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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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUELCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 3  possible schitzophrenia Very pliable and feel way to easy going to stand up for myself or anything. muscle weakness. Trouble concentrating on complex tasks, slurred speach. I initially wanted it for sleep, so i take it about 5:00pm and it has greatly helped. However, I have very vivid dreams and hope I don't one night dream about something horrible. In other words, it doesn't put me in a deep enough sleep. Feel like i lead a double life in sleep. M 26 5 days
50MG 1X day
10/8/2010
 3  ocd and anxiety Very weak, a disoriented feeling, just feel out of it, very spacey feeling. Have been on every ssri out there, plus many other medications for my severe ocd and anxiety. 5 days ago started 12.5 mgs seroquel and 30 mgs cymbalta, am also on 200 mgs trazodone, 7 mgs klonipin, and 0.5 mgs xanax, I feel so dizzy and like confused, and very groggy like, I am so hoping these side effects will go away, I have been searching for something to help my severe ocd and anxiety. Hope others can give me advice, thanks so much. M 30 5 days
12.5 mgs 1X day
5/1/2011
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 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 Weight Gain -30 lbs in 6 yrs. After meds kick in, I was unable to drive or even communicate - slurred speech. It really PUTS ME TO SLEEP but I can't wake up even if there is a fire. Sleep 10-12 hours. Got Diabettes and now Kidney problems I just want to share with those who are taking seroquel to monitor your blood sugar. I got diabettes 1 yr after taking seroquel. my psychiatrist just stopped seroquel as it may "cause" diabettes is some ppl and also kidney problems, which I am getting now. I thought I hv found the MIRACLE SLEEP DRUG but it is making my life miserable now. My hands and feet are numb most of the time - diabettes neurophaty BUT my diabettes has been under control most of the time - sugar level about 115-133 most of the time. So, please check your A1c (blood test)frequently. I am kinda too late to help. Don't get to my point. I hv lost more that 25 lbs after stopping seroquel. F 36 5 days
11/13/2007
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 2  BI-POLAR/SCYTZO MASSIVE WEIGHT GAIN!!! COULD NOT GET OUT OF BED IN A.M I TAKE 300MG AT NIGHT AND I HAVE GAINED 40LBS IN 5 MO. IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR WIEGHT DON'TTAKE THIS. F 33 5 days
10/30/2008
 2  insomnia, major depression Feel sleepy for at least 18 hours after taking 100 mg at bedtime. That is, if I go to bed at midnight, I have to drag myself up at 10 am, then sleep on the couch until 4 pm, then finally start feeling awake at about 8 pm. That means that I'm only reasonaly awake and feeling normal for about 4 hours a day! It's great for sleep. Nothing else seemed to have worked: Not ambien or lunesta. But, it adds to my severe depression. I've only been taking it for 5 days, but am seriously considering to either substitute trazodone or crush the 100 mg seroquel pill, and take just half of it tonight. I'm more concerned about my 5 month bout with depression. I'm taking an SSRI, Lexapro, and wonder if the seroquel is offsetting the effects of the Lexapro. M 65 5 days
7/16/2007
 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  Insomnia, bpd Lethargy, weight gain, muscle weakness, twitching It worked for my mind but my body paid the price. I cannot deal with the weakness and lethargy due to the fact i am an athlete. I also will not tolerate the weight gain. F 23 5 days
1/4/2007
 1  Panic Attack - High Anxiety ABSOLUTELY THE WORST MEDICATIION THAT I HAVE EVER TAKEN. DO NOT TAKE. Restless Legs; Tremendous Hallucinations; Had to crawl on hands & knees to go to bathroom; Over Relaxed my muscles to a point where my old-dislocated shoulders were pulling themselves out of there sockets while laying down; increased panic attacks for short time; and Over-slept (uncomfortably) off and on for 2 days. Very groggy for 48 hours. Later, I felt my kidneys having a hard time processing medication. Would not recommend. Zombie. Laziness and increased eating. M 40 5 days
12/28/2006
 1  Anxiety, Depression Extreme tiredness, blurred vision, blocking of the thought process, racing heartbeat, legs feel numb and lifeless. My entire body was weak and I felt as though I was a walking zombie 24/7. The other people on this site that said the same thing I totally agree with you, this medication is horrible and should not be used for people who just have every day anxiety and depression. I was prescribed 50mg to start at bedtime then increase to 100mg. I never got to the 100mg. I totally regret taking this medication, the only thing it was good for was to help me fall asleep at night. Other than that I felt lifeless and I felt as though I had no motivation, no strength. I could barely go to work every day. I'm already stopping to take this medication after only being on it 5 days. M 23 5 days
4/16/2007
 1  chronic depression and anxiety I am on Cipralex anti-depressant and my doctor recommended I try Seroquel as an anti-anxiety. I took it for five days and I experienced confusion, loss of focus, couldn't read a thing, dizziness, self paraonia, anxious, and it knocked me out (I fell asleep within 1/2 hour of taking it for 3-4 hours. It made me feel awful. F 44 5 days
11/2/2005
 1  Aggitation Zombie land, bad dreams, aggression weird drug in general. Didn't like it felt weird , lights are on nobody home M 44 5 days
30mg 1X day
10/6/2012
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 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  back pain Stevens Johnson syndrome. Can be fatal reaction causing rash or worse to mucus membranes. My doctor was very insane (hypomanic) My back pain was determined to be delusional. An MD started me on tequin but the pyschiatrist said he would deny the antibiotic if I didn't take 800 mg of this poison, The man should be in jail F 51 5 days
6/6/2007
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 1  bipolar I Very aggitated. Very groggy, unstable. Suicidal and angry, restless with no energy. I was really scared about how I felt while trying this medication. I read many positive things about this drug on this website, so I thought it would be a good replacement for Zyprexa as Seroquel has less weight gain risk, but I would rather be fat and happy, than skinnier and a complete basket case. M 47 5 days
1/2/2007
 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  i was taking it for extreme anxiety I EXPERIENCED EXTREME OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS OF IMPENDING DOOM. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING I DID, SUCH AS HAVING A BRAIN ANURISM(SP?) FRKM NOT BREATHING DEEPLY ENOUGH. OR TOUCHING A FLOWER AND THE THINKING IF I TOUCHED MY FACE I WAS GOING TO HAVE SOME FATAL ALLERGIC REACTION TO IT. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE.MINUTE THOUGHTS I WAS HAVING. I'VE NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE. AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. F 28 5 days
25 mg
5/9/2013
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 5  schizoaffective disorder, self harm Extreme sleepiness, along with very lucid dreams and loss of appetite When I Started to take Seroquel I slept around the clock at first but this gradually subsided. I always get a good nights sleep now. I have not harmed myself since being on this drug and I am glad I have not put on weight 'cos this would have triggered of my depression again. F 37 6 days
5/29/2006
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 4  BiPolor Disorder, Insomina, Anxiety WEIGHT GAIN it seems is one of the biggest problems with this drug. I have also gained about 30 pounds after taking the drug for about 6 months now. I sometimes have trouble remembering certain things (Short Term Memory Loss only) but thats about it, for now anyway:) Even with the side effects I think this medication works for me, I take 50mg during the day 25mg in the morning and 25 in the afternoon then I take 100mg at night so I can sleep like a normal person does. M 6 days
11/18/2006
 4  bipolar/depression/anxiety weight gain/very distressing I don't want to go off because it helps me, but the weight gain is causing me to feel bad too. Not sure what to do. If I go off, I know my symptoms will return F 58 6 days
5/1/2005

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