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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Depression - Sleep Problems | In a fog when waking up. Memory problems, forgetting important things. Sometimes zombie like, zone out. Increased libido with no drive to act upon this increase. Days sometimes blur together, forget the day of the week. Very complacent. Someone said here that a gun could be put to their head and they would not care. I can relate as when I am taking, nothing phases me. Fear seems to melt away. Eat more, slight weight gain, three - five pounds. | Very effective for sleep. I have taken on and off for three years. I take when needed and will stop when I am getting lost. Hard to describe but this medicine is very strong for me and seems to change my personality. When I feel like I am going past the point of no return I stop the medicine. It takes a month or more for the real me to return. I would sum it up like this. I am normaly a very intuitive fast learner who is interested in all aspects of life and living. After a few days on Seroquel I become very complacent and pliable. I remember the movie the Stepford Wives and I guess you could say that I am the Stepford Husband when taking this medicine. I see why they give it for Bi-Polar as it certainly removes the highs and levels me out. Also it is the only medicine that I have ever taken that gives me a sense of peace and calm. The only problem with that is it does not stop at that point, wish it would. After giving the sense of calm continues to numb mind and thinking ability. I have not taken for two months and I am having difficulty sleeping again so will start tonight again. Wanted to write this before as I will not have initiative to write this after I take it. Wish I could find something else as I am concerned about what the long term effects of this medicine could be. | M | 58 | 3 years 50 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 5 | Sleep / Bipolar Depression | If I don't sleep at least 8 hours, I'm a little groggy in the morning. On those occasions, a 12 oz. can of Mountain Dew (which contains about 1/3 the caffeine of a regular cup of brewed coffee) generally does the trick. Otherwise, I have not noticed any other side effects and have not experienced any weight gain at doses of 12.5 to 50 mg. When reading someone else's experience with ANY drug, ALWAYS remember that your experience may be different. Try something until it's clear that it's not right for you. The drug you refuse might be the one that'll save your life! | I have been taking 12.5 mg of Seroquel predominantly for sleep. I absolutely LOVE how it puts me out/down in about an hour and helps me sleep through the night. At higher doses (25 or 50 mg), I am too groggy the next day. When I'm hypomanic, its ability to keep me down through the night is reduced. On those rare occasions, I increase my dose to 25 mg and that helps. | M | 50 | 9 months 12.5 mg 1X day | 9/26/2010 Patient History | 2 | Bipolar | I was on extended release. My doc said to take 3 hours before bed and he was right. Exactly 3 hours later I was so drunk I couldn't do anything but lay there. I could move, I just didn't want to! Then I got restless leg and it frustrated me. Advil strangely got rid of the RL... So for three months I took seroquel then 3 or 4 hours later took an advil. I slept entirely too much. 12 hours was the minimum or I couldn't function. Then when I was awake I would suddenly feel extremely dizzy or extremely sleepy, to the point where I actually sat down in the floor in a store once because I thought I was gonna fall! It only lasted 10 minutes or so but it happened often enough that I was scared to drive. I NEVER felt full when I was eating. I ate and ate and ate. My husband loved it because he said I was anorexic before but I hated it. I only weigh 140 now (105 before) but had to replace the wardrobe which I wasn't expecting financially. VERY vivid dreams. I enjoyed those as I don't think I d | I think my doc started me out on too high of a dose and I believe I shouldn't have taken extended release because it continued to affect me all day the next day. EVERYONE I told the dosage I was given became really worried and said that was too high to start on (300 mg). Even the pharmacist was concerned. I don't even think I have bipolar disorder and was diagnosed with it within a 20 minute intake interview before the doc even knew anything about me. (Pill pusher). I quit taking it on my own and stopped seeing the doc too. I had horrible headaches when I stopped taking it but I was determined not to take it anymore so I dealth with those. No more restless leg now that I'm off the medication either... | F | 31 | 3 months 300 mg 1X day | 9/17/2010 | 4 | sleep/anxiety/panic | sleepiness, hunger, could eat a horse. Slowed thoughts down tho | I like seroquel. I'm currently on zyprexa and I want to switch back. Seroquel always made me feel chill and relaxed without a lot of side effects. You'll probably feel groggy into the next day tho. | M | 27 | 5 years 25-75mg 