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 | Bipolar | Wild, vivid dreams, nightmares. Weight gain. | After trying just about every other medication for my depression and experiencing either limited relief or horrible side effects, I tried Seroquel and have been very pleased with the results. I cannot comment on the side effects that some mention regarding groginess, etc. as I take pain killers that would mask that symptom/side effect. | M | 55 | 2 days | 2/19/2008 | 5 | schizophrenia | occasioanl poor sleep, apathy, increased appetite for carbs, lower appetite for sex | Really a good drug. Helps to calm the inner noise so you can see and interact with the real world. Only problem is apathy, which works for and against you...it helps you to go and do your job and not be too reactive or paranoic, but makes you a little less clued into emotional 'subtleties'...perhaps. Overall the tradeoffs are small compared to the stability it provides. | M | 37 | 3 years | 3/12/2008 | 5 | MDD, OCD, Acute GAD, BP3 | Suppresses Manic callings, able to focus without super ups and downs, OCD "moon unit" behavior eliminated or minmized . I use 400 mg Sero XR (BP2) . I combine this with Remeron 30 mg (MDD) and Requip 2 mg (rls induced by Seroquel XR). | Initial weight gain on Seroqel XR, begin carb crave; Remeron treated the MDD, also gives carb crave. Added Remeron for MDD 2 months later; awesome at 30 mg, but hard to deal with carb craving after 4 week initial dosing; Remeron and Seroquel accentuate my RLS, so docto put me on 2 mg of Requip. Hello SLEEP!!!!! Overall i gained 30 lbs. but i have overcome the carb cravings and am now losing weight (20 lbs in 4 months). For the sceptics, please try this SQ XR for at least one month!!! Neither are MAOI's, and Remeron is also a tetracylic, no BP-3 behaviour shown as for Zoloft in the wrong individual. | M | 33 | 5 months | 4/19/2008 | 5 | Panic Attacks | increased appetite, dry mouth, sleepiness | Been takin a baby dose for about 5 years (mainly to help me go to sleep) I find this to be a good drug overall and from what I understand there aren't any major long term side effects from it. | M | 26 | 5 years | 11/13/2008 | 5 | anxiety | very dry mouth(fixed with glass of water near bed), occasional twitching muscles, little bit dreamy(good effect),vivid dreams and they are alway positive(awesome side effect) munchies, be carefull or you will overeat! | Really helped me get sleep at night(12.5mg) and worked through the day with anxiety can make you groggy in the morning, best to have some red bull or coffee, or force yourself to get up and move. Highly recomended to anyone with anxiety, stoped my racing thoughts, and helped me focus on important things! Not to sure how bad it is for me health wise, but positives far outweigh the negative for me. hope this helps someone, dont be too scared of "bad press" if it doesn't suit you, stop it. | M | 30 | 1.5 years | 1/31/2009 | 5 | Anxiety | I liked it, I have never done hardcore opiates, until I tried Seroquel. It made me nod if I was not moving around. I recommend it for anyone who wants to nod without the itchiness. I do realize it is not an opiate, I guess? | M | 32 | 2 days | 7/10/2008 | 5 | Cyclothymia/ Anxiety | Mild weight gain / hard to wake up at higher dose | Works great for me. The only problems are....take it when you are ready to go to sleep.....if not you will find it hard to function. Had to back off from higher dose 600mg having problems waking up in the morning. Went back down to 300mg...everything fine with the side effects....and have started to once again increase dose. I have tried 10 to 15 different meds....including lithium......and nothing has worked this well for me, with minimal side effects. It's been a great med for me. | M | 43 | 1 years | 9/9/2008 | 5 | GAD, ocd | none | Very happy with Seroquel. Spent 7 months trying different SSRI's with no luck and severe side effects. Currently taking elavil for anxiety and recently added seroquel 100mg for sleep. What a great benefit...no anxiety and increase mood and energy. Feel great and in the best mood since 7-9 months. Dr wants to increase to 200mg for better sleep.?.? Not sure yet. | M | 30 | 4 days | 9/26/2008 | 5 | Schizoaffective Disorder; Insomnia | Worsening essential myoclonus and myoclonic sleep jerking | I take 800mg every night. This drug saved me from the very rapid and abrupt adulthood onset of uncontrollable mood swings and hallucinations. It is the reason I am alive today. However, it doesn't work for everyone. I know plenty