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.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUELCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 4  anxiety,insomnia 58 6 days
1/19/2008
 3  Bi Polar Huge weight gain, muscle aches Works well for my moods, helps with sleep some, got to do something about the weight gain! 100lbs F 57 6 days
5/30/2008
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 3  bipolar II severe headaches, rapid weight gain, increased appetite, some memory loss, i couldn't remember anything from a half hour before taking the drug up to finally being woken up, waking up was quite the task also, i've been late to work multiple times this past week. the worst part, numbness in my left leg/hip region I'm not sure what has caused the numbness, but I can't think of anything else that could cause it. It is numb as though i was given a shot from a dentist in the hip. I set up an appointment with my dr and hopefully can go off of it. F 20 6 days
2/25/2007
 3  bpd anxiety stunned, extremely irritable, hungry all the time I feel that my anxiety has lessened. But I doubt I will stay on it because of the irritability factor. I scare myself. F 58 6 days
25 1X day
6/2/2010
 2   I just started Seroquel at 25 mg, then slowly up to 300mgs. The first night i look 300mg, i started having crazy muscle spazms, and jittery eye vision. I also saw things like shadows. i felt like i was going insaine... I guess it works for some, but definitely not for me. F 16 6 days
8/24/2008
 1  Insomnia Not able to sleep Seroquel was working fine to give me much needed sleep then one night. Bam! I'm awake all night on the same dose. Very upsetting. Probably will not sleep at all tonight. 59 6 days
25-50 mg 1X day
12/9/2014
 1  Filed complaint against police offi Addictive, passing out if you stand up, mental and I motion al impairment, weight gain, unable to defend yourself, difficulty walking and standing, racing heart 180 bpm, read the time/cnn so many PTFE trooped dying within one year of taking it they called it a plague. SEROKILL New assassination drug but I was warned to get off medicine by two plain clothed women when in hospital. I went from being one of the most capable people on earth to a cripple. Was experimented on with military weapons, Microwave MEDUSA Weaponn, V2K, Heat attack, mock execution, forced suicide using voice cloning and MEDUSA. These are sick people and there are huge kick backs for prescribing this drug. Addiction, weight gain, loosing use of legs, passing out....off for 10 years and still struggling. I own a robotic company for 9 years before this built two homes and now I'm crippled. M 57 6 days
1,400 1X day
6/20/2016
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 1  Filed complaint against police offi Addictive, passing out if you stand up, mental and I motion al impairment, weight gain, unable to defend yourself, difficulty walking and standing, racing heart 180 bpm, read the time/cnn so many PTFE trooped dying within one year of taking it they called it a plague. SEROKILL New assassination drug but I was warned to get off medicine by two plain clothed women when in hospital. I went from being one of the most capable people on earth to a cripple. Was experimented on with military weapons, Microwave MEDUSA Weaponn, V2K, Heat attack, mock execution, forced suicide using voice cloning and MEDUSA. These are sick people and there are huge kick backs for prescribing this drug. Addiction, weight gain, loosing use of legs, passing out....off for 10 years and still struggling. I own a robotic company for 9 years before this built two homes and now I'm crippled. M 57 6 days
1,400 1X day
6/20/2016
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 1  Insomnia Extreme fatigue, clumziness, cannot focus, blurred vision My doctor gave me 10 Seroquel pills to see if it would help put me to sleep at night-I've only ever been able to sleep during the day and I hate it. I have 4 left in the bottle b/c I refuse to take them. I only took 1 tiny pill at a time-cannot remember the dosage but I think it was 25? This pill knocked me on my ass. It would put me out for 12 hours at a time-wake up-stumble to the bathroom, attempt to shower or get dressed, and would end up collapsing back onto the bed for another 4 hours. After I'd finally be able to wake up (which was HARD) I was in a fog for the rest of the day. No drug has ever gripped me the way this one has, it is completely overpowering and I have not a small woman. I understand that meds affect people in different ways, but based on my experiences with it, I would never recommend anyone going anywhere near this stuff. F 30 6 days
1X AN
6/8/2010
 1  Insomnia / Bi-Polar Dosorder Diabetes TypeII, High Cholesterol levels, High Triglycerides, Fatty Liver, Constipation, Cartilage Inflamation, Bone Pain, Sweeling of the Abdominal Area, Weight Gain, Increased Apetite, Tiredness, Bone Pain. I first started on Seroquel for my Bi-Polar Disorder and Insomnia. I was on 400mg/night and 200mg/day but it made me feel so tired that I only took the 400mg at night. Works great for mood swings and for Insomnia but is not worth it. If you take it yoy may damage your health. At he begining it was like in paradise, I could sleep well and feel good. With time I used to get up with terrible musle spasms and bone pain mostly in the ribs, my abdomin started to grow, gained 40 pounds in 6 months and body aches started to show up. I also developed the so called "Metabolic Syndrome". Now I have irreversible health damage on internal organs based on recent tests and studies. I would never recommend this drug EVER! M 39 6 days
3/27/2008
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 5  insomnia, OCD, anxiety. dry mouth, nothin' else. it is a wonderful antipsychotic to calm your mind, allow u to sleep like a baby and to reduce symptoms of anxiety. be warning to take it before driving, having sex, having exams or excessive work. for the first time, i do not shit an antipsychotic for akathisia or weight gain. M 24 7 days
