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 | schizophrenia | Side effects can be poor quality of sleep, grogginess and irritability througout the day. There is also occasionally a sense of being "Frozen"..not sure how to descibe that.. it's like the energies build up in the head like a mental constipation, to become a palpible pressure. the only real solution is emotional reckoning which has to be found some time or another, or you become a very pitiable thing after a while. | I have grown to like this drug after i decided to start working again. It serves its purpose, helps me to be functional and be acceptably social in the work environment without ever freaking out. that latter is an important part of keeping your job and not offending others. i don't overweat so weight gain has never been a problem with this drug. | M | 38 | 3 years | 10/17/2008 | 5 | DID and psychosis | very sleepy at first. now i take it to sleep and it works great | i believe it keeps me relaxed enough to fall asleep, but not yet strong enough to keep me sleeping all night. it also really helps with the matrixing and "corner of my eye" shadows. i take 300 at night to relax and make the anxiety a chance to chill out for 8 hours. i also can take 1-100mg for back up if my other panic medication doesnt do the trick. keeps me calm | F | 31 | 2 years | 10/19/2008 | 3 | Sleep, Anger problems, BiPolar II | Foggy mind the next day, increased appitite, Poor concentration, Sweating alot at night, school is alot harder that is the worst. | It helped me have tons more patience and the fog goes away by about noon. I sleep very well and have not gained that much weight- about 5 pounds. | F | 24 | 3 years | 10/19/2008 | 3 | Anxiety, insomnia | Horrible nightmares, daytime sleepiness | In Feb. 2008 I started taking 50mg a day, but two weeks later I was noticing vivid, disturbing dreams nearly every night. My doc decreased the dose to 25mg as needed in conjunction with Ambien. I now sleep very soundly with normal dreams. | F | 34 | 8 months | 10/23/2008 | 4 | insomnia | Sleepiness | No weightgain, i take 100mg before bed and i fall asleep fast and stay asleep, feel great in the morning! i like this drug. be carful not to take other downer drugs with this med. it lowers your heart rate alot. | F | 29 | 2 years | 10/25/2008 | 3 | Insomnia | I started with 25 mg with 5 mg time release Melatonin before bed and it worked well, with only a little weight gain. I stopped the Melatonin and kicked up the Seroquel to 50 mg. That's when the weight gain really became an issue. I have gained 30 lbs and several pant sizes since this change about a year ago. I do not eat after taking this med, and it works well for a good sleep. I usually eat very healthy, low fat foods. I recently turned the 5 mg time release Melatonin back on with the 50 mg Seroquel. Good sleep, but groggy in the morning for about 15 minutes. I intend to cut the Seroquel back to 25 mg and see how that works. I would like to lose the weight and still get a good night's sleep. | This has been a good med for me regarding insomnia. The side effects that are problematic are weight gain and grogginess upon waking. | M | 56 | 4 years | 10/26/2008 | 4 | depression,insomnia, panic &anxiety | Constipation, dry mouth, twitching of legs at times. | This drug just about saved my life. I was in such a bad place and within 2 weeks I seemed to be much more positive and had my life back again. The positives vastly outweighed the negatives for me personally. | F | 56 | 2 months | 10/29/2008 | 3 | mood stabilizer/bipolar depression | MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES, hard to get out of bed in the morning, need at least 9 hours of sleep only on 150mg. Wake up feeling drunk. | I gave this med a 3 because of the midnight munchies and the weight gain I've experienced due to the urge to eat after taking the med. I think it has potential to help as I was on it before with 600mg lithium and low low dose lamictal. I've read others on here and it really is important to take this med and go right to bed. I timed it and it starts to work for me in like 20 minutes so I have to be in bed or I'll start eating non-stop. Interestly I have very little appetite during the day. (maybe all the food I ate the day before!) See what happens this time as I'm on 900mg lithium now and starting lamictal currently at 25mg. On 150mg Seroquel currenly. Good luck everyone. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 10/29/2008 | 1 | Trouble Sleeping can't stop thinkin | Terrible weight gain. 20 lbs in two to three months. Twitching of eye, and major hair loss. Serious desperation. | Stop taking it before I turn into a bald fat lady who wants to kill herself. | F | 41 | 4 months | 10/29/2008 | 4 | manic-depression | Weight gain and impossible to lose (all around the middle), increased OCD symptoms greatly. 