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 | sleeplessness/bipolar d/o | Muscle twitching, visual changes, constricted pupils, extreme overheated...ended up in ER with neuroleptic malignant disorder/serotonin syndrome | horrible, scary stuff | F | 45 | 2 weeks | 8/19/2007 | 1 | Manic Depression | Loss of muscle control, voices, spacing out. | I was put on this when i was 15 for manic depression, but it didn't help, it made it worse. I also couldn't walk more than two feet without falling down due to loss of muscle control. My legs felt like jello. I would NOT recommend taking this. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 11/4/2007 | 1 | Panic Disorder/Anxiety/Bipolar | Excessive sweating, suicidal ideations, crying spells, stoned feeling, anxiety | I stopped taking this drug two nights ago and I still cannot stop sweating. It's awful. I sweat when I am sitting, doing nothing, wearing nearly nothing. I can't stop. This drug, along with pretty all the rest of the prescribed medications for these disorders, are nothing but terrifying. Seroquel in itself has 1665 side effects recognized by the FDA. It is also addictive, which is something I was never informed of. This drug did nothing but horrify me, so it absolutely did not help with my panic. It made me suicidal, so it absolutely did not help with depression. I suggest finding another option if you have any kind of nervous disorder. We are patients, not lab rats. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 2/12/2008 | 1 | Insomnia | Extremely tired, but NOT at night after I took the med... it was during the day (which obviously makes sense since I didn't get any sleep), but this medicine would make me groggy and tired, yet I still couldn't fall asleep. Horrible. | It just plain and simple did not work for me. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 1/31/2009 | 1 | schizophrenia | morbid thouts thoughts of family dying or me dying dry mouth | i need to stop taking it with depekote or i might kill myself | M | 21 | 2 weeks | 3/23/2009 | 1 | Anxiety | extreme paranoia after reading the potential sides effects. other than extreme sedation, no physical side effects. | This drug is great if you ever decide to take up drooling on yourself as a hobby | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 1 | Mood Stablization | Laziness, Fatique, Sleepiness, Non-active, Increased Appetite, Loss of Awareness. | First of all, Seroquel DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. Second of all, it's giving me the side effects I mentioned. This medication has turned me into a vegetable. I wasn't as happy as I used to be. I usually refused to participate in many things. | M | 15 | 2 weeks | 7/9/2007 | 1 | Hallucinations | drowsiness, dizziness, twitching, appetite inrcrease, depression... | being lethargic is the worst side affect. i can not wake up in the morning and i feel comatose throughout the entire day. im only on 50mgs, though i have been on 125mgs for over a month last year and the affects never got better. it makes you lose your will to live. awful medication. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 1/20/2005 | 1 | Depression, opiate withdrawal | Racing heart, pressure on chest, headache, nausea, EXTREME constipation. | F | 31 | 2 weeks 300mg | 4/27/2013 | 1 | Slight hypomania. | Totally "zonked" out. I believe it was not neccesarily the drug but the fact that it was improperly prescribed and at an improper dose. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 2/20/2007 | 1 | Doctor thought I was Bi Polar, | I'm not. I have Aspergers Syndrome (AS). I took this "devil in a bottle" in 2005 for 2 weeks only. I was a ZOMBIE. I am a student and I couldn't THINK critically. I couldn't drive. I couldn't DO anything. I was good for nothing! I was a vegtable. I gained about 10 pounds in 2 weeks. DON'T TAKE THIS!!!! | I hate this drug. My doctor tryed to put me back on this thing too when I went to talk to him about Aspergers Syndrome in Feb of 2007. (I did my research on AS for 2 months and tryed to tell him that I had it). He didn't listen to me. He prescribed 25mg of Seroquel to me last Feb. Last time, he prescribed 100mg to me in 2005. I told my doctor that it raised trigliceride levels and HE is the one that wants to me lower those trigliceride levels to 150. (Mine was 188 in 2005). My doctor just doesn't get it. He thinks Seroquel is the answer to everyone's problem. It's not. I am not psychotic or how ever you spell that word. Aspergers Syndrome can appear to be Bi Polar. But what my doctor didn't know is that I get upset when things ARE NOT FAIR or when my routine is disturbed!!! I don't need any anti-phychotic drug. Klonopin words well for me and I DON'T take Klonopin everyday. I only take it about 2 times a week and ONLY when I feel that I need it. (When I drive I need it). I do get a li | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 4/2/2007 | 1 | Doctor thought I was Bi Polar, | Conintued--I do get a little sleepy with Klonopin but at least I can drive! Seroquel is THE DEVIL. I couldn't drive or think when I was on it. I told a coworker about me and Seroquel, and she understood why I couldn't get up at 4:30 to be at work by 5:45am. email me about anything in this post. | I have been on Zoloft 100mg since 2003 and I think Zoloft is great for depression. No side effects. You don't need an anti-phychotic medication. Just take Zolfot + Klonopin. Oh and Seroquel will make you sleep for about 10 hours a night. When you work for a living, most get 6-8 hours a sleep a night. Due to my work schedule in '05, I couldn't take any Seroquel-not even a lick since I had to be at work at 5:45am. If you do have a job-you won't be going in anytime soon! Believe me-you will either be very late (due to over sleeping) or you wont go in at all! | F | 31 | 