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 |
| 3 | bipolar? insomnia | knocked me out first night, but after that also needed a little xanax to sleep(and this is supposed to help me get off xanax), first several days after were very groggy, no emotion, after 4 nights,though I had heightened, unfocused anxiety, swollen glands in neck | I may not have been on it long enough to tell, but I don't think this is the right drug for me, I'm afraid to stop, though, because the last time I did I went into one of the deepest depressions I have been in and it took me over two weeks to rebound | F | 36 | 5 days | 5/20/2005 | 3 | Bi-Polar I | The major side-effect was the drowsiness, which continued during the day. It was hard to get up in the mornings. A secondary side-effect was the hair loss. Each day in the shower, hair would fall out, clogging the drain before I got out. | I started on 25mg and built up to 100mg per night. It helped my anxiety and insomnia immensely. It had negligible effect on my hypo-mania. | F | 42 | 3 months | 3/31/2005 | 3 | to help me sleep | Almost an amnesia type effect. Can't remember any part of an evening after taking this drug. A severe weight gain. | F | 50 | | 4/28/2005 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety/panic | Really bad restless legs for an hour or so after taking drug. Also, I ate everything in sight! | I was a complete mess going through a divorce. I couldn't get out of "the bad place" (like lying on my bed crying for 2 hours or wanting to all the air out of his tires). I'm on 37.5mg Effexor, 1-2mg clonazapam/daily, 10-20mg ambien, 0-1.5mg xanax/daily, 0-50mg trazadone/daily for long term anxiety problems, and the seroquel really helped get me "over the hump" emotionally. Only took it for a little over a week, but its like a heavy duty valium. | F | 30 | 10 days | 3/5/2007 | 3 | bipolar /anxiety/insomnia | weight gain/acne/difficulty waking/sleep for 12 to 14 hours a day/excessive hunger | side effects were too much to handle | F | 24 | 1 months | 2/15/2007 | 3 | bipolar and sleep | I gained 100 pounds over 12 months! I had bad sleep | It does help with sleep- but it it makes you drag the next day if you take 400 mg. a night like me. | F | 53 | 12 months | 5/24/2005 | 3 | bipolar and sleep | I gained 100 pounds over 12 months! I had bad sleep | It does help with sleep- but it it makes you drag the next day if you take 400 mg. a night like me. | F | 53 | 12 months | 5/24/2005 | 3 | Mood stabilizing | I am taking 25mg at night and 25mg inthe morning. I feel as if i have the flu or something I don't want to eat at all so i have to force myself to eat a couple times a day. Then I feel as if I havn't sleped in days although i sleep usually 12 or more hours a night. | I'm just atarting out so if any one can tell me if it is worth it to keep on with this drug please tell me. | F | 24 | 3 days | 6/6/2005 | 3 | to sleep and prevent psychosis | extreme sleepiness, increased appetite | i have to take more than i did at first to be able to sleep, and i have gained some weight | F | 21 | 8 months | 11/17/2003 | 3 | bipolar | gained over 15 pounds in a few months which made me stop using it | if it didn't make you fat it would be the perfect drug. great sleep. no more morbid thoughts. | F | 38 | 4 months | 9/22/2004 | 3 | shizotypal | excessivly sleepy, takes a while to wake up, Im having mood swings, dry mouth, constipated, what feels like a hangover but it can go away with a couple pain killers and something to calm my stomach, trouble concentrating, short term memory troubles | Since this is only the second day while on 25 mg a night, I'm expecting these side effects to go away, I'm not getting any of the thoughts but I'm not totally convinced so far that the side effects out way the benefits of the drug. The mood swings aren't pleasant thought, I'm either not feeling anything, feeling really low, or extremely high. I'm also taking this with concerta and I think the combination is affecting my concentration. I also have very little motivation, which sucks cause I have a history with depression and at the moment its coming back. | F | 16 | 2 times | 12/8/2004 | 3 | Bi-polar 1, insomnia | Great for insomnia. Causes weight gain and hand and feet swelling. | F | 30 | 1 years | 7/9/2004 | 3 | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | I have taken seroquel for almost a year and have gained over 20 lbs. I