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 | schizoaffective disorder, self harm | Extreme sleepiness, along with very lucid dreams and loss of appetite | When I Started to take Seroquel I slept around the clock at first but this gradually subsided. I always get a good nights sleep now. I have not harmed myself since being on this drug and I am glad I have not put on weight 'cos this would have triggered of my depression again. | F | 37 | 6 days | 5/29/2006 | 5 | Depression, sleep disorder, PTSD | Minor weight gain, some restless leg syndrome | I take 600mg every night 2 hours before sleep. It has saved my life. I can sleep thru the night and do not have the violent mood swings. NOTE: When given 2/300mg doses were not effective. Switched to 6/100mg doses and very effective. My doctor said this is because of different binding agents used. | F | 51 | 5 years | 4/26/2006 | 5 | major depression, severe anxiety | a little bit groggy, pounding headache at first, nothing major. | LOVE IT! MELTS ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AWAY FOR ME. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO SSRI'S AGAIN! SEX LIFE IS BACK, I CAN SLEEP AND I CAN FUNCTION THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITHOUT PANIC. SO IM A LITTLE GROGGY, NOT BOTHERSOME ENOUGH TO STOP THIS MIRACLE MED. WHO DOESNT FORGET A THING OR 2 NOW AND AGAIN??? I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD AND A WAITRESSING JOB SO ITS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP AND KEEP A CLEAR MIND. SOMETIMES ITS MIND OVER MATTER THOUGH. SIDE EFFECTS EVENTUALLY SUBSIDE. GIVE MEDS A CHANCE TO DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO B4 U WRITE THEM OFF. DONT BLAME EVERY PROBLEM YOUR HAVING ON THE MED, U WILL BELIEVE WHATEVER U SET YOUR MIND TO. | F | 29 | 1 months | 11/24/2006 | 5 | Bipolar--mixed episode | Weight gain (in just 7 days!), muscle soreness (has anyone else experienced this?), lethargy, increased appetite (I want to eat everything in sight!), I am doing well except for the weight gain--I lost 60lbs in the past couple of years from drug side effects and I don't want to gain it all back again. I don't want the depression of weight gain in my life. Any ideas? I am thinking of getting back onto Weight Watchers, but with the mixed episode and the lingering depression at this time, I just don't think I have the energy left. I also don't have clothes to wear if I gain weight--I got rid of all my bigger clothes. Help! Any ideas? | suicidal thoughts are gone, sex drive is still good, i love that I can sleep again (I do wake in the middle of the night, but I can fall back asleep with few problems), I don't hate everyone anymore (decrease anxiety and irritability), increased concentration and cognitive functioning (I actually can make a joke again and I know that means that I am doing better because my brain in processing information at a good speed--not too quick), I don't dread the words that come out of my mouth such as "shut up you stupid idiot!" (while people may need to hear this, I now am beginning to feel that I have a "ego filter" for my id again!). I am currently taking Lamictal 300mg, Seroquel 100mg, Klonopin 3mg. I was on Klonopin and Lamictal only for 2 and 1/2 years and was doing great and then in the past month I became manic/depressed again and on the verge of psychosis--I started getting paranoid which has never happened before. Please keep talking because I feel alone in this a | F | 35 | 7 days | 12/24/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | After I took it I began to feel extremely tired and lifeless. That feeling kicked in around 20-30 minutes of taking my pill. I know that I wouldn't be able to stay awake if someone paid me serious money. I don't suggest driving after taking it. You will be sleep behind the wheel in no time. | I had issues with my mind racing all of the time, and had a hard time going to sleep. I had already been prescribed Xanax, but for some reason it didn't stop the severe twilight zone feelings that I was having. I remember thinking that I was losing it at times. My doctor prscribed me 50mg of Seroquel, which helped out tremendously. I was able to sleep, and found myself not being worked up about small things. I also lost the being in the twilight