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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | bipolar II, ocd, dysthymia | dizziness the next day even if you take it at night (only at first though), extreme photosensitivity (you end up wearing sunglasses even on cloudy days - doesn't go away) | I am taking 600 mg of trileptal, 100 mg of welbutrin, 50 mg of seroquel before bed, and 25 mg of seroquel as needed. this regimen actually really helped me become a normal person for the first time. i have never been this happy, focused, and confident, ever. this saved my life. i was also experiencing physical hallucinations (sharp pains that bore no physiological evidence or cause) which have now stopped since beginning this regimen. that part is especially great!! **i changed from xanex to seroquel for anxiety and sleep and it has been 100% better - no irritability, no hangovers, no headaches! | F | 20 | 3 months | 10/15/2006 | 4 | Extreme weight gain. When I started using seroquel I weighed 160lbs, and now after two years I weigh 198lbs. | Seroquel has helped me live a normal life. | F | 20 | 2 years | 10/19/2006 | 4 | Anorexia/Insomnia/Depression/SI | drowsiness when taken in the morning, escalating tolerance that requires increased dosaged periodically, slight tremors in the hands | Seroquel really helps me sleep. It also helps control my obsessions and compulsion with my anorexia. It also helps curb by urges to self-harm. The down side is that I have to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night, which is hard for a college student; I also have to have my dosage increased periodically in order for it took keep its effectiveness on my insomnia. | F | 20 | 3 years | 3/23/2006 | 4 | anxiety | Seroquel makes me very sleepy. I've been on it for about two months, and need about 10 hours of sleep every night. It can take me up to an hour to get out of bed after I wake up. Other than this, no side effects. | F | 29 | 2 months | 1/4/2007 | 4 | BP RAPID CYCLING, insomniam anxiety | Short term: Side effects are intense-like hitting a brick wall. Dry mouth, difficulty thinking and talking shortly after dosage but the body gets used it at low dosages in particular. Large dosages will put me to sleep unless I am higher than a kite. Long term use has not had any real side effects except for the traditional weight gain with an anti-psychotic. | My immediate world credits this drug for turning me into a relatively sane and functioning individual (BP rapid cycler, anxiety, severe insomnia. It put me to sleep at night (with 200 mg) and awake in the morning since it has a short half life. A small dose in the am of 25 mg kept me mellow but not drugged during the day. IT is increased of times when I crack apart and willing to give up the remainder of my life to the drug=I guess it is a balance. It is tauted as a mood stablizer which I cannot necessarily vouch for given that this is only one drug in my arsenal of 6 RX of a rapid cycler. After over 3 years on this drug, I am trying Zyprexa as a new avenue to gain greater sanity since there seem to be few options left and I still could use a bit more...At this moment, I much prefer Seraquel over Zyprexa in terms of sleep and mental clarity but Zyprexa for mood elevation. | F | 35 | 3 years | 11/21/2005 | 4 | insomnia due to mania | rapid weight gain--I've taken LOTS of drugs where weight gain was a major problem for other people but not a problem for me. Then came Seroquel and I "grew" out of my clothes almost too fast to find bigger ones | Very much helped the racing thoughts and let me sleep but I stopped taking it because of the weight gain | F | 46 | 4 weeks | 12/29/2006 | 4 | Depression-psychosis-anxiety-insomn | Definite weight gain, craving sugary stuff. Nothing is too sweet, whereas before I didn't eat sweet food stuffs. | I suffered from insomnia, my mind went in circles all the time, couldn't fall asleep. When I eventually fell asleep, it would be for only a few hours and I would always wake early morning around 2 or 3 am, and not be able to get back to sleep. Now no problem sleeping, struggle to wake up. Struggle to concentrate, remember. I almost feel too calm now. Still have depressed feelings and thoughts so probably need some meds adjusted. | F | 34 | 2 years | 2/6/2007 | 4 | Bi-Polar | I started Seroquel along w/ trileptal while inpatient. I'm on half a 25 mg tab in the AM and 50 mg of Seroquel at night. Trileptal 300 mg, twice daily. Terrible nightmares the first few nights and that has stopped. I did feel like a zombie, but I can tell I'm getting used to it. I have been having stomach cramps for an entire day and I'm not sure if it's drug related at all. It feels like it. I've been on other medications that cause me to feel the same way, but again, I'm not certain. | No racing thoughts. I can go to bed and relax. My overall mood is better. I feel more organized and have focus to take on a task at a time instead of seeing it all and not doing anything. Overall, much better. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 10/6/2005 | 4 | Bipolar II, Borderline Personality | trouble concentrating and staying on task, groggy upon waking (doesn't matter if I sleep 2 or 12 hours), slight heat sensation in forehead, sometimes it is hard to form sentences and certain words for about 4 hours after waking, definite memory loss | Unless you are willing to donate enough time to work through the side effects and create a plan that will allow you to deal with them positively, stay away from this drug. As a college student this has been quite a challenge. However, at the expense of my grades, I finally feel stable due to this drug. I am also taking Lamictal (150mg) and the combination of the two really help to control my anxiety, depression, and keep episodes from occuring often. | F | 5 months | 3/6/2007 | 4 | bipolar II | Appetite has increased dramatically, and I find myself craving sweets all the time. I think about food practically non-stop at work and try to convince myself not to eat everything in sight. I started doing MyFoodDiary.com in order to keep my caloric intake in check, and it has helped me to monitor what I am taking in and burning so that I do not gain weight. But this does not stop the cravings. If this does not stop I will probably go off the meds, because I don't want food to control my life (I think about eating ALL THE TIME.) Please note - I did not have this problem AT ALL before Seroquel. Other than that, the Seoquel has helped to stablize my mood and lower my anxiety. Does help with sleep. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 1/29/2007 | 4 | Bi-Polar | Vey sleepy in the morning. Hard to get up no matter how long I sleep. Dry mouth and overall muscle fatigue especially when I wake up in the morning. Also, weight gain. I have gain 15 pounds in 3 months. | My insomia has gone away!! I can think clearer. My question to others is whether anyone is also taking depakote? Depakote in the pass caused tiredness and fatigue in the afternoon. It also caused weight gain. Now that I am on both Seroquel and Depakote, my weight gain seems to be faster. No fun... | F | 44 | 3 months | 2/20/2007 | 4 | Psychosis schizoaffective disorder | Difficulties to speak properly in the first few days, I sounded like I was drunk. Difficulties to sleep in the night the first two weeks. Absolutly no problems sleeping during daytime. | All the side effects are gone. I don't gain any weigth and my sleeping patron is normal again. Psychosis symptoms are away most of the time. | F | 22 | 3 months | 2/18/2007 | 4 | anxiety, OCD | Sleepiness, but it's a good thing. A dazed, hung-over feeling the next day. | I only take it as-needed for anxiety/OCD symptoms (in addition to my regular meds) and I think it's awesome. 12.5 or 25 mg at night leaves me feeling calm, mildly euphoric, and pleasantly sleepy. I try not to take it more than once or twice a week because I fear becoming addicted to it and unable to sleep without it. | F | 27 | 6 months | 8/5/2008 | 4 | Bipolar | Extreme weight gain! I went from 126 to 142 in a month and a half. Is this normal?? At first I expirienced feelings of not being able to move my arms and legs once i was in bed. I was on too high of a dose, 300 mg. Now I am on 100 mg at night. | I started taking seroquel in December My doc says that it doesn't cause weight gain, but after reading all the comments I am going to give him a call. I love the med though. I have never slept so well in my life. Plus, the constant crying has stopped almost all together. But, this weight gain is making me very depressed and I don't know if it is worth it. I have changed my diet and have started running every other day and there has been no change. I have actually gained two more pounds since then. Any advise? | F | 32 | 2 months | 2/15/2006 | 4 | bipolar disorder | weight gain and slept alot at first | Now my weight has evened out and i sleep well | F | 22 | 3 years | 4/17/2006 | 4 | Sleep - Bipolar Mixed | I have an insatiable appetite and am gaining weight (argh), My speach slurrs pretty badly if I don't get 8 hrs sleep | I take 300 mg at bedtime - sleep in 20 minutes; I really do not like the weight gain and possibly will go off for that reason. I finally lost 10 pounds after going off depabloat. I need to lose 10 more. I don't need this now. I also did not realize that this is prescribed for Manic episodes. This may be a good thing. I will ask my barometer (my husband). I have been sleeping through the night which is something new for me. | F | 49 | 60 days | 2/25/2007 | 4 | Manic Episode | Yes I did gain a few pounds, but nothing that can't be rectified. Also felt a bit dizzy whenever dose was increased | Taken as adjunct agent along with Lithium and Tegretol, my mood gradually became stable. I continue to take 300mg at night and 200mg in am and I don't feel sedated. I feel good on it. My doctor feels if am doin so well on it i should stay on it for now anyway. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 11/1/2005 | 4 | schizoaffective, bipolar type | EXTREME sedation. I've been an insomniac since I was 12, so the fact that this helps me sleep VERY well would normally be a good thing. But it makes me sleep ALL DAY, which has often made me decide not to take it for several days at a time (bad idea, of course). | Because this is, apparently, the only AP I can physically tolerate, I have little choice but to stay on it. I've found that dividing the doses throughout the day really helps. (I'm on 100, so I take 25 in the morning and afternoon, and the other 50 before bed.) That way, I get enough sedation to help me sleep through the night (about 7-9 hours, depending on how much I need), but I'm not bombarding my system with so much at one time that I sleep all day. Aside from the sleeping problem, this has worked surprisingly well in controlling my symptoms. (After very bad experiences with other APs, I was very skeptical that it would work.) When I manage to take it as prescribed, it's like I never even HAD them. | F | 28 | 1.5 years | 4/5/2007 | 4 | bi-polar/anxiety/mood | eat uncontrollably after taking dose (200 mg/night) severe leg restlessness and some cramping (very uncomfortable) | my doctor put me on this and backed down my prozac dose because I was having some unstable mood swings including aggitation and anger....it seems to have helped quite a bit, but am very concerned about weight gain...anyone with any type of weight control tips, PLEASE e-mail me.....I eat even when I'm asleep! | F | 42 | 6 months | 12/9/2006 | 4 | bipolar | extreme sleepiness (or just feeling high as ever.), dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, panic/anxiety, stuffy nose, difficulty breathing, difficulty walking, zombie-like. | seroquel has worked marvelously for treating bipolar disorder, however i'm not so sure if the side-effects are worth it. i'm actually terrified to take it some times, because of how strongly it affects me-- when i can't breathe well and i'm trying to sleep, i panic. when i can't swallow food, i panic. then, some days it has absolutely no affect on me at all and i will be awake until 2 in the morning; it's ridiculous. i hate the dependency on it to sleep, and i do not like that i feel as though i have zero control over my own body. | F | 18 | 3 months | 12/27/2006 |