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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Unipolar Disorder | My foot flips like thumper the rabbit on the movie "Bambi" about 30 minutes after I take it. It takes 3 hours to ejaculate. I`m tired, but I don`t give a shit. I feel high as hell and I get the muchies for Life cereal, but atleast I don`t feel like stabbing the neighbor`s dog anymore. | Seroquel is an awesome drug! Great job scientists! | M | 29 | 420 days | 11/10/2006 | 5 | ocd (obsessions only), Asperger's | weight-gain of 45lbs. from low of 105lbs.(during my ruminative depression) Previous normal weight ranged from 135 to 155lbs over the years on a 5'5" frame. Sleepiness when waking up; some groginess over the morning, which is combatted with coffee where I presently work. Cholesterol went from 160 two years ago to 239 at present: was that from weight gain or the seroquel itself? | After trying lamictal (& other antipsychotics for my obsessions, over the years), I must say that seroquel, at 200mg at bedtime, has virtually eliminated my ruminative depression over the loss of my last job, as well as other obsessions. In fact, I haven't had to go to any OCD support group meetings since I have been on seroquel. I'm still somewhat slow, but I'm less distracted, and not sad. I also take WellbutrinXL(300mg), and EffexorXR(75mg) in the AM. P.S: the prozac I had been on for 10yrs since my husband died finally "pooped out", and it never did help me stop obsessing as well as the Seroquel has. | F | 57 | 10 months | 11/6/2006 | 3 | "symptoms" | After increasing 100 mg to 400 mg instantly- my dad was mad at me- I experienced a sudden reaction to my computer light flickering. I started screaming because I was having some type of epileptic like symptoms- or seizures. I couldn't go into the hallway because the light was making me go into a painfull shock and then I went downstairs- it continued- I was ready to call the police- then I sat down and started hallucinating- I was seeing lucid spikes circling on the couch. After I had to calm myself down I continued on 400 mg. Then, at the psychiatrists he said so how are we on 100mg. Totally forgot he even increased it- then we told him, he decreased it to 200 mg, then recently just increased it to 300 mg. Which is fine. I still get these tiny shock feelings sometimes. It was a terrifying experience. I basically hallucinated because of increasing this medication. I thought I should share this because no one else seems to have had this symptom. | It helps me sleep well and so far- being the only drug I take- guess it helps my "symptoms"... | F | 17 | 5 months | 10/30/2006 | 5 | bipolar II - depression, psychosis | extreme sleepiness | Only been on it a short time, but after a year of swings and roundabouts on Effexor XR and valproate, this has been a miracle drug for me. It has banished the white noise from my head, and allowed me to smile, talk, walk properly. I have no psychosis any more and use the sleepiness to get a good night's sleep. However it does seem to wear off by late in the day. | F | 33 | 3 days | 10/29/2006 | 3 | schizo-affective | 85 pound weight gain within the year, 12-17 hour sleep | The seroquel didn't start to reduce the voices until 800mg the supposedely highest dose. But the voices reduced and i stayed up 8 hours a day and slept the rest of the day and it was better than feeling like i was going crazy but sleeping normal hours. I gained so much weight though! but i lost 1/2 (40 pounds through raw food and fasting on juices and learning how to eat less food) But now my doctor has a great idea. Put me on the lowest dose of seroquel and 2 other anti-psychotic drugs i tried in the past that didnt work because maybe they can work in conjunction- abilify and geodon and they don't make you gain weight. so far, for the month this is actually working! so i hope people can suggest this to their doctors. i'm not at the lowest dose yet but i was at a plateau in weight loss and i'm losing again since decreasing the seroquel and i'm still sleeping 12 hours a day- i'm going to get really low on the seroquel, take max of abilify- 30 mg- and lowest or low of geodon (cause of th | F | 23 | 1 years | 10/22/2006 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder | I was a walking zombie. everyone thought i was doing drugs. i looked totally spaced out all the time. i gained about 5lbs and slept about 12-15 hrs/day (lucky i was on unpaid disability from work). nightmares | a lot of people really like it. it is a like it or hate it kind of med. some people use it to sleep. for me, it didn't help me get to sleep, but once asleep i was out for the count. it also gave me nightmares. | F | 28 | 6 months | 10/20/2006 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder | I was a walking zombie. everyone thought i was doing drugs. i looked totally spaced out all the time. i gained about 5lbs and slept about 12-15 hrs/day (lucky i was on unpaid disability from work). nightmares | a lot of people really like it. it is a like it or hate it kind of med. some people use it to sleep. for me, it didn't help me get to sleep, but once asleep i was out for the count. it also gave me nightmares. | F | 28 | 6 months | 10/20/2006 | 4 | Extreme weight gain. When I started using seroquel I weighed 160lbs, and now after two years I weigh 198lbs. | Seroquel has helped me live a normal life. | F | 20 | 2 years | 10/19/2006 | 4 | could not SLEEP!!!!! | I gained about 40 pounds, no