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 |
| 5 | Bipolar | Tiredness, Increased appetite, memory loss, excessive sweating when exercising. | I HATED Seroquel at the beginning. I have a very sensitive body when it comes to sedative like drugs. Zyprexa, Saphris (THE WORST FOR ME!), Geodon, all knocked me out and I was MISERABLE on them. I almost rather be not medicated than to be on those drugs. (And that's saying something!) The Seroquel really did help though, I was just really tired all the time. I spoke to my psychiatrist and he changed me from XR (Extended release, it releases the medications all day long) to standard Seroquel. Life has finally become more and more normal. I'm able to clean my house! Maintain a schedule! Hold a job! I do struggle with sleepiness sometimes, and when I exercise, it aggrevates that symptom, but it's worth it. Also, I swear my memory has gone down the drain. I used to be so smart and able to recall anything, and now I feel I'm not able to remember as much. NOthing I can really do though because you've got to pick your poison. Crazy in a really bad way, or crazy in a kinda bad way. lol Right now I am on 100 mg Lamictal, 300 mg Lithium, 100 mg Seroquel. NOTICE: Every prescription is different for every person! Some have loved some that I couldn't stand! It's really a trial and error thing. Some man's trash is another man's treasure! | F | 22 | 4 months 100 mg 1X day | 1/7/2012 | 4 | anxiety,insomia,shift worker | groggy,tired,weight gain | was prescribed 300mg once daily and had weight gain,morning grogginess.Had dosage dropped to 200mg once daily,and now 100mg. The weight gain has subsided,and the morning grogginess is somewhat better. totally happy with drug as now i sleep with no problem. Am thinking of having my dosage dropped to 75mg once daily. | M | 48 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 1/5/2012 | 2 | schizophrenia | grogginess, flat mood, irritability, unmotivated, hopeless | It's maybe good as temporary relief from psychosis but nobody should try to build a life around this..it will be a shitty empty life I promise you. | M | 41 | 4 years 75 1X day | 1/4/2012 | 4 | Bipolar I, to bring down mania | EXTREME HUNGER right before it knocks me out to go to sleep at night. Also muscle tightness in the beginning, stretching/yoga helped, tiredness now when I take 50 mg to help with racing thoughts | It calmed my mania pretty quickly, I also take 1000 depakote ER generic and ativan 1.0 mg generic for anxiety usually at night. Just now starting to function and think I am able to work. I also have ADD and the mania made my ADD really bad. I have psychotherapy issues to work through, there are only so much drugs can do. God is with me so I am okay, I am a believing lies about myself but I am asking God to continue to show me the Truth and how He sees me. Also I am a healthy weight but I am experiencing increased urination, increased thrist and wanting sugar, wondering if Seroquel is causing these symptoms or making them worse. I am binging and not gaining much weight. Got blood tested, waiting for results. | F | 28 | 1 years 450 mg 1X day | 12/31/2011 | 2 | Sleeping problems | Needed more sleep than ever before then remained lethargic until around 4 pm. Made me feel lazy and unproductive. Severe short term memory loss. Gained weight and was unable to lose while dieting. Not for me. | F | 57 | 6 months 100mg | 12/31/2011 | 3 | Depresson and Sleep | Memory problems, blunted, zombie | After one year, still mixed about this medicine. I am concerned about long term impact and wonder if this has made permanent changes to my brain. I am complacent about things that used to bother me in the past. I know and remember but don't care about them. I am not a good medicine taking person and I think this may be why my doctor gave this to me. I am definitely compliant now and don't care. I have mixed feelings about this but seems that the drug wins out in the end. It is good to be able to relax but this drug at least for me takes away most of your emotions and zombie would be an exaggeration but since i am now very compliant and accepting person with little interest in or desire to resist anything. I guess I would say that it makes me more pliable and just happy to be and let the world go by. Since I remember how I was, wonder sometimes if this is a good think long term. Needed cogentin to combat some muscle problems. | M | 60 | 1 years 100mg 1X day | 12/26/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | This