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, racing thoughts | I think the only side effect is the tension I feel at times. | Best one I've been on yet. I actually feel as though I'm in control again and am functioning better than ever. Keeping my fingers crossed! | F | 26 | 8 months | 6/15/2006 | 4 | Phycosis | Sleepyness, weight loss, dry mouth, freqent urination, involuntary movement of mouth. | I think Seroquel is the most wonderful drug that I have ever been prescribed. My sleep has greaty improved and I wake up less aggitated. I have become easy to get along with and has stopped SOME delusions that I have, and has helped with some of the obsessive compulsiive things that I do. At the time, I am taking 900 mg every night, but as I take them at night I become EXTREMELY tired and I hardly make it to my bed in time. ( will fall asleep on floor if bed is too far) Overall I think that Seroquel is an amazing drug that has greatly helped me with my phycosis. | F | 17 | 4 weeks | 5/27/2006 | 4 | PTSD and unable to stay asleep | I have been on 25 mg once a day at bed time for 5 years. About 20 minutes after taking it I need chocolate or anything sweet. I have been known to eat a 12 pack of reeses peanut butter cups in about 1/2 hour. If there has ever been any weight gain it's because of that and not the drug. I also feel slightly groggy in the morning but it passes after a cup of coffie. | The drug has been a lifesaver when it comes to a full nights sleep. I also have been functioning amazingly well, (top 2% in sales in my company) and am quite happy on a daily basis when before I had a ton of anxiety and sadness. My big worry is that I have been taking it for so long. I feel like I need to go off it just to cleanse my body but Then I won't sleep. All in all I love it and am trying to get my mom who has insomnia to take it. | F | 48 | 5 days | 6/17/2007 | 4 | Depression | Weight gain major. I went from 118 to 175. It was easy. I ate the refridgerator. | Worked well. Sleep well at first and then not as well after a while although still sleeping better than before. I am now trying to taper off, and it is the pits. The Dr. cut me back by only 50 mg and I am easy to anger, easy to cry, and getting depressed. | F | 55 | 2 days | 1/21/2007 | 4 | severe anxiety panic attacks | I have been on lots of medications for panic disorder( Zoloft, Paxil CR, Buspar, Klonopin etc...). Seroquel really seems to calm me down and help me sleep. Anything that can help me sleep, is a good thing. | dry mouth | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 6/11/2006 | 4 | bipolar disorder | gained 75 pounds in two years. At first I was unaware as to why I was gaining weight. It was complex. Two weeks after starting this med I had two massive pulmonary emboli. I do not know if there is any causal connection to the pulmonary emboli other than I became more sedintary than ever. I have tried to not think about that. The weight gain became more obvious when I started trying to reduce my caloric intake along with continuing my physical therepy. Its been almost impossible to lose the weight that I have gained while still taking the medication. | This medication should never be given to someone who is already suffering from any obesity/weight issues. | F | 34 | 2 years | 1/21/2007 | 4 | Anxiety / Depression / Insomnia | Right after I would wake up I CRAVED sweet food. Chocolate, cinnamon buns, cookies..anything! Seeing how before I took this I was steadily losing weight I was happy with this. I'm finally at a good weight and can control it AND the cravings. | Amazing. I can finally sleep! I went years without really sleeping at all or passing out during the day, to actually having a good nights rest. | F | 21 | 1 years | 1/22/2007 | 4 | Bi-Polar/ADD/Schizo-Affective | The first time I used Seroquel I was coming off appx 2 weeks with no sleep and severe mania. At first (100 mg) I slept really good, but now I am not sleeping well (400 mg) at all. I have had a stuffy nose and dry mouth the entire time. However NO WEIGHT GAIN like Lithum, Depakote, & Tegretol. | I have recently started having severe memory problems, disoriented, unable to judge distance, etc. but I do not know if it is because of Seroquel or a combination of the other 5 drugs (Lamictal, Strattera, Adderall, Prozac, & Cymbalta) I am taking. Overall Seroquel and the other 5 drugs have greatly helped me. I am once again having sleep problems, I get about 3 hours and I am unable to go back to sleep. However, my doctor said that I can safely take up to 800 mg and I am currently at 400 mg. I have told several friends and family members about Seroquel and they all love it. I have been on Seroquel for 18 months and I doubt my doctor will ever take me off of it, so I am learning to deal with the negative, so that I can make my life positive. Seroquel has also helped me with anger and temper tantrums. I might actually someday be able to stay married and not have a 5th divorce. | F | 34 | 18 months | 11/16/2004 | 4 | Biploar/ insomnia | I believe it has contributed to my high cholesterol (almost twice what it's supposed to be) I am at my desired weight and eat pretty healthy except for the occasional burger. I'm in the process of finding something to lower the cholesterol because I can't sleep without it. | I actually discovered I was Bipolar by taking Seroquel for insomnia. When