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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar 1 w/ pychosis | A slight hangover in the morning and some weight gain. | it helps in alot of ways. with my depression and with my hatefull actions. makes me mellow! | M | 50 | 4 months | 8/1/2005 | 5 | Bipolar II | This drug SAVED my life, despite the 15 lbs I put on, I feel like I have never felt before. | I have been on many antipsychotics before, and the side effects were brutal, but with Seroquel @ 300 mg I don't have ANY side effects, I take it @ 9pm, around 11pm I start feeling groggy by 3am i'm fine, up at 7am and feeling wonderful, the only thing is my appetite, I was allways thin, not so much anymore, but I was never so happy in my life, and so at peace, like I'm now. | F | 28 | 4 months | 1/12/2008 | 5 | Bipolar w/ manic episodes | Finally able to sleep well through the night. For me gaining weight has always been a problem and I've gained about 12 lbs since taking this medication. Some people see the weight gain as a negative while this is a positive for me. I have also experienced what finally feels like a "balance" in my life. I'm able to get my words out. I don't hold my feelings back anymore and I love it. I have not experienced anything negative while taking this medication. | What works for some may not work for others. | F | 28 | 4 months 200mg | 8/31/2017 | 5 | Bi Polar Disorder | I love Seroquel. Seroquel helps me sleep. BUT, there are some side effects that i have noticed that are...more hit or miss. And by that i mean i have the effect or i dont. i noticed that i have an adverse side effect that feels like suffocation. My nasal passages feel as if they are completely dried out...and when i touch them (yes stick my finger up m nose) they are dry. The sensation then feels like my nose is stuffed up really bad. to the point where i cant breathe correctly. This usually comes along about 30 mins after taking my dose. I take 400 mg at night. So, along with the drunken stupor i get settled into, i then feel as if i cant breathe. Understand that i am losing all function and just want to sleep, and the stupor im in is dizzying and im slurring and my eyes are half closed; now add in the fact that you feel as though you cant breathe. Its terrifying. This is where the fun part comes in. Panic sets in...and a mini or large panic attack *depending how sever your terror is, | Other than the night and morning affects: morning stupor fine after 7am... This medication is a life saver. I could have been really sick by now. MY bipolar disorder was hell. I was sick of having to deal with it, and tired of nothing working, tired of my moodswings. Terrified i was going to break. I have a 4yr son, and the last thing i wanted was for him to see me like this or worse, lashing out toward him. I didnt want to hurt anyone, This disease is scary, and im just happy i got my life back. | F | 29 | 4 months 400 1X day | 9/9/2014 | 5 | psychosis | Mood swings, irritability, weight gain about 5 pounds in 2 months. | This medication helped me with hallucinations mildly, but helped me a lot with my OCD now that I think about it. It is a very sedating drug. I started off on a low dose then went to an extremely high dose than after a while the sedating affect went away and symptoms begun to return. | M | 20 | 4 months | 1/23/2010 | 4 | Bipolar 1/Gen. Anxiety Disorder | excessive sleeping, could sleep 12+ hours. withdrawl symptoms are terrible! | This drug has been amazing. I also suffer from insomnia; and Seroquel, along with the Depakote puts me into a nice REM sleep. I'm easily affected by even the slightest change in dose though, which can throw off my sleeping pattern. Just make sure you don't take it too late or are taking too high of a mg at night time because it will knock you out. | F | 19 | 4 months | 1/9/2010 | 4 | to correct a tic I developed | worst side effect is difficulty in waking up in the morning. Also, I perspire in my feet and groin. | Big upside is worth low downside, for me. | M | 55 | 4 months | 2/5/2008 | 4 | insomnia | Drugged feeling the next morning. Gained 15 pounds while on it. | Medicine works great, but gained 15 pounds in 4 months wasn't woth it in my opinion. | F | 33 | 4 months | 4/17/2008 | 4 | BP, Anxiety, Sleep, Withdrawals | Always tired, couldn't wake up in the morning, weight gain, restless leg syndrome 1 1/2 hours after taking if I didn't fall asleep. | I just want people to understand YES seroquel is a strong sedative. HOWEVER it DOES have use and many people benefit from it. These are people in the psychward. No this is not a joke. When I was there this stuff was handed out like candy. I had never even heard of it but I'd estimate at least 50-60% of people in there were on a certain dose. I knew this from when it was med time at night. It helped for schizophrenia, schizotypal, hallucinations, wasn't that great for the biplor patients but helped for the manic states, insomniacs (who were often depressed and tended to amplify depression but they were often put on other meds to combat it), extremely high BP that beta blockers alone couldn't lower, stopping seizures from withdrawal and psychosis. Most people gained weight while on it. Most people were in a perpetual sedated state. But the bad ones were the ones above 600-1200mg ed. In the ward is great for many reasons. But on the streets theres other better meds to take that don't work | M | 25 | 4 months | 3/24/2008 | 4 | mood stability for sexual abuse hx | I take 150mg/day. I get really restless legs and itchy skin. | This drug has given me a lot of stability. I feel more like a normal human, more capable of handling stress, even happy. The benefits outweigh the side effects but I'd like to minimize them by taking 12.5mg regularly over the course of a day to total my current dose. | M | 45 | 4 months | 12/24/2008 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Drowsiness | Made me extremely sleepy at first, but now I can take 50 mg before a meeting or when I anticipate being stressed to prevent a panic attack. I take 200-300mg at night and I sleep great all night long! | F | 32 | 4 months | 4/8/2004 | 4 | anxiety | i havnt noticed any