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 |
| 1 | Bipolar/insomnia | 50 weight gain | I had been on it since May 2002. Decided to wean off because I started having alot of side effects. I was having problems with my sight, now my sight is back to normal. Developed galstones, had my galbladder removed. Because of the weight gain, I now need two knee replacements. Since I was on Seroquel for over 6 years, it took over 4 months to wean off, and 5 visits to the ER because of withdrawls. I started out at 25mg...and somehow ended up taking 600mg, because 25mg wasn't enough anymore, so then it was 50mg, then 100mg....etc. It is a very addictive drug, though they didn't say anything back in 2002....shame on these drug companies. | F | 53 | 6.5 years | 10/8/2009 | 1 | Anxiety, bipolar 2 | CATARACTS- at age 45. not sure what other side effects it caused cause also take Lamictal,Depakote, Klonopin, Effexor XR, and Zoloft | I am devastated by cataracts. didn't realize that other things-drowsiness. munchies etc were from Seroquel | F | 46 | 5 years | 4/6/2009 | 1 | Mania | extreme dizziness; unsteady balance; extremely dry mouth; painful constipation; excruciating headache on left side of head; extreme thirst | It has terrible side effects. I stopped taking it after 2 weeks because I thought my brains were going to explode out of the left side of my head. | F | 51 | 14 days | 4/11/2009 | 1 | for sleeping | i just took it for one night.... I was in the hospital for diabetes and a blood infection and had not slept good for months... they gave me 100 mgs around 9:00 pm and then another 50 mgs around two ol clock in the morning | when i given the 100 mgs i went to sleep and slept for about four and a half hours then they gave me 50 more mgs and i felt extrememly wierd!!! I felt like i caould do any thing i wanted and i would have no consquences. i felt like a super hero or something. I had a pic line in my arm and still had a blood infection but i decide that i was going home at about two thirty that morning. So, i stole my moms keys out of her purse un-hooked my iv and left the hospital... Just to make the story shorter i just tell youu what the outcome was i ended up having a head on collision and totaled the car. I had to be cut out of the car and when i woke up i couldn'tmove. I was rushed to Baptist hospital and the feeling came back into my body. I was then put back into the hospital and i was never given that medication again. | F | 21 | 1 days | 4/30/2009 | 1 | Bi Polar 2 | I took this medication on a Friday night and proceeded to sleep for 12.5 hours solid. I woke up for 2 hours, and ate everything in sight. I then was so exhausted and dopey that I took a 5 hour nap. I woke up, feeling like my limbs were encased in concrete. I couldn't walk straight or talk clearly. | I only took this medication one night at 50mg. I will never take it again. | F | 21 | 1 days | 5/3/2009 | 1 | Recreational | DRY mouth, very very tired. I felt like I wanted to go run a marathon and sleep forever at the same time. It was like my body was fighting itself. | Not fun. Don't take. Seems to me it's probably dangerous. | F | 22 | 1 days | 5/15/2009 | 1 | Dr. said | Severe depression, thoughts of suicide | F | | 5/9/2009 | 1 | sleep | Weight gain, AM hangover, sugar/carb craving | I was 105 in 2007 (thanks to topamax I was taking for another condition) and could eat anything I wanted). I was prescribed low doses of Seroquel in hospital, which didn't work. My idiot shrink bumped me up to 400mg per night about six months ago and decided to throw in 200mg of Seroquel XR for a better mood three month later. Before I knew it I had gained 20 pounds, which even the Topamax couldn't stop. Now I can't eat anything without gaining 5 pounds per day, and I'm not kidding about that. I'm due for my annual physical and I'm curious to see what my blood sugar/triglycerides/cholesterol/thyroid function is. I also crave milk at night. I'd crave soda if I had any. Oh, and recently my eyes are f****ing up on me. I am 45 also and don't need cataracts. I stopped taking all of that poison cold turkey and started taking over the counter sleep aids, since my