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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Insomnia - (am also Bipolar) | Very dry mouth, very dry, sore eyes, bad taste in mouth, drowsiness, constipation, hang-over effect, mind fuzziness. | I'm very worried about taking this medication after reading the comments here. I for sure do not want more weight gain and these awful side effects. But can anyone tell me what has worked better for insomnia due to anxiety? I took 100 mg of the Seroquel the first night - was way too hung over next day, then 35-50 mg the next 3 nights - 1 of those nights did not sleep well at all. Last night was better but today am quite groggy. I also take Lamotrigne 200 mg and Lithium 900 mg/day. If anyone has gone off the Seroquel, can you write about your experience, and what if anything did you take instead? | F | 54 | 4 days | 1/26/2008 | 2 | bipolar 2, anxiety | zombie-like at times, increased need and duration of sleep | I didn't take this long enough to probably give much of a testimony, however the first couple of days I took it helped me sleep and I woke up feeling rested. After about a week it didn't knock me out I would still be up later than I wanted to but then I would sleep in too late and be really out of it and anti-social. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 11/28/2007 | 2 | anxiety and insomnia | weight gain of 50+ pounds, severe dependency, apathy, decreased sex drive, zombie throughout the day, irritability | I am warning anyone out there that once you get on Seroquil, you are selling your soul! I have withdrawn from MANY drugs, and this one BY FAR has the most dependency of anything that I've ever taken! If you want ANY quality of life at all, run in the other direction...anything is better than being dependent on Seroquil! I am currently decreasing the dose on my own until I am off of this drug....I want my life back! I was prescribed 600 mg at night, and looking back on my history with this drug, I have noticed that EVERYTHING I hate about my life was a direct result of the side effects that I have from Seroquil! Sure, you may feel better after 7 days, even 7 months, but take it from me, the long-term effects are not worth it...and I pray they are REVERSIBLE! | F | 35 | 2 years | 11/26/2007 | 2 | sleep issues | Excema break-outs on my scalp worsened and began on my face (not cool); nightmares, tiredness in the day, forgetfulness and an inability to think properly (not good when trying to write papers for school); MUCH worsened parathesias in my left arm (already had these infrequently due to ulnar nerve damage; now they are much worse and my entire arm is constantly "buzzing"); think it is preventing weight loss; crazy-ass nightmares - vivid and disturbing | 25 mg/night; I am going off of it, I've only been on about 2-3 weeks, switching back to melatonin; my Dr. gave me this to help me sleep, but after just a few weeks the side effects are just way too crappy - it does help me sleep, but I have a horrid time getting up and feel totally out-of-it and dull; plus the nightmares are just creepy; I am really not liking the excema that has broken out of my FACE - I am sure this drug is great for some PPL, but it definitely does not agree with me | F | 36 | 20 days | 12/6/2007 | 2 | bipolar II - Depression | very sleepy, absolutely no concentration.... | I've only taken this drug for two days and I will not take it again. I'm also on Limictal and am having a bad reaction. I was on effexor, wellbutrin and lexapro. All the same....I'm done with titrating up and down with medicine. Enough already.... | F | 50 | 2 days | 3/6/2008 | 2 | Anxity,seeing things,hearing things | Constipation,crushing chest pains,vivid dreams,zombie like could not function,slow alertness,nothing really matter. | I slowly was introduced to 300 mg but the night I took it I thought i was stroking out chest crushing pain my heart felt like it was about to burst right out of my chest. Next night i broke it in half and still was like a zombie.This is an awful medication to be on. I was prescribed this because I had real high anxiety and thoughts of crazy things and seeing things that were not there my doctor said that was because of the prozac. The only thing I did like was the crazy dreams very vivid almost real like. | F | 43 | 8 days | 2/18/2008 | 2 | insomnia/bipolar II | 10 lbs weight gain within six weeks on a dosage of 50mg. Had nightmares which I physically and verbally acted out (on my husband). Increased heart rate up to 120 resting. One night I started to have signs of ketoacidosis. My blood sugar was 228 and I was spilling sugar in the urine (I was not diabetic before). I became very thirsty and felt like I had to breathe very deeply. I immediately discontinued the medication and my blood sugar went down. | I slept well the first couple weeks on Seroquel although I was "high" the first day. Eventually my sleep became very disturbed and I felt more fatigued than before. When I had the high blood sugar incident I was told that Seroquel could not have caused it by several health professionals and I must have eaten too much that night. That is an outright irresponsible thing to say when their web site admits freely to this side effect. Since then a nurse admitted to me that she has seen several cases of pancreatitis on this med. There is no benefit to taking a drug that doesn't help my bipolar, my sleep, and causes diabetes. Always educate yourself about side effects because you can't be guaranteed that your doctor has. | F | 35 | 42 days | 2/23/2008 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder | Nighmares; Erratic, painful, heavy periods; spaced out, hard to concentrate at work; sleeping a lot but tired all day; no sex drive | F | 39 | 6 months | 1/29/2008 | 2 | temper control and sleep | weight gain,strange dreams,drowsiness hangover and bad withdrawal | I also take 60mg of Cymbalta daily. I was taking 12.5 mg of serequel to sleep at night and keep me more calm the next day but recently increased to 25mg. I was using as a sleeping pill during the work week so I could go to sleep at 8pm. This past weekend I didn't take any because I can go to bed and wake up at normal times. However, on Sat. I had a headache