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 |
| 1 | bipolar | Sleep Problems, very drowsy during the day. Upset stomach, Weight Gain. | I was only on this stuff for 3 weeks before I had to stop. I felt worse while on the drug, and I couldnt stop eating. I wanted to scream. | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 10/16/2004 | 5 | insomnia | I've experienced no side effects. It makes me tired about 45 minutes after taking it. But I'm taking it as a sleep aid. Also, I haven't built a tolerance. I've been able to lower my doses without weakening the affectiveness of the medication. | Like many others, when my doctor first suggested taking seroquel, I was hesitant. I only new that it was prescribed to schitzophrenics and manics. Being that I am neither, I was afraid to take it. But I desperately wanted to get off of the benzodiazapines, which had all sorts of undesirable side affects. Point being that I am very satisfied with taking seroquel for my insomnia. | F | 23 | 2 years | 10/15/2004 | 3 | mania/depression, psychosis | It worked fine in the beginning. I am no stranger to experiencing weight gain with psychiatric meds. I've gained 40 pounds + or - in the last three years, tried losing the weight by following various diets but it ALWAYS came back on. Also was on Zyprexa; the combo reeked havoc with my blood sugar. Now since I'm not taking Zyprexa, the Seroquel was increased causing mood swings, fatigue, muscle weakness, confusion, short-term memory loss, loss of my desire to write(my passion in life, or at least it was), and desire to isolate myself from others. Also irritability and anger. Occasional muscle twitches, which I never really paid attention to until now. | Works ok but be careful and know what to expect. | F | 30 | 3 years | 10/13/2004 | 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 | 3 | dissociation, borderline personalit | Stuffy nose, restless legs, weight gain and if I forgot my night-time dose I didn't sleep all night. | I was on 200mgs. at bedtime and am now on 50mgs. I have been having a difficult time coming off. The doctor has to keep increasing and then decreasing the dosage. I get extreme irritability which comes and goes. | F | 47 | 2 years | 10/11/2004 | 2 | Bi Polar disorder | Weight gain 30 pounds, swelling hands and feet, vivid dreams and terrible munchies im at 600 mg, At the begining i was doing great but im cycling again going on depession mode and the med doesnt seem to be working, I hate the weight gain is actually afecting my life, | Terrible weightr gain side effect plus abnormal cholesterol and triglicerides reading, my dr put on me on lipitor despite the explanation i gave her on seroquel. | M | 39 | 6 months | 10/7/2004 | 5 | anxiety | It makes me very sleepy - but I take it at night and for the first time in my life, I sleep thru the night or awaken and can get back to sleep, so the 'side effect' is totally desired. (I take 50 mg.) | It greatly eases my anxiety and this former insomniac can no longer do without it to get thru the night. | F | 50 | 2 years | 10/5/2004 | 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 | Depression | My doctor had me on 200mg, and now has me on 300mg. It makes me feel very tired most of the time, but I take it at bed time, so it does help me get to sleep at night. But even then, I still feel slow during the day, it takes a while for me to get moving. During one hospitalization, the doctor assigned to me had me on seroquel in the hospital, but didn't continue it after leaving. I felt like my ears were buzzing all the time when going through withdrawl, but after a few days it went away. I was off six months then another doctor decided to try it again. | Even 200 isn't so bad, I just wish my doctor would try getting me back down to 200 or below. 200 and below I don't feel quite so tired. | M | 29 | 9 months | 9/30/2004 | 1 | insomnia | extreme fatigue, sleepiness during the day. Beginning to think it's better to deal with less sleep than to have this hung over feeling during the day. | F | 46 | 4 weeks | 9/23/2004 | 3 | bipolar | gained over 15 pounds in a few months which made me stop using it | if it didn't make you fat it would be the perfect drug. great sleep. no more morbid thoughts. | F | 38 | 4 months | 9/22/2004 | 5 | depression | I cant seem to get off it. I cant sleep. The good thing is since I stopped taking it im losing weight | F | 52 | 3 days | 9/21/2004 | 4 | anxiety,ocd | sleepiness, and VERY VERY addictive. | if u miss a dose sometimes it could leave u with a pounding headache, trouble sleeping, naucious and jsut feeling terrible | F | 23 | 2 years | 9/21/2004 | 3 | Schizophrenia | dry mouth and involuntary movement of tounge during first couple weeks of medication. Now i'm experiencing horrible dizziness