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 |
| 3 | Depression | none | It helped me sleep, but didn't do anything for the chemical imbalance. | F | 17 | 3 months | 2/6/2007 | 5 | ptsd, anxiety, imsomnia-iraq vet | weight gain! the only bad thing... but now it has gotten depressing. | i started seroquel a few months after i got home from iraq because i could not sleep AT ALL. and the few winks i could find, were torturous. seroquel helped me immensely but since then i have tried other meds cuz i started gaining weight. (over 30lbs to date). i try to think that it is a small price to pay for rest, but i don't know. the latest med they want me to try is ambien, but i know it won't help and then i will have a very bad night! any input on the weight gain part would be greatly appreciated. i don't want to stop taking something that works, but i cannot get any fatter! | F | 30 | 2 years | 1/30/2007 | 4 | bipolar II | Appetite has increased dramatically, and I find myself craving sweets all the time. I think about food practically non-stop at work and try to convince myself not to eat everything in sight. I started doing MyFoodDiary.com in order to keep my caloric intake in check, and it has helped me to monitor what I am taking in and burning so that I do not gain weight. But this does not stop the cravings. If this does not stop I will probably go off the meds, because I don't want food to control my life (I think about eating ALL THE TIME.) Please note - I did not have this problem AT ALL before Seroquel. Other than that, the Seoquel has helped to stablize my mood and lower my anxiety. Does help with sleep. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 1/29/2007 | 5 | paranoid schizophrenia | when i was first put on it i slept a lot but now it helps me get a good nights sleep. it had and has less side effects than any of the anti-psychotics i've been put on | in 3 years i went from an aggressive vitriolic drug addicted self mutilating misfit to having long term employment and a stable relationship. (i'm on effexor too) | M | 24 | 3.5 years | 1/25/2007 | 3 | was told to | facial blemishes | has a calming effect | M | 56 | 180 days | 1/25/2007 | 2 | Bipolar -Mixed | initially very calm, quiet inside | later i was so grogged out i couldn,t function. Always hungry. Can,t get out of bed in the morning | F | 40 | 98 days | 1/23/2007 | 4 | Anxiety / Depression / Insomnia | Right after I would wake up I CRAVED sweet food. Chocolate, cinnamon buns, cookies..anything! Seeing how before I took this I was steadily losing weight I was happy with this. I'm finally at a good weight and can control it AND the cravings. | Amazing. I can finally sleep! I went years without really sleeping at all or passing out during the day, to actually having a good nights rest. | F | 21 | 1 years | 1/22/2007 | 4 | bipolar disorder | gained 75 pounds in two years. At first I was unaware as to why I was gaining weight. It was complex. Two weeks after starting this med I had two massive pulmonary emboli. I do not know if there is any causal connection to the pulmonary emboli other than I became more sedintary than ever. I have tried to not think about that. The weight gain became more obvious when I started trying to reduce my caloric intake along with continuing my physical therepy. Its been almost impossible to lose the weight that I have gained while still taking the medication. | This medication should never be given to someone who is already suffering from any obesity/weight issues. | F | 34 | 2 years | 1/21/2007 | 4 | Depression | Weight gain major. I went from 118 to 175. It was easy. I ate the refridgerator. | Worked well. Sleep well at first and then not as well after a while although still sleeping better than before. I am now trying to taper off, and it is the pits. The Dr. cut me back by only 50 mg and I am easy to anger, easy to cry, and getting depressed. | F | 55 | 2 days | 1/21/2007 | 3 | Major Depression | Eating all the food in the house. Weight gain. Missing work because I can't get up in the morning. High blood pressure - I have never had high blood pressure. Combative mood at work. General feeling of anger. | Started taking around 75mg. Went to 200mg - about got fired from work - didn't even know that I was looking for a fight, until someone stated that I was angry all the time. I'm not like this. As I have stated - I have gained weight and have cut the dose back to 50mg. Seems to help alittle but really want to get off this stuff - only thing is - it does help me sleep. | F | 53 | 10 months | 1/21/2007 | 2 | psychosis, depersonalization | extreme drowsiness, listlessness, apathy, poor memory functioning, feelings of lifelessness