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 | Bi polar | Sleepiness on 100mg at night. The sleepiness continue through the day. really hard to get up. | After reading all of these ratings it makes me nervous. I really don't want to gain weight, and don't like the idea of it being something i can get addicted to. I've only been on it a little while so will see. I won't be able to handle the sleepiness long term. | F | 43 | 30 days | 2/27/2005 | 4 | unable to sleep at night | Have had some weight gain, and notice that I am more hungry and wanting to snack during the day. Have had charley horses in my feet at night, but am unsure if it is caused by Seroquel, and will monitor them. | By taking Seroquel 25 mg. at bedtime, I have noticed that I am now sleeping between 6-8 hours per night and was unable to do that before. With my anxiety condition and problems with arthritis, I was a mess during the day without taking the Seroquel cause I was always tired from lack of sleep. My doctor and I agreed that not sleeping during the night was causing much stress on my joints and that's why we decided on the Seroquel. When I was taking Ambien for sleep, it wasn't working near as well, and that's why I was changed to Seroquel. It's nice to be able to actually get a full nights sleep for a change. My joints feel much better after a full nights sleep. | F | 2 weeks | 1/15/2005 | 4 | bipolar II | Apetite increase after night dose (450mg)Cannot control food intake--so hungry, to the point I don't care about my fat bum; like wead withought the high. Gained about 10 pounds. When I start falling asleep my body feels figgity, can't explane it very well; like if you overdosed smth... | One of the best mood-stibelisers I have tried. (Kill zyprexa, put on 30 pounds in half an year) | F | 25 | 1 days | 1/17/2005 | 4 | insomnia | dry mouth, hung over feeling in the morning | It helps me sleep all through the night. | F | 40 | 6 months | 6/7/2002 | 4 | anxiety | i havnt noticed any bad side effects, i have expienced alot of weight gain, 25lbs in just a few months but i also started Depakote 500MG 3x a day at the same time. my doc thinks depakote is the reason for my weight gain. i take 50MG to 100MG at night and it has helped me to sleep like a baby. I love it. | F | 24 | 4 months | 6/8/2007 | 4 | insomnia | I black out entirely. I don't remember anything that happens when I take it, though my roommate says I am quite conversational and friendly. I do remember feeling very happy and content while I am "tripping." I sleep incredibly well after I have taken Seroquel. | I only take Seroquel about once a week when I can afford to really black out. I would never take it if I were alone. It makes me giggly and happy, but also very sensitive to loud noises, criticism, and worry. | F | 24 | 3 times | 6/19/2007 | 4 | depression, panic disorder | 30 lb weight gain, fatigue, extreme thirst, frequent urination, I sweat a lot, sometimes it's hard to wake up in the morning. Despite having many of the diabetic symptoms sometimes reported with this drug my fasting blood sugar is normal. So I am not sure what is going on, but I am pretty sure it's this drug. | I like it because it keeps me very calm, and happy, along with the Zoloft and Remeron I also take. I feel emotionally "normal." I take 100mg at bedtime and I think that's too much now that I am stable again so I am going to titrate to 50mg. I require a lot of coffee to keep me going during the day and despite doing 1hr of cardio a day and eating a low fat low sugar diet my weight remains high. So I ask myself: fat and happy or thin and crazy? Hmmmmmm... I have gained 30lbs since 12/06 and I know that cannot ALL be my fault! It's kinda bad when you have to choose between your mental and physical health. It is a tough choice to make. | F | 27 | 5 months | 4/29/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | Mild numbness of limbs, heavyness, addiction. | Overall, I think it is a good med. BUT I usually take about 30 - 40 milagrams. Anything more than this knocks me out for 12 hours or more. It's a powerfull med. | F | 32 | 2 months | 8/9/2007 | 4 | depression, unusual thoughts, | extreme sleepiness, skin rash | F | 23 | 11 days | 5/29/2007 | 4 | bipolar | extreme sleepiness, hunger, forgetfulness, | I take 125mg at night, would not be able to sleep otherwise. I have a 25mg prn but cannot take it because I will eat uncontrolably. It makes me forget and feel dumb if taken during the day, at night can only handle 100 or 125 mg without being forgetful the next day. | F | 26 | 4 years | 5/10/2007 | 4 | insomia | none | I like it but im only on 50 mg now but at my nest visit i will increase it to 100 mg | F | 27 | 3 months | 5/28/2007 | 4 | Mild Bipolar | I have a problem with dry mouth and frequent trips to the restroom. I have also gained lots of weight, I am heavy already. Sometimes I don't feel like I am full and feel like I could continue eating. | Having said all that, it has really helped me. This is the only medicine that I take for my Bipolar. I have had to get a watch with 3 alarms so I can remember to take the doses. I take 250 mg per day. I break them in half and take it 5x a day. This has made a difference in my life. I used to be a morning person and when I was taking a pill at night, I needed help to get up in the morning. Now I can wake up on my own and feel much better. I hope this information can help someone else out there. | F | 32 | 1.5 years | 4/30/2007 | 4 | Bipolar NOS - psychosis - anxiety | Currently I am on 400mg daily (split doses 3 times a day). No sleepiness, fatigue, or lethargy as others report unless more than 250 mg are taken at 1 time. So far I've noticed that I crave sugary foods, although I do not eat much at all anymore. Actually losing weight (probably because I eat sugar-free candies instead of the sugar I crave). No more roaring in my ears, weird out of body experiences, and my mind doesn't play tricks on me so much. | I actually like this med ALOT. When I feel myself talking way too wicked fast, and very confused in my own head, and hearing/seeing things, I know my next dose is due. Kicks in about 25 minutes later and I feel serene - a rare feeling for me. | F | 26 | 14 days | 3/17/2007 | 4 | bipolar disorder | Sedation and confusion 30 - 60 minutes after ingestion, difficulty waking up, extreme confusion after waking up, forgetfulness | At first I thought this was a wonder drug - after suffering from a nervous breakdown it made life bearable, 'took the edge off', helped me sleep, helped me get through the day, gave me a lot of mental clarity that I had been missing. I started on 100mg, taking 25 throughout the day as needed, ended up at 600mg (slept faaar too much), came back down to 400mg about 8 weeks ago and have slowly had to come down to 75 - 150mg as needed since then as I was having major problems with sedation, completely oversleeping (missing work etc.), being unable to be woken by others, etc. I have difficulty sleeping without it, and if for some reason I don't take a dose I get hypomanic the next day. I find it helps me heaps, and I haven't had the issues with weight gain that others seem to have had (in fact my weight has dropped drastically), but it's become obvious to me that over time it has completely screwed my memory - I forget words, names of people I have known for years, my own phone number, w | F | 25 | 10 months | 6/24/2007 | 4 | Bipolar I | Daytime sleepiness, sleeping for long periods of time (12-14 hours), difficulty getting out of bed, and occasional dizziness within 20-25 minutes after taking pill | This drug has been weight-neutral for me. It works for me better than Ambien or Sonata to help me fall and stay asleep; however, once I swallow the pill, I can expect to be too sleepy to stay awake during a simple conversation. It took two years for me to work up to the point (at 50 mg.) where I can stay awake (and alert) for an hour and a half before going to bed. Before, it was 20-25 minutes. Occasionally, I'll forget things I do or say directly before going to sleep (usually parts of books I'm reading). Daytime sleepiness went away for me after two years, as well. | F | 32 | 2.3 years | 4/25/2007 | 4 | chronic schizophrenia | no side effects except horrific nightmares when I first started taking it; also some dissociation that may or may not have been a side effect; helped me lose 48 lbs I had gained on Zyprexa; I took 900mg/day | Took it for 2 yrs and it worked well enough so that I was able to get my own apartment and work full time. But then it slowly stopped controlling the symptoms and I had to stop working, move back in with my parents, and go back to taking Zyprexa. | F | 48 | 2 years | 4/25/2007 | 4 | sleep deprived | Weight gain of 30lbs at range from 200-400mg. | The drug worked for me, but I also had weight gain. 30 lbs. I tapered down on my own to 25mg. I've lost 35lbs and have the energy to exercise again! I'm trying to get pregnant and my doctor would like to eliminate as many drugs as possible. I also take 400mg Lamictal for a seizure disorder. I have experienced SEVERE body and headaches withdrawing from Seroquel. I do not recommend tapering down on your own. I have found that Ambien CR is a great drug. | F | 35 | 3 years | 7/10/2007 | 4 | Suicidal thoughts, Major Depression | I have only been on it 4 days so to be fair I will review it again soon. I have gradually went up in doses each night. Last night I took 300 mg. Slept great, but felt like I was drunk when I got up. I was bumping into things and my face looked like it does when I am drunk. Then in the shower I got the worst abdominal cramps. I actually had to sit down to finish showering. Between that and the drunken feeling I called in to work today. If it all happens again tomorrow I am in deep shit. I can't call in every day. But it does help me sleep, any other anti-psychotic they tried me on made me too manic to sleep. It does give me a peaceful feeling too. | I am taking this along with Remeron and Klonopin so any side effect I get may be a combination of the three together, I take all 3 at bedtime then also take a Klonopin in the morning. I actually asked specifically for Seroquel from my Dr. b/c when I was in the hospital last spring from a suicide attempt they gave me this and one night I slept great. | F | 30 | 4 days | 8/27/2007 | 4 | racing thoughts | hunger | F | 30 | 2 years | 9/5/2007 | 4 | Bipolar disorder | extreme drowsiness, increased appetite (shortly after taking medication), slurred speech, muscle spasms | I'm 21, diagnosed with bipolar disorder/insomnia (most bipolar people expereince insomnia) two years ago, and I have been taking 300 mg of Seroquel at night and 20 mg of Lexapro in the morning for 8 months now. It has helped tremendously, stopping the episodes that i had been frequently experiencing at about four times a week. It has also helped me sleep through the entire night. However, I noticed that about 20 minutes after I take it at night, I get extremely hungry, and usually eat more than I normally would. This always happens right before bedtime, and while I'm eating, I also noticed that my entire body slows down, making it really hard to finish chewing or swallowing my food, so I think to anyone out there taking this, I would warn you that this could be a choking hazard, and if you eat, you should do so with someone nearby. Also, during the day time, I have greatly decreased concentration and speech coordination, so I'm not as verbally quick as I am accustomed to. I don't know | F | 20 | 8 months | 5/16/2007 |