Drug Ratings for SEROQUELAverage Rating: 3.0 (1294 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 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 | bipolar 1; anxiety; help me sleep | Cataracts when I was 55!!! (both eyes had to be operated on) (drug company recognizes this major side effect for humans but won't publicly confirm it)Interferes with memory and cognitive processes. Drowsiness. Caused aching in legs. Headaches (mild to moderate but occur daily; however, may be aggravated by Lamictal which I take and can cause headaches. | I take the medicine reluctantly because it has helped stabilize my bipolar condition. I feel strongly that it causes problems with clear thinking, coming up with ideas (no problem before) and memory loss. Major problem with cataracts needs to be publicizing. Manufacturer's PDR entry mentions (actually highlights) that dogs had gotten cataracts with this medicine. Former doctor said she believes it causes cataracts, but my cataracts were the price I had to pay for seroquel's positive effect on bipolar. I also take Lamictal (200 mg. a day); wellbutrin 300 mg.; Clonazepam (5 mg. a day) | M | 59 | 5 years | 2/27/2009 | 2 | depression, anxiety, and sleep | Helped sleep but harmed my cognative processes. I thake this, Transodone and Klonopin when I go to bed. I also have sleep apnea and on a CPAP. I have difficulty waking and getting out of bed before 9AM. MY doctors have started me on Provigil to try and wake up more quickly. They still haven't sorted out dosages of this and the other meds. | It makes me feel very tired through the day. | M | 61 | 1 years | 2/28/2009 | 1 | sleep problems due to cronic pain | Extreme sleepiness during the day, felling tired always, hunger comes from felling tired, therefore, you want food to give you more energy. Just felt generally awful. | A very nasty drug. I would not recommend it to anyone. | F | 6 months | 2/28/2009 | 3 | insomnia | WEIGHT GAIN: I've always had a steady weight of around 128-130 lbs. But since starting on seroquel, I've gained 45-50 lbs. Started around 20 lbs more after a month and steadily increasing as the months pass. Even if i exercise and diet, I can't seem to lose the weight. I'm still gaining more weight. I think this is the fattest I've ever been. | I started with 1/2 of 25 mg tablet. I would immediately fall asleep with this dose. After 3 months, I couldn't go to sleep anymore. So, my doctor upped my meds to the whole 25 mg tab. Now, I notice it takes me longer and longer to fall asleep. Also, I get so very groggy in the morning. It's hard to concentrate. I feel kind of fuzzy. | F | 37 | 10 months | 3/1/2009 | 1 | bipolar | vivid dreams | scary, almost full blown violant manic dreams that kept affecting my thoughts the next day..horrible medication, will never try it again for depression. | F | 43 | 4 days | 3/2/2009 | 4 | Imsomia | I am concerned about the blood sugar rise possibility of other serious side effects. This is definitely the most potent sleep med I have taken (though it is NOT FDA approved for sleep) I would like to get off of it but have to say my sleep suffers without it. | My problem with sleep is that I wake throughout the evening. Seroquel does not solve this but it does make it easy to fall back asleep. Its very hard to get out of bed when taking this medication. I am going to explore other options including a new drug that targets the sleep / wake cycle, and its approved for long term use. My true advice is to use this med with extreme caution and stop it if possible, depending on your condition. | M | 42 | 21 days | 3/3/2009 | 4 | bipolar ,anxiety, mind racing, ect. | I have experienced eye twitching, restless leg syndrome realy bad,extreme hair loss,feeling extremely hot when waking in night or amto the point of not being able to move easily. go out in winter in shorts to cool off 10 min. or once I'm up moving around for 10 min. it goes away.at 50- 100 mlg. at 300 mlg, massive head aches. Had to drop back down to 100 mlg. joint pain, head aches once a week lasting 3 days. | This drug works for my anxiety and depression and sleep at night. I take at night so if I don't go right to sleep, or wake within a couple hours I get the late night feeding frenzie, but I don't eat much during the day, so this is probably nutritionally good for me though