Seroquel was increased causing mood swings, fatigue, muscle weakness, confusion, short-term memory loss, loss of my desire to write(my passion in life, or at least it was), and desire to isolate myself from others. Also irritability and anger. Occasional muscle twitches, which I never really paid attention to until now. | Works ok but be careful and know what to expect. | F | 30 | 3 years | 10/13/2004 | 3 | bipolar disorder/psychosis | terrible, fast weight gain (20lb inside of 5 months, and counting) that leveled off at some point -- it seems to have not only made me hungrier but has also lessened my metabolism -- I cannot seem to eat as much as I used to without gaining weight, and I was a chronic dieter with 18% body fat when I started on it. I still try to diet and it's like I am living in this bulky body that I don't recognize. My psychiatrist seems to not be too concerned with the weight gain...which perplexes me. Not until I saw this sight did I become convinced that it is the drug causing the change in weight and not just some new loss of control of my eating. | The difficult part about all of this is that the drug works ezxtraordinaly well in eliminating my hallucinations -- better than any I have taken since I learned of my disorder. | F | 30 | 5 months | 10/20/2004 | 3 | Bi-polar 1, insomnia | Great for insomnia. Causes weight gain and hand and feet swelling. | F | 30 | 1 years | 7/9/2004 | 2 | anxiety, bpd ii, insomnia | extreme hunger, disorientation, interrupted sleep, sleep paralysis, headaches | The first night i enjoyed because i actually slept through the night, i got my appetite back also. second night i woke up at 3:30 and could not fall back asleep. tonight i has a terrible sleep paralysis episode and i'm terrified to fall back asleep. | F | 30 | 3 days 50 1X day | 10/9/2020 | 1 | mood swings,depression,anxiety | I pass out and cannot wake up. I feel like ive slept 1 hour when i sleep 8. I am angry, yelling at objects such as a bed sheet. I rethink my purpose in life 100xs a day. Im a zombie | I was on lamotragine for about two weeks had bad side effects but i was functional...i felt rested... They switched me to seroquel because of the side effects and bumped me from 50mg to 300mg in 4 days... I havent felt like I've slept in almost a month.my daily routine is hindered because i am so lethargic.. I feel dead like a lost corps roaming the earth...im not here and it scares me | F | 30 | 3 weeks 300 | 5/19/2015 | 1 | Bipolar and schizophrenic symptoms | Tired, can't focus, can't concentrate, can't talk without slurring or missing a word or not saying what I want to say in the right context, stoned feeling, tingling feeling throughout body, restlessness, figgidy, jerky movement in fingers and neck, zombie-like feeling. | only taken this med twice and only 25 mg's, did not like the overall way it made me feel, could not tolerate another dose, I like myself better without it. | F | 30 | 2 days | 11/11/2004 | 1 | Bi polar | Weight Gain...extreme zombiness ...anger..dry mouth... psychotic actions that i never had before | I would not take this medicine again if my life depended on it, it made me very agitated and angry and i literally would snap and not remember anything that i said or done, i havent seen anyone who has had this kinda side effect but really would like to talk to someone who has...i went to jail because the medicine made me attack someone and i didnt even remember it!!!! | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 8/2/2005 | 1 | Bipolar Type I | Drowsiness, Lethargic. Would probably be wrapped around a pole if I continue on it. | I talked with my psychiatrist and explained my situation. I stated that the medicine conflicts with my schedule seeing as how I work full-time (starting at 5 am) and I attend school at night. I told her that I fall asleep at the wheel and I can't complete my tasks at work, and forget about studying for school. She said I need to take the dose perscribed and if I don't like that I should get another Dr.....is that even ethnical? | F | 30 | 2 months | 4/11/2007 | 1 | initially, a psychotic episode | Combined with an antidepressant, Seroquel caused me symptoms similar to those of bipolar II. Also, weight gain (40 Kg in 2.5 years), profound sweating, constipation (had an operation for that), thyroid problems, elevated blood sugar and the beginnings of diabetes. | I was on a combination of antypsychotic/antidepressant for more than 3 years. Specifically, on Seroquel/Seroxat for 2.5 years. I had other side effects in addition to those described above, and withdrawal problems, but those were most likely due to Seroxat. I quit all medication 2 years ago. Since then, my health - mental and physical - has improved substantially, though I'm still not as well as I used to be. | M | 30 | 2.5 years | 5/6/2008 | 1 | depression, anxiety, dissociation | Anger. Confusion. Hatefulness. Mean demeanor. Impatience. Exhaustion. Erratic, strange thoughts. | In all my psych med adventures, this seriously is perhaps the worst medication I tried. I figured it would decrease anxiety, since it's an