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 |
| 5 | insomnia | sleepiness, other than that, nothing | no weight gain, in fact I'm losing weight on 200 mg/bedtime | F | 52 | 60 days | 3/30/2009 | 3 | Moodiness and Anger Episodes | Dry mouth , constipation , dizziness , vivid dreams , difficulty in concentrating , lightheadedness , periods of hypotension just after taking a dose , some loss of balance , a little bit of confusion at times , feelings of weakness/faintness , coldness feelings in arms and legs , jitteriness , abnormal heart rates ( syncope ) , vision changes ( lens ) , junk food cravings , difficulty in waking up . | I've been taking Seroquel to stablize my anger episodes and moodiness. After taking my dose I would experience a weakness feeling and I couldn't feel my heart beating. Then i'd get coldness feelings in my arms and legs. Constipation has been a bad problem. I feel dizzy and out of balance at times. Seroquel has halped me deal with my anger episodes. my vision has gotten worse. I go in to a deep sleep. I'm worried about not being able to feel my heart beat and I get ( weak ) panicky. | M | 34 | 5 years | 3/27/2009 | 4 | anxiety depression | weight gain (30lbs), extreme dry mouth, joint pain, some hair loss, episodes of difficulty swallowing,hard to get out of bed, sleeping 9 to 12 hours a night, lack of motivation | I've been taking 300mlgs a night for 3 years. This medication has stabilized my mood very well. Depression has been a problem since my teens, but the extreme anxiety I use to have drove me nuts.Recently realized how many side effects I was having. So I am cutting the dose in half. My doctor is concerned about the risk of diabetes. I might go off of this completely. It is frustrating to find something that does work, but has intollerable side effects. Being able to sleep has been a blessing, but I do not want to sleep my life away. | F | 54 | 3 years | 3/25/2009 | 3 | BP | Difficult to rise in the morning. Sleep 9-10 hours. Thirsty. First two days felt drunk the next day. Forgetful on small details, which scares me a little. | I am just in week 2. It has calmed me down. I have gotten a lot done at work as a result. I had a difficult thing to do this week and I was calm doing it, which is a real positive change. My Dr. suggested 50 mg, but I have only taken 25 mg and so glad I did. | F | 38 | 8 days | 3/25/2009 | 2 | Bipolar type 2 | Extreme weight gain, restless legs and exhaustion. | I grew up thinking that I had a horrible metabolism. I ate a fruit for breakfast, nothing for lunch and a small dinner. Since I stopped taking Seroquel, I have lost 30lb and eat like a normal person. I would also like to add that I am a very small person, so 30lb is quite significant. | F | 23 | 2.5 years | 3/23/2009 | 1 | schizophrenia | morbid thouts thoughts of family dying or me dying dry mouth | i need to stop taking it with depekote or i might kill myself | M | 21 | 2 weeks | 3/23/2009 | 5 | bipolar disorder | If I take a large dose (over 100mg-I am 135 lbs) I am really groggy the next day. But as long as stay at 100 mg or below I am great. I have not experienced any weight gain. As a matter of fact, just the opposite; because of my improved mental condition I am in the best shape of my life. | I love seroquel! haha I tried many different drugs over the course of many years and nothing worked. Before seroquel I felt crazy, cried everyday, and didn't sleep. With seroquel I am sleeping, doing excellent in school, and like I said, am in the best shape of my life. I have nothing but good things to say about it. It has really changed my life. (I think I sould like a seroquel commercial!) | F | 29 | 3 years | 3/22/2009 | 2 | my boyfriend was taking 50 mg of seroquel at bedtime. It seemed to stabilize his mood some but than started not feeling well again. His doctor put him on 100 mg at bedtime for past 3 weeks. He is now doing very odd things at night(sexually) and states he does not remember any of his actions the next day. Is this possible? Could this medicine make him blackout in night after he is asleep? Can anyone help me. It is disturbing me greatly | F | 35 | 6 months | 3/20/2009 | 1 | Bipolar1 | Went from 110 to 168 lbs, on 500mg- Exercised daily, and ate 1 Lean Cuisine & one low-fat yogurt/day. | I got off Seroquel about 1 mo. ago, taking Geodon now, no changes in my activities, have lost almost 8 lbs! | F | 39 | 5 years | 3/20/2009 | 4 | Sleep trouble. | Too groggy the next day if take too much. Can last many, many hours... | I take Seroquel to counter the insomnia side effects of Wellbutrin. It definitely helps me stay asleep longer. HOWEVER I seem to be extremely sensitive to it and can take only mini amounts. I take the 25mg tablet and cut it into quarters and then try to make those little pieces even a little smaller. So, I'm taking only, like, 5 or 6mg of it. If the piece is too big I will still feel sedated and somewhat hung over way into the next day. The effect can last more than 12 hours, for me anyway. It definitely works but can be too sedating. | F | 41 | 3 years | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Bi Polar Disorder | I am currently taking 400mg at night and have been for 4 years. I have lost a lot of my hair.gained about 40lbs around the stomach and suffer from daytime exhaustion even after sleeping for 15 hours. I also suffer from blocked nose at night and wake in panic when I can't breath. I have no libido at all.Since reading many of the comments on the site and seeing how similar they are to mine I have decided to wean myself off of this drug. I have not had a manic episode in 4 years but attribute this more to the lithium than the seroquel | This is a serious drug and Doctors should give more information of the side effects before dispensing. | F | 4 years | 3/18/2009 | 5 | psychosis/mood disorder | weight gain and thats it!! If on 400mg sleep alot but below that nothing other than the dreaded weight gain!! | This med did give me my life back. I find it brilliant for my illness and i can now work and do things like a "normal person" If the weight gain wasnt there I would be happy to stay on this drug for the rest of my life however i have had to except the weight gain and try to eat better etc as this drug suits me so well | F | 27 | 2 years | 3/15/2009 | 4 | Off Label for Anxiety/Depression | I started taking 50mg at night before bed two weeks ago. First night started at 100 and it knocked me flat out. Woke up with BP of 81/57 and thought something major was wrong. 