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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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUELCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 4  Sleep Apnea compliance to CPAP I was first taking Seroquel XR at 150mg and I felt like I could not get enough sleep and stayed kind of blah all day. My doctor switched me to quick release Seroquel and I am much happier with that. The idea behind prescribing this to me was to help me sleep better so that I do not take my CPAP mask off. To date, it has done the trick. I wake up feeling rested, clear minded, etc. I wish I had started taking it long ago and then maybe I would have been more compliant with my CPAP mask. I would be happy to share my experiences with this medication if you wish to email me. Good luck to all of you. M 50 21 days
200mg 1X day
10/7/2010
 2  Depression weight gain (15 pounds so far)Dry mouth, always tired I have had no changes in my mood since starting seroquel, the only thing it does is make me sleep alot. I take 250 mg once a day before i go to bed. M 16 23 days
11/29/2006
 1  bi polar mouth dryness, confusion, poor concentration,memory loss, extreme irritability, slurred speech and strangely loss of appetite Had to quit this. It made me feel worse than when I was undiagnosed M 43 25 days
50mg 1X day
5/13/2013
 5  PTSD, Borderline, Depression NONE. None. none. no weight gain, nothing. Please do not read all these negative things. You people are hopeless with your whining. I have tried EVERYTHING, suicide seemed like the only option until one month ago when my therapist suggested we try Seroquel. I was willing to take snake venom. I was desparate. I am A NEW PERSON. I have stuggled since an adolesent with depression, anxiety, and suffered from an abusive situation as a child resulting in PTSD. I have no side effects except I sleep like a baby again. I take 25 mg. 30 mins. before bedtime. I have a thyroid disorder (cancer) and take 112 mcg. of Levoxyl, 2 mg. Xanax still though I am weaning, and sometimes Ultram for pain from Lupus. Stop complaining and stop this madness, Seroquel is a wonderful drug and it gave me back my life. People read all this stuff the really insane people write and get scared as I did and now I can tell you TAKE IT. Your spouse will be happy, your children will love you but more importantly you will LOVE YOURSELF. F 55 30 days
8/29/2009
 5  Bi-Polar II / Anxiety Only on 75mg/day - feel bloated, gained a few pounds, but I think the weight gain has Plateaued. Felt my metabolism shift into low-gear when I first started taking it. Been on it for about a month, if I gain anymore, I will cut back even more than the 100mg/day the doctor initially prescribed. More diet and excercise will be the rule for the time being - we'll see I can't say how much this medication has brought me back down to earth. I'm also on 100mg Lamicatal. Lamictal took me out of depression - but also took me too high. (especially with coffee...turned me into the great corn-holio). Seroqel "quelled" the racing thoughts and gave me a good nights sleep. Why does there always have to be a trade-off with medications? You either do well physically without, but suffer mentally - or you take the meds, feel well menatally, but pudge out! If these med-researchers ever figure out the metabolism/weight gain/endocrine problems, they would hit the jack-pot!!! GET IT RIGHT DOCS...but still...Seroquel is a mental life saver for me. M 30 days
11/28/2006
 4  Bi polar Sleepiness on 100mg at night. The sleepiness continue through the day. really hard to get up. After reading all of these ratings it makes me nervous. I really don't want to gain weight, and don't like the idea of it being something i can get addicted to. I've only been on it a little while so will see. I won't be able to handle the sleepiness long term. F 43 30 days
2/27/2005
 4  bipolar 2 very drowsy, dizzy. slight hangover effect in the morning, but went away with time. I had a brief worsening of mania symptoms for 2 days. Mania gradually disappeared altogether. Great for my sleep issues! F 32 30 days
7/15/2004
 3  OCD Seroquel does work. Its important to let you know that it brought my OCD to a total halt along with Luvox but it killed my sex drive. My wife is hot and for a month that I was on it I didn't have any thoughts or desire to have sex. After seeing my shrink today I am going off it for that reason. M 31 30 days
3/22/2007
 3  anxiety, depression, sleeplessness dry mouth, need to sleep 12 hours per day, possible contributor to weight gain Drug does help me get to sleep, but I fear that if I were to stop the drug, I would not be able to get to sleep. I take 50 mg per night. Also: very expensive (more than 2 dollars a pill) for those who do not have prescription coverage; there does not seem to be a generic equivalent F 24 30 days
5/24/2006
 2  Depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia Drowsiness, strange dreams, obtrusive thoughts, incapacitation during the night. Have been taking 25mg nightly for about a month, and was previously on Dothiepin/Prothiadin. Seroquel has helped with the anxiety, but hasn't treated the depression and lack of sex drive. As far as side effects go (both short and long term), I think the tricyclic antidepressants are better. M 25 30 days
3/10/2006
 2  Mood stabilization My moods were worse F 18 30 days
5/11/2005
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 2  For sleep Only worked for a couple nights in a row. Got anxious in daytime. Zyprexa works better. M 63 30 days
50 MG 1X day
9/27/2015