zone feeling that I was experiencing. I think that Seroquel was a life saver. I am no longer taking it because I am pregnant, but for some reason I am doing alright. I think it is because I am happy and very focused on my baby. | F | 32 | 1 months | 4/6/2007 | 5 | sleep | You must be able to have the time for at least 7 hours of good solid sleep. | 25 mg. is best for me at 5'6 | F | 47 | 2 months | 8/9/2005 | 5 | insomnia | Very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because I keep falling back to sleep. Sometimes I feel a little spacey. | I take only one-fourth to one-half of a 25mg. tablet. I get to sleep easily and, if I wake up during the night, I get back to sleep. A side benefit has been a big decrease in hot flashes. This drug has been a life-saver; the lack of sleep was making me forgetful, anxious and depressed. | F | 52 | 6 months | 7/6/2006 | 5 | bipolar-me and my children | The only bad thing is that latley we keep having to up his dosage every few months. Also, he has trouble concentrating and completing tasks the next day and has a hard time waking up in the morning. He pigs out at night about 1 hour after taking it and then falls completely asleep and will not wake up for anything. He is very hungry in the morning too for sugary-type things. The 9 year old is not affected at all by the over eating side effect. Overall, I think it is a great drug. | My sons take it, one is 9 years old and is usually hyperactive/manic all day -1/2 of a 25 mg 2X a day calms him down to where is is not climbing the walls and seems to be able to think a little straighter and seems much happier and more at peace. He actually seems to concentrate a little better with small doses spread out throught the day. Sometimes the 1/2 in the day makes him to sleepy though, so we have even cut it into 1/4 2x a day and that seems to really do the trick. He also takes 250 mg of depakote at night and another 50 mg of seroquel at bedtime. He is not groggy in the morning. He is so much more loving and kind when he takes it. You can tell when he did not take it. It is very obvious. I also give them both vitamins and fish oil. My other son is 11 and takes 100 mg seroquel at night, he has taken it for 2 years and it has been a miracle drug for him. He actually sleeps well at night since beginning it. He says he feels better when he takes the whole dose and ha | F | 33 | 2 years | 7/6/2006 | 5 | bipolar | about five pounds weight gain in two weeks and a little sleepy at first, but it went away. The doctor says that the weight gain may be due to the fact that I feel so much better. Honestly, the weight gain stinks, but I feel so much better. My hubby says the weight gain is well worth the change in my attitude and mood. | the crazy thinking/racing thoughts have just almost stopped and i feel almost normal after just being on the meds for two weeks. I was on Cymbyax for three weeks and did not feel as good as I do after being ont he Seroquel for just two weeks. I take 50mg at night and 25mg in the morning. I also take 500mg Depakote at night, .05mg of Synthroid in the morning | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 7/5/2005 | 5 | bi-polar, ptsd, adhd, boderline per | sleeping through the night and sometimes during the day!! THE BIGGEST SIDE EFFECT OF SEREQUEL IS THE 50 LBS WEIGHT GAIN!!!! BUT I LOVE TAKING IT. I HAVEN'T BETTER!!! | F | 38 | 2 years | 3/10/2007 | 5 | BP1, Depression, insomnia | I take 400 at night to start off. i've only been on it a week or so. just drowsiness in the morning a bit, but easy to deal with if i get 7-8 hrs sleep. | i would like to know about dieting and seroquel. i take Wellbutrin XL450, lamictal 300 and now seroquel 400. i read another post from someone who said a diet pill program was working, and i'm just wondering if any one else has input? please email me. | F | 25 | 1 weeks | 9/6/2006 | 5 | bipolar II - depression, psychosis | extreme sleepiness | Only been on it a short time, but after a year of swings and roundabouts on Effexor XR and valproate, this has been a miracle drug for me. It has banished the white noise from my head, and allowed me to smile, talk, walk properly. I have no psychosis any more and use the sleepiness to get a good night's sleep. However it does seem to wear off by late in the