hate it because I cannot lose any weight as long as I'm on it. At night, my legs, feet, hands, etc. are swollen. | Seroquel worked great in the beginning. It stopped my vivid nightmares and my night time paranoia. I was able to sleep soundly and wake up very refreshed. I don't know if it has helped my anxiety because of other meds I take for that but I am getting off it. I cannot lose the weight no matter how little I eat. | F | 55 | 15 months | 7/1/2004 | 3 | Depression with anxiety/worry | lightheadedness, drowsiness | I take 25mg in the am, 25mg in the afternoon and 100mg at bedtime- the drowsiness it causes is great at night but sometimes I don't take it during the day for the same reason. I believe it does help to calm me as I don't eat out of anxiety as much as I did before. | F | 28 | 4 weeks | 4/20/2004 | 3 | anxiety | It did relax me, but my reactions were severly delayed. My speech was slurred. I also got leg cramps while on the medication. | F | 16 | 2 weeks | 4/18/2007 | 3 | Schizophrenia | dry mouth and involuntary movement of tounge during first couple weeks of medication. Now i'm experiencing horrible dizziness and halucinations if i miss just 1 dose. Another side effect i've now noticed is nightmares when i'm sleeping and random muscle jerks during the day | The medication stopped my delusional and disorganized thinking,I feel like this medication is addictive because I feel like I need more and more of it sometimes and I'm afraid I may overdose. | F | 22 | 2 years | 9/21/2004 | 3 | dissociation, borderline personalit | Stuffy nose, restless legs, weight gain and if I forgot my night-time dose I didn't sleep all night. | I was on 200mgs. at bedtime and am now on 50mgs. I have been having a difficult time coming off. The doctor has to keep increasing and then decreasing the dosage. I get extreme irritability which comes and goes. | F | 47 | 2 years | 10/11/2004 | 3 | bipolar disorder/psychosis | terrible, fast weight gain (20lb inside of 5 months, and counting) that leveled off at some point -- it seems to have not only made me hungrier but has also lessened my metabolism -- I cannot seem to eat as much as I used to without gaining weight, and I was a chronic dieter with 18% body fat when I started on it. I still try to diet and it's like I am living in this bulky body that I don't recognize. My psychiatrist seems to not be too concerned with the weight gain...which perplexes me. Not until I saw this sight did I become convinced that it is the drug causing the change in weight and not just some new loss of control of my eating. | The difficult part about all of this is that the drug works ezxtraordinaly well in eliminating my hallucinations -- better than any I have taken since I learned of my disorder. | F | 30 | 5 months | 10/20/2004 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety, PTSD | Weight Gain was the most serious side effect. I gained almost 25lbs., confusion, Sleepiness but I was taking it to help me sleep so that was okay for me. | The only positive impact that seroquel has had on my life is that I can now fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. I have tried just about every other sleeping aide that there is and this is the only one that actually works without leaving me feeling | F | 20 | 7 months | 9/20/2004 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety, PTSD | Weight Gain was the most serious side effect. I gained almost 25lbs., confusion, Sleepiness but I was taking it to help me sleep so that was okay for me. | The only positive impact that seroquel has had on my life is that I can now fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. I have tried just about every other sleeping aide that there is and this is the only one that actually works without leaving me feeling hungover in the morning. However...the weight gain alone is enough to make me want to go off of it. I have also struggled with an eating disorder for four years now and gaining all this weight has made me more depressed and anxious than ever. I have resorted back to my bulimic habits because I can't control my eating, the drug increased my appetite. Also, it didn't help me with my nightmares or flashbacks. In fact I have more strange and vivid dreams now that I'm on the medication. I would not suggest this medication to anyone who has suffered or is suffering from an eating disorder. | F | 20 | 7 months | 9/20/2004 |