and vacancy | Not too keen on this med. Started on it two and a half weeks ago, after stopping Risperdal. First "day" on it, slept for 36 hours straight (a small break for breakfast aside). Initially, helped me get rest. I had been waking up five to six times a night with anxiety and feelings of desperation. Now, feels like prison bars on my mind. Trapped, no escape. Listless, listless, listless. I pace a lot. I get bored with pacing. I lay down. I get bored with laying down. I pace some more. I get tired of pacing. I lay down again. Get bored with laying down again. Try to sleep, but am bored with sleeping. No, actually afraid to sleep, for no particular reason. Perhaps afraid of never waking up. Trapped feelings. More pacing. Get bored with pacing. Basically, bored with being bored. Bored with feeling like a lifeless husk. This is mostly the med. When I don't take it (skip dose), life starts returning, mind and focus and personality and alertness start return | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 1/21/2007 | 2 | psychosis, depersonalization | extreme drowsiness, listlessness, apathy, poor memory functioning, feelings of lifelessness and vacancy | Not too keen on this med. Started on it two and a half weeks ago, after stopping Risperdal. First "day" on it, slept for 36 hours straight (a small break for breakfast aside). Initially, helped me get rest. I had been waking up five to six times a night with anxiety and feelings of desperation. Now, feels like prison bars on my mind. Trapped, no escape. Listless, listless, listless. I pace a lot. I get bored with pacing. I lay down. I get bored with laying down. I pace some more. I get tired of pacing. I lay down again. Get bored with laying down again. Try to sleep, but am bored with sleeping. No, actually afraid to sleep, for no particular reason. Perhaps afraid of never waking up. Trapped feelings. More pacing. Get bored with pacing. Basically, bored with being bored. Bored with feeling like a lifeless husk. This is mostly the med. When I don't take it (skip dose), life starts returning, mind and focus and personality and alertness start return | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 1/21/2007 | 3 | depression/bipolar | knocked me out, not sure if it really did anything but that. | i started taking this and had to stop because it caused fainting the second day. three times in a row! that may have just been because it was my first few times taking it, but my doctor said i better stop. the being able to sleep was great while it lasted though. | F | 19 | 3 days | 1/20/2007 | 1 | Insomnia | Tingling in hands and arms. Not enough to really bother me. Weight gain. | My doctor gave it to me for insomnia. I have taken 225gms with Ambien and still can't go to sleep. It may knock everyone else out, but it does nothing for me. | M | 55 | 1.5 months | 1/19/2007 | 5 | Bipolar -Mixed | I was suddenly staying in bed 10 hours and when I woke up I ate everything in sight. But I have a calm inner space . Anxiety is gone and feel being gentle with the world | The seroqul's effect was quick | F | 40 | 3 months | 1/17/2007 | 2 | Panic disorder | Weight Gain, hallucinations | This med does not seem to be helping my panic at all, we're tapering it off. Can't wait to start losing that weight. I an worried that the panic will return, even so. | F | 45 | 5 months | 1/17/2007 | 1 | for night time sleep aid | I HOPE YOU GOT OFF THOSE ILLEGAL DRUGS | AND I HOPE YOUR STILL OFF THEM, THERE NO GOOD... BEEN THERE DONE THAT GOT THE VIDEO | F | | 1/17/2007 | 5 | Abnormal Space cadet | none | this drug put me back on planet earth from space and beyound | F | 32 | 3 days | 1/13/2007 | 3 | BI POLAR | WEIGHT GAIN INCREASED HUNGER EATING EVERYTHING INCREASED AGITATION | ITS A GOOD DRUG IF U WANT SLEEP BESIDES THAT NO GOOD | M | 26 | 2 months | 1/13/2007 | 1 | MDD, OCD, anxiety | Went to my psychiatrist today and he confirmed side affects (weight gain, fatigue, lethargy) I described below WERE related to Seroquel. Off the medication for one day now after dosing-down for almost 2 weeks (100mg to 50 to 25). | I posted the comment just before this. Although getting off this medicine has been hard, I'm glad I'm doing it. My doctor said I should have it out of my system by next week. Right now, we're sticking with the Cymbalta at same dose until we see how being off Seroquel for awhile does. I've managed the withdrawal side affects with xanax to help curb panic and anxiety and taken Benadryl to help with the itchiness. Still, stopping this medication is NOT PLEASANT! During the first couple of days of dosing down, I thought I needed to be in the psych ward again! | F | 43 | 2 years | 1/9/2007 |