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 | anxiety/depresion | I have had too many side effects to remember. The worst ones are the extreme drowsiness and muscle twitches. I occasionally developed headaches but they were quick to get over. I slept better but it doesnt make a difference when you cant wake up. | Its horrible and i hope it didnt cause any permanent damage. | M | 14 | 4 times | 10/20/2004 | 1 | Insomnia | Severe depression, thoughts of suicide, extreme fatigue, tiredness all throughout the day | Would not recommend using this as a sleep aid; it's not safe. | M | 19 | 10 times | 1/13/2010 | 4 | Bipolar, Anxiety, Insomnia | Only take 25mgs at night AS NEEDED (in other words, my shrink doesn't want me to take it all the time) and I sleep. My only side effect has been to have my thoughts calmed, getting me off to sleep quickly and easily, for an 8 to 10 hour stretch. | I've never slept much at night in my life due to my Asperger's, anxiety, Bipolar, and a few others. They all caused such extreme insomnia, I thought I was lucky to get a total of 4 hours sleep in any given 24 hour period, and that I was doomed to that for the rest of my life. I currently take Lithium, Welbutrin, and Ativan (also as needed), and between them all, including the Seroquel, I'm a balanced, capable, functional person. I feel like I could return to nursing if I wanted to now. | F | 30 | 12 times | 6/3/2009 | 1 | insomnia | muscle soreness, joint pain, back pain, onset of arthritis, sweating, cough, fungal infection, weight gain, pneumonia, teeth grinding. | Over the last 18 months my health has gone steadily downward. Yes, I could sleep at night (for the first time in 5 years), but gradually I developed one sympton after another. Until I developed a drug induced pneumonia, I did not associate ALL these side effects as coming from seroquel. I have stopped taking the medication and am having terrible heart burn, indigestion and horrindus sweating. | F | 55 | 18 times | 10/28/2004 | 3 | insomnia | extremely drowsy the morning after, need more than 8 hours of sleep | i take it farly infrequently because i rarely have more than 8 hours to sleep but it really helps when i can take it. | F | 20 | 30 times | 7/23/2006 | 2 | Major insomnia | Extremely joint, bone , muscle pain, paralysis at times, eyes hurt, weak, unmotivated, weight going . Research says this drug causes bone density with prolonged use. Also cataracts , great! | It’s a nightmare! It did help me near three years ago with my insomnia. Because I couldn’t sleep at all. However many nights I felt like I was dieing , truly , my son called the squad once and hospitalized me! Now I sleep a little with highly does or non-without it. Must get off . I hope it hasn’t already caused extensive long term damage. | F | 38 | 0 days 600mg | 10/13/2019 | 5 | Anxiété généralisée et dépression | Au départ somnolence constipation troubles de la mémoire prise de poids augmentation de l'appétit et grosse fatigue. | Ça fait 3 ans que je prends ce médicament qui m'a changé la vie. Je dors mieux je suis stable et beaucoup moins anxieuse. Je suis passée de 300 à 200 mg récemment et je n'ai quasiment plus d'effets secondaires. | F | 39 | 1 days 200 | 4/4/2016 | 5 | depression, mania, schizoid moods | Weight gain. My dreams are so vivid, I feel as though I lead a | The weight gain is tolerable. Better I be chunky and sane rather than skinny and nuts. Never slept better in my life. It's amazing how a regular sleep pattern will greatly contribute to the quality of your life. | F | 31 | 1 days | 10/12/2004 | 5 | Couldn't sleep at night/mood swings | weight gain | it works for me i now can sleep at night | F | 16 | 1 days | 4/6/2006 | 4 | Mood Stabilizer for BiPolar Spectru | Short-term sedation, but not a problem if taken at bedtime | Seroquel helps me to be more directed and take action without the anxiety which used to paralyze me and prevent me from even deciding what clothes to wear. | F | 57 | 1 days | 10/5/2004 | 4 | insomnia | I started hearing every little sound like it was echoed and ten times louder. | I had high expectations towards this medicine as everyone here said it's great. I took my first 50 mg last night and it took about 2 hours before I got tired. I went to bed and instantly fell in sleep. Woke up only once during the night (to the bathroom) and fell back to sleep. It's not what people say it is, I don't get instantly tired nor so tired I couldn't stay awake. It just helps me to fall in sleep. That's what it's supposed to do. Will keep on taking this med! | M | 22 | 1 days | 3/2/2007 | 4 | bipolar II | Apetite increase after night dose (450mg)Cannot control food intake--so hungry, to the point I don't care about my fat bum; like wead withought the high. Gained about 10 pounds. When I start falling asleep my body feels figgity, can't