of people who take like 25mg and then totally lose touch with reality it for 48 hours. Give it a chance, but be wary. | M | 20 | 10 months | 4/11/2009 | 5 | Bipolar II, anxiety | Daytime drowsiness. | I take Seroquel XR partly as a sleep aid, but it does affect my daytime alertness, as well. It has taken a couple of dosing changes to find the right balance between mood and alertness, but all in all, I'm pretty happy with this therapy. I'd prefer to be more alert during the day, but it sure beats suicide, which is where I was headed. As others have mentioned, I do have to make sure I budget about 10 hours of sleep each night. I also take Welbutrin XR, lithium, Neurontin, and propanolol. | M | 54 | 1.5 years | 4/13/2009 | 5 | Mood Disorder and Sleeping Problems | This drug puts me to sleep right away. I dont think the FDA gave this antipsychotic much thought when trying to gain its approval, they just pushed it along like most drugs. The drugs Zyprexa and Seroquel are notorius for weight gain, more for Zyprexa. This drugs where approved in the late 90's when the U.S. economy was very healthy, and the drug companies needed another drug to uphold there revenues. So the FDA would just push these drugs through the approval decision like there nothing. SEROQUEL AND ZYPREXA ARE NICKNAMED THE FATBOY DRUGS BY THE PATIENCE WHO ARE PRESCRIBED THEM. The doctors around the world deny that these drugs give you side effects such as weight gain or akathisia. | There are three new antipsychotics currently under review by the FDA. The drugs are Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate)long acting injection. New approved Fanapt (iloperidone). Saphris (asenapine). These drugs all where proven not to be as effective then Seroquel XR, but had a lower chances of side effects like weight gain. There is now data stating if these drugs give you akathisia like Riperdal or Geodon. | M | 30 | 6 months | 7/18/2009 | 5 | bipolar 2/ bpd/ insomnia | weight gain and mild increased appetite | I am 22 years old was recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and bipolar 2. After going through a variety of meds, my doc finally modified my med plan perfectly for amazing results. He says my plan is unusual because he has not come across another patient with the same med plan as mines; I take 75mg 3 times daily and 200mg at night. The only side effects I have experienced is weight gain and hunger, which is not a big deal to me because of the rewards and excercise and self control helps with those side effects. I have been taking seroquel for almost a year and have been following that dosage plan for about 4 months and have been getting great results. I can truly say I feel better than I have ever felt before in my life and I have been depressed for 18 years. Seroquel has saved and improved my life for the better. I feel less depressed and more stable than ever. My quality of life has improved greatly, I am able to complete and set goals and actually follow through. I do not feel empty no more, I feel full of motivation and confidence. I am doing so well, actually I think that right now I am peaking in performance with my studies because my concentration and focus is finally restored. I will be completing my bachelors in psychology in a year and will continue my studies on to get a phd. Without seroquel this would have been delayed or not even possible because it has also helped me overcome social anxiety when it comes to school. I believe seroquel is a wond | M | 22 | 11 months | 8/17/2009 | 5 | Sleep Disorder Mood Swings | Mild Weight gain, drowse during the day. | This medication has been a life saver, I used it to detox from Klonopin and Xanax after 20 years of use. Seroquel also has worked great for my sleep disorder allowing me quality sleep for the first time in years. | M | 43 | 3 years | 10/19/2009 | 5 | Depression, anxiety, sleeplessness | Slight dry mouth, increased appetite, wonderful REM sleep. Was a little spaced the first week but that quickly subsided. Horny. | I take 150mg at bedtime along with 200mg Trazadone. I absolutely love it. I has done wonders for my mood, outlook on life and general anxiety in public. I feel better than I have in years. Please don't let all the negatives you might read frighten you away from trying it. Start out on low dose (maybe a sample pack from your doc) and give it a week or so. If it doesn't work for you after a few weeks trial, just quit. No harm no foul. | M | 51 | 3 months | 12/8/2009 | 5 | Insomnia | None at all. | This is a miracle drug! I had