I ran out and didn't take it for several days I found myself having a manic episode which hadn't been identified before. When I take it, it controls manic episodes and helps me sleep with no groggy feeling the next morning. If I don't take it I can't sleep or wake up freaquently. I've also atributed it to very vivid dreams. | F | 16 | 5 months | 11/30/2004 | 4 | frequent anxiety attacks, insomnia | Minor drowsiness | I'm still taking Seroquel, and thus far I'm fairly satisfied with its performance. In addition to the panic attacks and difficulty sleeping, my psychiatrist prescribed this medication to stabilize my moods; Seroquel does this well for the most part, though I've still had some instances when anxiety prevails over my meds. | F | 20 | 2 months | 11/30/2004 | 4 | distorted thinking | Weird dreams, lots of hair loss, involuntary twitching in shoulder, finger and eye. | I have to stop taking it due to hair loss and concern about sleep quality and unexplained twitches. | F | 32 | 6 months | 10/29/2004 | 4 | insomnia | Sleepiness | No weightgain, i take 100mg before bed and i fall asleep fast and stay asleep, feel great in the morning! i like this drug. be carful not to take other downer drugs with this med. it lowers your heart rate alot. | F | 29 | 2 years | 10/25/2008 | 4 | I gained 25 lbs pounds and worked out daily and eat nutritionally each day. FYI this medicine causes at least 10 lbs gain from medicine alone | Be careful of weight gain and this slows down your metabolism and also makes you hungry more (scary about weight gain)!!!! | F | 35 | 9 months | 12/16/2006 | 4 | could not SLEEP!!!!! | I gained about 40 pounds, no change in diet. | I have depression, PTSD, unstable mood (like bipolar but less serious) and anxiety. I have had manic times and episodes, but I *know* I'm impaired. after I got out of the psych hospital last year, I could not sleep. I tried just about everything else, which failed, then seroquel worked. the problem was the weight gain, about 40 pounds in one year (no change in diet). I recommend: turning the temp way down at night. a recent study showed that a drop in body temperature preceded sleep by about two hours, and writing about feelings- at least an hour before trying to sleep. writing with pen and paper calms me down, while typing on the computer keeps me awake. I recommend seroquel but be aware of the potential weight gain. | F | 38 | 1 years | 10/19/2006 | 4 | mood swings - bipolar symptoms | (Note : this is the rest of the rating posted below)...a bad shape either, so this shouldn't be happening). 4. I have noticed some weight gain, but I'm not sure how much is due to the drug 5. Some hair loss (hair on the floor, the sink, the tub!) 6. Reduced sex drive but the sex is still great ! 7. I cry VERY easily! I used to cry easily before the drug but now it's 10 times worse. 8. I get agitated and frustrated very easily too... That's it! I think... | It has definitely improved my quality of life... | F | 25 | 1.5 years | 4/18/2007 | 4 | mood swings - bipolar symptoms | 1. The worst of ALL : STUFFY NOSE !!!!!!!!! I don't understand why only a few people mention it! I used to take 400mg at bedtime, now I take 300 and 20-25 min, after I take it (as soon as it starts working and you begin feeling sleepy) my nose stuffs up completely! Then, I feel like I'm gonna have a panic attack unless I use a decongestant... 2. If I wake up in the middle of the night , 9 out of 10 times I'll go straight to the fridge for cereal or chocolate !!!! I never did that before! Fortunately or unfortunately as soon as I try to do the simple task of opening the cereal box, or pouring the milk, I start to get extreme heart palpitations and feel like I'm going to have a panic attack or even a heart attack!I'm only 25 ! So what I do is go straigt to bed and fall asleep in seconds 3. No energy, no stamina. I try to walk up the subway stairs and can hardly make it anymore without my heart racing like crazy and me being totally out of breath ( I'm not a fat person at all, and not in | It has definitely improved my quality of life... | F | 25 | 1.5 years | 4/18/2007 | 4 | Anxiety; Panic Attacks; Depression | drowsiness a couple of hours after injestion. | 25 mg for 1 week so far....helps a lot with sleep and I awaken without that sluggish feeling + I don't oversleep. | F | 42 | 1 weeks | 7/21/2005 | 4 | bi-polar I | I have experienced no adverse side effects. | Seroquel saved my marraige, job and life. I have been in my manic state for several months, I feel my cycle of depression beginning but have yet to suffer. I am hopeful seroquel will not only help greatly with being manic but also ward off depression. I feel more focused and alive than I have in years. | F | 35 | 5 days | 7/25/2005 | 4 | depression/anxiety | drowsiness | I have to set two alarms to wake up, but the full night of restful sleep prevents my depression-induced daily naps. I like my low-dose of Seroquel along with Lexapro. I don't really feel zombie-like at all. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 10/18/2004 | 4 | depression/anxiety | drowsiness | I have to set two alarms to wake up, but the full night of restful sleep prevents my depression-induced daily naps. I like my low-dose of Seroquel along with Lexapro. I don't really feel zombie-like at all. | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 10/18/2004 |