change in diet. | I have depression, PTSD, unstable mood (like bipolar but less serious) and anxiety. I have had manic times and episodes, but I *know* I'm impaired. after I got out of the psych hospital last year, I could not sleep. I tried just about everything else, which failed, then seroquel worked. the problem was the weight gain, about 40 pounds in one year (no change in diet). I recommend: turning the temp way down at night. a recent study showed that a drop in body temperature preceded sleep by about two hours, and writing about feelings- at least an hour before trying to sleep. writing with pen and paper calms me down, while typing on the computer keeps me awake. I recommend seroquel but be aware of the potential weight gain. | F | 38 | 1 years | 10/19/2006 | 3 | BPD | major munchies, no energy. Promotion of cholesterol in the 900 range. Major diet changes and fish oil | This reflects my son's effects through my eyes. Does have a major calming effect. Major weight gain over the past 2 years. He takes 300mg 3xs p/d, would appreciate any advice for weight and cholesterol reduction | M | 11 | 2 years | 10/19/2006 | 2 | Bipolar II | Hypertension, racing heart, dizziness, inability to stand-up, weight gain | This medicine was not meant for me. It is trial and error when it comes to finding the right medication. With the several different medicines in this class, Geodon has proven most effective for me. | M | 21 | 1 weeks | 10/19/2006 | 5 | Nightmares, disturbed sleep, PTSD | Slight groggyness on waking & sometimes daytime lethargy if taken too late; and fewer than 8-9 hours sleep has been had. Elevated cholesterol levels. | I take Propranolol for anxiety (PTSD) during the day & 100mg Seroquel at bedtime to maintain sleep and stop nightmares. I love this med. It feels like more natural sleep patterns. Feeling tired and dropping off within 30 minutes to an hour of taking it. Staying asleep all night & even having normal REM dream sleep - pleasant dreams & no more nightmares. :) | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 10/18/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | Hair loss, minor weight gain, bacterial infection, increased heartrate | 25 mg right before bed did wonders for me for 1st 2wks, increased to 50mg then I started noticing hair loss after about 2 mos. It literally changed the texture of my hair! Stopped it cold turkey. My doctor never discussed the hair or weight issue as potential side effects. | M | 30 | 4.5 days | 10/17/2006 | 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 | bipolar II, ocd, dysthymia | dizziness the next day even if you take it at night (only at first though), extreme photosensitivity (you end up wearing sunglasses even on cloudy days - doesn't go away) | I am taking 600 mg of trileptal, 100 mg of welbutrin, 50 mg of seroquel before bed, and 25 mg of seroquel as needed. this regimen actually really helped me become a normal person for the first time. i have never been this happy, focused, and confident, ever. this saved my life. i was also experiencing physical hallucinations (sharp pains that bore no physiological evidence or cause) which have now stopped since beginning this regimen. that part is especially great!! **i changed from xanex to seroquel for anxiety and sleep and it has been 100% better - no irritability, no hangovers, no headaches! | F | 20 | 3 months | 10/15/2006 | 2 | anxiety | being a zombie in the am. banging into walls at night. increasing my breathing problems. tremors. i am a recoving drug addict and it made my cravings worse in early recovery. | i have withdrawal symptoms when i try to quit cold. i had symptoms when decreasing my dose. | F | 47 | 5 months | 10/14/2006 | 5 | Paranoid Ideation | Drowsiness, muscle twitching, anxiety when it wore off | This is the shit! It ROCKS for sleep - I can sleep eight hours a night no problem. | M | 58 | 14 days | 10/12/2006 | 5 | Paranoid Ideation | Drowsiness, muscle twitching, anxiety when it wore off, constipation. | This is the shit! It ROCKS for sleep - I can sleep eight hours a night no problem. Makes the boogyman go away, too. I take 100 mg at night before bed and I sleep like a log for 8 - 9 hours. Sometime I'm a little zombied-out when I wake up, but that's what coffee's for. | M | 58 | 14 days | 10/12/2006 | 5 | psychosis | very sleepy at first, but this wares off find its best to take equal amounts morning and night i take 200 night and 200 morning | I am very pleased with this drug. no psychotic symptoms and it doesnt give that wierd zombie feeling like other anti psychotic ive tried. Very important to take equal amounts morn and night i tried taking more at niht and less in morning but made the drowsyness LOADS worse but this is completely gone now. | F | 24 | 3 months | 10/7/2006 | 4 | bipolar II, insomnia | Initial side effects (stoned all day) were horrible, but have resolved. | The first time I was started on seroquel, I stopped after a few days because I felt so hung over and stoned the next day. After several months, I agreed to try it again by starting out at a much lower dose. I'm now up to 200 mg at bedtime and sleep better than I ever have in my life (insomnia since infancy). Other than the initial negative side effects, my current dose isn't giving me problems; I have not gained weight on this drug and my lipids, blood sugars are fine. I'm currently titrating off zoloft and will be adding smaller doses of Seroquel during the day for anxiety. | F | 39 | 2.5 years | 10/5/2006 |