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 |
| 4 | bipolar type II | very little | i think these reviews are untrue in some regards i would not be surprised if the pharmaceutical companies write half of these evaluations | M | 18 | | 8/22/2005 | 4 | PTSD, Sleep Disorder | The side effects I’m currently experiencing are: feeling tired during the day and difficulties concentratin. | Due to PTSD, I sleep very little and awake often resulting in 2-years of sleepless nights. Without question, the Seroquel has helped significantly with sleep to include remaining asleep throughout the night. My wife states, I move very little and have been snoring which is a relief to her knowing that I’m finally getting some rest. I don’t awake during the night to screams and images in my mind which we both are grateful for. I’m concerned about long-time usage and the difficulties I’ve experienced in concentrating. The benefits currently outweigh the side effects and I’ll closely monitor changes with my doctor to determine ongoing treatment. | M | 39 | 8 days | 4/17/2007 | 4 | severe insomnia, BP2, | slept/ate like baby pig.. Gained 10lbs(a plus for my scrawny ass) Apathy(is this really a bad thing?) Loss of proper motor function (overdose of 600mg instead of my normal 400) My kill count went up on Battlefield 2 (my aim got steadier) Friends/family no longer walking on eggshells around me now.. Nightmares squashed.., I can finally eat like a REAL american... | i used to do drugs for an adventure in my mind... now i'll just skip dosage of sero for that effect. i actually plan and look forward to the days that I will skip the sero.. i dont feel like a zombie more like a robot on 2/3 charge but just skip a dose and remember who you truly are.. | M | 32 | 3 months | 10/13/2007 | 4 | mainly for sleep, and mood stabling | Nocks me out pretty quickly, as long as I have not eaten recently. I wouldn't think of taking it before I have to do anything important.. Also, I wake up every night with the need to eat and can't fall back to sleep without eating a bunch first. Gained some weight, but not a lot and I really haven't been getting much exercise so I can't complain. I also am somewhat groggy in the morning, but I take 36mg concerta and with that and a cup of coffee, I can focus and do things. | Before Seroquel, I could not sleep most of the night. Now I take 100mg along with 10mg valium and 200mg Lamictal at night and it makes me fall a sleep. Only problem is that I wake up every night and have to eat (like the munchies). Can't fall back a aleep without eating, a lot. Sometimes if I have food near, I find myself waking up already eating. Kind of strange. But I have to admit that I get much more sleep than I did before taking Seroquel. Also, in the past, I did not remember any of my dreams when I woke up, for a long time and now I often remember them and they have actually been somewhat pleasant, not like I remember in the past. | M | 50 | 10 months | 2/20/2007 | 4 | Delusions | fatique, nasal congestion, mild eps twitches sometimes, low blood pressure, unusual and bizarre dreams that I remember all the time, increased sweating. I take 200 mg daily. | Seroquel does work for me and at a suprisingly low dose. This drug is extremely sedating probably more so than any other of the anti-psychotics, so I take the bulk of my dose at night. When I take my heavy dose at night (usually 125-175mg), sometimes I will get stiff muscles, difficulty swallowing, and I always get very tired and congested. | M | 19 | 1.5 years | 4/20/2006 | 4 | somnolence. hard to move around. unmotivated. | M | 47 | 3 months | 4/11/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | It works too well. You have to take it in really low doses (50mg max) & take it early. You will sleep for a very long time & it takes a long time for the groggyness to wear off. | M | 34 | 2 months | 9/28/2005 | 4 | Bipolar II, severe insomnia | restless legs/twitchiness, memory problems, problems "accessing" certain words and names. Constipation, irritablity. | This drug is the only drug that ever made me sleep like a normal human. It shuts off racing thoughts and mental background noise like a swtich. I was heartbroken when I could no longer take it. The first time I took it I got resltess legs. This eventually got much worse and spread to my whole body until it started keeping me up all night. Although it stabilized my moods, it left me in a mildly crabby state and I developed a temper. I am now off it and I miss sleeping at night and having a quiet mind. Untill the twitchiness got so bad, I was doing quite well. | M | 39 | 4 months | 10/15/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | Hair loss, minor weight gain, bacterial infection, increased heartrate | 25 mg right before bed did wonders for me for 1st 2wks, increased to 50mg then I started noticing hair loss after about 2 mos. It literally changed the texture of my hair! Stopped it cold