I have eaten some crazy things at this time and vaguely remember what. I have to go off this med couse of hair loss and twitching, and feeling so old but am scared of other meds too. This takes care of a big portion of my symptoms but causes damage.been on for 2 years. | F | 38 | 2 years | 3/10/2009 | 4 | Not Sleeping | Initially very hung over in the morning but that passed after a month. Still have the dreamy feeling and a little spaced out in the morning. I take 50mg at night and after about 45 minutes the wave of calm nothingness washes over me and I drift away. If anything happens after that I can’t remember it. | I think seroquel is a very serious medicine. I also take 20mg of Lexapro and 4mg of Klonopin each day. I have been having trouble thinking and am wondering if the Seroquel is part of the problem. Thankfully I have spell check as my spelling is not as good as it once was. I am more calm and can relax better than before taking Seroquel. | M | 57 | 1 years | 3/10/2009 | 3 | Bipolar mania/mixed episode | Excessive sleeping, stuffed/bloody nose, next day drowsiness, massive weight gain, tardive dyskinesia, Withdrawal is HELL. | Was really good for the first few weeks & snapped me out of a bad mixed/manic state within 2 days. At that time it saved my life. It only worked for about 5 weeks then just pooped out, but my psychiatrist wanted me to stay on it. Living on Seroquel is tough. You sleep all day, are drowsy and useless the next day, gain a lot of weight (40 pounds in 4 months for me, despite diet & exercise). I had terrible nasal congestion at night & not being able to breathe sent me into panic attacks. I eventually got tardive dyskinesia from it (manifesting in involuntary tongue movements, lip smacking & head twitches). Withdrawal is hell. Anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, headache, vomiting. This process cannot be rushed. I'd recommend this medication for SHORT-TERM emergency treatment of mania only. Schizophrenia is probably a different matter. | F | 37 | 4 months | 3/10/2009 | 3 | insomina, depression | Vivid, violent dreams; grogginess next morning, feels like a zombie throughtout the day, carb cravings | I'm currently taking zoloft for depression but Dr. switched me to Wellbutrin due to the side effects of zoloft. He also prescribed seroquel 100mg at night to help me sleep, as the wellbutrin will aggravate my insomina. Took the 100mgs and was still awake 2 hours later. Took another 100mg dose and 30 minutes later I demolished an entire bag of tortilla chips. Didn't notice til I got up the next moring that they were stale and 2 months past expiration date. Had some very disturbing dreams, scared me pretty bad. Getting up this morning was complete hell. Somehow managed to get kids to school and I'm currently at work suffering. When I first got to work spent the 1st hour staring at a tv that was not even turned on. Kind of a scary drug but it did help me sleep but the dreams were pretty bad. I dreamed that my 11 year old son attacked me so yeah that did not help my mood when I woke up. Think will keep tryin it for a bit longer see how it goes. | F | 29 | 2 days | 3/11/2009 | 4 | Off Label for Anxiety/Depression | I started taking 50mg at night before bed two weeks ago. First night started at 100 and it knocked me flat out. Woke up with BP of 81/57 and thought something major was wrong. 2 weeks later I've still got a fair amount of fatigue and weakness as well as a major desire to do nothing but sleep! | After the major side effects stopped, this drug in addition to 10mg of Lexapro has been a lifesaver. I was having MAJOR anxiety issues and thought that I was going to go totally crazy before getting on this medication. I'm really hopeful that the side effects will continue to lessen so I can get back to a normal day's activities without wanting to take a nap. This is much better however than wanting to die, so all in all I'll take it. | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/14/2009 | 1 | bipolar | its the first day i take it....and the LAST one!!!!!! i am totally zombie....i dont feel in the reality.... so,weird! i took only 50 mg...i should take another one tonight,but NOOOOOO! finish for me...its scary! i take 600mg of lithium,2mg of xanax,7.5 mg of immovane.... my doctor is trying to find the good treatment