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 | Horrible dry mouth with gagging and hackiing coughs - in the day time and waking up like this at night. | I am also very concerned about hair loss. With the under addressed "dry mouth" gaging/coughing day and night disruptions and disturbancess the "cure" is worse than the illness. | F | 61 | 24 months 200MG 1X day | 11/16/2011 | 1 | Bipolar 1 | Had a horrible paranoid/suicidal reaction to this med within just a few days. Will never take it again. | F | 29 | 1 weeks 25 mg 1X day | 11/9/2011 | 5 | schizophrenia | at the beginning was very sleepy couldnt stay awake had major weight gain, from 8 stone to 16 stone literally doubled in size. | after the first month or so and after reaching the correct dosage for me i have never felt better. no talking therapy could have ever helped me even half of how much my meds have worked. relapse free in 2 years once they put me on my other meds as well i have completely changed and am so glad for the change. the other meds, seroxat and depokote, another 2 supposedly problematic meds. but they HAVE worked for me, just gotta ride out the beginning! | M | 27 | 3 years 900 1X day | 11/7/2011 | 1 | Bipolar, depression, anxiety | TERRIFYING VISUAL/AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS. Only took it 2 nights and I feel like I'm developing schizophrenia from taking this drug. Will never touch it again. | Poisonous | M | 25 | 2 days 200mg 1X day | 11/5/2011 | 1 | depression | Seroquel has made my life miserable. I had the worst leg pain that kept me from sleeping altho I walked around like a zombie trying to stretch or walk around while experiencing this leg pain. I no longer take this medication. Haven't had the leg pains at all... | F | 40 | 400 MG 2X day | 11/3/2011 | 3 | bipolar disorder | very sleepy all the time, dry mouth and moody, the sleepiness is a real problem for me as I have a 5 yr old son. I've found that people irritate me all the time which could be to do with the drowsiness however my irrational thoughts (this is what my phycs calls it) have seemed to of calmed down a bit which is nice. | i hope this works! | F | 23 | 2 weeks 600 1X day | 11/1/2011 | 1 | Anxiety & Depression | Major weight gain...100+ pounds 60% increase in weight! Memory Loss forgetful & black out phases Nausea major Kidney damage | This is the worst drug ever!!!! Spend three months in bed trying to get off this toxic drug. 10 months later at the doctor again for major kidney pain...Gotta love this poison! I'll post later my kidney results in the next two weeks! | M | 37 | 20 months 900 1X day | 10/27/2011 | 5 | Mania/psychosis | Hungover if I take more and have to get up before it is worn off or else I don't sle ep at all or wake up early. Had problems w/everything. | I also take ambien 12.5 and restoril 30 and lamictal 100 | F | 60 | 10 years 300 mg 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | I have been takig this drug for a long time. Initially, I was taking a high dose (1000 mg). It helped me fall asleep and stay asleep, though it left me very foggy brained in the morning and while trying to fall asleep, my legs would feel restless. Gradually, I have lowered the dose over the years, so I now take 300-400 mg nightly. I think this drug has been very helpful for me. At times, I have tried to wean myself off of it and find it very difficult. I don't sleep very well, if at all and I experience nausea and diarreah. And so I continue to take it. Have not experienced weight gain from this drug. I would like to know if anyone succesfully quit this drug. I am worried about long term side effects. I have improved my diet over the year by eating whole foods and taking supplements. I've eliminated most processed foods and alcohol. I also exercize regularly and practice yoga. I've noticed an increase in side effects and I wonder if my body is becoming more sensitive to the drug. I also take lamictal and lorazepam. Thank you. | F | 32 | 9 years 300-400 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 3 | depression, schizotypal PD | shortness of breath, arrhthymias, restlessness, cognitive slowing. | Restlessness wasn't as bad as abilify. Best antipsychotic out there in terms of affecting flat affect. Caused shortness of breath and an allergic reaction when combined with artane and albuterol. Some muscle spasms, but not as bad as other antipsych drugs. Would have taken it longer if not for side effects. | M | 26 | 11 months 25mg-50mg 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 5 | Psychotic, Bipolar, OCD, Borderline | Constipation, increased appetite, SEVERE drowsiness | I love this medication, I feel like its the only thing that calms my brain from psychosis and panic attacks. It makes me chill and sedated, I love it. Best drug I've tried so far and seriously the most helpful. I was extremely tired at first so I decreased my dosage and it got better. I tried to go up to 300mg but couldn't lift my head out of bed, gradually decreased to 50mg where I still feel the sedation needed but its not overwhelming as it is at a higher dose. | F | 28 | 3 months 50 1X day | 10/17/2011 | 1 | depression | This