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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Mania depression and anxiety | Memory loss, massive weight gain, exhausted from the moment I wake up, rapid heart beat. Pressure pain on chest ,permanent pain inside left arm joint. Sluggish thyroid. SWELLING AND PAIN and Bloating in STOMACH. | M | 56 | 3 months 300 | 9/10/2012 | 1 | Anxiety, depression, insomia | First dose made me a zombie - a literal zombie the day after. I could not make sense of words to read, I couldn't do basic math, I felt like I wasn't even living in my body. Then the WORSE side effect started - severe leg cramps. My leg muscles were so tight and I was in so much pain I spent most of the night after I took the second dose crying in pain and ended up having a panic attack. | Called the doctor in the AM, he told me to stop immediately and phoned in a muscle relaxant for me. Worst drug reaction I've ever had, even worse than an antibiotic that made my face swell. I now list this among my allergies. This drug may be good for some people but I really think this is prescribed far too freely considering the side effect profile and really should only be restricted to people who have ACTUAL mania and psychosis. | F | 32 | 2 days 50mg 1X day | 9/12/2012 | 4 | Insomnia | Dry mouth, pounding heart in the middle of the night, sore/raw throat in the morning with a strong thirst | My doctor prescribed me this for insomnia because he said it has certain off-label uses. The first night I took it, I fell asleep quickly and woke up hours later with a pounding heart. It wasn't enough to make me call 911 or anything, just a little scary. I laid back down and fell right back to sleep with no problem. In the morning, my mouth felt incredibly dry and my throat was raw, like I'd slept with a powerful fan pointed at me. I was also so parched that I had to run for a glass of water right away. I asked my doctor about this, specifically the pounding heart, and he says it is known to do that sometimes but he wouldn't be concerned. With continued use, all of these side effects other than the pounding heart upon waking in the middle of the night disappeared. I would only notice it when I would wake up, but if I went right back to sleep, I was fine. I stopped taking it after a month because I wanted to try something that didn't have this side effect, even though it wasn't unbearable. I figured why not try to find one that has no side effects at all. Anyway, I recommend it for those who have trouble sleeping. | M | 27 | 1 months 25 MG 1X day | 9/13/2012 | 4 | insomnia, anxiety | Very little side-effects. Feeling tired. Some blood sugar issues. | Withdrawal can kill. Monitor your blood sugar (and insulin!) levels. 5-HT2A and cardiovascular tissues. Excess ACTH and cortisol and brain activity. | M | 32 | 3 years 400 1X day | 9/30/2012 | 1 | Aggitation | Zombie land, bad dreams, aggression weird drug in general. | Didn't like it felt weird , lights are on nobody home | M | 44 | 5 days 30mg 1X day | 10/6/2012 | 4 | Insomnia caused by Anxiety Disorder | Only bad side effect has been weight gain. | I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder which at times has majorly interfered with my life. I was put on seroquel following a severe adverse reaction to Paxil. I have gained weight on seroquel. I am not sure how much weight can be attributed to this drug as I am also taking a Beta Blocker. My initial dose of seroquel was 50mg nightly for insomnia. Now I take 100-150mg before bedtime. However, I feel this drug really helps me to feel calmer which is a major advantage of taking seroquel. I would rather be a few pounds heavier and feel mentally relaxed than feel anxious and unable to sleep. | F | 25 | 4 months 100 MG 1X day | 10/15/2012 | 1 | insomnia | see entry for June 28, 2011. | i first wrote about seroquel on this site on June 28,2011. since then i would add to those comments the fact that it shredded my memory. it was as if my memory was a series of overlapping gauzy sheets with subtle paintings on them, and seroquel just ripped huge pieces at random out of one sheet after another. i could never even remember what day of the week it was. it took several months of being off seroquel to begin to get my "self" back. this is a soul-stealing drug. | M | 65 | 3 months 25-75mg 1X day | 11/2/2012 | 2 | SevereAnxiety,depressionOCDinsomnia | taken with zoloft, for sever anxiety, depression,OCD and insomnia. weird dreams, feeling drugged next morning and last night i dreamed i squatted and weed on the floor next to my bed only to get up in the morning and step in a huge patch of pee. feeling of drowning, bottom jaw twitches, my torso convulses and i ve only been on it nearly 4 weeks. | F | 23 | 3 weeks 100MG 1X day | 11/10/2012 | 1 | Bipolar and insomnia | QT Prolongation. | How could a drug company in good conscience produce a drug that could cause such a fatal side effect? | F | 54 | 9 years 300 mg 1X day | 11/16/2012 | 2 | Situational anxiety | Dying | Seroquel can cause breathing problems which can be serious. One should really avoid starting to take medicines like seroquel as they reduce life-expectancy and people can get serious (deadly) side-effects from them, especially if medications are withdrawn. Monitor your blood glucose (+ cortisol). Some of these sites might be useful. seroquelwithdrawal.blogspot.fi/ nonpsychiatry.wordpress.com/ | M | 27 | 5 years 400 1X day | 12/3/2012 | 4 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Weight gain (only 10lbs. though) Still have depression from time to time and mood swings, however my auditory/visual hallucinations have nearly stopped. The big thing that this medication has helped me with is not only sleeping, but I stopped cutting/suicide attempts. | M | 28 | 1 years 100 | 12/10/2012 | 1 | Bipolar nos | Side effects were weight gain rapid heart beat ,pressure pain on my chest , tired from the time I woke up; bloating and swelling of the stomach and problems with my Bowles.also