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 |
| 3 | Schizophrenia | dry mouth and involuntary movement of tounge during first couple weeks of medication. Now i'm experiencing horrible dizziness and halucinations if i miss just 1 dose. Another side effect i've now noticed is nightmares when i'm sleeping and random muscle jerks during the day | The medication stopped my delusional and disorganized thinking,I feel like this medication is addictive because I feel like I need more and more of it sometimes and I'm afraid I may overdose. | F | 22 | 2 years | 9/21/2004 | 3 | bipolar | gained over 15 pounds in a few months which made me stop using it | if it didn't make you fat it would be the perfect drug. great sleep. no more morbid thoughts. | F | 38 | 4 months | 9/22/2004 | 1 | insomnia | extreme fatigue, sleepiness during the day. Beginning to think it's better to deal with less sleep than to have this hung over feeling during the day. | F | 46 | 4 weeks | 9/23/2004 | 4 | Depression | My doctor had me on 200mg, and now has me on 300mg. It makes me feel very tired most of the time, but I take it at bed time, so it does help me get to sleep at night. But even then, I still feel slow during the day, it takes a while for me to get moving. During one hospitalization, the doctor assigned to me had me on seroquel in the hospital, but didn't continue it after leaving. I felt like my ears were buzzing all the time when going through withdrawl, but after a few days it went away. I was off six months then another doctor decided to try it again. | Even 200 isn't so bad, I just wish my doctor would try getting me back down to 200 or below. 200 and below I don't feel quite so tired. | M | 29 | 9 months | 9/30/2004 | 5 | anxiety | It makes me very sleepy - but I take it at night and for the first time in my life, I sleep thru the night or awaken and can get back to sleep, so the 'side effect' is totally desired. (I take 50 mg.) | It greatly eases my anxiety and this former insomniac can no longer do without it to get thru the night. | F | 50 | 2 years | 10/5/2004 | 4 | Mood Stabilizer for BiPolar Spectru | Short-term sedation, but not a problem if taken at bedtime | Seroquel helps me to be more directed and take action without the anxiety which used to paralyze me and prevent me from even deciding what clothes to wear. | F | 57 | 1 days | 10/5/2004 | 2 | Bi Polar disorder | Weight gain 30 pounds, swelling hands and feet, vivid dreams and terrible munchies im at 600 mg, At the begining i was doing great but im cycling again going on depession mode and the med doesnt seem to be working, I hate the weight gain is actually afecting my life, | Terrible weightr gain side effect plus abnormal cholesterol and triglicerides reading, my dr put on me on lipitor despite the explanation i gave her on seroquel. | M | 39 | 6 months | 10/7/2004 | 3 | dissociation, borderline personalit | Stuffy nose, restless legs, weight gain and if I forgot my night-time dose I didn't sleep all night. | I was on 200mgs. at bedtime and am now on 50mgs. I have been having a difficult time coming off. The doctor has to keep increasing and then decreasing the dosage. I get extreme irritability which comes and goes. | F | 47 | 2 years | 10/11/2004 | 5 | depression, mania, schizoid moods | Weight gain. My dreams are so vivid, I feel as though I lead a | The weight gain is tolerable. Better I be chunky and sane rather than skinny and nuts. Never slept better in my life. It's amazing how a regular sleep pattern will greatly contribute to the quality of your life. | F | 31 | 1 days | 10/12/2004 | 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 | 5 | insomnia | I've experienced no side effects. It makes me tired about 45 minutes after taking it. But I'm taking it as a sleep aid. Also, I haven't built a tolerance. I've been able to lower my doses without weakening the affectiveness of the medication. | Like many others, when my doctor first suggested taking seroquel, I was hesitant. I only new that it was prescribed to schitzophrenics and manics. Being that I am neither, I was afraid to take it. But I desperately wanted to get off of the benzodiazapines, which had all sorts of undesirable side affects. Point being that I am very satisfied with taking seroquel for my insomnia. | F | 23 | 2 years | 10/15/2004 | 1 | bipolar | Sleep Problems, very drowsy during the day. Upset stomach, Weight Gain. | I was only on this stuff for 3 weeks before I had to stop. I felt worse while on the drug, and I couldnt stop eating. I wanted to scream. | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 10/16/2004 | 4 | depression/anxiety | drowsiness | I have to set two alarms to wake up, but the full night of restful sleep prevents my depression-induced daily naps. I like my low-dose of Seroquel along with Lexapro. I don't really feel zombie-like at all. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 10/18/2004 | 4 | depression/anxiety | drowsiness | I have to set two alarms to wake up, but the full night of restful sleep prevents my depression-induced daily naps. I like my low-dose of Seroquel along with Lexapro. I don't really feel zombie-like at all. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 10/18/2004 | 4 | insomnia/bipolar | It has been the only med. that really made me sleep all the way through the night I take 700mg and it puts me to sleep about 45 minutes later and I never feel drowsy in the morning. I haven't gained any weight or had any bad side effects | F | 19 | 1 months | 10/19/2004 | 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 | 1 | anxiety/depresion | I have had too many side effects to remember. The worst ones are the extreme drowsiness and muscle twitches. I occasionally developed headaches but they were quick to get over. I slept better but it doesnt make a difference when you cant wake up. | Its horrible and i hope it didnt cause any permanent damage. | M | 14 | 4 times | 10/20/2004 | 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 | 5 | prednisone induced psychosis | makes my head hurt and within half an hour I'm asleep | Placed on Seroquel after a BAD reaction to prednisone took about 5 days to start feeling better. Have been on it for 2 months and will soon begin to taper off | M | 38 | 2 months | 10/26/2004 | 5 | bipolar disorder | makes me very sleepy, so only taken at night. When taken on empty stomach, I may experience blackout, no memory of how I got to bed the next morning. I am told I do not act abnormal, I just can't remember anything. Have not had much problem with weight gain. Has helped with moods and biploar disorder. | F | 47 | 2 days | 10/27/2004 |