50 mg 2X day
6/1/2010
 5  Bipolar--mixed episode Weight gain (in just 7 days!), muscle soreness (has anyone else experienced this?), lethargy, increased appetite (I want to eat everything in sight!), I am doing well except for the weight gain--I lost 60lbs in the past couple of years from drug side effects and I don't want to gain it all back again. I don't want the depression of weight gain in my life. Any ideas? I am thinking of getting back onto Weight Watchers, but with the mixed episode and the lingering depression at this time, I just don't think I have the energy left. I also don't have clothes to wear if I gain weight--I got rid of all my bigger clothes. Help! Any ideas? suicidal thoughts are gone, sex drive is still good, i love that I can sleep again (I do wake in the middle of the night, but I can fall back asleep with few problems), I don't hate everyone anymore (decrease anxiety and irritability), increased concentration and cognitive functioning (I actually can make a joke again and I know that means that I am doing better because my brain in processing information at a good speed--not too quick), I don't dread the words that come out of my mouth such as "shut up you stupid idiot!" (while people may need to hear this, I now am beginning to feel that I have a "ego filter" for my id again!). I am currently taking Lamictal 300mg, Seroquel 100mg, Klonopin 3mg. I was on Klonopin and Lamictal only for 2 and 1/2 years and was doing great and then in the past month I became manic/depressed again and on the verge of psychosis--I started getting paranoid which has never happened before. Please keep talking because I feel alone in this a F 35 7 days
12/24/2006
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 5  SLEEPLESSNESS NONE! No increase of appetite. NO GROGGINESS. Works for me! For two years before Seroquel, hard time getting to sleep or wake up after 3 hours and can't go back to sleep. 25mg helps me sleep 9-10 hours each night, . More REM sleep! Can concentrate better. Everything seems sharper, brighter, crisper. Less moody and irritable. F 34 7 days
2/2/2006
 4  BPII, anxiety, insomnia using seroquel to help get off xanax (seven years) - have to take at least 100mg to get any somnolence effect. i am sleeping better than i have in my entire life, don't wake up with a hangover - rather, i wake up refreshed and in a good mood. having the most amazing, narrative dreams. during the day i am less irritable and less prone to "rage" mania. when i get the munchies i make sure i munch on raw food (celery is great) - don't want to gain weight again like i have with past meds. hope this continues to work well. wish it took less to make me sleepy. only been using for a short time...fear i will increase the dosage over time...side effects of diabetes and weight gain are worrisome. don't know if it's healthier to be on seroquel or xanax for the long run. the drowsiness associated with seroquel is different than the drowsiness associated with xanax...it's more of a body-numb. xanax i can feel in my head. F 34 7 days
12/20/2008
 4  Depression, anxiety Its only been a week but RLS and memory loss are apparent. Im on 100mg as of right now. I like it minus the RLS which counteracts the sedative properties that seroquel is supposed to give me. Perhaps it will go away in due time. M 7 days
10/3/2008
 3  schizophrenia weight gain, sleepiness im less anxious and i no longer have any night-time fears. I can sleep all night without being woken up by an disturbances! F 15 7 days
8/23/2004
 3  to get off clonazepam ringing in ears, pain and stiffness in joints and muscles, upset stomach,dry mouth and less emotional feeling. cannot do my daily exercises ( physical weakness) The positive aspects of this drug overwhelm the side effects. I am more relaxed and have less anxiety. concentration levels for writing and composing music have improved greatly. Thoughts of violence towards myself and others are minimal if not at all. If side effects go away I will most likely use this in place of clonazepam which was working against my other meds (lithium, Epival) M 53 7 days
11/5/2004
 3  to get off clonazepam ringing in ears, pain and stiffness in joints and muscles, upset stomach,dry mouth and less emotional feeling. cannot do my daily exercises ( physical weakness) The positive aspects of this drug overwhelm the side effects. I am more relaxed and have less anxiety. concentration levels for writing and composing music have improved greatly. Thoughts of violence towards myself and others are minimal if not at all. If side effects go away I will most likely use this in place of clonazepam which was working against my other meds (lithium, Epival) M 53 7 days
11/5/2004
 3  Insomnia, possible bipolar Muscular contractions, sleepiness (obviously), originally prescribed 200 mg but could not function the next day at work. Reduced my dosage to 25 mg. Still experience sleepiness throughout the day. Feel somewhat disconnected. Everything takes on a surreal feeling the following morning until about Noon. I started taking this with Effexor XR. I noticed extreme sweating, which I believed is associated with the Effexor. I notice that I don't necessarily have muscle twitching per se, but my muscles tend to constantly be flexed. I workout 4 days a week and have a pretty strong nutrition plan in place, so I'm hoping I can avoid the possibly of diabetes. I have noticed that while working out, the constant tension in my muscles actually seems to be a workout aid. I feel a bigger M 25 7 days
8/23/2005
 3  Bipolar II,anxiety,insomnia Increased appetite, strong sugar cravings, eating in the middle of the night, quick weight gain. I rated my satisfaction a 3 because it does help with what my primary complaint was, insomnia. I'm not sure if its helping my Bipolar, or mood stability, but I do sleep better, excluding the times when I get up in the middle of the night with such a strong craving. F 32 7 days
2/13/2006

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