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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | chronic depression and anxiety | I am on Cipralex anti-depressant and my doctor recommended I try Seroquel as an anti-anxiety. I took it for five days and I experienced confusion, loss of focus, couldn't read a thing, dizziness, self paraonia, anxious, and it knocked me out (I fell asleep within 1/2 hour of taking it for 3-4 hours. It made me feel awful. | F | 44 | 5 days | 11/2/2005 | 1 | depression | Akathesia, chronic constipation, suicidal ideation, OCD, anxiety towards the latter use felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin | The first few months were fine and it was sedating but then I started to have horrible side effects and it nearly destroyed my life. Felt like jumping out of a window. My doctor slowly tapered me off the medication and got back my life and these symptoms went away | M | 44 | 8 months 300 mg 2X day | 4/24/2013 | 1 | Bipolar w/anxiety - rapid cycling | Nightmares and restless hallucinogenic states almost every night, uncomfortably dry eyes, mouth and throat, headaches twice (or more) daily, extreme numbness and pains in outer extremities (feet, legs , hands and arms), Rapid weight gain - I could go on with my list of side effects but these were enough to make stop taking Seroquel. | Seroquel XR 50mg once daily for 90 days did not produce any results and the side effects I experienced were horrendous. TALK to your Doctor. | M | 44 | 88 days | 8/7/2009 | 1 | Insomnia | Groggy, foggy brain, felt like the medicine didn't wear off | My doctor prescribed this for slight insomnia I was having. Wish I never took it! Two prior attempts to get off medication completely failed (hallucinations, hearing voices, can't sleep, headaches). I was worried I would never be able to stop taking this medication. I've spent the last two 1/2 years weaning down 100 six months, 50 six months, 25 six months, 12.5 six months, 6.25 six months. I can't cut the pill any smaller so my doctor suggested taking the 6.25 and crushing it then taking 1/2 of that powder on my tongue. I've made progress but it's taken years. This is a powerful drug and highly addictive. | F | 44 | 6 years 100 7X W | 8/25/2016 | 1 | Depression and Anxiety | Lethargy, apathy, fatigue, weight gain, I just didnt care much about anything. I couldnt. | This drug along with other anti psychotics shouldnt be taken as a first option. Although it seemed to mask/dull the anxiety and depression, it made me a zombie. I wanted to sleep all of the time.. I gained 50+ lbs over the 12 years I was on seroquel. I was told that I could never get off of this stuff, but 16 months ago, I quit cold turkey. Weening off was not an option for me, as it made me feel more anxiety, and more 'crazy'. I went through 3 months of withdrawal from taking seroquel. I would never recommend that anyone take it..ever. I now have permanent damage done to me mentally..I have tremors and small 'tics' but it was worth getting off, for sure. I can FEEL again! | F | 44 | 12 years 100 1X day | 6/4/2016 | 1 | Scizoaffective disorder | Weight gain, tremors, nightmares, trouble sleeping, paranoia, | They say this drug is good for lots of things but the things that I was put on it for are the very things that are bothering me the most now. I’m trying to get the doctors to get me off this medication | F | 44 | 3 years 300 mg | 3/31/2018 | 5 | OCD | Sleepiness,bland mood,'jet-lag' | A superb drug for my OCD. I take 1 x 20mg in the morning and 10mg at night. it really hels with racing anxious thoughs and whilst there are some side effects the good point way exceed the negative. | F | 45 | 18 months | 8/27/2008 | 5 | bi-polar disorder, chronic insomnia | i sleep walk and sleep eat, i get temporary amnesia and my memory is effected but the positives of being guaranteed a good nights sleep well over comes the side effects and i am careful to keep food in the house that is healthy, andi exercise, so a happy medium has been found and restored a great deal of sanity to my life. | i've been watching the shows about ambien and if there was a friviilous lawsuit of the year, those people are class examples. they do NOT now how a chronic insomniac lives and the side effects are MILD compared to what we have faced and will face each night in that insomniac prison.......... | F | 45 | 4 years | 3/26/2006 | 5 | major depression and OCD tendency | A little groggy in the mornings--I have to make sure I can get enough sleep | I started on antidepressants 27 years ago. I have taken every anti-depressant on the market with limited success. Seroquel was the first drug I EVER took where I noticed a significant improvement. I take Zoloft with it and for the last year or so Wellbutrin as well. But nothing ever helped me like Seroquel did. | F | 45 | 9 years 200 1X day | 1/7/2011 | 5 | Insomia | 100 mg at bedtime. The first week drowsy the first few hours of the morning. | Now, after 3 months...I sleep soundly 7-8 hours a night, wake up with an abundance of energy and no weight gain...actually, a weight loss due to increased cardio daily. | F | 45 | 3 months | 11/6/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/insomnia | none | Great med for panic attacks and insomnia. | F | 45 | 1 years | 1/8/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/insomnia | none | Great med for panic attacks and insomnia. | F | 45 | 1 years | 1/8/2007 | 5 | insomnia stress high blood pressure | Rapid heart beat(only first dose), alittle nausea(first week), daytime tiredness. Does lower blood pressure(prescribe for that too). | Death in the family, Teenager leaving