for me...its been 2 years now!!!!!! | F | 31 | 1 days | 3/14/2009 | 5 | psychosis/mood disorder | weight gain and thats it!! If on 400mg sleep alot but below that nothing other than the dreaded weight gain!! | This med did give me my life back. I find it brilliant for my illness and i can now work and do things like a "normal person" If the weight gain wasnt there I would be happy to stay on this drug for the rest of my life however i have had to except the weight gain and try to eat better etc as this drug suits me so well | F | 27 | 2 years | 3/15/2009 | 1 | Bi Polar Disorder | I am currently taking 400mg at night and have been for 4 years. I have lost a lot of my hair.gained about 40lbs around the stomach and suffer from daytime exhaustion even after sleeping for 15 hours. I also suffer from blocked nose at night and wake in panic when I can't breath. I have no libido at all.Since reading many of the comments on the site and seeing how similar they are to mine I have decided to wean myself off of this drug. I have not had a manic episode in 4 years but attribute this more to the lithium than the seroquel | This is a serious drug and Doctors should give more information of the side effects before dispensing. | F | 4 years | 3/18/2009 | 4 | Sleep trouble. | Too groggy the next day if take too much. Can last many, many hours... | I take Seroquel to counter the insomnia side effects of Wellbutrin. It definitely helps me stay asleep longer. HOWEVER I seem to be extremely sensitive to it and can take only mini amounts. I take the 25mg tablet and cut it into quarters and then try to make those little pieces even a little smaller. So, I'm taking only, like, 5 or 6mg of it. If the piece is too big I will still feel sedated and somewhat hung over way into the next day. The effect can last more than 12 hours, for me anyway. It definitely works but can be too sedating. | F | 41 | 3 years | 3/19/2009 | 2 | my boyfriend was taking 50 mg of seroquel at bedtime. It seemed to stabilize his mood some but than started not feeling well again. His doctor put him on 100 mg at bedtime for past 3 weeks. He is now doing very odd things at night(sexually) and states he does not remember any of his actions the next day. Is this possible? Could this medicine make him blackout in night after he is asleep? Can anyone help me. It is disturbing me greatly | F | 35 | 6 months | 3/20/2009 | 1 | Bipolar1 | Went from 110 to 168 lbs, on 500mg- Exercised daily, and ate 1 Lean Cuisine & one low-fat yogurt/day. | I got off Seroquel about 1 mo. ago, taking Geodon now, no changes in my activities, have lost almost 8 lbs! | F | 39 | 5 years | 3/20/2009 | 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 | 2 | Bipolar type 2 | Extreme weight gain, restless legs and exhaustion. | I grew up thinking that I had a horrible metabolism. I ate a fruit for breakfast, nothing for lunch and a small dinner. Since I stopped taking Seroquel, I have lost 30lb and eat like a normal person. I would also like to add that I am a very small person, so 30lb is quite significant. | F | 23 | 2.5 years | 3/23/2009 | 1 | schizophrenia | morbid thouts thoughts of family dying or me dying dry mouth | i need to stop taking it with depekote or i might kill myself | M | 21 | 2 weeks | 3/23/2009 | 4 | anxiety depression | weight gain (30lbs), extreme dry mouth, joint pain, some hair loss, episodes of difficulty swallowing,hard to get out of bed, sleeping 9 to 12 hours a night, lack of motivation | I've been taking 300mlgs a night for 3 years. This medication has stabilized my mood very well. Depression has been a problem since my teens, but the extreme anxiety I use to have drove me nuts.Recently realized how many side effects I was having. So I am cutting the dose in half. My doctor is concerned about the risk of diabetes. I might go off of this completely. It is frustrating to find something that does work, but has intollerable side effects. Being able to sleep has been a blessing, but I do not want to sleep my life away. | F | 54 | 3 years | 3/25/2009 | 3 | BP | Difficult to rise in the morning. Sleep 9-10 hours. Thirsty. First two days felt drunk the next day. Forgetful on small details, which scares me a little. | I am just in week 2. It has calmed me down. I have gotten a lot done at work as a result. I had a difficult thing