day. | F | 33 | 3 days | 10/29/2006 | 5 | toxic psychosis | i experience alot of side effects when i first started taking it right away i noticed a difference talking alot which was good butt weight gain its horrible i couldnt control it i had stopped taking seroquel when i started again it was the intake f food i couldnt control but it was my moods i was screaming at everyone wanted to fight with everyone and then i would start crying and then i`d be happy basically i also tried risperdal but seroquel for me worked | even though the side effects might be strong it all becomes worth it in the end i now stopped this drug but this drug works well and after you stop this drug the weight gain goes away but you might have trouble sleeping but now i dont feel paranoid anymore and i have more self esteem and is less withdrawn | F | 17 | 8 months | 8/20/2006 | 5 | toxic psychosis | also on thing i forgot to say about this i had no concentration so i failed my school year i couldnt stay focused | again it works great! but your always tired and dont seem to wana move and eat as if ur always high off marijuana | F | 17 | 8 months | 8/20/2006 | 5 | Borderline, Sel Harm, Depression | Hard to wake up, hard to lose weight- in fact a slow steady gain, 'jumpy' legs occasionally or similar tics. Increased appetite. | Its v good.! Have been on all the others-and the weight thing is certainly not as bad as on Largactil or Zyprexa. Also, stops the mild paranoia and if i feel agitated or even like S.I, i just take 200mg and it stops me doing anything stupid. For anyone with S.I. issues, this is a great med. | F | 35 | 2 years | 2/9/2007 | 5 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Used to be really thin-must have gained about 70lbs during the five years I have been on this med. I love how the paranoia, confusion, hallucinations ect. have been successfully blunted, and I can sleep, which is great. But I have been hungry constantly on this med-I am now aggresively trying to lose weight on a diet pill program after trying hard just through excercize and dieting. No matter how much I excercized, and I used to walk upwards to 6 miles a day, I only lost about fifteen pounds. So I was about 179 on my lowest seroquel weight, I should be about 135 considering I am 5'9" and have a petite frame. My triglycerides also have skyrocked-This med seems to have the effect of speeding up the aging process-you get fat, with high cholesteral and you drink ridiculous amounts of coffee to gain your senses again. Nevertheless, this antipsych is better than any of the others I have been on as I don't have the awful akasthasia anymore. | F | 42 | 5 years | 11/27/2005 | 5 | insomnia/mixed state bi-polar | It's made it difficult to lose weight, but I don't think it's made me gain any. Memory is definitely affected. | Seroquel saved my life - I didn't sleep for 6 years and was on a slippery slope down the bipolar path. On Seroquel, I sleep like a normal person and no longer have the intense anxiety, anger, or depression that characterized my daily life. Also- if I allow less than 8 hours of sleep on Seroquel, I feel drugged out - but that has forced me to take care of myself and actually schedule enough sleep time. | F | 35 | 2 days | 11/25/2005 | 5 | Schizophrenia | drowsiness at first but subsided after time. | I take 600mg at night because I need it to sleep. I was taking 400mg in the pm and 200mg in the am but I was too drowsy at work. So now I take it all at around 6:00pm and have a good nights sleep and wake up refreshed. It has managed my symptoms pretty well...at least better than all the other ap's I have tried. | F | 33 | 2 months | 11/14/2005 | 5 | bipolar disorder | none..which is why i love it. NO...correction...it makes me very, very tired. That did get better with time, but I'm on a med that helps with that in the a.m.....so I don't even notice it now... | first bipolar med I've taken that doesn't make me stupid | F | 39 | 20 months | 1/1/2007 | 5 | for bipolar disoder and depression | if yuo taking this medicine you might want to take something for the side effects that couse me that i coul not walk or talk or move my hands for at least 1-3hrs it last for | it does make me feel bettr and know i can even work and deal with feeling | F | 17 | 3 years | 9/21/2005 |