bad side effects, i have expienced alot of weight gain, 25lbs in just a few months but i also started Depakote 500MG 3x a day at the same time. my doc thinks depakote is the reason for my weight gain. i take 50MG to 100MG at night and it has helped me to sleep like a baby. I love it. | F | 24 | 4 months | 6/8/2007 | 4 | Insomnia caused by Anxiety Disorder | Only bad side effect has been weight gain. | I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder which at times has majorly interfered with my life. I was put on seroquel following a severe adverse reaction to Paxil. I have gained weight on seroquel. I am not sure how much weight can be attributed to this drug as I am also taking a Beta Blocker. My initial dose of seroquel was 50mg nightly for insomnia. Now I take 100-150mg before bedtime. However, I feel this drug really helps me to feel calmer which is a major advantage of taking seroquel. I would rather be a few pounds heavier and feel mentally relaxed than feel anxious and unable to sleep. | F | 25 | 4 months 100 MG 1X day | 10/15/2012 | 4 | Major depression - psychotic | Very heavy sedation for first few days, not many side effects after that. | I found Seroquel to be very helpful. It greatly improved my mood, and also made me feel calm and less agitated - stable. I did find it increadibly sedating for the first few days, to the point where I almost slept non-stop for several days. This quickly wore off, and I found myself able to function normally (though I was always reluctant to drive as I did feel that my spatial awareness was still affected even though I did not feel drowsy). I didn't have any sexual side effects, though soon after taking a tablet the sedative affect would probably mean your libido would be lower for a few hours. I did find that when I was first put on a high dose that it can have a temporary paralysing effect, in that for the first time at a high dose you may find yourself paralysed and unable to move, walk etc. This only occured on my first night at high dosage, and didn't recur again. Overall, I have found this drug to be very effective, and with very few side effects, and it does also help with getting a good night sleep as many have said. | M | 35 | 4 months 100 2X day | 8/29/2010 | 4 | Bipolar II, severe insomnia | restless legs/twitchiness, memory problems, problems "accessing" certain words and names. Constipation, irritablity. | This drug is the only drug that ever made me sleep like a normal human. It shuts off racing thoughts and mental background noise like a swtich. I was heartbroken when I could no longer take it. The first time I took it I got resltess legs. This eventually got much worse and spread to my whole body until it started keeping me up all night. Although it stabilized my moods, it left me in a mildly crabby state and I developed a temper. I am now off it and I miss sleeping at night and having a quiet mind. Untill the twitchiness got so bad, I was doing quite well. | M | 39 | 4 months | 10/15/2006 | 4 | schizoaffective disorder/ bipolar | I was first diagnosed with a problem and given Seroguel while I was in a drug rehab. I was a zombie for the first few days. Within a week it didn't make me tired anymore. Within my first month I felt amazingly happy/ content for the first time in my life. I have noticed the sugar cravings, and the weight gain!!!! My god I've gained 30 lbs. I've also noticed I get a heat sensation in the small of my back. For no apparent reason my back will feel like im leaning on a heating pad. It's nothing serious enough for me to discontinue use of Seroquel but it is odd. | I do think Seroquel is a miracle pill. It is rather expensive when you start taking high doses, for example I take 500 mg per day. However you cannot put a price on your health and happiness. So it is worth it. | F | 21 | 4 months | 9/9/2006 | 4 | MAJOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, INSOMNIA | Ringing in the ears, Balance problems, Hair Loss, Excessive Night Sweats, Vivid Dreams, Increased cravings for sweets. | 75mg at night I have found it amazingly helpful for insomnia, distorted thinking, Eating Disorder, and anxiety. It is a good adjunct to my other 3 psychiatric meds. The side effects are currently tolerable as the benefits outweigh the deficits. I do have some stubborn belly fat as Seroquel produces cortisol. My appetite is managed by following a strict mealplan with my Nutritionist so it is not from over eating or junking out nor is it from lack of excercise as I go 4-6 times a week. With the above, however, the weight gain has stabilized and I have just the small roll of belly, hip, and thigh fat which I am working on at the gym. | F | 38 | 4 months | 5/17/2006 | 3 | Depression, DID, Bipolar | 200mg per night and 50mg 3 times a day: It took forever for me to get up in the morning, and an hour after taking the night time dosage, I'd start hallucinating such as monsters growing from the walls. Hard time with eating disorder problems while on medication. | Went from having thoughts of self-injury on a scale of 1-10 at a 10 to having a 1 or 2. Personalities from the DID don't take over anymore, but still pose somewhat of a problem. | F | 18 | 4 months | 8/26/2006 | 3 | Severe OCD, Insommnia | Heavy Drowsiness, Heart Palpitations at higher doses of 400mg. I now take 200 mg. Frequent bowel movements. Acne. Mental Angry mood changes, Swings. Morning Erections. Increased Sexual Mood. Weight gain. Dizziness. | This drug alone does not help with my OCD. I augment it with an SSRI Luvox & the Combo seemed to help me a great deal. My Sleep has been High Quality, although i have trouble waking up in the morning I can sleep an excess of 12-14 Hours a day. Still, it is better than insommnia. I have been Calmer & I abstain from doing most of my Rituals. I still do have Obessive thoughts, but I can manage them better. | M | 18 | 4 months | 9/18/2006 | 3 | bipolar mixed/insomnia | weight gain, acne, difficulty waking | only took as needed for sleep. when i would take it i noticed the next morning i would wake up with several pimples starting. When i woke up it was definetly hard to get out of bed and i would be STARVING. | F | 24 | 4 months | 2/19/2007 |