turkey. My doctor never discussed the hair or weight issue as potential side effects. | M | 30 | 4.5 days | 10/17/2006 | 4 | sleep aid | It just worked perfectly for the problem of getting to sleep. I haven't noticed any side effects except one BIG one, weight gain. I suspected it but did not really confirm in my mind that Seroquel was related to my weight gain until I just read some postings and some of them fit me to the T. I have gained at least 25 lbs in the little over 1 year I have been taking it. Two months ago I started on a big diet and exercise routine. I mean BIG exercise. I hadn't exercised in 2 years and it was a big deal. Well, I only lost 11 lbs and I was STARVING myself and working out 4 times per week. It was just killing me! You know, you get a little frustrated when you're killing yourself on a grueling routine and get NOWHERE. So, Seroquel works GREAT for knocking me out BUT gaining all of this weight practically makes me want to sleep! (Run and hide.) I've decided to go off Seroquel (100mg)a night and try to just take Lunesta and Benadryl to sleep. I really hope it works because I just | M | 47 | 1 years | 9/13/2005 | 4 | Bipolar 2 / insomnia | drug hangover, and I do experience memory loss from about 1 hour after I take my meds until I wake up.... and trust me - alcohol on my prescribed dosages of meds is NOT a good thing. | I take 100mg of seroquel at night, along with 10mg of stilnox (zolpidem tartrate) as well as 2,500 mg a day of Epilim ( sodium Valporate ). 49 tablets a week is a little annoying..... I have been an extreme insomnia for the last 5 years, 30mg of Stilnox would only knock me out for 4 hours that was until I was prescribed seroquel now I can sleep for 8 hours straight, sometimes more. I wake up and feel a little doped out in the mornings however I can live with that considering its save me from the tragedy of no sleep and late night TV! | M | 33 | 6 months | 1/5/2006 | 4 | PTSD/Depression | Same as everyone...weird dreams, groggy for about an hour in the morning and some weight gain. No loss of hair--I'll have to watch that one. One weird one that I would be interested in hearing is not just blurry vision, but sever double vision for about two or three hours in the morning. Also get some nice cases of "Jimmy Legs" at night for a few hours sometimes where they both twitch and kind of freaked out. Lastly the urination thing is a pain...at first I thought it was enlarged prostate but in reading here its likely the seroquel. It hits me at weird times, but in the middle of the night is the worst as I have to literally feel my way in the dark to the bathroom holding onto the walls. | I am very sensitive to medication, so I guess I have every symptom that you can have with this. I take 200mg a night and am lowering it to 100mg. I take Lamictal with it too so the interaction may be what is doing all of this | M | 41 | 60 days | 3/13/2006 | 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 | 4 | bipolar/some psychosis | My major problem was not sleeping which this has really helped. Takes a while to get going most mornings but not sleeping too much . Some weight gain and still havve some anxiety issues. Overall has helped. | M | 56 | 4 years 300 mg. | 4/13/2013 | 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 | 4 | insomnia, psychotic episodes | took 3 months to get used to this drug. during those three months I would sleep between 10-14 hrs a day. now I sleep a solid 8 and wake up refreshed, no fog or hangover. Seroquel is my miracle drug. | M | 30 | 1 years 600mg | 7/7/2013 | 4 | anxiety,insomia,shift worker | groggy,tired,weight gain | was prescribed 300mg once daily and had weight gain,morning grogginess.Had dosage dropped to 200mg once daily,and now 100mg. The weight gain has subsided,and the morning grogginess is somewhat better. totally happy with drug as now i sleep with no problem. Am thinking of having my dosage dropped to 75mg once daily. | M | 48 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 1/5/2012 | 4 | Bipolr | sadation about half an hour after I take it. I take this right before bedtime so this works well with all my other medications to put me down for a well rested sleep. | I have had little weight gain | M | 42 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 1/22/2012 | 4 | Bipolar diagnosis | I take 400mg before bed. Dry Mouth during later part of the night and in the morning. Wake up 2x/night to drink something. Extreme restlessness on the back of my legs 2-3 hours after taking seroquel. Taking pain killers to stop the leg restlessness. Late night hunger, but that might that might just be me :). | In my opinion bettter than other medicines, less physically tramatic. I'm still not as metally balenced as I would like to be but I am able to function day to day. I make lists of things to do and check them off. I am very lucky my family has stuck by me thru this. | M | 45 | 3 years 400 1X day | 2/11/2012 |