all day and today I woke up with frightening dizziness. I am going to taper off and come off completely because of what I've read on this site. I cannot believe the range of dosage going on. | F | 49 | 1.5 months | 4/13/2008 | 2 | sleep/manic depression | I felt like a zombie. I was extremely tired all day, had a terrible time waking up in the morning. Hypomania made me say and do embarrassing things... like leaping onto chairs and beds in the hospital dancing and giggling like an idiot. I said embarrassing things I had to apologize for later. | I'd fall asleep right away when I was on it, which was nice. It takes me forever to fall asleep, usually. However the sleep wasn't restful, even though I'd sleep all night. Started taking it in the psych hospital, so I only spent five (miserable) days on it. | F | 14 | 5 days | 12/5/2008 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | Very sleepy, and "out-of-it", and it did not really help my condition. Now, about 1 1/2 years later, I have learned I have a pituitary tumor (hopefully benign though not yet determined) that is causing excessive prolactin in my blood, and stopping my periods. Is it related to the Seroquel, which I stopped taking in 2/07? Don't know but it is suspect. | F | 17 | 500 days | 11/6/2008 | 2 | OCD and depression | It made me feel great. It helped me sleep. I didn't have to take it every day, but on nights I did take it, I woke up in a homicidal rage. Scary. I'd rather be depressed. | F | 46 | 6 months | 12/28/2008 | 2 | Biupolar, Insomnia, Schizophrenia | Major hair loss, major weight gain, excessive sleep, groggy, short term memory problems | I have been on 600mg of Seroquel for about 4 years. At first it was wonderful, it helped me sleep helped with my mood swings and somewhat with my delusions. After about 6 months on the medicine I started noticing that I was losing and and have now lost atleast halr of my hair, going from very thick hair to very thin. I also sleep for atleast 12 hours a day unless woken up, and when I am woken I feel like crap for the rest of the day. I have gained in excess of 60 lbs asnd my weight fluxuates quite a bit. I would not suggest using in this medicine in high doses. I am currently trying to find someone to change my medication. | F | 26 | 4 years | 1/14/2009 | 2 | bipolar disorder | I feel like my brain has turned to mush. My short term memory is majorly messed up, and I have trouble thinking clearly. I also had some extremely vivid violent dreams and a lot of breast pain. Oh, and menstrual problems. | I have wayyyy too much to say about Seroquel, so I wrote a long review of it on Epinions today: http://www99.epinions.com/review/Seroquel_25mg/content_457985199748 If that link doesn't work, go to www.epinions.com and look under username Sunnyglitter. | F | 26 | 2 months | 1/16/2009 | 2 | PTSD | DAILY MIGRAINES, groggy in morning, short-term memory loss (forgetting what I was just about to say), loss of multi-tasking abilities, GI issues, gassiness, fast weight gain, craving for sweets upon waking, zoned out feeling. Sadder, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, as I had a lot to feel sad about. | Seroquel did help me in three ways: it stopped me from dissociating and going into flashbacks of abuse, controlled my nervous hives, and helped me sleep. Unfortunately, I couldn't bear the side effects, particularly the daily migraines. I was losing most my day to pain and grogginess and did not feel at all productive. My side effects were at a mere 12.5 mg. That's not a typo; I had to cut the smallest dose (25 mg) in half because I'm REALLY sensitive to medications. I've been off it a week now and am dizzy every day, with increased tinnitus and strange ear pressure changes (hope that is temporary!) but at least I have fewer migraines. | F | 43 | 2 months | 12/27/2008 | 2 | sever insomnia | none, nothing, I am still wide awake! From what I have heard I thought this was going to help me sleep. Why is it not working????? | Today is the first time I have taken seroquel. I feel like I am going to cry. My whole body hurts I would cry if I had the energy.. I am so tired I have gone for months now only being able to sleep 3 or 4 hours a night. I can not think clearly I am so fusterated. My doctor gave me the starter pack. I took the 50 mg 3 hours ago and I am still sitting here wide awake. | F | 36 | 1 days | 2/10/2009 | 2 | insomnia | weight gain,dry mouth,morning hangover,trouble falling asleep,having to increase the dose after awhile. | i started the med at 25mg,and slowly inched my way up to 300 mg. I stayed there for a year,finally couldnt take the morning hangovers,soo got it lowered back down to 100mg,but I found that I couldnt sleep without taking atarax along with the seroquel. At 300 mg i had excesive munchies,and dry mouth and eyes. At 100 mg the only thing is that I cant sleep. soo anyone out there thinking of raising the dose to 300 mg or more,DONT!! | F | 29 | 2 years | 1/22/2009 | 2 | Insomnia | BE CAREFUL WITH THIS DRUG. It is not tested enough -- NOR APPROVED FOR -- Heart palpitations, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, couldn't get up in the morning, nightmares. | At first, I thought this drug was great because it cured my horrible insomnia with Effexor. But then, all those odd side effects and fatigue happened, so I stopped using it. | F | 41 | 7 days | 1/23/2009 | 2 | Bipolar type 2 | Extreme weight gain, restless legs and exhaustion. | I grew up thinking that I had a horrible metabolism. I ate a fruit for breakfast, nothing for lunch and a small dinner. Since I stopped taking Seroquel, I have lost 30lb and eat like a normal person. I would also like to add that I am a very small person, so 30lb is quite significant. | F | 23 | 2.5 years | 3/23/2009 | 2 | my boyfriend was taking 50 mg of seroquel at bedtime. It seemed to stabilize his mood some but than started not feeling well again. His doctor put him on 100 mg at bedtime for past 3 weeks. He is now doing very odd things at night(sexually) and states he does not remember any of his actions the next day. Is this possible? Could this medicine make him blackout in night after he is asleep? Can anyone help me. It is disturbing me greatly | F | 35 | 6 months | 3/20/2009 |