to do this week and I was calm doing it, which is a real positive change. My Dr. suggested 50 mg, but I have only taken 25 mg and so glad I did. | F | 38 | 8 days | 3/25/2009 | 3 | Moodiness and Anger Episodes | Dry mouth , constipation , dizziness , vivid dreams , difficulty in concentrating , lightheadedness , periods of hypotension just after taking a dose , some loss of balance , a little bit of confusion at times , feelings of weakness/faintness , coldness feelings in arms and legs , jitteriness , abnormal heart rates ( syncope ) , vision changes ( lens ) , junk food cravings , difficulty in waking up . | I've been taking Seroquel to stablize my anger episodes and moodiness. After taking my dose I would experience a weakness feeling and I couldn't feel my heart beating. Then i'd get coldness feelings in my arms and legs. Constipation has been a bad problem. I feel dizzy and out of balance at times. Seroquel has halped me deal with my anger episodes. my vision has gotten worse. I go in to a deep sleep. I'm worried about not being able to feel my heart beat and I get ( weak ) panicky. | M | 34 | 5 years | 3/27/2009 | 5 | insomnia | sleepiness, other than that, nothing | no weight gain, in fact I'm losing weight on 200 mg/bedtime | F | 52 | 60 days | 3/30/2009 | 4 | OCD, GAD, INSOMNIA | None so far, except sleepiness, which I wanted. A lttle dizzy, but overall great. | There is such a wide range of likeability with Seroquel. Some people complain that the weight gain was horrible, yet have been taking it for years. That's difficult to comprehend, if it causes weight and health issues, stop taking it. There are always other options. Anyways, I am on 25 mg at night, and it seems to be helping a lot. | F | 21 | 5 days | 4/3/2009 | 5 | because of bipolar disorder | sometimes i wanna sleep to much | F | 20 | 1 years | 4/5/2009 | 1 | Anxiety, bipolar 2 | CATARACTS- at age 45. not sure what other side effects it caused cause also take Lamictal,Depakote, Klonopin, Effexor XR, and Zoloft | I am devastated by cataracts. didn't realize that other things-drowsiness. munchies etc were from Seroquel | F | 46 | 5 years | 4/6/2009 | 5 | Schizoaffective Disorder; Insomnia | Worsening essential myoclonus and myoclonic sleep jerking | I take 800mg every night. This drug saved me from the very rapid and abrupt adulthood onset of uncontrollable mood swings and hallucinations. It is the reason I am alive today. However, it doesn't work for everyone. I know plenty of people who take like 25mg and then totally lose touch with reality it for 48 hours. Give it a chance, but be wary. | M | 20 | 10 months | 4/11/2009 | 1 | Mania | extreme dizziness; unsteady balance; extremely dry mouth; painful constipation; excruciating headache on left side of head; extreme thirst | It has terrible side effects. I stopped taking it after 2 weeks because I thought my brains were going to explode out of the left side of my head. | F | 51 | 14 days | 4/11/2009 | 5 | Bipolar II, anxiety | Daytime drowsiness. | I take Seroquel XR partly as a sleep aid, but it does affect my daytime alertness, as well. It has taken a couple of dosing changes to find the right balance between mood and alertness, but all in all, I'm pretty happy with this therapy. I'd prefer to be more alert during the day, but it sure beats suicide, which is where I was headed. As others have mentioned, I do have to make sure I budget about 10 hours of sleep each night. I also take Welbutrin XR, lithium, Neurontin, and propanolol. | M | 54 | 1.5 years | 4/13/2009 | 4 | Bipolar/ Anxiety | Major, weight gain (fast) At first I felt out of it , fuzzy and disconnected from reality, now I sleep well but now have NO dreams (which sucks), Memory problems, but severely increased focus | It comes at a price if you are in a fix with moods and manic phases you must sacrifice your weight/looks to feel better,but then of course in turn you feel worse with decreased self esteem. | F | 22 | 2 months | 4/15/2009 | 3 | Sleep & Bi-Polar | In less than a year, I've gained 50 pounds. I'm now experiencing serious holes in my memory - short term memory is shot. | I gradually worked my way up to 300 mg each night. Told my doctor I no longer wanted to take it and he was adamant that I should continue with it. With the recent memory loss, I plan on telling him that I do