been taking Ambien (the Devil's drug) but switched to Seroquel and take 200mg at night. There are no side effects and I have finally been sleeping like a baby for over two years :) | M | 50 | 2 years | 1/14/2010 | 5 | PTSD | drowsiness, loss of appetite. | I am satisfied with Seroquel, I think it great. I've been on it for almost a year, although it killed my appetite and I lost around 4 stone. Anyways its the best drug I tried so far. | M | 27 | 1 years | 1/23/2010 | 5 | psychosis | Mood swings, irritability, weight gain about 5 pounds in 2 months. | This medication helped me with hallucinations mildly, but helped me a lot with my OCD now that I think about it. It is a very sedating drug. I started off on a low dose then went to an extremely high dose than after a while the sedating affect went away and symptoms begun to return. | M | 20 | 4 months | 1/23/2010 | 5 | Depression | First two weeks approximately: Severe drownsiness, impaired mental function (poorer memorisation of new information, worse ability to recall memories, less effective at problem solving), continuing extensive fantasies about self-mutilation and suicide. THESE SIDE EFFECTS TAPERED OFF OVER THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, after which I experienced some lethergy in the mornings compared to normal (but much lighter than the first fortnight), apparently normal brain function re: memories and doing tasks, significant reduction in the frequency of suicidal fantasies, no fantasies of self-mutilation, and the feeling that when my mood tried to crash it could only fall to a certain point. | SUMMARY: In exchange for two difficult weeks and the need to be strict about my bedtime, I am now free from debilitating bouts of depression and largely free from my fantasies. Worth it, for me. I can feel upset, emotionally hurt, and angry, but never seemed able to fall into the full, black horror of depression, even though my brain is clearly trying to fire me down that path. No fantasies of self-mutilation, and suicidal thoughts decreased from ~4 fantasies a day to less than 1 a week. I would suggest informing your boss if you start on Seroquel while working. I started my prescription over a weekend, set my alarm for the early bus to work, and still crawled through my morning routine and arrived late. It is a good job that I take the bus to work, as I would not have driven! Throw in a likely increase in errors due to tiredness and the fuzzy-thinking as the brain adapts to the drug, and you have a potential reciped for a Friday 'performance management' meeting. After the first fortnight I experienced no problems at work that were caused by my Seroquel prescription - error rate and productivity normal. However, if I miss a couple of hours sleep for 2+ consecutive nights I find that I am over-tired and need to sleep for longer to 'catch up' compared to normal. I am not taking any other medication. | M | 30 | 7 months 150MG 1X day | 5/19/2013 | 5 | Major depressive disorder, generali | After the first few days out of the psyche ward I was prescribed this: 300 mg twice a day. I did not know how I would ever take this drug during the day as it made me extremely tired. It was wonderful at night for the insomnia, but the grogginess at the time my alarm went off in the morning was immense. I felt like crying for no reason. I had suicidal thoughts, an empty lethargic feeling and an appetite like a bear. I persevered, and allowed my body to build up a resistance. Eventually the extreme tiredness during the day eased off and the negative effects dissipated.. I sometimes get this tight feeling or a pain in my chest, above my heart. Sometimes it feels like there is a piece if ice stuck in my heart as crazy as it sounds. My herat beats fast sometimes. I have gained 15Kg’s but this may also be from the Remron, I am not sure. I feel very lazy at times, battling to do basic home chores. This drug has the potential to diminish ambition, or creative expression | Second to Zyprexa, this is a miracle drug for me. I am more stable in my moods, my anxiety is lowered and my depression is relieved. I highly recommend that anyone taking Seroquel persevere for the first two weeks until the really horrible tiredness goes way. Then see if it works for you. | M | 47 | 6 months 300 2X day | 9/4/2013 | 5 | skitzophrenia | puts me to sleep hard to get out of bed | leveled me out completely no more extremes no more halucinations or auditory halucinations i got to keep my job because of this drug | M | 21 | 10 months 50 mg 1X day | 10/19/2013 |