home, over-worked, overstressed, and really poor diet! Also, four times the normal coffee consumption. I used to say, | M | 45 | 3 months | 10/22/2004 | 4 | Chronic, life-long insomnia | I have not experienced the typical side-effects of weight gain or the other effects I've read about. I began with 50 mg dose at night, but I was sleeping 10-12 hours, so I cut the pills in half (12.5 mg) and that did the trick. I thought I had found the "Holy Grail" of sleep aids, since nothing had ever worked before. However, after about six months, the effects seemed to wane slightly. A couple of months ago, I began to have intermitten full-on panic attacks. At first, I thought it was stress from the holidays. But the panic attics continued and grew worse in January, and I began sleeping less. | I'm beginning to fear that my body is becoming immune to the drug, and that the effects are changing from a positive sleep aid to a negative anxiety inducer. I mean, even trivial things were starting to just FREAK ME OUT, such as the thought of needing to affix the 2008 stickers to my automobile license plates or refilling my pets' food bowls. I tried going off it a couple of nights, but I flat-out could NOT sleep. I'm giving it a few more days, and then I'm calling the sleep clinic and asking to try something new. I would love to hear from anyone else who has experienced these symptoms. | M | 45 | 9 months | 1/30/2008 | 4 | mood stability for sexual abuse hx | I take 150mg/day. I get really restless legs and itchy skin. | This drug has given me a lot of stability. I feel more like a normal human, more capable of handling stress, even happy. The benefits outweigh the side effects but I'd like to minimize them by taking 12.5mg regularly over the course of a day to total my current dose. | M | 45 | 4 months | 12/24/2008 | 4 | Depression, anxiety, rumination | Only been on it for five days; started taking it in detox (alcohol). A week ago I felt like killing myself; now I'm a bit manic but basically in a good mood. I find it very speedy and can't take it at bedtime without sacrificing a night's sleep. May need to take a sleeping pill tonight. Don't know if it's a coincidence but my sex drive is off the charts. Don't know if I want it to be a coincidence either. I'm 45 and 17 was never as bad as this. Oh the other thing: I've gone from a pack-a-week smoking habit to a half pack a day. It makes cigarettes very satisfying. Makes my head a bit big and zoomy. I'm on 100mg a day--no way would I want a higher dose. OCD/Tourettic muttering rituals are down like the stock market. I like that. | I'm cautiously optimistic. | M | 45 | 5 days | 12/3/2008 | 4 | bipolar II | extreme sleeping within half hour at night taking 300mg. | No weight gain. I must, however, eat upon waking to fend off extreme drowsiness. Grogginess all morning. No longer able to do morning workouts as it is now impossible to feel awake & energized. Husband claims I have improved emotionally. Personally cannot notice much other than more calm and less anxious. This pill feels very strong as it truly knocks me out after taking at night. I wonder if I could wake if the house was on fire?!? | F | 45 | 6 months | 1/29/2009 | 4 | Bi-polar | 100 plus pounds weigh gain, never feeling awake, hypersomina, constant feeling of fog, loss of concentration | I want to stop taking this so bad. But, when I have I can not sleep. Question to everyone who has successfully stopped how long did it take for the side effects to go away? How long should I plan to be out of sync before it is completely out of my system? | F | 45 | 6 years 75 1X day | 10/14/2010 | 4 | Bipolar diagnosis | I take 400mg before bed. Dry Mouth during later part of the night and in the morning. Wake up 2x/night to drink something. Extreme restlessness on the back of my legs 2-3 hours after taking seroquel. Taking pain killers to stop the leg restlessness. Late night hunger, but that might that might just be me :). | In my opinion bettter than other medicines, less physically tramatic. I'm still not as metally balenced as I would like to be but I am able to function day to day. I make lists of things to do and check them off. I am very lucky my family has stuck by me thru this. | M | 45 | 3 years 400 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 4 | Initially as sleeping aid. | The seroquel barely gives me any side effects, except for constipation, but no excessive sedation in spite of 900 mg a day, in fact no sedation at all. | While reading about people's experiences regarding seroquel withdrawal i got scared shitless, because my p doc said its not addictive, which is true for not having to take more and more for the same effect, but which is untrue for how you feel after you stop taking it behind a more or less longer period. I also take methadone and the seroquel strengthens that medication this as a side note so you can count on strengthening of other meds who act on the central nerve system like for example benzodiazepines. What my 900 mg dose does to me is basically flatlining my emotions so that means i dont feel grief as bad as it would be without seroquel, but i also dont feel pleasures. I take my last 300 mg before sleep and since taking the seroquel i found that in the nights it would give me vivid dreams. I live in the NL so a script worth 700 euros a month comes for free. So far and best luck to all who like to discontinue seroquel,. because that seems to be hard and when my time comes i will stop the seroquel trough a slow taper. Before i forget one miserable side effect from seroquel i noticed is lack of sexdrive. | M | 45 | 1 years 300 3X day | 9/24/2011 |