SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1505 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | BiPolar Type II | Dry mouth, lower leg cramps (sometimes serious), drowsiness | Has really helped me take control of my life. Significantly reduced paranoid & suicidal ideation, significantly improved self control (especially over anger & self-defensiveness). Currently on 125mg/day. | F | 49 | 18 months | 4/24/2008 | 5 | Bipolar, Anxiety, Insomnia | Dry Mouth, Rebound effect if I do not take at least a small dose the next day. | I took Zyprexa for many years, and I cannot say it helped all that much, but if I missed my bedtime dose for any reason , I could not sleep. I stopped the Zyrexa over two years ago and still had really bad insomnia. Seroquel has taken care of that, and I actually have dreams at night again - good dreams, not the nightmares I get from the benzos or Lunesta ! | M | 49 | 3 months | 2/17/2006 | 5 | bipolar | Gained 30 lbs. Could not stop eating but it is the only med that helped me sleep. Quit taking it because I got too porky---can't sleep now but am slender again. Otherwise zoloft alone is good---don't need prozac 80,neurontin 3200,or seroquel. | F | 49 | 2 years 200mg | 1/10/2012 | 5 | depression and anxiety | sleepy for 8 hours after taking and harder to get out of bed; hand/finger will twitch periodically for a few hours after taking | has made a big difference through a difficult time -- reduced anxiety by 80% and depression by 60% -- results started a day after starting on it. taking an hour before bedtime virtually ensures a good night sleep. i'm able to supplement my nightly dose with 25 to 50mg during the day on bad days with immediate relief, although will feel sleepy. taking generic instead of brand name extended relief because of the high cost. but seems to work just as well for me. | M | 49 | 6 months 100mg 1X day | 8/8/2013 | 5 | sleep | Nausea more hungry | F | 49 | 4 months 150mg | 12/1/2011 | 4 | Sleep - Bipolar Mixed | I have an insatiable appetite and am gaining weight (argh), My speach slurrs pretty badly if I don't get 8 hrs sleep | I take 300 mg at bedtime - sleep in 20 minutes; I really do not like the weight gain and possibly will go off for that reason. I finally lost 10 pounds after going off depabloat. I need to lose 10 more. I don't need this now. I also did not realize that this is prescribed for Manic episodes. This may be a good thing. I will ask my barometer (my husband). I have been sleeping through the night which is something new for me. | F | 49 | 60 days | 2/25/2007 | 4 | Depression, anxiety, insomnia | Grogginess, but the worst may be irrational, hair-trigger rage, whic has developed in the last 7 months. | Definitely helped the sleeplessness. | F | 49 | 3 years | 2/23/2009 | 4 | Severe Anxiety/ Insomnia | I have had some joint pain and have a hard time waking up in the morning. I use to workout in the morning but I cant make it to the gym anymore. I take between 25 and 50 mg, depending on what is going on in my life. | I hate to admit that this drug has helped me, but it has helped me sleep and and control my anxiety. I am going to talk to my doctor about going off of this drug, to see what happens, because I just don't like taking drugs. I have started eating a raw foods diet to see how that impacts the way I feel. I did gain a little weight but have been trying to be smart about what I put into myself. | M | 49 | 6 months | 1/4/2009 | 4 | Bipolar 2 | crave carbs, pancakes,cookies cakes,but on 20lbs trying to eat the wright foods now after 9 months | still trying to find the wright dose around 200-300 mgs a day | M | 49 | 9 months | 3/1/2008 | 4 | Severe depression/Anxiety/insomnia | Drowsiness. Increased my appetite ten fold - always "starving". | Best help for the insomnia I have ever had. Helps slightly with the anxiety - probably because of the drowsiness making me less aware - did not help the depression - must constantly fight an overwhelming urge to eat - all the time - or will blow up like a balloon. | M | 49 | 7 months | 9/24/2009 | 4 | depression/mood swings | day time drowsiness when I first started at 25mg