SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1505 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL with similar:
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| 5 | bi-polar disorder, chronic insomnia | i sleep walk and sleep eat, i get temporary amnesia and my memory is effected but the positives of being guaranteed a good nights sleep well over comes the side effects and i am careful to keep food in the house that is healthy, andi exercise, so a happy medium has been found and restored a great deal of sanity to my life. | i've been watching the shows about ambien and if there was a friviilous lawsuit of the year, those people are class examples. they do NOT now how a chronic insomniac lives and the side effects are MILD compared to what we have faced and will face each night in that insomniac prison.......... | F | 45 | 4 years | 3/26/2006 | 5 | Insomnia | Increased Appetite | Yes, I've been taking Seroquel for a little over 5 years, and it is the best sleep-inducing drug I've ever tried. I take 50-75 mg at night, and in an hour I feel incredible and go to sleep. It also doesn't make me groggy in the morning, which is very nice. It works very well for me. | F | 20 | 5 years | 2/2/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 1 sleep deprivation | zombie in the morning, dry mouth, restless legs | I take 800 mg in addition to Topomax, Abilify, Temazapam, Xanax to sleep through the night, sometimes I sleep a full 6-8 hours, other nights, I'm awake after three hours, although I'm very foggy (kinda of like sleep walking). I tried going off the meds twice and became suicidal both times. I've gained approx. 15 lbs, but at least I feel normal and I can sleep most nights. In the morning, I'm very lethargic, don't really know whats going on, It takes me a good hour to get up and moving (coffee helps). Going off meds because you don't think you need them is not a good idea for any of us posting here, I think we all know that! | F | 37 | 1 years | 11/23/2006 | 5 | Nightmares, disturbed sleep, PTSD | Slight groggyness on waking & sometimes daytime lethargy if taken too late; and fewer than 8-9 hours sleep has been had. Elevated cholesterol levels. | I take Propranolol for anxiety (PTSD) during the day & 100mg Seroquel at bedtime to maintain sleep and stop nightmares. I love this med. It feels like more natural sleep patterns. Feeling tired and dropping off within 30 minutes to an hour of taking it. Staying asleep all night & even having normal REM dream sleep - pleasant dreams & no more nightmares. :) | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 10/18/2006 | 5 | Rapid Cyc Bipolar/Sleep Deprivation | Weight Gain, 15 lbs in 3 weeks. Other than the weight gain, this medicine is great. It will knock you out in no time, especially when you first start taking it, so be prepared to hit the bed, don't think about driving. It made me sleep and stopped the rapid thoughts, suicidal thoughts and I actually felt "normal", whatever that is! | The doctors were more concerned with my sleep deprivation, so I take 800 mg Seroquel, 30 mg Temazapam, 10 mg Xanax, 50 mg of Topomax. The topomax is used for migraines and bipolar, I have read that it works great for rapid cyclers so my doctor let me go back on it, and the best part, when I started taking it after I qained the 15 lbs from the Seroquel, I lost most all of the weight and am still losing. Plus I can actually sleep all night long (6-8) hours, with the receipe above. | F | 36 | 4 months | 11/12/2006 | 5 | Couldn't sleep at night/mood swings | weight gain | it works for me i now can sleep at night | F | 16 | 1 days | 4/6/2006 | 5 | ocd (obsessions only), Asperger's | weight-gain of 45lbs. from low of 105lbs.(during my ruminative depression) Previous normal weight ranged from 135 to 155lbs over the years on a 5'5" frame. Sleepiness when waking up; some groginess over the morning, which is combatted with coffee where I presently work. Cholesterol went from 160 two years ago to 239 at present: was that from weight gain or the seroquel itself? | After trying lamictal (& other antipsychotics for my obsessions, over the years), I must say that seroquel, at 200mg at bedtime, has virtually eliminated my ruminative depression over the loss of my last job, as well as other obsessions. In fact, I haven't had to go to any OCD support group meetings since I have been on seroquel. I'm still somewhat slow, but I'm less distracted, and not sad. I also take WellbutrinXL(300mg), and EffexorXR(75mg) in the AM. P.S: the prozac I had been on for 10yrs since my husband died finally "pooped out", and it never did help me stop obsessing as well as the Seroquel has. | F | 57 | 10 months | 11/6/2006 | 5 | bipolar II | Sleep 10 hours a day; hard to wake up; a little spacey; gaining a few pounds | I love this drug! It really works for my bipolarity. Everything has calmed down. I used to take Ambien and Lunesta for sleep, but now I don't need to. I take 100mg every other day, and 50mg every other day. This way I'm not so spaced out in the morning (well, afternoon!). I'm gaining some weight, but I didn't know that this drug makes you hungry until I did some research. So, I'm going to just watch my diet and get to the gym. | F | 36 | 3 months | 12/17/2006 | 5 | bipolar 1 | primarily fatigue. I take a large dose (700 mg) at night and I go nite-nite very soon afterward! Then I take a smaller dose (150mg) in the morning. About 30 minutes after taking it I feel fatigued but that passes with the hour. The weight gain with Seroquel is generally less severe then with other anti-psychotics. I have experienced some weight gain but nothing that I havent been able to control with nutrition and exercise. i weigh a bit more but my mood is a whole lot more stable and life is much better than it was years ago!! | I take seroquel along with Lamictal (lamotrigine) to aid in stabilizing my mood. Seroquel has been able to keep me from becoming fully manic and aids me in sleeping when I become hypomanic. It has been a life-saver for me! | F | 39 | 2 years | 8/14/2006 | 5 | augmenting an SSRI (OCD) | Experienced a whole-body slight burning/buzzing sensation upon taking first dose. Felt unpleasantly forced into sleep, and woke up at 4am in an oddly subdued panic-- as though my brain had split and one side was freaking while the other was too groggy to care. Currently: slight involuntary muscle movements before sleep. | I take 20mg Celexa in the morning and 12.5 mg Seroquel before bed. Seroquel helps enormously with Celexa-induced insomnia, and allows me to keep normal hours. I no longer wake up fearing consciousness: instead I'm clear-headed, calm and functional. Five stars! | F | 25 | 2 months | 8/12/2006 | 5 | SLEEPLESSNESS | NONE! No increase of appetite. NO GROGGINESS. | Works for me! For two years before Seroquel, hard time getting to sleep or wake up after 3 hours and can't go back to sleep. 