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 5 | Bipolar disorder and sleep disorder | Sometimes i get panic attacks and restless leg syndrome. Comes and goes. | I would only take for bipolar or other mental problems. Cause its a mood stablizer. Its a good drug when u get passed the occasional side affects. | F | 21 | 4 years 200 mg 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 3 | bi polar disorder | bad short term memory problems, increase of depression, feeling worthless, weight fluctuation, tardive dyskinesia, increased heart rate when standing up in the morning, running out of breath too quickly. | I am 23 years old and still on this medication. I don't know how to talk to my doctor to get it switched to a different anti-psychotic. I have heard that all medicine in this class of drugs have virtually the same side effects. | F | 23 | 2 years 150 XR 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 1 | PTSD/Anxiety | Gained 60 pounds, continue to have issues with PTSD, vivid dreams, flashbacks, anxiety, short attention span. General decline in an already poor health. | I am trying to ween myself off of it as I lost my job/insurance and it is to expensive to buy. The side effects are increased anxiety, insomnia, feelings of impending doom. | F | 48 | 100 2X day | 9/8/2010 | 2 | biplor 2 disorder | The dreams were too horrific to tolerate. I gained 10 pounds in 3 months. All I wanted to eat were sweets and this is not normal for me. People found me calmer but it was because I was depressed. I'll just go back to being bipolar. I have a job that I've had for 23 years; my children are happy and well-adjusted; and I've been married for 28 years. I think I'll just have to be happy with that. | F | 47 | 90 days 100 mg 1X day | 9/4/2010 | 1 | major depression | recently prescribed Seroquel XR 150mg @ bedtime( I should say ONE TIME ONLY!!!!!) WHY?????YOU MAY ASK?, this drug left me incapacitated for nearly two days after the initial dose of only 150mg!!!!one time only!!!,this drug is dangerous, be careful, I am still achey and very tired 3 days later............ | F THIS MEDICATION!!!!! WAS PRESCRIBED FOR DEPRESSION, MY DOC THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HELP W/ANXIETY ASSOCIATED...IT DID I FEEL LIKE A ZOMBIE..PEOPLE THINK TWICE ABOUT THIS ONE, SERIOUSLY!!! | M | 50 | 1 days 150 MG 1X day | 9/4/2010 | 1 | Bipolar | Loss of muscle control and loss of memory | This shit is dangerous!! After taking my bedtime dose, I could not control my muscles. I was unable to lift my legs and arms to get into bed. All I could do was pull a pillow to the floor and then sleep next to my bed until a few hours later when it wore off. Also, I would wake up in the morning and walk into my kitchen to discover that I had been up during the night cooking/frying food, which I had no memory of whatsoever. I was shocked when I saw the mess, not to mention that I could have burned my house down! I gained 15 pounds and haven't been able to lose it since. Worst of all, I went out of town to visit an old friend. I took my pill and have no memory after that. In the morning, my friend told me she had to carry me to bed because I couldn't walk. She thought I was on some kind of illegal drug (I don't do drugs), or I was drunk (I don't drink). I tried to explain the side effects I was having with Seroquel, but apparently she didn't believe me because she hasn't talked to me ever since. Very sad. My doctor said he had never heard of this reaction from his other patients. Seroquel was my worst nightmare. | F | 63 | 12 months ? 1X day | 9/1/2010 | 1 | Insomnia | Went from about 130 to 200 pounds in about.. 4 months. Worst medication possible for sleeping, it helped me sleep sure. I had realistic dreams of killing people, nightmares, I'd eat 3 meals a day which several servings, I stopped dreaming after I stopped taking it for almost a year, I don't care for life anymore, anti-social, feeling as if you can't relate to anyone. Zombie/sluggish to the point where you're an observer of life as it passes by each day. | This shit's horrible, I strongly suggest you stop taking it, or any other medication. There's a reason most of them CAUSE suicidal thoughts, help sleeping or whatever they intend to help, but in the end come back to bite you in the ass with their side effects, some short and others long that cripple your life, socially/personally/ and mentally. I use to love life, now I can't get motivated to do anything. You could put a gun to my head and threaten me, I'd take the bullet. | M | 18 | 8 months 250 1X day | 8/30/2010 | 4 | Major depression - psychotic | Very heavy sedation for first few days, not many side effects after that. | I found Seroquel to be very helpful. It greatly improved my mood, and also made me feel calm and less agitated - stable. I did find it increadibly sedating for the first few days, to the point where I almost slept non-stop for several days. This quickly wore off, and I found myself able to function normally (though I was always reluctant to drive as I did feel that my spatial awareness