SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1512 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Insomnia, OCD, Claustrophobia | Dry Mouth,bit tired, not many side effects since use only 25Mg-50MG | This drug helped me alot for insomnia which Neurontin and any SSRI didnt do for me. In addition, it helps my mood which paxil and lexapro failed to do. I haven't noticed the weight issue as some have, maybe because i take low dosage and also take Neurontin. My doc says it increased blood sugar, so ideal to limit sugar intake while taking this drug. I think this drug is good alternative than the addictive Benzos as Xanax and Ativan. I feel confident taking this drug to make me fall asleep in long flight trip soon. Yes this drug can help alot. | M | 33 | 2 months | 6/13/2009 | 1 | sleep | Suicidal ideation, extreme fatigue, became depressed, and gained more than 50lbs. | How is a drug like this even on the market? Losing 50lbs is going to be really hard. I wish I had never taken it. | | 6/7/2009 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder/Anxiety | Severe weight gain, severe cognitive ... what's the word? Impairment. No sex drive. No drive at all. Sleep much more. Exhausted when awake. | Helps greatly with anxiety and BPD. The best med I've been on for these issues. Too bad the side effects are so ... uh ... yes - severe. I cannot remember people's names, events, things that were so clear in my mind several months ago. I've been off work for a while - how will I get back to work and function on this med? Talk about being "disabled." I have zero energy. No motivation. It's all I can do to wash the dishes once a day. Cleaning the house? Sorry, can't be bothered. I can't believe how much weight I've gained - about 20 lbs in two months. I'm on weight watchers but I can't stick to it. I used to go to the gym regularly, but I have no energy nor desire now. I also read here about younger people developing cataracts and now I'm frightened. Meds. Always somethin'. BPD is a real bear. | F | 45 | 2 months | 6/6/2009 | 1 | bi-polar | My mom is taking this. Way way too much for her. But she was going fine on abilidy. But medicaid or medicare would not take care of it. SOOOOOOOooo her comes seraquil. Awful stuff | my mom has changed meds since moving to another state. new doc. new meds. i hate it. | | 6/5/2009 | 1 | insomnia | suicidal, memory difficulties. | F | | 6/5/2009 | 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 | sleep | Weight gain, AM hangover, sugar/carb craving | I was 105 in 2007 (thanks to topamax I was taking for another condition) and could eat anything I wanted). I was prescribed low doses of Seroquel in hospital, which didn't work. My idiot shrink bumped me up to 400mg per night about six months ago and decided to throw in 200mg of Seroquel XR for a better mood three month later. Before I knew it I had gained 20 pounds, which even the Topamax couldn't stop. Now I can't eat anything without gaining 5 pounds per day, and I'm not kidding about that. I'm due for my annual physical and I'm curious to see what my blood sugar/triglycerides/cholesterol/thyroid function is. I also crave milk at night. I'd crave soda if I had any. Oh, and recently my eyes are f****ing up on me. I am 45 also and don't need cataracts. I stopped taking all of that poison cold turkey and started taking over the counter sleep aids, since my ass doctor refuses to prescribe benzos. I'm not going to tell him I stopped the Seroquel because he thinks it's the do-all-be-all drug that will help everyone. I would like to know, though, how the hell long it'll take me to lose these damn 20 pounds. | F | 45 | 2 years | 6/2/2009 | 1 | anxiety and stress | suicidal, weight gain, nightmares, felt like a pin cushion, and a general memory loss. Hard time focusing on anything and including who i was. also lack of energy. No sex drive.Why?????? | Doctor told me she prescribed it as a substitute for xanax. If the govt won't cover it for veterans how was passed by FDA. | M | 56 | 9 days | 6/2/2009 | 1 | Couldn't sleep | Suicidal thoughts...I could not stop thinking about killing myself...Depression. Extreme fatigue. | My doctor gave me this as a sleep aid. I had no idea a drug could make you want to kill yourself. If someone told me, I wouldn't even believe them. But that's what happened with me. I am really lucky I didn't. I see other comments saying they were prescribed this FOR depression. I find that odd: this drug actually MADE me depressed. I would be very hesitant about using this drug. I would never let anyone in my family take it. I can't believe something like this is FDA approved. | F | 26 | | 6/2/2009 | 1 | no good reason | It has no known mechanism of action, except that it is a 'dirty drug', binding to over a dozen different receptor subtypes in the brain. I experienced 'rhabdomyolysis', a common (look in the clinical literature) and horrifying side effect (skeletal muscle paralysis). The clinical trials show no significant effect on mania or depression. I would avoid this drug at all costs. | M | 54 | 180 days | 6/1/2009 | 2 | depression, ocd, ptsd, crying spell | no motivation, hopelessness. These symtoms intensified with seroquel. My doctor says to double the dose. I want to stop it completely. Zombie -like on 50 mgs. | M | 53 | 3 weeks | 5/27/2009 | 3 | bipolar 1 and anxiety w/ insomnia | weight gain (22 lbs in 4 months)dry eye/mouth, constipation, hair loss, muscle and joint pain, elevated blood