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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 2  panic attacks/school avobea weight gain 20lbs used to be 80lbs now im 100lbs within less then 1 year dizzyness/very sleepy ive been taking seroquel for about 1 year and its made me very tired i can hardly do anything i take 25mg at night befor i go to bed and it helps me in the moring for school but now i am getting off of it becuase it caused me to gain weight and i have issues with weight all ready and i rather just take tylonal pm and go to sleep then take this and gain weight F 14 1 days
4/17/2006
 2  panic attacks weight gain dizzyness ive been taking seroquel for about 1 year and its made me very tired i can hardly do anything i take 25mg at night befor i go to bed and it helps me in the moring for school but now i am getting off of it becuase it caused me to gain weight and i have issues with weight all ready and i rather just take tylonal pm and go to sleep then take this and gain weight F 14 1 days
4/16/2006
 2  anxiety, sleep Hallucinations - sounds and visuals, very zombie like, nausea M 15 1 days
200 MG
2/8/2012
 2  sever insomnia none, nothing, I am still wide awake! From what I have heard I thought this was going to help me sleep. Why is it not working????? Today is the first time I have taken seroquel. I feel like I am going to cry. My whole body hurts I would cry if I had the energy.. I am so tired I have gone for months now only being able to sleep 3 or 4 hours a night. I can not think clearly I am so fusterated. My doctor gave me the starter pack. I took the 50 mg 3 hours ago and I am still sitting here wide awake. F 36 1 days
2/10/2009
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 2  Insomnia Took 12.5 mg only. Felt zombie like throughout the day. Stiff arms. Sleepy all day. Increased heart rate most of the next day. Awesome sleeping pill, but comes with quite a price in the beginning. M 41 1 days
2/14/2009
 2  depression/insomnia Increased fasting blood sugar levels/prediabetes. Weight gain (25 pounds) Anyone else experience increased blood sugar levels? M 32 1 days
7/26/2007
 2  postpartum insomnia dry mouth, total fog My doctor suggested 12.5 mg for sleep as an 'experiment' as an alternative to the trazodone/ativan combo that I wasn't having much luck with .. although it definitely made me feel 'sleepy' I certainly did not sleep but instead laid in bed feeling as though a truck had run over me .. I don't use recreational drugs but can only describe the effect of this medication as having had a 'BAD TRIP' .. too bad, I was really hoping for some sleep .. I'm jealous that it seems to have worked so well for others! F 39 1 days
7/30/2007
 1  Depression Slurred speech, drunk feeling, made me feel like I was spinning, made me scared, therefore more anxious so did not help with sleep. This drug terrified me!! I took 25 mg of this last night, which I believe is the lowest dose you can take. I have never felt so weird in my life. Now it is almost 12 hours later, and I am finally feeling normal. Scary drug--please find another option. F 37 1 days
1/4/2008
 1  depresssion sleep problems Dry Dry Dry mouth chest pain strange feeling slept 10 hours woke up felt drunk and tried I felt like I was on fire This is the worst medicine I have ever taken. It gave me the sickest horrible nightmares And I dream the same nightmare twice. I couldn't wait until this garbage was out of my system. This drug is Creepy.... Do not take this stuff.... F 46 1 days
1/20/2008
 1  bi polar/ insomnia problems The very first night I took this it immediately knocked me out. The next morning I literally could not lift my head off of my pillow and I was drooling. I could not get out of the bed to go to the bathroom until noon and then everything was slow. I spent 2 days in the bed behind one of these dangerous little pills. I think this medicine could be very dangerous and when I told mey doctor how this medicine had me " paralyzed" she said she had never heard of anyone having this experience before. F 28 1 days
2/11/2008
 1  Bipolar Depression I felt like I was on a horse tranquilzer. The first day I took it, I was totally out. I stopped it after that day. F 22 1 days
2/23/2008
 1  bipolar its the first day i take it....and the LAST one!!!!!! i am totally zombie....i dont feel in the reality.... so,weird! i took only 50 mg...i should take another one tonight,but NOOOOOO! finish for me...its scary! i take 600mg of lithium,2mg of xanax,7.5 mg of immovane.... my doctor is trying to find the good treatment for me...its been 2 years now!!!!!! F 31 1 days
3/14/2009
