SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1505 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | anxiety and stress | suicidal, weight gain, nightmares, felt like a pin cushion, and a general memory loss. Hard time focusing on anything and including who i was. also lack of energy. No sex drive.Why?????? | Doctor told me she prescribed it as a substitute for xanax. If the govt won't cover it for veterans how was passed by FDA. | M | 56 | 9 days | 6/2/2009 | 1 | Couldn't sleep | Suicidal thoughts...I could not stop thinking about killing myself...Depression. Extreme fatigue. | My doctor gave me this as a sleep aid. I had no idea a drug could make you want to kill yourself. If someone told me, I wouldn't even believe them. But that's what happened with me. I am really lucky I didn't. I see other comments saying they were prescribed this FOR depression. I find that odd: this drug actually MADE me depressed. I would be very hesitant about using this drug. I would never let anyone in my family take it. I can't believe something like this is FDA approved. | F | 26 | | 6/2/2009 | 1 | no good reason | It has no known mechanism of action, except that it is a 'dirty drug', binding to over a dozen different receptor subtypes in the brain. I experienced 'rhabdomyolysis', a common (look in the clinical literature) and horrifying side effect (skeletal muscle paralysis). The clinical trials show no significant effect on mania or depression. I would avoid this drug at all costs. | M | 54 | 180 days | 6/1/2009 | 2 | depression, ocd, ptsd, crying spell | no motivation, hopelessness. These symtoms intensified with seroquel. My doctor says to double the dose. I want to stop it completely. Zombie -like on 50 mgs. | M | 53 | 3 weeks | 5/27/2009 | 3 | bipolar 1 and anxiety w/ insomnia | weight gain (22 lbs in 4 months)dry eye/mouth, constipation, hair loss, muscle and joint pain, elevated blood sugar, MUNCHIES. Feeling like one of the undead, trouble with my memory, stuttering, tremors in legs, and temperature control issues. | After being on it for a little more than a year for mood stabilization and insomnia it dawned on me that there may be side effects other than the liver function studies the docs do every 6 months. I had been having all the above things going on and my general care primary doc was referring me to a rheumatologist for possible fibromyalgia when a-ha it is the stupid pills. Started weaning down and wonder of wonders, they are easing their grip!!! I use over the counter diphenihydromine sleep aids and Ativan to help with the withdrawl and smoke like a fiend for now. Smoking is temporary so no lectures and it does help and I don't drink or do illegal drugs so hold your horses. I had a brain tumor and many of the side effects mimicked lingering problems from the surgery to remove that and I thought the temp control thing was from hysterectomy. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, should be foresight if you are not psychic. Gotta laugh and stuff or you'll never stop crying! | F | 39 | 1.5 years | 5/26/2009 | 4 | severe generalized anxiety | the first week I was a zombie but after about a couple weeks, that tapered off and I was fully functioning. weight gain but not much if you work out a little - | I feel like this drug is for me, a miracle. I was taking 6mg of Xanax/day but my thoughts would not stop racing and I felt like I never wanted to leave the house. After a few weeks on this, I was sleeping normal, acting normal. All I can say is that this drug works for me. It's only a little difficult to say how much because I also take 8mg of Klonopin and Effexor XR. I took Paxil once and robbed a grocery store and went to jail. I'm not a robber and it was like the whole thing was an out of body experience. Until I was sitting in a jail cell wondering what the hell happened. Nobody would believe me but I knew it was the Paxil, I just don't go rob stuff, it was crazy. The seroquel noticably leveled me out and works for me. But I swear, the only thing that relieves my most severe depression is marijuana and if that were legal, I think it would be the only drug I would need. | M | 35 | 3 years | 5/24/2009 | 4 | bi-polap 1 | I'm prescribed to take this med at night. This med has helped me GREATLY when it comes to sleeping. I don't mind the vivid dreams, I'm just glad I can sleep with almost no wake-ups in the night. One