sugar, MUNCHIES. Feeling like one of the undead, trouble with my memory, stuttering, tremors in legs, and temperature control issues. | After being on it for a little more than a year for mood stabilization and insomnia it dawned on me that there may be side effects other than the liver function studies the docs do every 6 months. I had been having all the above things going on and my general care primary doc was referring me to a rheumatologist for possible fibromyalgia when a-ha it is the stupid pills. Started weaning down and wonder of wonders, they are easing their grip!!! I use over the counter diphenihydromine sleep aids and Ativan to help with the withdrawl and smoke like a fiend for now. Smoking is temporary so no lectures and it does help and I don't drink or do illegal drugs so hold your horses. I had a brain tumor and many of the side effects mimicked lingering problems from the surgery to remove that and I thought the temp control thing was from hysterectomy. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, should be foresight if you are not psychic. Gotta laugh and stuff or you'll never stop crying! | F | 39 | 1.5 years | 5/26/2009 | 4 | severe generalized anxiety | the first week I was a zombie but after about a couple weeks, that tapered off and I was fully functioning. weight gain but not much if you work out a little - | I feel like this drug is for me, a miracle. I was taking 6mg of Xanax/day but my thoughts would not stop racing and I felt like I never wanted to leave the house. After a few weeks on this, I was sleeping normal, acting normal. All I can say is that this drug works for me. It's only a little difficult to say how much because I also take 8mg of Klonopin and Effexor XR. I took Paxil once and robbed a grocery store and went to jail. I'm not a robber and it was like the whole thing was an out of body experience. Until I was sitting in a jail cell wondering what the hell happened. Nobody would believe me but I knew it was the Paxil, I just don't go rob stuff, it was crazy. The seroquel noticably leveled me out and works for me. But I swear, the only thing that relieves my most severe depression is marijuana and if that were legal, I think it would be the only drug I would need. | M | 35 | 3 years | 5/24/2009 | 4 | bi-polap 1 | I'm prescribed to take this med at night. This med has helped me GREATLY when it comes to sleeping. I don't mind the vivid dreams, I'm just glad I can sleep with almost no wake-ups in the night. One thing I did notice was that if I take my full dose at once, I get a feeling similar to restless leg, or more accurately, for me, restless shoulder, which doesn't happen if I take 1/2 dose, then the other 1/2 in an hour or so. The major problem I've had is WEIGHT GAIN...35lbs in 2 years. It seems that after I take my dose, I get strong feelings of hunger, so I end up eating late, which is likely part of the reason weight gain is a problem for some. It's a major case of "munchies". Why this med seems to cause "the munchies" I don't know, I just know that it's real. Unfortunately this sometimes leads me to fall asleep before I can get my teeth brushed. Which isn't doing my teeth any favors. | F | 39 | 2 years | 5/24/2009 | 1 | | 5/23/2009 | 1 | | 5/22/2009 | 3 | Bipolar 1 | Vivid dreams, Very sleepy, Difficulty holding concentration or thinking complex thoughts, Very calm - nothing could disturb me, Don't always notice people when they walk into the room, Difficulty completing simple tasks. | Seroquel definitely works to control your thoughts and feelings. 50mg Seroquel, 200mg Sertraline and 4mg Klonopin is my regime. Seroquel added to my Sertraline and Klonopin made a big difference. Noticed immediate stabilization that I had never experience before. The ability to relax for the first time in a long time. The problem with these drugs is that they do work but they take away your personality and motivation. I still fight this at times and stop or reduce meds. Probably not the right thing to do but I think it is like drowning. No emotions, inability to experience psychical or emotional love. Just composing this paragraph is taking forever and I need to keep reading back. My guess is the P docs prescribe Seroquel because in makes their patients compliant. I used to fight taking antidepressants constantly and they would not seem to last or be effective. With Seroquel I have taken the same AD for almost two years. Bottom line I think Seroquel takes away some of your free will and the doctors know that. Concerned about long term effects. Last time I went off it noticed I was not motivated and seemed more of a zombie person. I think Seroquel makes permanent changes in your brain. | M | 57 | 2 years | 5/18/2009 | 1 | Recreational | DRY mouth, very very tired. I felt like I wanted to go run a marathon and sleep forever at the same time. It was like my body was fighting itself. | Not fun. Don't take. Seems to me it's probably dangerous. | F | 22 | 1 days | 5/15/2009 | 2 | insomnia | Lethargic, twitching of legs, arms, sleep eating,have gained about 40 lbs in 4-5 months | This was great when I couldn't sleep. Unfortunately I can''t sleep without it. I get up and wander at night, and I apparently eat quite a lot. Last week I woke up with an ice cream come melyed on my chest, this week I nearly broke my nose when I walked into a wall. The twitching drives me nuts. | F | 54 | 6 months | 5/13/2009 | 1 | depression, chest pain, profuse sweating, felt like a zomby | | 5/13/2009 |