antipsychotic. No. It made me completely and totally impatient, and hateful, and mean. I would go on "anger walks." I couldn't stand to talk to my fiance. I was exhausted. I was anxious and uptight and upset. I kept looking for other people who, like me, had the OPPOSITE side effects of what an antipsychotic should have -- and couldn't find anyone. But Seroquel made me feel absolutely, totally, completely awful. I was a mean, mean, disaster. Stopped taking it after 2 weeks. | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 10/13/2007 | 1 | mild insomnia+wierd dreams (voices) | Used it for MILD insomnia (I could sleep without anything). Used it like a fool for 2 years. The initial reason was MILD GABAergic damage and proper therapy would have been: 1) use antihistamine to help with sleep (seldomly) 2) wait for one year for brain to heal 3) use neurologist and use something that could help GABA heal I was able to work all the time and worked as scientist before seroquel (and bad doc and didn't know anthing about meds) ruined my life. | Seroquel is neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drug. Neuroleptic drugs slowly kill you and it is harder and harder to withdraw (sleep): 1) never start antipsychotics or antidepressants 2) people typically die in 10 years or so 3) brain damage and its harder and harder to sleep without quetiapine 4) if you have used seroquel for longer periods DO NOT ABRUPTLY STOP If you have recently started and you are using it for mild symptoms (insomnia?) => go to neurologist specialized for sleep ASAP Use benzos for sleep or maybe certain antidepressants but use a GOOD doctor you can trust because there are pitfalls in many medications used for sleep. (in general you cannot use anything for longer periods for sleep without serious side-effects.) Use natural methods for sleep: aerobic exercise, glycine 3-5g, tryptophan, magnesium, l-arginine, beetroot, colostrum, good bed and sleeping place etc. | M | 30 | 999 years 400 MG 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 1 | insomnia | Nothing. I'm now dying to withdrawal. Seroquel is garbage drug used to treat "mental health" problems. Constantly monitor your blood glucose and cortisol levels. Seroquel can elevate these (adrenergic blockade). | YOU CAN DIE TO WITHDRAWAL! INFO: Do not just stop if. AFAIK You should withdraw to long-acting alpha1 blocker (alpha2?) and carefully monitor you blood glucose and cortisol levels as they can kill you (=> diabetes). YOU CANNOT SAFELY WITHDRAW FROM HIGH > 400MG/NIGHT DOSES (DOPAMINE BLOCKADE) DO NOT CHANGE DOSAGE WITHOUT HELP. YOU CAN DIE. GO TO EXPENSIVE AND REAL PRIVATE DRUG REHAB CLINIC (COSTS LOTS OF $$$) BUT THATS THE ONLY WAY I THINK. BE VERY CAREFUL THOUGHT BECAUSE "HELPFUL" DOCTORS CAN JUST KILL YOU. YOU NEED *REAL* PROFESSIONAL HELP. DO NOT USE SSRIs. | M | 30 | 3 years 400MG 1X day | 1/30/2011 | 1 | wierd dreamlike states and insomnia | For 2 years mostly nothing. After discontinuation from 400mg/night gradually to 0 mg/night and back up to 400mg/night and then difficulty following exact dosages: tinnitus, memory and thinking problems. NOT A SLEEP MEDICATION USE VERY LOW DOSE OF DOXEPIN FOR SLEEP (<5mg). | I was given Seroquel after I took oxamin+alcohol (accident/panic) and had wierd dreamlike state and voices when trying to get sleep and MILD insomnia (Nothing during to day). I took it like a fool. Because I could sleep (it was just a difficult) I should have went to a neurologist specialized in sleep or just wait for GABA receptors to slowly heal. (Maybe using antihistamine for a month or something to get better sleep). | M | 30 | 2 years 400 1X day | 1/3/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | Extreme fatigue, clumziness, cannot focus, blurred vision | My doctor gave me 10 Seroquel pills to see if it would help put me to sleep at night-I've only ever been able to sleep during the day and I hate it. I have 4 left in the bottle b/c I refuse to take them. I only took 1 tiny pill at a time-cannot remember the dosage but I think it was 25? This pill knocked me on my ass. It would put me out for 12 hours at a time-wake up-stumble to the bathroom, attempt to shower or get dressed, and would end up collapsing back onto the bed for another 4 hours. After I'd finally be able to wake up (which was HARD) I was in a fog for the rest of the day. No drug has ever gripped me the way this one has, it is completely overpowering and I have not a small woman. I understand that meds affect people in different ways, but based on my experiences with it, I would never recommend anyone going anywhere near this stuff. | F | 30 | 6 days 1X AN | 6/8/2010 | 1 | Stupidity | Starting antipsychotics like seroquel is a death sentence, withdrawal after too long use is often not an option (too much brain damage, it is even worse than benzos [except that initial cognitive side-effects are not that worse]). My life was totally ruined by seroquel. Seroquel is a new "benzo", 10 years from now it is told how it ruined/killed/destroyed so many lifes. | seroquelwithdrawal.blogspot.com | M | 30 | 1X day | 7/6/2011 |