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  paranoid pyschotic tendencies Extreme drowsiness(both after taking it and after waking up), dizziness, increased urination I was admitted to a mental facility and prescibed seroquel for paranoid psychotic tendencies. I began with a 25mg. dose then progressed to 100, then 300mg all within the following week. It helped with the paranoia and the lack of sleep. But due to the recent information I have received I am not sure if the medicine was worth the side-effects it has been shown to cause. F 16 6 months
2/22/2007
 2  Bipolar Type 2 Severe memory loss. Ever since I've started to take it I've had to write myself reminders on the bathroom mirror in soap so that I wouldn't forget things. I have never had this problem up until I've started taking this medicine. It's good, it really is, but I would rather have my memory than be treated. F 16 3 months
11/19/2006
 2  Depression weight gain (15 pounds so far)Dry mouth, always tired I have had no changes in my mood since starting seroquel, the only thing it does is make me sleep alot. I take 250 mg once a day before i go to bed. M 16 23 days
11/29/2006
 2   I just started Seroquel at 25 mg, then slowly up to 300mgs. The first night i look 300mg, i started having crazy muscle spazms, and jittery eye vision. I also saw things like shadows. i felt like i was going insaine... I guess it works for some, but definitely not for me. F 16 6 days
8/24/2008
 5  Insomnia(anxeity) Other then being knocked out cold within 30 minutes of taking it the first week, I've had few (unwarranted) side effects. Used to have intermitant bouts of insomnia, where I wouldn't sleep or only sleep for 3-4 hours a night for up to a week at a time. Works wonders for insomnia caused by anxeity, have always fallen asleep within a hour after taking 50-150mg. No more racing thoughts, upset stomach, etc.. At a lower dose I will ocasionally wakeup in the middle of the night. Never have had such regular good sleep. Even better is not having withdrawls if I don't feel the need to take it. Now if only I can get off the f***ing klonopin the doc previously started me on. M 17 1 months
4/12/2007
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 5  toxic psychosis i experience alot of side effects when i first started taking it right away i noticed a difference talking alot which was good butt weight gain its horrible i couldnt control it i had stopped taking seroquel when i started again it was the intake f food i couldnt control but it was my moods i was screaming at everyone wanted to fight with everyone and then i would start crying and then i`d be happy basically i also tried risperdal but seroquel for me worked even though the side effects might be strong it all becomes worth it in the end i now stopped this drug but this drug works well and after you stop this drug the weight gain goes away but you might have trouble sleeping but now i dont feel paranoid anymore and i have more self esteem and is less withdrawn F 17 8 months
8/20/2006
 5  toxic psychosis also on thing i forgot to say about this i had no concentration so i failed my school year i couldnt stay focused again it works great! but your always tired and dont seem to wana move and eat as if ur always high off marijuana F 17 8 months
8/20/2006
 5  Schizophrenia Sleepiness, Dry mouth. This drug works better for me than Risperdal or Largactil and with less side effects. I take 450mg a day. I have problems with speech, memory and thinking, There's been a lot of improvement. It's helped with anxiety but the attacks haven't stopped altogether. It also helps with insomnia. M 17 6 months
2/21/2006
 5  for bipolar disoder and depression if yuo taking this medicine you might want to take something for the side effects that couse me that i coul not walk or talk or move my hands for at least 1-3hrs it last for it does make me feel bettr and know i can even work and deal with feeling F 17 3 years
9/21/2005
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 5  PTSD, Depression, Anxiety Minor weight loss, some imbalance, odd vision effects, vivid dreams, very sleepy, occasional tics This drug has made me feel like I am myself for the first time in years. I experienced minor weight loss, like 3 pounds, maybe I will gain weight I don't know, I don't really mind. It gives me the most vivid dreams which I enjoy, though they are strange. I usually remember them very clearly. It leaves me very sleepy, though. F 17 2 weeks
150 1X day
3/28/2010
 4  Phycosis Sleepyness, weight loss, dry mouth, freqent urination, involuntary movement of mouth. I think Seroquel is the most wonderful drug that I have ever been prescribed. My sleep has greaty improved and I wake up less aggitated. I have become easy to get along with and has stopped SOME delusions that I have, and has helped with some of the obsessive compulsiive things that I do. At the time, I am taking 900 mg every night, but as I take them at night I become EXTREMELY tired and I hardly make it to my bed in time. ( will fall asleep on floor if bed is too far) Overall I think that Seroquel is an amazing drug that has greatly helped me with my phycosis. F 17 4 weeks
5/27/2006
 4  Mood d/o nos, anexiety, sleep the biggest one is weight gain, i have to take at least 600mg at bed time for it to work. I am currently trying to come off it, but my anexiety has been through the roof, and even 2mg of extended release xanax isnt working M 17 1.5 years
7/4/2007
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 3  Anxiety and Mania Increased Hunger, no libido, muscle weakness, brain fog and apathy Other then the side effects it helped the mania, per say, but instead of feeling at a normal level I felt apathetic. For anxiety it helped 100% M 17 3 days
1/3/2008
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 3  Schizoaffective disorder terrible sleepiness, couldnt get up in the morning. always thirsty, and hungry. Zombie like states. Always off balance. TERRIBLE time waking up. Missed tons of school because of this didnt gain weight because i caught myself eating a lot and held myself back. I would have gained quite a bit tho. M 17 1 years
6/2/2006
 3  Depression none It helped me sleep, but didn't do anything for the chemical imbalance. F 17 3 months
2/6/2007
 3  "symptoms" After increasing 100 mg to 400 mg instantly- my dad was mad at me- I experienced a sudden reaction to my computer light flickering. I started screaming because I was having some type of epileptic like symptoms- or seizures. I couldn't go into the hallway because the light was making me go into a painfull shock and then I went downstairs- it continued- I was ready to call the police- then I sat down and started hallucinating- I was seeing lucid spikes circling on the couch. After I had to calm myself down I continued on 400 mg. Then, at the psychiatrists he said so how are we on 100mg. Totally forgot he even increased it- then we told him, he decreased it to 200 mg, then recently just increased it to 300 mg. Which is fine. I still get these tiny shock feelings sometimes. It was a terrifying experience. I basically hallucinated because of increasing this medication. I thought I should share this because no one else seems to have had this symptom. It helps me sleep well and so far- being the only drug I take- guess it helps my "symptoms"... F 17 5 months
10/30/2006
 3  Depression, insomnia Sleepy and groggy to the point of not being able to function throughout the day. Appetite increased. Loss of memory. I take 150mg of seroquel every night and it does help me sleep, i dont wake up every hour anymore. My anxiety has decreased as well. F 17 2 days
5/2/2006
 3  Depression, insomnia Sleepy and groggy to the point of not being able to function throughout the day. Appetite increased. Loss of memory. I take 150mg of seroquel every night and it does help me sleep, i dont wake up every hour anymore. My anxiety has decreased as well. F 17 2 years
5/2/2006
 3  Psychotic episode, insomnia Sleepy F 17 3 months
150MG
9/29/2013
 2  Psychosis, paranoia, MDD, DID Extreme drowsiness..I fell asleep in class. My neck kept twitching. Muscle stiffness and spasms..I couldn't straighten my arms. Vision problems - could see flashing all of the time. Made me EXTREMELY depressed and suicidal. Made me eat like crazy and confused. I've never felt so awful. It did, however, take away my paranoia and visions.. and had a deep, long sleep...BUT wasn't worth the side effects for me, it might be good for some people..but definitely wasn't right for me F 17 2 days
25MG 2X day
8/18/2011

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