not want to continue taking it. The only drawback is, that it's the ONLY medicine that's ever helped with my insomnia. | F | 55 | 1.3 years | 4/15/2009 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | 200mg a day. Too tired to function; 12-20hrs sleep each night, still hard to wake up. Listlessness, apathy, confusion. | Dear god no more please. | M | 20 | 1 months | 4/16/2009 | 4 | to control bi-polar upswing | Normally I take 50mg, but when the daylight increases, I go through a tremendous high. In March '09, I increased it 25mg at a time 'til I got to 175mg! I am down to 150, but recognize that I am still in a danger zone so haven't reduced it any further yet. I can't take more than 50mg at a time because I get leg tremors when in bed. I've been stretching out taking the doses starting in the early evening. I am wondering if I took them throughout the day (morning noon and night), if would help curb the eating binges I seem to go through at night. I am not sure if my inability to focus is because of the Seroquel or because of the mania of the upswing. I suspect the latter. | At night, I take Seroquel, 300mg gabapentin (Neuronton, for mood stabilizer) and for depression, 75mg Effexor XR (because of its cost, sometimes venaflexine, the generic, a pill that has to be split and taken a.m. and p.m. because of the "half life"). In the morning, I take 300mg lamotrogine (FINALLY the generic of Lamictal is available, MUCH less expensive) for mood stabilization. I know how bad my bi-polar upswing can get (I was hospitalized, involuntarily, for more than 2 wks in 3/03), so I realize that I MUST take the Seroquel when weathering one of these episodes. IS there another drug to replace it that doesn't involve weight gain? | F | 56 | 6 years | 4/20/2009 | 3 | bipolar affective | pain in right breast, slight cognitive difficulty, some irritability at first, hair looking flat | Psychiatrist started me on 50mg per day but I found that too much and even 25mg was too much so am taking 12.5mg at night now and my mental health is good at the moment. Also take 4mg of stelazine and one cap of lithium in morning. Baby doses of everything but the combo seems to be good at present. Don't like being on any drugs but I get in a real mess if I'm depressed. I work full time and I enjoy that. Not getting weight gain on smaller dose and it seems to be keeping me level. | F | 55 | 2 months | 4/20/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | Bi-Polar type one symptoms; insomnia. | M | 27 | 2 months | 4/21/2009 | 1 | CRONIC INSOMNIA | DR.STARTED ME @ 800MG NIGHTLY, OH! I SLEPT BUT COULD NOT WAKE UP FROM FOGGINESS, SLURED SPEECH, WAY BAD COTTON MOUTH, NITEMARES 80lb.GAIN IN 7-8mo. INVOLENTARY TONGE & LEG MOVEMENT, SOILED BED & A HEART ATTACK IN MY SLEEP, COULD'NT WALK 200ft. WITHOUT PROFUSE SWEATING, & PAIN. FOREVER AFTER THIS 'LOVE CANAL' OF DRUGS.... | MY LIFE AS I KNEW WAS OVER, IN 02'-03', SEROQUEL DID ME IN, NOW THE LAWSUITS ON TV, NOT BACK THEN. KNEES WENT, BACK PAIN BECAME CRONIC, DISK DEGENERATION FROM WEIGHT GAIN, WEENED OFF AFTER ONE YEAR OF LIFE CHANGING HELL, MEMMORY LOSS, ASTRA-VENZA? KNEW FROM 1999 IT WAS RISKY & DEADLY BUT @ 32 BILLION DOLLARS IN SALES ON JUST THEIR SEROQUEL DRUG ALONE FIRST 2-3 yrs., WHO CARES? RIGHT 'ASTRA-VENZA' YOU ARE A VERY VERY BAD & RICH COMPANY, WE ARE SORRY IT TOOK 80 MILLION? A BILLION? TO PRODUCE OR MORE? BUT AH! THE REWARDS, I KNOW GOD SAID WE ARE ALL CREATED EQUAL, OUR SEROQUEL DOSAGE WAS NOT! NOT BACK WHEN WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT 'ASTRA-VENZA' KNEW..... | M | 56 | 300 days | 4/21/2009 | 4 | BP,Rage,Depression,Bizarre thoughts | A bit sleepy during the first month. Now taking 50mg morning, 50mg night. Started with 25, and went up from there until I felt good. Also take 300mg 5-HTP, 900mg St.John's Wort, 20mg Lithium Orotate. Seems to be a great, side-effect free cocktail. | Great sleep, great dreams, much calmer and happier. Still enjoy life, but not worried about freaking out. Have been taking all the other things for about 2 years, but still needed something to "take the edge off" and Seroquel seems to be the answer. | F | 47 | 2 months | 4/22/2009 | 4 | insomnia/depression/anxiety | I take seroquel mainly for insomnia, I only take 25mg per night and that works great for me. I take 75mg of effexor per day