and halucinations if i miss just 1 dose. Another side effect i've now noticed is nightmares when i'm sleeping and random muscle jerks during the day | The medication stopped my delusional and disorganized thinking,I feel like this medication is addictive because I feel like I need more and more of it sometimes and I'm afraid I may overdose. | F | 22 | 2 years | 9/21/2004 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety, PTSD | Weight Gain was the most serious side effect. I gained almost 25lbs., confusion, Sleepiness but I was taking it to help me sleep so that was okay for me. | The only positive impact that seroquel has had on my life is that I can now fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. I have tried just about every other sleeping aide that there is and this is the only one that actually works without leaving me feeling | F | 20 | 7 months | 9/20/2004 | 3 | insomnia, anxiety, PTSD | Weight Gain was the most serious side effect. I gained almost 25lbs., confusion, Sleepiness but I was taking it to help me sleep so that was okay for me. | The only positive impact that seroquel has had on my life is that I can now fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. I have tried just about every other sleeping aide that there is and this is the only one that actually works without leaving me feeling hungover in the morning. However...the weight gain alone is enough to make me want to go off of it. I have also struggled with an eating disorder for four years now and gaining all this weight has made me more depressed and anxious than ever. I have resorted back to my bulimic habits because I can't control my eating, the drug increased my appetite. Also, it didn't help me with my nightmares or flashbacks. In fact I have more strange and vivid dreams now that I'm on the medication. I would not suggest this medication to anyone who has suffered or is suffering from an eating disorder. | F | 20 | 7 months | 9/20/2004 | 2 | multiple personality disorder (DID) | leg tremors that are horrible, sleepiness, higher blood sugar to the point that my diabetes meds quit working, causing me to go on insulin, missed for two days get very nausiated with racing thoughts and waves of anxiety. Fatique, swollen ankles and feet, weight gain (40) pounds, unable to lose, very expensive! | Seroquel started out working good. The symptoms and side effects seemed to go away if taken in just the right way. I'm on 50mg morning and noon, and 200mg at night. I was unaware of the other side effects connected with seroquel until last night when I went on the internet looking for help. that is when I found out that the weight gain, out of control blood sugar and swelling were connected with seroquel. Also, I recently took myself off it gradually and then after about 2 month had a severe break down and had to go back on it and that is when the blood sugar went out of control again even on insulin when my blood sugar was incontrol when I was off the seroquel, also I was loosing weight until I went back on seroquel. My feet a swelling again and my blood pressure has always been normal is high now. I'm a professional and need to get off this in a safe way so that i can continue to support my disabled daughter. really sad! | F | 38 | 2 years | 9/19/2004 | 1 | bipolar | Extreme sleepiness and a need to eat immediately in the morning. I am hung over in the morning. Weight gain of about 10lbs per year. I have developed seizures and I jerk sometimes for no reason. | This medication has slowly caused me to fall apart over time. First it was the spontaneous muscle spasms then trouble with speech.All of these are side affects.I am going to have a new doctor take me off as I have developed Tardive dyskinesia. | F | 31 | 6 years | 9/13/2004 | 1 | bi-polar 2 | Extremely unpleasant background anxiety. Unable to sleep. | Slept a lot at first. Began to feel great. Drug lost its efficacy over the weeks. Now gives me anxiety, won't let me sleep. Racing heartbeat. Without the anxiety, I'd be feeling just fine, so this drug is a great disappointment. By the way, this is my experience, not my opinion. My opinion is that drug companies should stop wasting time experimenting on lab rats. A lab rat can't tell you how it feels, so you don't know whether the drug you're trying to develop is on the right track or not. When dealing with a non-verbal situation, you're attempting to extrapolate data from appearances only. I think we all remember the joke about the researcher who pulled off the grasshopper's/cricket's legs one by one. | M | 48 | 2 months | 9/3/2004 | 3 | schizophrenia | weight gain, sleepiness | im less anxious and i no longer have any night-time fears. I can sleep all night without being woken up by an disturbances! | F | 15 | 7 days | 8/23/2004 |