SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (1505 Ratings)

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SEROQUEL  (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE):  This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood conditions (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, sudden episodes of mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder). Quetiapine is known as an anti-psychotic drug (atypical type). It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain. This medication can decrease hallucinations and improve your concentration. It helps you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less nervous, and take a more active part in everyday life. It may also improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level. Quetiapine can help prevent severe mood swings or decrease how often mood swings occur.   FDA Approval Date: 2005-10-04 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Bipolar Disorder after 4 days of taking this med, I am getting off. I was experiencing severe drowsiness and a disconnected feeling. This was on 50 mg. When I moved up to 100, the panic attacks set in. I began sweating and became extremely nervous and paranoid. I had to drive to my mother's house to get comfort--imagine that! Whatever this med is worth, I don't think it's enough for this feeling! F 24 4 days
5/22/2007
 1  bipolar 11 within half hour of taking the smallest dosage 25mg I was completely knocked out as if I had taken a tranquilizer meant for a very large animal!! I even cut that dosage by half and the same happend so I stopped taking it after a few days. If you want to sleep most of the time and then walk around like a zombie? then fine, but i actualy want to have a life. F 39 4 days
3/20/2008
 1  bipolar vivid dreams scary, almost full blown violant manic dreams that kept affecting my thoughts the next day..horrible medication, will never try it again for depression. F 43 4 days
3/2/2009
 1  schizophrenia I was put on seroquel about four years ago. I was at first on 1,200 mg the thereputic dose. I have kidney, liver problems, authritis, neuropathy, obesity. Seroquel made me look like I was heroin not madication from a profesional.Seroquel is supposed to help concentration but has been shown to worsen concentration. F 27 4 days
7/16/2006
 1  mood stabilzer tired all the time. Had trouble swallowing food. Heart palpatations. Shortness of breath. Extreme fatigue after minimal activity. Extreme weight gain. Could not get my body to regulate temperature. Sweating all the time and in the heat to long I would start to black out. Memory lose. The side effects go on and on. I do not reccomend this medication to anyone. I have been off this medicine for over a year and still do not feel like my old self. I had horrible panic attacks and had numberous hospital visits because of them. Also had to have a heart cath done because I am now sensitive to adreniline and get frequent attacks of rapid heart rate. The panic attacks have calmed down somewhat but not without the help of other medication and completely stopping the consumption of any caffiene, alcohol, dark soda, or chocolate. It scares me everyday to think of what this medicine has actually done to me. F 35 4 days
300 1X day
10/25/2010
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 1  anxiety, depression, pos. hypomania While on it- sleepiness. Withdrawl symptoms-too many to mention- severe nausea, hands shaking, pain in legs and arms, very weak legs- makes it hard to walk, weak arms, rapid heartbeat, incontinence, trouble swallowing, surges in energy in muscles all over, zero motivation for anything, pain in muscles all over my body. I've been off this medicine for 3 days and I'm still nowhere near feeling normal. I think this medicine is dangerous and should be banned. After taking this I feel like a bomb has gone off inside my body and I'm trying to recover and get back to feeling normal again. It seems to have affected my muscles all over my body in negative ways. I wouldn't recommend this medicine to anyone and I feel like it should be banned. F 27 4 days
25mg 1X day
1/4/2011
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 4  Insomnia Hair loss, minor weight gain, bacterial infection, increased heartrate 25 mg right before bed did wonders for me for 1st 2wks, increased to 50mg then I started noticing hair loss after about 2 mos. It literally changed the texture of my hair! Stopped it cold turkey. My doctor never discussed the hair or weight issue as potential side effects. M 30 4.5 days
10/17/2006
 5  depression,aniexty eating in middle of night, gained 15 pounds in 2months My doctor gave me this for depression and anxiety.I take every night at 10 pm .At first it made me slurr my speach the first night but got really good sleep and my dosage was 100mg.Now my doctor has me taking 400mg every night sllep good and in the morning no hang over and my mood has changed ,I'm happy more days then i can count I'm no longer depressed everyday and grumpy.I still have my days but not as often.Until I found this web site I had no idea other had gained weight from this.I had no idea others had been gaining weight from this pill.I started taking this I was 112 now I'm alomst 125lbs to me thats alot a weight I cant fit into my clothes !!!! I wake up sometimes not remembering and I'll eat and drink a soda then go back to bed I used not ever drink sodas now at night I crave SUGAR!!!! F 30 5 days
12/12/2007
 4  depression/insomnia 200mg turned me into a zombie. Could barely walk to bed. Found that 50mg worked good. Takes me a long time to wake up in the morning. Only taking it because Ambien no longer worked for me. Guess this drug affects people differently. My wife was taking 200mg and had no trouble getting up and going to work. I wouldn't be able to function in the morning on that dose. M 66 5 days
