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 | paranoid schizophrenia | when i was first put on it i slept a lot but now it helps me get a good nights sleep. it had and has less side effects than any of the anti-psychotics i've been put on | in 3 years i went from an aggressive vitriolic drug addicted self mutilating misfit to having long term employment and a stable relationship. (i'm on effexor too) | M | 24 | 3.5 years | 1/25/2007 | 5 | Bi-Polar | Not sure that I have had any other then having a hard time waking up. | I had a real hard time sleeping at night. Went to sleep fine but always woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep. Ended up waking the wife up and she got all crabby with me. Started taking the Seroquel and now I can sleep all night and my wife is happy because I'm now not talking all night to her. I'm taking too many medications so I told the wife that I was thinking about going off of Seroquel. Her first question was can I increase my life insurance. Then she called back and said 'honey, I've been thinking about getting a hand-gun permit. YOUR NOT GOING OF THE SEROQUEL. So much for me being the man of the house. | M | 55 | 150 days | 1/4/2007 | 5 | PTSD paranoid personality insomnia | some nightmares long sleep times | I slept around 2 hrs a night before seroquel and was extremely paranoid After seroquel 10 hrs a night sleep and gradual lowering but not completely of paranoia | M | 39 | | 7/26/2006 | 5 | BP | Tired, a little weight gain and dry mouth. | WORKS GREAT for anxiety and my mood swings. At first was taking too low of dose just tired but still felt a little edgy and now got to recommended dose of 300mg 1x at night and I have backed it up an hour if felt groggy in the AM the day before. Great trade off too get my life back. | M | 40 | 60 days | 3/27/2007 | 5 | anxiety, insomnia, depression | Initial daytime drowsiness that resolved after a week or so. Have had to titrate up a couple of times, but am still at only 250mg. | no weight gain!!! | M | 40 | 3 years | 4/2/2007 | 5 | bipolar | Extreme drowsiness when first prescribed. After it gets into your system, you will feel ok. Take only when you can devote sleep time to it though. i.e don't take it, and then go driving afterward. | It eventually doesn't knock you out right off the bat, but there is weight gain. Workout and watch what you eat. | M | 25 | 10 months | 4/19/2007 | 5 | Schizo Affect | Sometimes when the medicine is kicking in and I try to stay awake (at the computer TV etc...) I experience hallucinations and lathargy. I feel punch drunk etc... I take 1000mg (Heavy Duty Dose) at bedtime or thereabouts. I do this to avoid the sleepiness and knee tremors if taken during my daytime hours. For the most part I wake up sleepy sometimes I feel blunted in my awareness and emotions. Other than that this med has been much better than Zyprexa, Risperdol and definatley better than Navaine (Spelling?). I have also experienced weight gain on Seroquel. | I have at times due to the responsibilities of my life had to take lesser doses to be able to wake up earlier. I do not advocate this as my blood level has slipped too low on different ocassions and I started to experience full blown symptoms of Schizo. I take Nuerontin and Attivan as well. My doc is trying to ween me off those currently. | M | 35 | 6 years | 7/20/2005 | 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 | Bipolar 1 w/ pychosis | A slight hangover in the morning and some weight gain. | it helps in alot of ways. with my depression and with my hatefull actions. makes me mellow! | M | 50 | 4 months | 8/1/2005 | 5 | Sleep problems, mood swings | At first, experienced agitation and very zombie-like throughout the day. Was also hard to wake up for work. Now I don't really get any side effects at all. | I LOVE this medication, it is the best Ive ever taken. My moods have stabilized and I am very positive and upbeat all day long. I sleep very very well and have hardly any side effects. all side effects went away after taking it for a week or so. I recommend it! | M | 26 | 2 weeks | 6/14/2005 | 5 | Paranoid Ideation | Drowsiness, muscle twitching, anxiety when it wore off | This is the shit! It ROCKS for sleep - I can sleep eight hours a night no problem. | M | 58 | 14 days | 10/12/2006 | 5 | Paranoid Ideation | Drowsiness, muscle twitching, anxiety when it wore off, constipation. | This is the shit! It ROCKS for sleep - I can sleep eight hours a night no problem. Makes the boogyman go away, too. I take 100 mg at night before bed and I sleep like a log for 8 - 9 hours. Sometime I'm a little zombied-out when I wake up, but that's what coffee's for. | M | 58 | 14 days | 10/12/2006 | 5 | IBS caused Anxiety & Insomnia | Still taking seroquel @ 50 mg at nighttime. Sleep very well, Anxiety eased but restless leg a problem at nightime. Taking Meripex to ease the restless leg. | Could not tolerate other Anti-Anxiety drugs. Seroquel used as an off-Label use for Anxiety & Insomnia helped a great deal. | M | 51 | 3 months | 12/1/2004 | 5 | Bipolar II | Drowsiness would be the biggest side effect, but if you take all your dose at bedtime, problem solved. For an antipsychotic, its very good side-effects wise. My body accepted it well. | Seroquel helps me sleep, controls anxiety and racing thoughts. Take 150mg at bedtime. So far it has been very efficient. Pretty good drug, really. It didn't zone me out like zyprexa or risperdal did. | M | 26 | 3 years | 11/29/2004 | 5 | IBS Induced Insomnia/anxiety | Slight nausea first week. Otherwise no notable side effects except for the desired sleep aid effect | Perscribed for an off label use. Helped a great deal. Slept well after 1 st dose. Took qbout 4 days to achieve a full 8 ot more hours sleep. Anxiety eased up also | M | 51 | 2 months | 11/6/2004 | 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 | insomnia mainly, also for anxiety | Somnolence is virtually the only serious side effect I had. But since I use it as a sleeping aid, its not really a side effect for me. It works great on anxiety during the day too - take it at bedtime. I feel rested in the morning. | No shakes, no spacey feelings, no major libido problems with it at 150mg/day. This is good given its an antipsychotic. Other ones I tried had way more side effects. | M | 25 | 2 years | 5/25/2004 | 5 | Mayjor depression bipolar schiz Ins | First time i took em i liked it. Made me feel dizy like i was high. sex drive is down. i as well noticed that it dont have much energy. But i tend to get up and take a jog. Thats why people are getting fat off it.. Because they sleep to much on it. Im 174 and i tend to keep it low. My depression and mood swings are finnaly going away. At times i feel there not working so i think imma get a higher dose. | There good... i really like them. Just a reminder, if you dont want to gain weight just get up and go for a walk/jog. dont be such a bum. I love to help people, as well helps me with my problems. ok im a bit drugged now | M | 18 | 20 days | 3/28/2007 | 5 | schizophrenic | Very sleepy for the first month. Since then no side effects of any type. | Thanks to Seroquel I've been stable and symptom free for five years now. | M | 32 | 6 years | 7/26/2003 |