was still affected even though I did not feel drowsy). I didn't have any sexual side effects, though soon after taking a tablet the sedative affect would probably mean your libido would be lower for a few hours. I did find that when I was first put on a high dose that it can have a temporary paralysing effect, in that for the first time at a high dose you may find yourself paralysed and unable to move, walk etc. This only occured on my first night at high dosage, and didn't recur again. Overall, I have found this drug to be very effective, and with very few side effects, and it does also help with getting a good night sleep as many have said. | M | 35 | 4 months 100 2X day | 8/29/2010 | 2 | Bipolar - paranoia/anxiety | No motivation, lack of concentration/focus, feeling stupid, occasional seroquel hangover/difficulty getting out of bed in the morning | I have had an on again off again relationship with this med over a number of years I have previously taken daily doses as high as 200mg but that turned me into a zombie. I don't think seroquel agrees with me even on 25mg a day I still get the side effects I listed. No where near as severe as when I was taking 200mg but it still messes with my cognitive functioning. That having been said given my previous experiences with other anti psychotics seroquel's side effects are mild. I'm going to stop taking it though I can't keep up with my peers seroquel is making me look an idiot. | M | 32 | 3 months 25 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 4 | depression | none | I have been takeing seroquel 50mg and cymbalta 60mg. About 3 mo. ago i started feeling like i was in a black hole,sad crying felt hopeless. They up my cym. and seroquel. 90 mg cym. and seroquel xr 150mg. I started feeling better in a week.Still have a way to go. Going back to dr. today. I wouldnt wish this on nobody. | F | 60 | 8 months xr 150mg 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 1 | Anxiety/ Sleeplessness | sensitivity to heat, especially in the sun, easily fatigued after doing small work, lightheaded, dizziness, loss of focus/concentration... | I work in an office 8-5 mon-fri, then go to work as a logsplitter for a fire wood business on nights and weekends. It's a strenuous job but I've been doing it for years, and never had fatigue problems like this. I started Seroquel for sleep and anxiety when it was still cold and overcast outside. Around mid-April, when it started to get hot, my muscles would fatigue seemingly out of nowhere when I was outside, muscles I wasn't even using. My body temp spikes out of nowhere. The rest of the time I cant concentrate, and it's a strain to do anything. I've taken it, fallen asleep, then bolted upright in bed like someone had shocked me. There are other effects, but I'll stop there. Bottom line, I wouldn't recommend this med to anyone. Yikes. | M | 28 | 8 months 100 1X day | 8/22/2010 | 3 | hypomania, OCD. | extreme fatigue, sexual arousal increased, huge weight gain. | i used this med only to sleep or to fight the activating action of some antidepressant drugs (e.g. Wellbutrin XL). Very important lethargy and massive weight gain were too annoying side effects to continue to take it. | M | 24 | 1 months 25 mg. 1X day | 8/13/2010 | 2 | depression, PTSD, insomnia | intestinal pain, body aches, restless leg, extreme exhaution, weight gain, joint pain, dopey feeling all day, concentration (attention span about 30 minutes at best) | I started taking 25 each night to sleep, but had to move up to 50 night. I did sleep and have very vivid dreams (terror dreams) but did not touch the depression. eating like crazy at night, restless legs start 20 minutes after taking. Yes I can sleep but unable to work due to concentration issues and extreme fatigue. Would not recommend for insomnia. I understand it works very well for mania. | F | 44 | 3 months 50 1X day | 8/13/2010 | 1 | insomnia | possible seizure, involuntary movements | This drug scared the crap out of me. I took it last night for the first time and went to lay down a few minutes later. All of a sudden, I felt a strong, electric-shock like sensation, like I was being tased or something and my trunk area of my body began to convulse. I have never experienced anything like this ever before. Then, as I was falling asleep I had a few extreme, random movements of my limbs; including my arm shooting into the air, jerking my upper body violently. I'm not exaggerating any of this. It was terrifying. Flushing them. | F | 25 | 1 days 100mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 3 | depression,bioplor,anixety, panic | I have no side effects at all my body has a high tolerance to prescription drugs. | F | 43 | 4 years 100 mg 1X day | 8/10/2010 | 1 | Bi-polar | I now have diabetes, with high blood sugar, no family history. | I was not told of the increase BS issues and the questions surrounding this med, otherwise I would have never taken it. That said, It did a good job getting me to sleep at night. Don't know if it's helped anything else though. | M | 33 | 2 years 50 1X day | 8/9/2010 |