is a continuation of previous rating (2/19/2011); couldn't remember password. Abdominal bloating not as bad for now. Can eat more foods. Also I believe it was my duodenum that was affected. Gastroscopy revealed nothing, though my gastroenterologist said it likely was the drug which hurt me, "rewired" me, as he put it. Am going for a CAT scan (of gut) soon. Also, severe insomnia every night is, I'm certain, Seroquel-related, as I've never experienced it so badly & it began when the weight loss & (severe) depression started. Going for a sleep study, as well. Also, since last writing, found that I can no longer tolerate the only two antidepressants out of maybe 20 I've tried over the years. Now, Prozac & Cymbalta make my mood or gut much, much worse. Can't find a new one now, to alleviate the sadness. My doctor is talking about ECT, but I don't know. There is a real chance that I will simply get sick of being sick all the time & will do something despera | I believe someone should have to pay for this, as it's completely turned things inside-out. My life has been derailed. The side-effects from every other psychotropic I've tried WENT AWAY when I ceased using. Not so with Seroquel, so how the hell was I to know? I don't believe I will ever be well again. | M | 47 | 50 mg 1X day | 10/16/2011 | 1 | Psychosis | I felt as if my mind were in a strait-jacket. Couldn't find my words. Wanted to ask a pharmacist something - couldn't find the word "pharmacist" in my mind. Slept extra 3 or so hours in the morning. | F | 50 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 10/14/2011 | 4 | PTSD, Insomnia, possible bipolar | WEIGHT GAIN | I was completely unstable, within 1 week I saw MAJOR improvements: concentration, ability to sleep | F | 30 | 60 days 2X day | 10/11/2011 | 3 | to sleep at night | weight gain sleepyness | i was on higher doses like 600 twice a day and it made me like a zombie. | F | 14 | 2 years 300mg 1X day | 10/4/2011 | 1 | paranoid schizophrenia | zombie like, sleeping 14 hours per night, extreme weight gain 40kgs. heart pulpitations, strange dreams, stomach pain, hung over feeling in mornings, extreme hunger, constipation, restless leg syndrome (strange horrible feeling in legs that wont stop without movement) slurred speach, memory loss, caused increase in paranoia and caused strange very graphic day dreams. | i would not recommend seroquel. | F | 21 | 3 years 600mg 1X day | 10/3/2011 | 1 | insomnia | rls, addictive,memory loss,anxiety | I started taking seroquel 75mg and within 2months am up to 125mg. I am terrified that soon this is not going to be enough. My psychiatrist insists its not addictive so why has this happened to me. I want off but she says no and wont even advise me on tappering. She has even said I must come and see her monthly and her fees cost a fortune as does the seroquel. I have taken sleep meds for 12years and all became addictive. | F | 50 | 3 months 125 1X day | 9/29/2011 | 1 | Depression | RAGE | RAGE | F | 34 | 7 days 1X day | 9/26/2011 | 4 | Initially as sleeping aid. | The seroquel barely gives me any side effects, except for constipation, but no excessive sedation in spite of 900 mg a day, in fact no sedation at all. | While reading about people's experiences regarding seroquel withdrawal i got scared shitless, because my p doc said its not addictive, which is true for not having to take more and more for the same effect, but which is untrue for how you feel after you stop taking it behind a more or less longer period. I also take methadone and the seroquel strengthens that medication this as a side note so you can count on strengthening of other meds who act on the central nerve system like for example benzodiazepines. What my 900 mg dose does to me is basically flatlining my emotions so that means i dont feel grief as bad as it would be without seroquel, but i also dont feel pleasures. I take my last 300 mg before sleep and since taking the seroquel i found that in the nights it would give me vivid dreams. I live in the NL so a script worth 700 euros a month comes for free. So far and best luck to all who like to discontinue seroquel,. because that seems to be hard and when my time comes i will stop the seroquel trough a slow taper. Before i forget one miserable side effect from seroquel i noticed is lack of sexdrive. | M | 45 | 1 years 300 3X day | 9/24/2011 | 1 | Insomnia | Extreme drowsiness (spent 12 hrs in bed), serious case of the munchies, had blackouts before falling asleep, talked in my sleep everynight, felt like a zombie the next day, extreme lightheadedness & dizziness (everytime I stood up). | I fainted in public twice (in the afternoon) after taking seroquel. I was rushed to the emergency room bc I had extremely low blood pressure from this drug. I'm not a fainter normally, so I know it was the seroquil. I wouldn't recommend this drug bc it is dangerous. After you take it, you don't know what you're doing or saying, you need to go to sleep & stay in your bed or you might pass out while standing up. Dont take seroquil!!!! If you do PLEASE BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!! | F | 29 | 2 months 100-300mg 1X day | 9/19/2011 |