drug worked wonders for sleep initially. However, the next day sedation and acute nightmares started to become worse over time. Then, it stopped working for sleep. When I went off of it, I experienced 9 weeks of rebound insomnia before my sleep returned to baseline. This is a terrible choice for insomnia, and I wouldn't wish the rebound insomnia nightmare that I had on my worst enemy! | F | 39 | 6 months 25-25mg 1X day | 12/18/2011 | 4 | Bipolar1, Anxiety, Sleep Disorder | Constipation, short term memory loss - Seroquil??? Not sure | I started taking the fast acting seroquel. Gained weight quickly. After being on Abilify for two years gaining 60lbs with high cholesterol, my doctor switched it to fast acting formula, I experienced severe drowsiness immediately. Thats fine for me, but I was gaining wait and waking up groggy. So she switched it to the XR formula. I feel better than ever, actually loosing weight and not groggy in the am. Still wondering about slight confusion and very short term memory loss??? | F | 39 | 3 months 50MG XR 1X day | 12/14/2011 | 5 | Insomnia/bipolar | Drowsiness, constipation, weight gain, upset stomach, OCCASIONAL somnolence | I've had terrible insomnia since i was 13, I'd sleep about 12 hours a week. I'm now sleeping a good 8-10 hours a night which greatly helps symptoms of my bipolar disorder. A great drug to level you out. | M | 22 | 1 months 50mg 1X day | 12/12/2011 | 3 | Schizoaffective Disorder | Extreme tiredness, weight gain, dulled emotions, memory and concentration problems | This drug worked like a dream initially but wore off after about a year when the dosage decreased very slightly. The side effects of this drug are awful, truly life-changing in a negative way. After about half an hour of taking it you become very sleepy and must go to bed. You get off to sleep very quickly. In the morning it is very hard to get up and wake up even. My mum was waking me up several times - I would sleep through alarms and would just go back to sleep without even knowing. I would get up late, I missed a lot of college. I could not cry and wasn't laughing as much on this drug - surpressed emotions. I could not concentrate on work and my memory was bad. Hard to read large chunks of text. On coming off this drug I have become more alert, my emotions have returned and I am no longer tired. Never again will I touch this poison. | 20 | 1.5 years 600/700mg 1X day | 12/11/2011 | 4 | insomnia | drowsiness | when i first started taking seroquel, i would fall asleep in five minutes and if i didnt go to sleep right away, then i would get anxious because my mind didnt want to sleep, but my body did. so i make sure i go to bed now when it starts to kick in. i am also on a lower dose now and so it helps me fall asleep in a more natural way than before. the only thing is that if i stop taking the seroquel, i cant sleep at all.. my insomnia is probably worse than before in that respect. however, if you are not taking this drug for insomnia, i dont think you will have this kind of dependence/side effect. other than this, i havent experienced any other side effects... no weight gain or anything else. this drug has been very helpful for me... i have tried other medicines for insomnia and nothing else has worked. | F | 29 | 6 years 200-300 mg 1X day | 12/10/2011 | 4 | insommia racing thoughts, mood | Dry mouth, drowsiness in the morning | Fabulous drug, the drowsiness in the mornings was unlike any other side effect, i can't keep my eyes open for the first hour, but am totally alert. I can work more effectively in the day and suffer less from stress, am much calmer. unfortunatley i can't take it every night as it seems to build up. | F | 42 | 3 years 25mg 1X AN | 12/4/2011 | 2 | Insomnia, ruminating thoughts | 30 minutes after taking went to sleep but blacked out; slept for 12 hours with a severe headache and hangover until 4PM the next day, had dizziness and lack of coordination when walking, body jerks. The worst thing was the increase in my suicidal thoughts | After my brief experience with Seroquel and reading the ratings at this site, I'm extremely scared to continue taking it. I have never felt so "drugged" and out of control. The body aches and headache the next day were excruciating. My13 year old son had to help me walk. Sure, I slept but at what expense? I lost a whole day from the side affects! | F | 47 | 2 days 25MG 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 5 | Depression add-on and for OCD | Causes strong (and MUCH appreciated) sleepiness, perfect for taking at nighttime. And I sleep all night now! No Ambien, Benadryl, or Lunesta needed! Also awesome exciting dreams!! Also Dry mouth (no biggie at all). | Strange seeing all the negative comments on this drug. If it is well-tolerated (like for myself) then there is no other drug that treats so many symptoms. Life is fine and dandy with Seroquel XR. And many thanks to Asta-Zeneca for giving it to me for free! | M | 36 | 2 years 600 1X day | 12/2/2011 | 5 | sleep | Nausea more hungry | F | 49 | 4 months 150mg | 12/1/2011 | 3 | Cyclothamic Depression & Schizotype | Restless Leg Sydrome (Horrible) - Hunger ALL the time (Weight Gain) - Constipation (Had to use laxatives) - Cannot find words that fit on end of sentences - Tired ALL the time - Sleep until 4pm sometimes - Made me addicted to smoking (Because it makes you crave everything going) | This drug was ok at the start. The lower dose was very sedating and I liked it. But now I take it and I can't relax anymore because it gives me RLS kinda like foot cramps and jiggly feet. Watching a film or reading a book is pointless as my feet just anger me. Sometimes punch my feet it is THAT bad! Wake up with feet in air! Eat so many sugary foods. Start of year I was 9 and a half stone, now I am 11 and a half!!!!! Constipation makes me cry. I sleep until tea time 4pm (as I don't work due to illness). I want to come off this drug, but if I don't take it I can't sleep! It's ruining my life! | F | 26 | 4 months 200MG 1X day | 11/28/2011 | 5 | Bipolar Type 2 | The first day I took this I felt like I was having an out of body experience. I din't feel as if I was in control of my mind or body. It would have been nice if I had been pre warned of this! This was on 50mg of Quetiapine. It was gradually increased until I got to 350mg XL. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2 with mixed mania episodes and panic disorder. This drug has quite literally saved my life. Before being put on this drug I had NO quality of life AT ALL. It stopped the aggitation dead in its tracks, literally within hours..amazing!! Within 2 weeks my constant panic attacks became more managable until eventually they went. I was told I had had a complete nervous collapse and it would take 2 years to get back to being well enough to work..... I was functioning and back to work in 8 months. Yes my appetite increased, so I took up yoga, yes I have dry mouth, constipation (occassionally) but its a small price to pay for getting my life back....sometimes you need t | You have to ride out the initial symptoms, they are not pleasant but they DO pass within 48hrs..I just stayed in bed for 2 days and slept off the unpleasant side effects. | F | 33 | 1 years 350mg XL 1X day | 11/26/2011 | 4 | Bipolar disorder,anxiety ect ect | started to have the inside quivers and one side of my face started to make movements on its own. | I dont know if any body knows this but usually you only take seroquel at bed time!! oh also the higher the dose the less sedating. The lower you go on your dose the more sedating it is. It is possible to get off seroquel i was on it for 2 years and came off it in less then six months!! | F | 41 | 2 years 300 1X O | 11/24/2011 | 1 | Panic attacks, anxiety and insomnia | Shortness of breath, daze, slept good a couple of nights. Then started feeling anger Nausea, bitter taste in my mouth. The 7 might around 3 woke up shaking felt poisoned, couldn't sleep felt horrible. I don't understand why Dr's prescribe this drug. 8th night event bough I took my dalmanre and lexapro couldn't sleep. Slept for a couple. Of hours and woke up withhad a panic attack and shaking. Right know I feel bad and have an sppt with my Psychitrist . Stop taking this med is poison for your body | F | 51 | 7 days 50 | 11/22/2011 | 1 | Sleep only | Severe memory impairment. When I visit the neurologist he may well diagnose me with early onset Alzheimer's. Certainly I am as forgetful as patients with Alzheimer's. | Avoid this medication at all costs. Trazedone would be a better choice for a sleep aid. It's an antidepressant with sedating potential. Another problem with Seroquel is that is potentiates any other medications you may be taking. This means that Seroquel literally strengthens these meds. Health Canada has an alert for physicians/psychiatrists prescribing the med: "Don't give it to elderly patients." I read repeatedly that Seroquel messes with one's working memory. | F | 51 | 50 mg 1X day | 11/18/2011 |