ass doctor refuses to prescribe benzos. I'm not going to tell him I stopped the Seroquel because he thinks it's the do-all-be-all drug that will help everyone. I would like to know, though, how the hell long it'll take me to lose these damn 20 pounds. | F | 45 | 2 years | 6/2/2009 | 1 | Couldn't sleep | Suicidal thoughts...I could not stop thinking about killing myself...Depression. Extreme fatigue. | My doctor gave me this as a sleep aid. I had no idea a drug could make you want to kill yourself. If someone told me, I wouldn't even believe them. But that's what happened with me. I am really lucky I didn't. I see other comments saying they were prescribed this FOR depression. I find that odd: this drug actually MADE me depressed. I would be very hesitant about using this drug. I would never let anyone in my family take it. I can't believe something like this is FDA approved. | F | 26 | | 6/2/2009 | 1 | insomnia | suicidal, memory difficulties. | F | | 6/5/2009 | 1 | Major depression, weight gain | F | 36 | | 6/17/2009 | 1 | sleep | This is an extremely dangerous drug (look at all the lawsuit ads on TV now) approved only for people with serious mental illness. Do not take this for a minor sleep problem. It's unreal, but there are scumbag doctors out there, sell-outs to the pharmaceutical companies, who prescribe this for minor insomnia. | DO NOT TAKE THIS AS A SLEEP AID. ANY DOCTOR WHO GIVES YOU THIS AS A SLEEP AID IS A COMPLETE FRAUD. That is how Michael Jackson most likely ending up dying, getting addicted to sedatives, using them for sleep aids...and his body just couldn't handle it over time...when any responsible doctor would help the patient sleep through natural ways. | F | 31 | | 7/3/2009 | 1 | Bi-Polar, BP Disorder | I went from a size 8 to a 16 in less than 6 months. My hair comes out in handsful. I am on 500 mg at night. Have been for almost 3 years. I cannot sleep without it. I still wake up every hour or so for at least 20 to 30 minutes. | I work 12 hours a day on my feet moving constantly. When I did this before seroquel I could eat what I wanted and stay in good shape. This drug has just about shut my metabolism down. My mouth is so dry that if I can't drink immediately, my throat starts shutting off. My lips stick to my teeth. This is a nightmare. | F | 43 | 2.5 years | 7/8/2009 | 1 | insomnia | suicidal thoughts, depression, fast heart beat, extreme grogginess, felt like a zombie | Seroquel is a terrible drug. | F | 26 | 5 days | 8/20/2008 | 1 | insomnia | Extreme drowsiness but unable to sleep. Woke up screaming. Restless leg | Took 25 mg one night for insomnia. One of the worst experiences of my life. Couldn't open my eyes, but unable to sleep. Was in bed for 11 hours but slept 2 hours. Woke up screaming, in terror. Restless leg, also. | F | 34 | 1 days | 7/24/2008 | 1 | Mood Disorder NOS | I feel as it was slowing my brain down. | F | 18 | 4 months | 7/24/2008 | 1 | OCD, anxiety, insomnia, bipolar | sleeping for 12 plus hours, hair loss. | i was on 25 mg. worked exceptionally good for OCD at the beginning (but not for anxiety). Increasing the doze to 50 mg caused memory loss and drowsiness, so i stayed on 25 mg. In a month this medication gave an adverse reaction, I experienced panic attacks and more anxiety than normally, insomnia was back. | F | 29 | 6 weeks | 8/4/2008 | 1 | coming off other meds | very dopie in am take it at night | fear being able to stop taking it | F | 49 | 7 years | 6/21/2008 | 1 | anxiety | I was a walking zombie! I couldn't think straight. I was tired all the time. I stopped taking it. There was no way to function while taking this medication. It made me sicker than the anxiety! | This stuff should be banned! It is dangerous! | F | 52 | 5 days | 6/7/2008 | 1 | anxiety, insomnia | lethargic, couldn't focus or think straight, rapid heartbeat,achy muscle in neck,feeling flushed all the time | great for sleeping, but had trouble getting up. all the side effects weren't worth taking this med. back to my trusty ambien. didn't get the ravenous appetite others had problems with, actually lost a few pounds.. i believe due to the rapid heart beat. | F | 51 | 3 weeks | 6/3/2008 |