25mg helps me sleep 9-10 hours each night, . More REM sleep! Can concentrate better. Everything seems sharper, brighter, crisper. Less moody and irritable. | F | 34 | 7 days | 2/2/2006 | 5 | severe depression, anxiety disorder | i just started to gain a lot of weight, no matter what diet i did, i coulndīt lose my weight. | it really makes you sleep, and get rid of anxiety | F | 16 | 3 months | 2/4/2006 | 5 | Bipolar II with mixed states | The down side to this med has been the weight gain. In the three years I have been taking it, I have put on at least 60 pounds. Diet and exercise don't seem to make a dent. It's frustrating as hell. I attempted to scale back my dose, but my mania returned. Oh well, so much for that idea. | Seroquel has been a godsend for me. It shuts off the racing thoughts, gives me peaceful sleep, and along with Lamictal and Topamax, has kept my mixed state self stable for three years. I've needed a tweak here and there, but mainly in the Lamictal department to ease my depression. The Seroquel has remained the foundation of my mixed state/mania treatment. | F | 42 | 3 years | 9/13/2005 | 5 | bipolar and severe depression | increase in appetite and memory loss from when i take my meds until next morning | although i have gained some weight i am much more concerned about my mental state i find the meds are definetly improving the mood swings,but i also take lamactil,100mg at night, efexor 150 night and 75 morning, zopiclone 2 7.5 night, proprananol 80mg morning, ciclizine and lorazepam as required and last but not least seroquel 450mg nightly and 100mg morning. I am somewhat concerned about the memory loss. as far as being hungry constant, I am trying to control this myself as i feel the meds can only do so much, the rest is up to me. Ihave suffered bipolar from the age of 13 and have had severe depression on top for 5 years as a result of my sons death. But in my adult life this is the first meds that have eased the swings, suicidal thoughts and given me a full nights sleep,although night terrors are at times a problem.I do find it really does slow up the racing thoughts in the brain enabling me to relax and not worry so much, most of the time anyway. I would really appreciate others | F | 42 | 1 years | 11/22/2005 | 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 years | 11/25/2005 | 5 | anxiety, insomnia, depression, PTSD | None that I note other than being too sleepy if I do not allow a solid 8 hours sleep after taking it. ** No weight gain at all and no increase in appetite.** In fact, since I started eating a diabetic diet 18 months ago, I've lost 30 lbs. | Sleep, GLORIOUS Sleep! It definitley has a calming effect for me which has enabled me to reduce my valium intake. (always a good thing!) I do need to make sure I take it by a certain time each evening if I want to be up and at work on time the next morning. | F | 39 | 2 years | 11/30/2005 | 5 | bi-polar/anxiety/trouble sleeping | The only side effects I have exerienced so far is being tired in the morning, and a little out of it. I have also experienced some trouble concentrating, but I know that is just from my body getting used to this new medicine. | I have been taking Wellbutrin and Trazadone for years (although I came off of trazadone while I was pregnant). After the birth of my daughter, 3 months ago, I started experiencing deep depression. I was crying all the time, for no reason. My doctor put me on seroquel recently. I have been tired in the mornings (taking 100mg tablet at night), but my mind is so much calmer. I do not feel anxious at all, the manic phase of my bi-polar has calmed down (I have rapid bi-polar cycles). Also, as many others on this site, I am sleeping much better (and NOT having nightmares). I have tried over 20 different medications over the years, and this one seems to be working very well, even though it's only been a short time. My advice to anyone nervous about starting this medicine - HAVE A GOOD MIND SET! It is extremely important to go into something new like this with a mind set that you are going to be fine, and that this medicine will work for you. Try not to concentrate on the bad things | F | 34 | 3 days | 3/6/2006 | 5 | Insomnia & anxiety with depression | A little tired in the morning, but that went away after the first week or so. | I've been clinically depressed for years. I'm taking 50 mg of Prozac, and developed insomnia after several years---no trouble falling asleep, then wake up at 2 am and never get back to sleep. Was exhausted all the time. New doctor added 25 mg of Seroquel at bedtime, and it has worked beautifully--I get a full night's sleep. Sometimes I'm a little groggy in the am, but once I'm up and about it's gone. My mind is clearer, my bad moods are gone. I think it's a great supplement to Prozac for depression and insomnia. | F | 50 | 43 days | 3/12/2006 | 5 | severe insomnia | side effects were positive. best sleep i've had in years-- including good dreams. i have not gained any weight as my appetite has remained unchanged. | makes ambien look like a placebo | F | 43 | 1 years | 1/15/2006 | 5 | bipolar | Gained 30 lbs. Could not stop eating but it is the only med that helped me sleep. Quit taking it because I got too porky---can't sleep now but am slender again. Otherwise zoloft alone is good---don't need prozac 80,neurontin 3200,or seroquel. | F | 49 | 2 years 200mg | 1/10/2012 |