developed a peptic ulcer and type 2 diabetes. just came off seroquel last week doing much better, this medication is horrible ruined my life for 2 yrs doctor would not change my medication so I changed doctors to someone who saw what the side effects were doing to me and now I am able to live my life again. | M | 48 | 2 years 300mg | 12/15/2012 | 1 | INSOMNIA | THIS IS A BAD, BAD DRUG!! Severe ringing in the ears, raised cholesterol, blood pressure, heart rate, and sugar levels. Serious memory loss. | In the last 2 weeks I have weened of 50 mg of the drug at 25 mg reduction every 3 days. In 2 more weeks will be free and off. No withdrawal or discomfort so far.I don't give a damn what reason your doctor has you on Seroquel.....GET OFF IT!!!! You can do it. Recipe for success is: From a credible holistic web site 1200 mg Omega 3 taken in morning and again in afternoon. B Complex Zinc Iron Vitamin E Keep Pepto for upset stomach Preferred pain med for headaches Imodium for diarrhea This will set you back around $60.00 but well worth it as I feel I am proof with NO withdrawal symptoms. | M | 58 | 4 months 200 mg 1X day | 1/4/2013 | 5 | bipolar disorder | Weird, scary and awesome dreams. Feel like a zombie in the morning. Memory Loss, uncomfortable feeling in chest (sometimes), weight gain, restless legs, hallucianations | I know the side effects are bad, but for someone who attempted suicide and ended in a coma several times because of depression and impulsive acts, it really helps. I will never stop using my meds. I couldn't be a more happy person and everyone noticed the change and when I hear all the horror stories about who I was, I'm grateful for meds like this! And it makes you sleep, which I could barely do before the meds (3 out of 24 hours). Sad thing is I had to give up flying because of my meds, but it's worth it! | F | 25 | 3 years 400mg 1X day | 1/7/2013 | 3 | Bipolar disorder w/psychotic feat. | Hallucinations, insomnia when tried to be pulled off of it, crying spells, memory loss, zombie-like, excessive sleeping, irregular heart beat. | I went through psychosis from getting off of adderall and an ssri. I wasn't sleeping at all! Luckily the doctor put me on seroquel, and I didn't have any EPS which I normally get from antipsychotics. I want to get off of seroquel because I'm afraid of getting diabetes. I should be on a higher dose but I don't like the way it makes me feel. My biggest fear is having rebound psychosis. | F | 23 | 8 months 50mg 1X day | 1/9/2013 | 5 | bipolar2 w/depression | small amount of weight loss but nothing else. maybe? some grogginess in the morning but 1 cup of coffee fixes this. | highly recommend a small dose. One 24 mg dose for sleep saved me from a winter bout w/ depression, anxiety and mania. Currently on effexor and lamictal then had troubles sleeping and depression mixed w/ a manic anxiety. Took 24 mg for sleep and felt like a new person in the morning. More positive and relaxed. Currently taking only 12 mg ( I split the pill) and I can fall asleep in about 15 minutes. Reminds me of Zyprexa--but without the weight gain. It makes me more aware so I don't eat as much and eat healthier. Seems to have curbed my cravings, esp for sweets. Maybe because I am on such a small dose? | F | 43 | 60 days 24mg 1X day | 1/10/2013 | 2 | sleep/BPD/depression | WEIGHT GAIN-- OH MY GOD--- FAT FAT FAT FAT FAT. Other: lethargy, hypertention, crazy ass dreams, some memory loss ( although not as bad as when I had insomnia). | I was given this by my Pdoc for " sleep" although I'm pretty sure this was also to mellow me out since my BPD is pretty bad. It fo' sure worked. I got mellow, even ( gasp) nice! At first I felt good about taking it, and I could finally sleep, but then I noticed that it stopped working and I was gaining a massive amout of weight ( even though I was exercising, eating healthy, etc.) According to my Pdoc I could take " any dose I wanted up til 100) hell, I could even up it and lower it if I wanted to. So when 50 didn't work, I would lower it, and then higher it. After a year on this crappy drug I gave up. I had started to smoke and drink coffee every morning since I couldn't seem to get up. I had to get 12+ hours on it or else I had headaches. I would wake up from crazy ass dreams, sweating and eat and then wake up in the morning and not remember anything. The dosing and time I took it did nothing and I still couldn't get up before noon. If Satan created a drug you would love/hate and tame the beast within it would be called " SEROQUEL" Thanks AstroZenica. | F | 31 | 1 years 25 mg-50 1X day | 1/16/2013 | 5 | BPD/Bipolar/Insomnia | Weight gain, restless legs, apathy, terrible constipation, memory problems, lack of motivation for communication with people, it has affected my eyesight. | Along with psychotherapy. this drug worked like magic. The weight gain however is frustrating. Was on 800mg down to 50mg. Am weaning myself off this drug as I am taking Zeldox, another antipsychotic. I want to lose weight. I will get another drug to sleep. I've had terrible times when trying to go cold turkey off this drug. | F | 47 | 6 years 100mg 1X day | 1/21/2013 | 1 | atypical trigemianl neuralgia | 15 hours after taking 25mg of this deadly poison I started having seizures. | Back in early 2007 a crazy neurologist prescribed the medication for my atypical trigeminal neuralgia, which I got from botched sinus surgery. When I would start to fall asleep I would get 'electric-shocks' deep inside my right sinus. The Neurontin was helping, but this whacko neurologist decided to give me seroquel for sleep. Now I have seizures. | M | 55 | 1 days 25mg 1X O | 1/23/2013 | 1 | Insomnia w/Bipolar II | Horrifying suicidal thoughts, crying, extreme depression set in about 12 hours after the first tablet. I was considering admitting myself to hospital. Passed as soon as the drug had left my system. | Taken in conjunction with 1500MG depakote ER to try to solve my sleep issues. | F | 39 | 2 days 25MG 1X day | 2/5/2013 |