thing I did notice was that if I take my full dose at once, I get a feeling similar to restless leg, or more accurately, for me, restless shoulder, which doesn't happen if I take 1/2 dose, then the other 1/2 in an hour or so. The major problem I've had is WEIGHT GAIN...35lbs in 2 years. It seems that after I take my dose, I get strong feelings of hunger, so I end up eating late, which is likely part of the reason weight gain is a problem for some. It's a major case of "munchies". Why this med seems to cause "the munchies" I don't know, I just know that it's real. Unfortunately this sometimes leads me to fall asleep before I can get my teeth brushed. Which isn't doing my teeth any favors. | F | 39 | 2 years | 5/24/2009 | 1 | | 5/23/2009 | 1 | | 5/22/2009 | 3 | Bipolar 1 | Vivid dreams, Very sleepy, Difficulty holding concentration or thinking complex thoughts, Very calm - nothing could disturb me, Don't always notice people when they walk into the room, Difficulty completing simple tasks. | Seroquel definitely works to control your thoughts and feelings. 50mg Seroquel, 200mg Sertraline and 4mg Klonopin is my regime. Seroquel added to my Sertraline and Klonopin made a big difference. Noticed immediate stabilization that I had never experience before. The ability to relax for the first time in a long time. The problem with these drugs is that they do work but they take away your personality and motivation. I still fight this at times and stop or reduce meds. Probably not the right thing to do but I think it is like drowning. No emotions, inability to experience psychical or emotional love. Just composing this paragraph is taking forever and I need to keep reading back. My guess is the P docs prescribe Seroquel because in makes their patients compliant. I used to fight taking antidepressants constantly and they would not seem to last or be effective. With Seroquel I have taken the same AD for almost two years. Bottom line I think Seroquel takes away some of your free will and the doctors know that. Concerned about long term effects. Last time I went off it noticed I was not motivated and seemed more of a zombie person. I think Seroquel makes permanent changes in your brain. | M | 57 | 2 years | 5/18/2009 | 1 | Recreational | DRY mouth, very very tired. I felt like I wanted to go run a marathon and sleep forever at the same time. It was like my body was fighting itself. | Not fun. Don't take. Seems to me it's probably dangerous. | F | 22 | 1 days | 5/15/2009 | 2 | insomnia | Lethargic, twitching of legs, arms, sleep eating,have gained about 40 lbs in 4-5 months | This was great when I couldn't sleep. Unfortunately I can''t sleep without it. I get up and wander at night, and I apparently eat quite a lot. Last week I woke up with an ice cream come melyed on my chest, this week I nearly broke my nose when I walked into a wall. The twitching drives me nuts. | F | 54 | 6 months | 5/13/2009 | 1 | depression, chest pain, profuse sweating, felt like a zomby | | 5/13/2009 | 1 | Dr. said | Severe depression, thoughts of suicide | F | | 5/9/2009 | 1 | Anxiety, Depression, Bi-Polar | Get off this medicine!!! I took it for 10 days and it made me feel completely lethargic, lightheaded, dizzy, short-term memory loss, and completely tired. I felt like a complete zombie. I could not concentrate, could not walk straight, I could not even function as a normal human being. I had constant pain in my arms and fingers. Violent mood swings where I was happy one second and crying the next. I have absolutely no sex drive. Tunnel vision. And although it might not be related, I got a urinary tract infection right after starting the med, even though very few men get UTI's. This is the worst drug I have ever taken in my life and I do not know how it was ever approved by the FDA. | M | 22 | 10 days | 5/6/2009 | 2 | Insomnia | Tachycardia, Tolerance, Occassional Nightmares, Zombie-like feeling, change in body chemestry. I am also fatigued all the time due to getting less and less sleep. I am never get that good drowsy feeling...just fatigue. | I have been on this drug for almost a year now. My psyche prescribed it to wean me off of Temazepan which caused me to "crash" after I had built up an incredible tolerance for due to overmedication by my family doctor. I originally took 250mg but successfully weaned down to 150mg within two months. However, efforts to go below 