too, in combination with 1.5 mg of clonazepam per day I am a far better person now. I am happy go lucky getting my sleep, not suffering with anxiety and am able to deal better with my life. | You can get a little groggy in the morning, just make sure you leave 1o hrs aside for sleeping, this covers the hour you feel groggy in the morning. | F | 42 | 90 days | 4/22/2009 | 3 | Bipolar disorder | Constant headaches. It is awesome at making one sleepy | M | 39 | 1 weeks | 4/22/2009 | 2 | depression, headaches, ocd, some bp | the shankiness in the legs ruin everything. weight good wich is good for me. drowsy alot. | i duno if its working yet. i switched from resperidol to seroquel. im feeling terrible. can you get bad withdrawls even though from switching drugs. im also for depakote for headaches n irritation with neruontin and cogentin wich doesnt help with gettin rid of the restless leg. i havent felt good in 3 years. whut shoulod i do. these meds dont do nything. im tired of bein patient | M | 21 | 3 days | 4/22/2009 | 1 | minor sleep disturbances | Severe pain in my chest, thoughts of suicide, wanted to kill myself, extremely depressed, extremely tired, memory problems, basically impossible to function. | I now know Seroquel is not FDA-approved as a sleep aid but that's what my doctor, Dr. Andrew Sarka, gave me it. It made me really tired, but the other horrible side effects were not worth it. I came really close to killing myself. | | 4/22/2009 | 1 | bi-polar/depression | At 100mg Restless legs and some body twitches. Can not sleep, It will make me drowsy but just as i fall asleep I will suddenly wake up wide awake. The insomnia is making me suicidal. Also I have developed cataracts at age42 and think it is causing sun sensitivity and poor body temperature control in the heat. In addition after reading some of these post my joint and neck pain might be from this drug | Initially it was great and really did help with my depression but after 6months these side effects are killing me. | M | 41 | 6 months | 4/24/2009 | 4 | Major depression (debilitating) | Initially placed on 600 mg. I gained 50 lbs in 3 months but the gain was mostly water (edema). I was swelled up. After reducing the dose to 100 mg. I dropped 35 lbs in one month and now am 10 lbs. lighter than when I started. I have some nasal congestion and (infrequent) restless legs (but exercise helps a lot with that) and am foggy for the first 3 hours in the morning. I also take 180 mg. Cymbalta. | Those of you who are experiencing drastic weight gain should consider the possibility that it's mostly fluid retention (edema) and talk to your doctor about reducing your dosage. At 100 mg. I am getting about 75% of the benefits I was getting at 600 mg. but without the weight gain. | M | 46 | 5 years | 4/26/2009 | 5 | Bipolar/Anxiety/depression | Groggy for the first couple of hours in the morning, tons of energy in the afternoon (thats good!)Usually knocks me out 20mins after taking it at bedtime. Also taking Ativan when needed for anxiety attacks. | I have been on Seroquel for 3 weeks, this medicine has been a life saver for me! I started out on just 25 mg a night before bed, then moved up to 50 mg's. I have actually LOST weight, 5 lbs so far (I put on 15 when my depressive episode returned). For so long I thought Dr's just didnt understand what I was going through, they continued to try me on different anti depressants, all of which made me more anxious and freaked out, to the point I wanted to hurt myself and others! Finally with my Therapist and new Dr, came to my Bipolar diagnosis. Seroquel has helped me want to be productive and actually LEAVE my house again, it has mellowed out my severe mood swings, its helped with my anxiety attacks, but we are still working on that. Im not saying its for everyone, but for a person like me who kept getting the typical depression diagnosis over and over again, I cant say enough good things!!! | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 4/28/2009 | 1 | for sleeping | i just took it for one night.... I was in the hospital for diabetes and a blood infection and had not slept good for months... they gave me 100 mgs around 9:00 pm and then another 50 mgs around two ol clock in the morning | when i given the 100 mgs i went to sleep and slept for about four and a half