explane it very well; like if you overdosed smth... | One of the best mood-stibelisers I have tried. (Kill zyprexa, put on 30 pounds in half an year) | F | 25 | 1 days | 1/17/2005 | 4 | sleep | drowsiness | worked great | F | 52 | 1 days | 2/6/2009 | 3 | depression | Extremely tired, spaced off, can't focus well, headaches | I have been taking it for a day and maybe I need more time but I am really tired and it feels like a hangover. I sleep well but it feels like it's all I want to do. I was stressed before and this helps calm me down but I think maybe too much | F | 18 | 1 days | 12/23/2008 | 3 | I have Bi-polar ll | This medication is probably one of the best on the market. I now sleep,the anxiety is gone, and I don't have the racing thoughts. Before the drug,I could'nt sleep for weeks and wanted to jump off a bldg because of mania. Three complaints addiction,adiction and all the weight gain, it has put a major cramp in my lifestyle and employment. I now avoid my talent agent because of it, I have gained 30lbs in less than 6 months. I have tried to wean off the drug, but it seems that I was worse off than before starting it, my advice it you is not to get on this drug except for as a last resort, if you thought sleep was impossible before the drug, try to live without it, it seems to alter your body chemistry. I have tried to go back to some of my old drugs as an desperate attempt to live without the seroquel and its side affects, but have found that I am actually more sensitive to former drugs now than before taking seroquel, and I am convinced its because of the seroquel. | I know some of you have a weight gain complaint and some of you don't after taking the drug, but I'll will tell you this, I am a serious hiker,and am always active. I am not one with a big appetite, my caloric intake most days is probably lower than the average person, and I this drug has somehow managed to keep me gaining, slowly, I might add, only because I am so active, but even so I am still gaining. Tomorrow I have an appointment with my doctor, and I will request to be off the drug. I just started lamictal at a low dose of 25mg, can't wait to see results, hear it is a good well rounded drug for Bi-polar patients. HR | F | 36 | 1 days | 9/14/2005 | 3 | 1 days | 11/29/2013 | 2 | PTSD | When the effects first started, i was drowsy, almost like i was drunk. I was woozy and falling over my own feet to lie down and i couldnt keep my eyes open. I woke 3 hours later with EXTREME rage ready to take on the world and I'm normally very withdrawn. Im sensing bad things will happen if i continue taking this drug thats making me so enraged. I began taking it January of 2015, stopped in July 2015 and was on 25mg x 5 daily (125mg total). I was in a unit when i first started this drug so I can't really remember much about it i was that zoned out. After taking just one, i think i'll pass this time. | Never again. | F | 22 | 1 days 25mg | 5/8/2016 | 2 | insomnia, depression, irritability | Tried sample of Seroquel XR 50mg, yesterday. Per Dr's instructions, 12 hours prior to your waking hour tomorrow. Within 3 hours I became too drowsy to remain awake. I woke after 9 hours sleep and felt like a zombie. Couldn't function at work, couldn't concentrate and my memory was failing me, called off sick. At home I took a 90 minute nap, and was out cold. I've been extremely drowsy all day. My mental faculties are slowly returning. I still feel groggy with slow motor functions, 24 hours after trying it once. | I don't like it. A year ago, this would've helped, when I was in a bad state. Seems like, this would enable patients to get over a bad hump. Even then I wouldn't recommend taking this as a long-term med, unless your condition is extreme. The after-effects of this drug remind me of a really bad "acid hangover". Yuchh. As someone once said, "You are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence". | F | 53 | 1 days | 8/28/2009 | 2 | Bipolar insomnia | Anxiety, muscle twitches, incapacitated next day because drug still acting | I am having ECT. A side effect of the ECT, for me, was muscle soreness. I'd been taking trazadone to sleep, but the soreness kept me awake. My dr. gave me Seroquel for insomnia. I felt strangely all morning after taking it once--I had a hard time talking, I was dizzy, tremors, disoriented. Went to breakfast w/friend, and tried to sleep upon return. Had FRIGHTENING anxiety, felt like I was going back into mixed state that I had earlier in the summer. (Depression hasn't lifted, hence the ECT.) Got up and called the drs. office, and hoping to hear back from him. It may be a sleepless night, but if it staves off the anxiety, it's a fair tradeoff. Back to trazadone, and maybe ECT will regulate my sleep! | F | 46 | 1 days | 8/21/2008 | 2 | To sleep | F | 32 | 1 days 25 1X day | 12/19/2022 |