150mg have been largely a failure. In fact, after relatively good sleep in January-March (averaging about 125mg) I have been experiencing some of my worst sleep since crashing in June, 2008. I cannot sleep without taking this drug. I have not had natural sleep in over 15 months now. Even when I am taking the drug, I no longer feel drowsy and it is taking longer for me to get to sleep. Worst of all, I have been slowly been inching up the dosage past 150mg again just to get even minimal sleep. I do not want to go above 150mg again because of the zombie-like affect it has on me (which is bad enough below 150mg) I only average about five hours sleep even with taking the drug. It has been almost three months since I have had a night of 7 hours of sleep or more. My worst fear is that the longer I take this expensive drug, the harder it will be to ever get natural sleep again. Cleary, taking this drug is clearly not sustainable. Anyone with advice on an inexpensive, relatively safe drug that helped them get off Seroquel? | M | 44 | 11 months | 5/4/2009 | 2 | bipolar | knocks you out completely, totally destroyed my sex drive, gained some weight initially but leveled out, very sedating, short term memory loss, fuzziness, confusion, trouble concentrating/focusing | i take 125 at night plus lithium, topamax and lamictal, but when i have manic spikes take up to 300/day, have taken some during the day and this was the worst. basically, it does fix the mania, but only because i'm a drooling idiot or asleep. i cannot function at all taking this during the day. i would stop taking this right away except it seems to be the only thing between me and the edge. really hate this. | F | 23 | 2 years | 5/4/2009 | 1 | Bi Polar 2 | I took this medication on a Friday night and proceeded to sleep for 12.5 hours solid. I woke up for 2 hours, and ate everything in sight. I then was so exhausted and dopey that I took a 5 hour nap. I woke up, feeling like my limbs were encased in concrete. I couldn't walk straight or talk clearly. | I only took this medication one night at 50mg. I will never take it again. | F | 21 | 1 days | 5/3/2009 | 1 | for sleeping | i just took it for one night.... I was in the hospital for diabetes and a blood infection and had not slept good for months... they gave me 100 mgs around 9:00 pm and then another 50 mgs around two ol clock in the morning | when i given the 100 mgs i went to sleep and slept for about four and a half hours then they gave me 50 more mgs and i felt extrememly wierd!!! I felt like i caould do any thing i wanted and i would have no consquences. i felt like a super hero or something. I had a pic line in my arm and still had a blood infection but i decide that i was going home at about two thirty that morning. So, i stole my moms keys out of her purse un-hooked my iv and left the hospital... Just to make the story shorter i just tell youu what the outcome was i ended up having a head on collision and totaled the car. I had to be cut out of the car and when i woke up i couldn'tmove. I was rushed to Baptist hospital and the feeling came back into my body. I was then put back into the hospital and i was never given that medication again. | F | 21 | 1 days | 4/30/2009 | 5 | Bipolar/Anxiety/depression | Groggy for the first couple of hours in the morning, tons of energy in the afternoon (thats good!)Usually knocks me out 20mins after taking it at bedtime. Also taking Ativan when needed for anxiety attacks. | I have been on Seroquel for 3 weeks, this medicine has been a life saver for me! I started out on just 25 mg a night before bed, then moved up to 50 mg's. I have actually LOST weight, 5 lbs so far (I put on 15 when my depressive episode returned). For so long I thought Dr's just didnt understand what I was going through, they continued to try me on different anti depressants, all of which made me more anxious and freaked out, to the point I wanted to hurt myself and others! Finally with my Therapist and new Dr, came to my Bipolar diagnosis. Seroquel has helped me want to be productive and actually LEAVE my house again, it has mellowed out my severe mood swings, its helped with my anxiety attacks, but we are still working on that. Im not saying its for everyone, but for a person like me who kept getting the typical depression diagnosis over and over again, I cant say enough good things!!! | F | 33 | 3 weeks | 4/28/2009 |