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 1  Bipolar II, depression, suicidal Paralysed facial muscles during 2 hours the following morning, dry mouth,loss of balance, stoned, irritability that flirted with physical violence irruptions, jumping leg, blurred vision, great loss in concentration, speach impairement... WOW! What a scare! I took only one pill, the smallest dose at 25mg, before beadtime. Had a terrific night of sleep and, weird but not nightmarish dreams. That was it. Nothing else was good after I got got up with difficulty. I particularly freaked out when I started noticing that I couldn't move my facial muscles anymore, couldn't smile, coudn't show reactions, emotions on my face, just a frozen dramatic facial like when facing wind at -40 celcius. I had about 20 interviews to do in my morning at work, but I felt I had to continue for the sake of all those persons that had taken time off from work for this (sorry cannot specify field, but it's not job related). I finally made it through to 11:00 AM at which time I went for the coffee I normally get around 9:30. It helped. My face muscles slowly returned to normal. But early in the afternoon, I started having all kinds of other problems, the worse being that I felt like jumping at the face of any collegue that would dare ask so M 55 1 days
2/14/2007
 1  Bipolar II, depression, suicidal Paralysed facial muscles during 2 hours the following morning, dry mouth,loss of balance, stoned, irritability that flirted with physical violence irruptions, jumping leg, blurred vision, great loss in concentration, speach impairement... continued/...something to me or of me. It became so accute that I almost lost control physically, at which point I knew I could do something I would regret for a long time. I hid in my office and then thought of the Rivotril (clonazepan) prescription I keep in my desk for anxiety and extreme stress emergencies. I took a pill and finally got some peace after 20 minutes. Tried to call my doctor, but she wasn't in. I called the pharmacist, and she was astonished at the symptoms I described. She said she was worried and that I should cut the dose in half for one more try, and if the same occured again, that I should throw the shit out and see my doctor. So tonight, I will try half the dose, but I'm very nervous by now. I'm split between the need for a cure to my problems, the fact that inducing chemical in my body cannot be done whithout some side effects, that I should at least give it a good try before opting out, and the fact that THIS DRUG COULD BE DOING ME A LOT OF PERMAENT DA M 55 1 days
2/14/2007
 1  insomnia I was prescribed this medication for insomnia, after taking ambien cr for 30 days. I took 100mg, had terrible restless leg syndrome (am taking requip for that), was up all night walking up and down the hall, fell asleep about 5 am and woke up at 8 am with a terrible "hangover" feeling and unable to think or function very well. Would not recommend this medication for insomnia. It was the night from hell. Going to give ambien another try. F 34 1 days
3/23/2007
 1  mood stabilizer makes me very sleepy. have to take before bed. in the morning i experience shaking and tingling in my body that is unbareable. this sucks F 19 1 days
10/30/2004
 1  schizophrenia Somatic hallucinations and visual hallucinations panic attacks and paranoia M 24 1 days
100mg
3/5/2012
 1  insomnia severe dizziness upon waking, trouble thinking. muscle weakness i have been having horrible issues with poor sleep after stopping zoloft and zyprexa in 2014 after 14 years on the drugs. Decided to try Seroquel 75 mg for sleep. i slept 6 hours and woke up feeling as if i had been laid out cold and had a severe concussion. I was stumbling into walls walking down the hall and it took me several minutes of staring at the stove to figure out how to make coffee. my eyes were rolling around like a cartoon character who takes a blow to the head and it took a half hour until i could see straight/ i felt physically weak the entire next day. pills found their way into the trash. i need sleep, but i also need my brains. M 45 1 days
1X day
12/16/2017
 1  Doctor forced me to try it. I'm a 72 year old grandmother with a history of major depression since age 19. I was basically manipulated into taking this drug at the Kaiser Permanente clinic. I had a very severe cognitive breakdown that was absolutely terrifying. I could not think of the simple first names of three people in my neighborhood. I felt as if I could not organize the words as they flowed out of my mouth. This was absolutely the worst reaction to any medication that I had ever taken. My "prescribing" psychiatrist has been on me to try different drugs for years. My original diagnosis was clinical depression, and I was taking Pamelor. One day, he changed my diagnosis from "mood disorder" to "Bipolar 1 Disorder" and basically railroaded me into the hospital. It was breathtaking. Two other psychiatrists tried to commit me, but the court officer dismissed the case. This case will go down in my history as I try to amend, redact or even SEAL the whole experience because of mistak This drug will be added to my allergies. As a matter of fact, I have decided that most of my life is working quite well, and I do not plan to try any other drugs until I figure out how I can make behavior therapy work better for me. F 72 1 days
90 mg 1X day
7/17/2011
 1  Psychosis I felt as if my mind were in a strait-jacket. Couldn't find my words. Wanted to ask a pharmacist something - couldn't find the word "pharmacist" in my mind. Slept extra 3 or so hours in the morning. F 50 1 days
10mg 1X day
10/14/2011

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