150 mg. Needed to increase dosage 5 times in 8 months because my mood dropped. | It was the best thing to ever happen to my mood. I gained 30lbs, which I hate but I was underweight to begin. At first the benefits to my mood outweighed the side effects. Then the OCD became unbearable and am utterly frustrated with the weight. With the addition of zoloft it may have been okay. I will definately go back to it if I have issues with lamictal | F | 27 | 8 months | 10/30/2008 | 3 | sleep | SEVERE weight gain, some body twitches, creepy crawlies in my legs | Gross. I was taking 200mg at night. It does make you very very sleepy. I sleep like the dead when I am on it, I barely move all night. I can sleep 12 hours solid on this stuff. It gives me the munchies something terrible. All I want to do is eat, and eat I did. I gained 40 lbs. Also, it gives me the grossest feelings in my legs, like cramps....all i wanna do is stretch them compulsivley when I take seroquel. | F | 31 | 1 years | 10/30/2008 | 2 | BI-POLAR/SCYTZO | MASSIVE WEIGHT GAIN!!! COULD NOT GET OUT OF BED IN A.M | I TAKE 300MG AT NIGHT AND I HAVE GAINED 40LBS IN 5 MO. IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR WIEGHT DON'TTAKE THIS. | F | 33 | 5 days | 10/30/2008 | 4 | PTSD, Depression, Anxiety & OCD | Major weight gain, memory loss only enough to annoy me when trying to think of things in the past, feel very groggy in the mornings | Take 300mg before bed. | M | 24 | 3 years | 11/1/2008 | 1 | Post Traumatic Stress, Insomnia | Restless Legs, very uncomfortable, - which started about half an hour after taking the tablets. After a few months the restless legs syndrome was happening even before taking the tablets. I realised I was risking permanent nerve damage. Also weight gain, - a constant craving for carbs. | I'd thought I was getting some sort of arthritis, all my joints ached terribly, but after stopping the Seroquel these pains stopped, - such a wonderful relief. Although they helped me sleep the side effects caused far too much pain, - and possible permanent damage. | F | 51 | 4 months | 11/2/2008 | 3 | anxiety | Good side effect: -helped me with my appetite (I was loosing too much weight too fast before going on this medication) Good side effect: -I would have loved to go on a higher dosage except for the weird dreams started to interfere with reality | the nightmares were all about my husband with other women, so when I would wake up I would question him if he is cheating. This created severe marital problems and I think we are getting a divorce because I don't trust him and I believe in my dreams. | F | 42 | 1 years | 11/3/2008 | 2 | Bipolar | I was taking lamictal Lexapro for my bipolar which was working well but then I developed a rash so I had to stop. My dr switched me to Seroquel and the sides started within about a week of starting. To make a long story short... Bad nightmares, weight gain (I am 5'6, been 118 lbs for years, healthy eating, regular appetite and gym) within about a week of starting this med I started craving sugar and carbs in amounts that shocked me!! I gained a total 12 lbs in the 2 months I took this med!!! I was always tired and my mood felt very flat, kind of like a zombie. Definitely felt very drugged. Long story short, I did not like seroquel and I will never take it again!!! | Really not happy with Seroquel at all.... | F | 32 | 2 months | 11/3/2008 | 4 | OCD, Insomnia | Strange muscle feelings in legs about 1 hour after taking, hungry more often but no real weight gain due to strict dieting. Drowsiness the next morning. | 200mg sometimes take 250mg, at night only. Also taking 300mg of Luvox which makes me not sleep but 4 hours at a time, this is why the Dr. is giving me the Seroquel. It also helps with my general anxiety and OCD related paranoia. | M | 35 | 5 months | 11/4/2008 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | Very sleepy, and "out-of-it", and it did not really help my condition. Now, about 1 1/2 years later, I have learned I have a pituitary tumor (hopefully benign though not yet determined) that is causing excessive prolactin in my blood, and stopping my periods. Is it related to the Seroquel, which I stopped taking in 2/07? Don't know but it is suspect. | F | 17 | 500 days | 11/6/2008 | 5 | Severe Anxiety/ Insomnia | Drowsy at night, sometimes it is hard to get up in the morning. My heart races occasionally right after taking this medication. | Seroquel is a miracle drug. I have suffered for 26 years with debilitating anxiety, poor self-esteem, and agoraphobia. Seroquel gave me the life I have always dreamed of. I no longer smoke, or stress endlessly. I was able to leave a distructive relationship in part because Seroquel has worked to make me calmer and more rational. Of course every drug works differently for the person taking it, but please don't be scared off because of the weight gain side-effect. I have only gained 10 pounds in the year and a half I've been on this drug. I think that can be attributed to the fact that I no longer smoke. Thank God for Seroquel! | F | 26 | 1 years | 11/7/2008 | 4 | PTSD | Weight gain. Fatigue - particularly in the A.M. I have a severely diminished sense of time passing. | It helps with the worry, anxiety and feeling of doom - but at a price. I am on a very low dose but it seems to make me a bit "zoned out" - particularly time just passes without my taking any notice - I just think think to myself: "where did the day/night go? - how did it get to be 11:00 PM?" I've been given a second shot at life - I hate to think of it just passing by without me having the ability to appreciate it. Docs say the Seroquel has less severe side effects than other meds they could give me - it's all a balancing act: the horrors of PTSD or the side effects of the meds. I'll definitely take the sides! | M | 25 | 3 months | 11/8/2008 |