twicwe a day. have learned to take just 25mg 1-2 hours before bed. get mild restless legs some nights but will pass within 10-15 minutes, so when the feeling starts I get up for 5-10 minutes. slows my mind so I can sleep. wake up groggy but that passes within 15-20 minutes as i get on with my routine. enrgy levels increased because I sleep through the night. | so far so good. moods have stabilized....worried about mind racing again if ever doc says I should reduce to nil. | M | 49 | 10 months | 9/22/2008 | 3 | PTSS | Memory issues. I struggle to function and now friends and family have commented on my "forgetfulness". Seriously, I'll go to a movie with a friend, and the next day ask if they want to go to the same movie! | It really is an insidious drug. Helped me get to sleep. However, it has gotten to the point where I have hardly any short-term memory. I am weening myself off and am down to 25MG a night. I just hope I can multi-task again. | M | 49 | 18 months | 8/14/2008 | 3 | Bipolar 2 depression | Was initially prescribed Seroquel XR and it made my severely fatigued - like I was sleeping around the clock. Dr. gave me ADDERAL to help me be more alert during the day but it was still a struggle. Went off due to major blood sugar spike. After a few months off and trying other meds I am back on the instant release with no major side effects so far. It's only been a couple of weeks though but so far so good. I am not depressed - yet - as I have been rapid cycling. Fingers crossed as I have been on SO many other mood stabilizers all with bad side effects. | F | 49 | 3 months 200 mg | 12/7/2014 | 3 | sleep, PTSD, TRD, Self injury | weight gain | It's the only drug I can take to get any hope of a night without flashbacks and nightmares | F | 49 | 1 years | 2/27/2007 | 3 | bipolar 2 and insomnia | weight gain, dry mouth, possible bad taste | F | 49 | 7 months | 2/22/2006 | 3 | Sleep/anxiety | Made me feel a presence of an "Entity", felt as tho boyfriend had someone in room, yet no one was there. Made me paranoid and turned on lights. The other rooms in the house felt as a maze, very deep, and at times un reachable. Seems to be helping me sleep tho. | F | 49 | 10 days 50mg 1X day | 2/4/2012 | 3 | Bi-Polar | Weight gain Vacant expression Lack of concentration-reaction Make mistakes at work Lack of Libido Overtired Lethargic Lazy | I wish I was me again before my episode 3.5 years ago and was hospitalised and put on Seroquel and Depokate also scared to come off in case I make more mistakes at work and get the sack! what would I do then! | F | 49 | 3.5 years 100mg 1X day | 6/19/2013 | 2 | temper control and sleep | weight gain,strange dreams,drowsiness hangover and bad withdrawal | I also take 60mg of Cymbalta daily. I was taking 12.5 mg of serequel to sleep at night and keep me more calm the next day but recently increased to 25mg. I was using as a sleeping pill during the work week so I could go to sleep at 8pm. This past weekend I didn't take any because I can go to bed and wake up at normal times. However, on Sat. I had a headache all day and today I woke up with frightening dizziness. I am going to taper off and come off completely because of what I've read on this site. I cannot believe the range of dosage going on. | F | 49 | 1.5 months | 4/13/2008 | 1 | coming off other meds | very dopie in am take it at night | fear being able to stop taking it | F | 49 | 7 years | 6/21/2008 | 1 | Secondary insomnia | VERY drowsy in the am. After 1 month, dose increased from 50 mg to 100 mg. Now I feel like a zombie. I am going to stop taking it. VERY scary dreams - Freddy Kruger type dreams where u are in a dreamlike state and wake up trying to talk/scream. Sugar cravings, eating in middle of night (which I have NEVER done). | My doc prescribed this for "secondary" insomnia. He says if you find your thoughts racing at night, this drug will shut off your thinking. I feel like I am losing my mind now, harder to fall asleep now, afraid of falling asleep. I don't get it, I have always been "pretty together" as a person. I feel crazy now. I am going to stop this insane junk. | F | 49 | 2 months | 1/18/2008 |