1/6/2008
 4  OCD, GAD, INSOMNIA None so far, except sleepiness, which I wanted. A lttle dizzy, but overall great. There is such a wide range of likeability with Seroquel. Some people complain that the weight gain was horrible, yet have been taking it for years. That's difficult to comprehend, if it causes weight and health issues, stop taking it. There are always other options. Anyways, I am on 25 mg at night, and it seems to be helping a lot. F 21 5 days
4/3/2009
 4  insomnia dry mouth i took 100mg right before bed and i fell asleep and didnt wake up for 16 hours. M 18 5 days
1/10/2009
 4  Depression, anxiety, rumination Only been on it for five days; started taking it in detox (alcohol). A week ago I felt like killing myself; now I'm a bit manic but basically in a good mood. I find it very speedy and can't take it at bedtime without sacrificing a night's sleep. May need to take a sleeping pill tonight. Don't know if it's a coincidence but my sex drive is off the charts. Don't know if I want it to be a coincidence either. I'm 45 and 17 was never as bad as this. Oh the other thing: I've gone from a pack-a-week smoking habit to a half pack a day. It makes cigarettes very satisfying. Makes my head a bit big and zoomy. I'm on 100mg a day--no way would I want a higher dose. OCD/Tourettic muttering rituals are down like the stock market. I like that. I'm cautiously optimistic. M 45 5 days
12/3/2008
 4  bi-polar I I have experienced no adverse side effects. Seroquel saved my marraige, job and life. I have been in my manic state for several months, I feel my cycle of depression beginning but have yet to suffer. I am hopeful seroquel will not only help greatly with being manic but also ward off depression. I feel more focused and alive than I have in years. F 35 5 days
7/25/2005
 4  Bi-Polar Sore Lymph nodes, irritation, severe drowsiness, Extreme Dry Mouth, Headaches. I like Seroquel, I have extreme episodes and thee help me to rationalize my thoughts. Most the time I sleep for about 10 hours and wake up out of the madness. It is a very strong drug, but a controlled dosage will fix this. M 27 5 days
4/25/2007
 4  PTSD and unable to stay asleep I have been on 25 mg once a day at bed time for 5 years. About 20 minutes after taking it I need chocolate or anything sweet. I have been known to eat a 12 pack of reeses peanut butter cups in about 1/2 hour. If there has ever been any weight gain it's because of that and not the drug. I also feel slightly groggy in the morning but it passes after a cup of coffie. The drug has been a lifesaver when it comes to a full nights sleep. I also have been functioning amazingly well, (top 2% in sales in my company) and am quite happy on a daily basis when before I had a ton of anxiety and sadness. My big worry is that I have been taking it for so long. I feel like I need to go off it just to cleanse my body but Then I won't sleep. All in all I love it and am trying to get my mom who has insomnia to take it. F 48 5 days
6/17/2007
 4  Sleep Fogginess, loss of hair, I want to stop due to dementia news concern. I split 50 mg in 4 pieces, so approximately take 12.5 mg plenty for an 8 or 9 hour sleep if I want M 68 5 days
1/4 of 50m 1X day
1/2/2023
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 3  Bipolar 2 Severe muscle aches from my knee's down. Mostly at night. Cannot sleep. Feel like im in a fog. Still quick to anger. Not sure if I have given this med enough time its not been a week. I do have very pleasant dreams at night when I do get to sleep but am awaken from 1am til I get up every hour on the hour with muscle aches from my knee's down to my feet. Unsure why this is a side-effect. I too am drinking approx. 80-110 oz's of water daily and my keeping my caloric intake at approx. 1,200 calories. I am loosing weight, but just could be water retention being depleted. I feel like im "High" and also feel like im floating on a cloud but want to sleep. Will try this medicine for another week to see if side effects subside. Sex drive the same. Not effected. I am also taking Klonipin .5mgs in the am and at night. Doesnt seem to effect the seroquel. F 38 5 days
9/20/2008
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 3  Insomnia Great weight gain. I just keep on gaining weight. But it helps me sleep, except I hate feeling tired all day long. It's helped me sleep. F 14 5 days
4/29/2006
 3  bipolar 2 sleep psychiatrist gave me samples of this to replace klonopin for nights when I can't sleep because I was beginning to abuse Klonopin and ended up getting it a car accident and a DUI for it. This helps me sleep, but it's expensive so I stick to klonopin- just have to be careful and my psych. understands that cost is very important F 20 5 days
12/3/2006
 3  bipolar disease EXTRME drowsiness, muscle twitches at night (it seems that as soon as my mind wants to go to sleep, my legs and hands don't,), HORRIBLE nightmares It helped with the auditory hallucinations (hearing voices), but if you are to take this drug take it when you don't need to be awake as is causes severe drowsiness. The muscle twitches were tolerable once my body finally decided to go to bed, but the nighmares were horrific. I at first thought it was "just me" until i saw that other people had vivd dreams and nightmares on this med too. I am also diabeteic (prior to taking drug) and I am interested to see how this affects it. I am currently taking 200mg at night. So although the meds technically worked, the side effects (esp the vivd nightmares and twitches) are plaguing. M 29 5 days
10/20/2005

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