hours then they gave me 50 more mgs and i felt extrememly wierd!!! I felt like i caould do any thing i wanted and i would have no consquences. i felt like a super hero or something. I had a pic line in my arm and still had a blood infection but i decide that i was going home at about two thirty that morning. So, i stole my moms keys out of her purse un-hooked my iv and left the hospital... Just to make the story shorter i just tell youu what the outcome was i ended up having a head on collision and totaled the car. I had to be cut out of the car and when i woke up i couldn'tmove. I was rushed to Baptist hospital and the feeling came back into my body. I was then put back into the hospital and i was never given that medication again. | F | 21 | 1 days | 4/30/2009 | 1 | Bi Polar 2 | I took this medication on a Friday night and proceeded to sleep for 12.5 hours solid. I woke up for 2 hours, and ate everything in sight. I then was so exhausted and dopey that I took a 5 hour nap. I woke up, feeling like my limbs were encased in concrete. I couldn't walk straight or talk clearly. | I only took this medication one night at 50mg. I will never take it again. | F | 21 | 1 days | 5/3/2009 | 2 | Insomnia | Tachycardia, Tolerance, Occassional Nightmares, Zombie-like feeling, change in body chemestry. I am also fatigued all the time due to getting less and less sleep. I am never get that good drowsy feeling...just fatigue. | I have been on this drug for almost a year now. My psyche prescribed it to wean me off of Temazepan which caused me to "crash" after I had built up an incredible tolerance for due to overmedication by my family doctor. I originally took 250mg but successfully weaned down to 150mg within two months. However, efforts to go below 150mg have been largely a failure. In fact, after relatively good sleep in January-March (averaging about 125mg) I have been experiencing some of my worst sleep since crashing in June, 2008. I cannot sleep without taking this drug. I have not had natural sleep in over 15 months now. Even when I am taking the drug, I no longer feel drowsy and it is taking longer for me to get to sleep. Worst of all, I have been slowly been inching up the dosage past 150mg again just to get even minimal sleep. I do not want to go above 150mg again because of the zombie-like affect it has on me (which is bad enough below 150mg) I only average about five hours sleep even with taking the drug. It has been almost three months since I have had a night of 7 hours of sleep or more. My worst fear is that the longer I take this expensive drug, the harder it will be to ever get natural sleep again. Cleary, taking this drug is clearly not sustainable. Anyone with advice on an inexpensive, relatively safe drug that helped them get off Seroquel? | M | 44 | 11 months | 5/4/2009 | 2 | bipolar | knocks you out completely, totally destroyed my sex drive, gained some weight initially but leveled out, very sedating, short term memory loss, fuzziness, confusion, trouble concentrating/focusing | i take 125 at night plus lithium, topamax and lamictal, but when i have manic spikes take up to 300/day, have taken some during the day and this was the worst. basically, it does fix the mania, but only because i'm a drooling idiot or asleep. i cannot function at all taking this during the day. i would stop taking this right away except it seems to be the only thing between me and the edge. really hate this. | F | 23 | 2 years | 5/4/2009 | 1 | Anxiety, Depression, Bi-Polar | Get off this medicine!!! I took it for 10 days and it made me feel completely lethargic, lightheaded, dizzy, short-term memory loss, and completely tired. I felt like a complete zombie. I could not concentrate, could not walk straight, I could not even function as a normal human being. I had constant pain in my arms and fingers. Violent mood swings where I was happy one second and crying the next. I have absolutely no sex drive. Tunnel vision. And although it might not be related, I got a urinary tract infection right after starting the med, even though very few men get UTI's. This is the worst drug I have ever taken in my life and I do not know how it was ever approved by the FDA. | M | 22 | 10 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | Dr. said | Severe depression, thoughts of suicide | F | | 5/9/2009 | 2 | insomnia | Lethargic, twitching of legs, arms, sleep eating,have gained about 40 lbs in 4-5 months | This was great when I couldn't sleep. Unfortunately I can''t sleep without it. I get up and wander at night, and I apparently eat quite a lot. Last week I woke up with an ice cream come melyed on my chest, this week I nearly broke my nose when I walked into a wall. The twitching drives me nuts. | F | 54 | 6 months | 5/13/2009 | 1 | depression, chest pain, profuse sweating, felt like a zomby | | 5/13/2009 | 1 | Recreational | DRY mouth, very very tired. I felt like I wanted to go run a marathon and sleep forever at the same time. It was like my body was fighting itself. | Not fun. Don't take. Seems to me it's probably dangerous. | F | 22 | 1 days | 5/15/2009 | 3 | Bipolar 1 | Vivid dreams, Very sleepy, Difficulty holding concentration or thinking complex thoughts, Very calm - nothing could disturb me, Don't always notice people when they walk into the room, Difficulty completing simple tasks. | Seroquel definitely works to control your thoughts and feelings. 50mg Seroquel, 200mg Sertraline and 4mg Klonopin is my regime. Seroquel added to my Sertraline and Klonopin made a big difference. Noticed immediate stabilization that I had never experience before. The ability to relax for the first time in a long time. The problem with these drugs is that they do work but they take away your personality and motivation. I still fight this at times and stop or reduce meds. Probably not the right thing to do but I think it is like drowning. No emotions, inability to experience psychical or emotional love. Just composing this paragraph is taking forever and I need to keep reading back. My guess is the P docs prescribe Seroquel because in makes their patients compliant. I used to fight taking antidepressants constantly and they would not seem to last or be effective. With Seroquel I have taken the same AD for almost two years. Bottom line I think Seroquel takes away some of your free will and the doctors know that. Concerned about long term effects. Last time I went off it noticed I was not motivated and seemed more of a zombie person. I think Seroquel makes permanent changes in your brain. | M | 57 | 2 years | 5/18/2009 | 1 | | 5/22/2009 | 1 | | 5/23/2009 | 4 | severe generalized anxiety | the first week I was a zombie but after about a couple weeks, that tapered off and I was fully functioning. weight gain but not much if you work out a little - | I feel like this drug is for me, a miracle. I was taking 6mg of Xanax/day but my thoughts would not stop racing and I felt like I never wanted to leave the house. After a few weeks on this, I was sleeping normal, acting normal. All I can say is that this drug works for me. It's only a little difficult to say how much because I also take 8mg of Klonopin and Effexor XR. I took Paxil once and robbed a grocery store and went to jail. I'm not a robber and it was like the whole thing was an out of body experience. Until I was sitting in a jail cell wondering what the hell happened. Nobody would believe me but I knew it was the Paxil, I just don't go rob stuff, it was crazy. The seroquel noticably leveled me out and works for me. But I swear, the only thing that relieves my most severe depression is marijuana and if that were legal, I think it would be the only drug I would need. | M | 35 | 3 years | 5/24/2009 | 4 | bi-polap 1 | I'm prescribed to take this med at night. This med has helped me GREATLY when it comes to sleeping. I don't mind the vivid dreams, I'm just glad I can sleep with almost no wake-ups in the night. One thing I did notice was that if I take my full dose at once, I get a feeling similar to restless leg, or more accurately, for me, restless shoulder, which doesn't happen if I take 1/2 dose, then the other 1/2 in an hour or so. The major problem I've had is WEIGHT GAIN...35lbs in 2 years. It seems that after I take my dose, I get strong feelings of hunger, so I end up eating late, which is likely part of the reason weight gain is a problem for some. It's a major case of "munchies". Why this med seems to cause "the munchies" I don't know, I just know that it's real. Unfortunately this sometimes leads me to fall asleep before I can get my teeth brushed. Which isn't doing my teeth any favors. | F | 39 | 2 years | 5/24/2009 |