 1  for night time sleep aid I experienced the crazyest side effects, I can not explain how crazy it made me feel, but I will do my best. I was perscribed 100mg of seroquel at bed time when I was a patient at a rehab center. When I first started to take it I experienced very vived dreams thats I could remember very clearly. I could only sleep for 5 hrs at a time and once awake would toss and turn like crazy for the remainder of the night. I did not reailze that it was side affects of the medication because I was coming off of drugs and thought it was a withdrawl symptom. When I was done with the program I was prescribed a perscription of 30 100mg seroquel. I took them aS directed and still felt the same symptoms as before but more intense. It wasent untill I was half way done with the bottle to realize that the crazy feelings I was having was seroqel side effects. The more intense affects where the feeling of being menteley insane. I felt like I was actually going crazy. I would curl up in a ball fetal possition a crazy drug made me actually go insane M 20 30 days
3/16/2006
 1  bipolar Extreme hallucinations, lethargy, drowsiness, increased appetite I spent all of my days on the drug lethargic without any energy. My appetite dramatically increased causing me to gain unwanted weight. I had to sleep an extra 2 hours per day. The hallucinations were so extreme, I had to stop taking the drug immediately. M 18 30 days
1X day
2/5/2010
 1  Treatment Res. Major Depression PHYSICAL Huge allergic reaction Hives, bloating, swollen joints, swollen lips and eyes, water retention in legs so are x3 the size, swollen lumps on soles if feet. PHYSICAL acid reflux. Anxiety, restlessness, anger and irritability, inability to nap even though exhausted,staying in bed feeling low and numb all day, crying for no reason. No interest in other people and inability to maintain conversation. Cloudy head all day, so exhausted unable to do tasks such as cooking meals need help to look after my kids from husband and parents as not feeling 'with it' This made me feel worse, I have re tried this drug x3 over six months each time its given me dehabiliting allergic reactions needing steroids. Psychiatrist set on pushing this on me not sure why. Just gone through 3 weeks on a 3rd attempt I cant live like this, having to take x4 strong prescription antihistamines just to try to control this and just does not work. I dont see why l should take even more drugs to support one my body clearly rejects? Also huge weight gain even when you are so depressed you cannot eat!!!! If your dr says it doesn't cause w.g if you eat healthily and dont snack exercise etc they are lying as it totally affects your metabolism!! I gained I was on orlistat for weight loss trying to lose weight from my first attempt on quetiapine (gained about 14 lbs) and it even stopped that from working. Ive only gone on to gain more weight due to being Ill with coronavirus and being too exhausted to exercise. I was around 134lbs I've easily gained 35lbs since I first tried Q in months. I've always been slim and keenly cardio exercises x4 a week before What's worse is that I did see a benefit first time around but not the times afterwards, it definitely caused me to feel worse not sure if this is because it affects my depression directly or because it caused anxiety and extreme fatigue and cloudy head adding to what I had already. All I know is that I cannot poison my body physically and mentally with this any longer F 33 31 days
25-50 1X day
8/1/2020
 1  Depression Gained 12lbs in one month. Extreme hunger and thirst. Extremely hard to wake up in the morning, and very sleepy throughout the day. Tendency to nod off at my desk. Erratic sleep: I can sleep 15+ hours on this medication one night, and the next sleep three hours and be wide awake at 3 in the morning like I am right now. Tossing and turning all night, waking up with heart racing. General confusion and in a constant state of being out of it. Feeling very hot and sweaty. Lately I sleep with just a sheet and the window wide open (mind you that it's 10 degrees outside). F 25 33 days
1/13/2008
 3  Bipolar/antidepressant/skitzo more depression, drowsiness, dry mouth, loss of appetite I was put on it for my Bipolar, schizophrenia, depression and my anxiety, but it hasn't seem to help..I'm on 200mg and have been on it for over a month..it just makes me sleep better...:/ F 19 35 days
7/26/2009
 1  YES SIDE EFFECT: Loss of coordination. Description: Loss of coordination means one cannot operate an automobile. Loss of coordination means one cannot SAFELY operate motorized machinery. SIDE EFFECT: Unsteady ambulation[walking] M 75 35 days
8/9/2009
 5  panic attacks, anxiety, depression weight gain, sore muscles (comes and goes..especially in upper back and neck), memory loss, word finding difficulty, weird vision problems, difficulty with attention, body movement is getting difficult (feel older than I am), hair is VERY straw-like, constant cravings and overeating, feeling HOT, EXCESSIVE SWEATING(embarassing) This medication worked very well. Helped me sleep and wake up rested and calm. No panic attacks at all!!! But, due to side effects and possibly worse ones coming on, I do not wish to take this regularly any more. I am weaning off and may take it on an as needed basis. I agree with others who have said that our healthcare professionals aren't telling us all the information before WE decide what meds to take. F 39 40 days
9/9/2008
 2  Depression Made me terribly anxious and at times suicidal Was suppose to help with depression taken along with Zoloft F 72 40 days
25 mg. 4X day
2/24/2010
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