2 weeks | 4/2/2007 | 5 | b-p, anxiety, dep, extreme paranoia | 1st week included fits of anger, slept 12 hrs per day, dry mouth, shakes, mild muscle spasms, loss of appetite | the first week/increased dosage is the worst. Plan to sleep at least 12 hours. Didn't crave carbs as others reported but do smoke a lot more. I drink 100 oz of water daily to keep the dry mouth under control. Started noticing some differences in the mid of week 2: woke up happy. Lots of energy, happy, similar to manic state without loss of control. Shakes and mild muscle spasms after eating a grapefruit. Overall, I am pleased with this drug. Paranoia kept to a minimum, moods regulated, seems to be controlling anxiety/depression. Still haven't tried going into any crowded places (but consider it) which is a huge step. This appears be the drug I have been waiting for... | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 5/21/2008 | 5 | Explosive anger outbursts | None so far, it does help sleep. | I am only taking 25mg at night and on weekends 25mg in the am. It has helped me remain calm when I might normally have an angry temper tantrum. It does not knock me out all night like some people say but it does help me sleep and I usually fall back to sleep if I wake up. I am not tired in the morning - maybe only a day or 2 when I first started it. So far, I love it! I hope it continues to work at the low dose because I am afraid of the weight gain aspect. | F | 43 | 3 weeks | 3/4/2008 | 5 | Bipolar, anxiety, depression, insom | After taking this medication my heart always races. Makes me sleep for 12+ hrs. Also I have noticed that in my hand at the side, the muscle twitched there for about a week. Also now I have noticed my eyelid twitched. So people be careful, as this drug is known to cause tardive dyskinesia. | For the past 8 years, I have been dealing with my mental illness by myself, through whatever ways I could fill up "the hole".Drugs, cutting, sex , jumped from relationship to relationship. Now being 21 and on this medication ( 100 mg a night ) Also now drug free and have turned my life around, This medication definitely hels me sleep at night and has balanced out my moods, just have to be careful with drinking and what not. There's still a lot of stuff that brings me down, just like ur avergae person, but Seroquel has controlled the episodes as much as it could. The rest is up to me. It puts my deamons to sleep<3 :) | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 1/6/2010 | 5 | Bipolar/Anxiety/depression | Groggy for the first couple of hours in the morning, tons of energy in the afternoon (thats good!)Usually knocks me out 20mins after taking it at bedtime. Also taking Ativan when needed for anxiety attacks. | I have been on Seroquel for 3 weeks, this medicine has been a life saver for me! I started out on just 25 mg a night before bed, then moved up to 50 mg's. I have actually LOST weight, 5 lbs so far (I put on 15 when my depressive episode returned). For so long I thought Dr's just didnt understand what I was going through, they continued to try me on different anti depressants, all of which made me more anxious and freaked out, to the point I wanted to hurt myself and others! Finally with my Therapist and new Dr, came to my Bipolar diagnosis. Seroquel has helped me want to be productive and actually LEAVE my house again, it has mellowed out my severe mood swings, its helped with my anxiety attacks, but we are still working on that. Im not saying its for everyone, but for a person like me who kept getting the typical depression diagnosis over and over again, I cant say enough good things!!! | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 4/28/2009 | 4 | Bipolar and maybe something else?? | Well, I've only been on Seroquel for a few weeks. I'm taking 100mg a night. At first it made my heart beat really fast as soon as I took it, annd it knocked me out for 12 hrs, still does it I take the full thing. I have noticed though that parts of my body twitch?? And this drug also can cause tardive dyskinesia( so guys be carefull ) My hand and fingers twitch, and I have noticed that my eye lid at one point.. So maybe they have to lower my dose? Anyways other then that it balances out my moods but just have to be careful with taking it regularly and drinking etc. | Puts my deamons to sleep <3 :) lol | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 1/6/2010 | 4 | Sleep | It's helped me sleep. Sometimes I wake up and take a Benadryl to kick it back in. I think I am somewhat overall calmer with it 24/7. I don't need as many Xanax etc. | Hope it remains helpful. | F | 56 | 3 weeks 100 mg. | 2/19/2016 | 4 | bipolar, insomonia | bottomless pit for stomach, craving of carbs and sweets, eating in sleep, waking up and finding food wrappers and food particles in mouth, 20 lb. wgt gain in 3 weeks of taking meds. sedation upon taking pm med. | I take 200 mg of at night and 50 mg in the morning. I do get restful sleep at night and am able to maintain alertness during the day. My dreams are vivid but sometimes so vivid that I wake up from them shouting, screaming, yelping or yelling. I don't feel groggy when I wake up in the morning and I am glad to be on the med cuz this is the first time in years that I have felt like I had some good, restful sleep. I do not like the weight gain. | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 11/23/2008 | 4 | Post-traumatic stress disorder | Sleepiness at first, rapid heartbeat after night-time dose (200mg) | Seroquel is really helping with the flashbacks and intrusive memories. I take 50mg at 6pm and 200mg at 10-11pm. I sleep for about 12 hours but I don't work so it's not a problem. Hopefully once I've been in psychotherapy for a while I'll be able to taper and stop taking it. | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 2/26/2005 |