2 weeks later I've still got a fair amount of fatigue and weakness as well as a major desire to do nothing but sleep! | After the major side effects stopped, this drug in addition to 10mg of Lexapro has been a lifesaver. I was having MAJOR anxiety issues and thought that I was going to go totally crazy before getting on this medication. I'm really hopeful that the side effects will continue to lessen so I can get back to a normal day's activities without wanting to take a nap. This is much better however than wanting to die, so all in all I'll take it. | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/14/2009 | 1 | bipolar | its the first day i take it....and the LAST one!!!!!! i am totally zombie....i dont feel in the reality.... so,weird! i took only 50 mg...i should take another one tonight,but NOOOOOO! finish for me...its scary! i take 600mg of lithium,2mg of xanax,7.5 mg of immovane.... my doctor is trying to find the good treatment for me...its been 2 years now!!!!!! | F | 31 | 1 days | 3/14/2009 | 3 | insomina, depression | Vivid, violent dreams; grogginess next morning, feels like a zombie throughtout the day, carb cravings | I'm currently taking zoloft for depression but Dr. switched me to Wellbutrin due to the side effects of zoloft. He also prescribed seroquel 100mg at night to help me sleep, as the wellbutrin will aggravate my insomina. Took the 100mgs and was still awake 2 hours later. Took another 100mg dose and 30 minutes later I demolished an entire bag of tortilla chips. Didn't notice til I got up the next moring that they were stale and 2 months past expiration date. Had some very disturbing dreams, scared me pretty bad. Getting up this morning was complete hell. Somehow managed to get kids to school and I'm currently at work suffering. When I first got to work spent the 1st hour staring at a tv that was not even turned on. Kind of a scary drug but it did help me sleep but the dreams were pretty bad. I dreamed that my 11 year old son attacked me so yeah that did not help my mood when I woke up. Think will keep tryin it for a bit longer see how it goes. | F | 29 | 2 days | 3/11/2009 | 4 | Not Sleeping | Initially very hung over in the morning but that passed after a month. Still have the dreamy feeling and a little spaced out in the morning. I take 50mg at night and after about 45 minutes the wave of calm nothingness washes over me and I drift away. If anything happens after that I can’t remember it. | I think seroquel is a very serious medicine. I also take 20mg of Lexapro and 4mg of Klonopin each day. I have been having trouble thinking and am wondering if the Seroquel is part of the problem. Thankfully I have spell check as my spelling is not as good as it once was. I am more calm and can relax better than before taking Seroquel. | M | 57 | 1 years | 3/10/2009 | 4 | bipolar ,anxiety, mind racing, ect. | I have experienced eye twitching, restless leg syndrome realy bad,extreme hair loss,feeling extremely hot when waking in night or amto the point of not being able to move easily. go out in winter in shorts to cool off 10 min. or once I'm up moving around for 10 min. it goes away.at 50- 100 mlg. at 300 mlg, massive head aches. Had to drop back down to 100 mlg. joint pain, head aches once a week lasting 3 days. | This drug works for my anxiety and depression and sleep at night. I take at night so if I don't go right to sleep, or wake within a couple hours I get the late night feeding frenzie, but I don't eat much during the day, so this is probably nutritionally good for me though I have eaten some crazy things at this time and vaguely remember what. I have to go off this med couse of hair loss and twitching, and feeling so old but am scared of other meds too. This takes care of a big portion of my symptoms but causes damage.been on for 2 years. | F | 38 | 2 years | 3/10/2009 | 3 | Bipolar mania/mixed episode | Excessive sleeping, stuffed/bloody nose, next day drowsiness, massive weight gain, tardive dyskinesia, Withdrawal is HELL. | Was really good for the first few weeks & snapped me out of a bad mixed/manic state within 2 days. At that time it saved my life. It only worked for about 5 weeks then just pooped out, but my psychiatrist wanted me to stay on it. Living on Seroquel is tough. You sleep all day, are drowsy and useless the next day, gain a lot of weight (40 pounds in 4 months for me, despite diet & exercise). I had terrible nasal congestion at night & not being able to breathe sent me into panic attacks. I eventually got tardive dyskinesia from it (manifesting in involuntary tongue movements, lip smacking & head twitches). Withdrawal is hell. Anxiety, agitation, hallucinations, headache, vomiting. This process cannot be rushed. I'd recommend this medication for SHORT-TERM emergency treatment of mania only. Schizophrenia is probably a different matter. | F | 37 | 4 months | 3/10/2009 | 4 | Imsomia | I am concerned about the blood sugar rise possibility of other serious side effects. This is definitely the most potent sleep med I have taken (though it is NOT FDA approved for sleep) I would like to get off of it but have to say my sleep suffers without it. | My problem with sleep is that I wake throughout the evening. Seroquel does not solve this but it does make it easy to fall back asleep. Its very hard to get out of bed when taking this medication. I am going to explore other options including a new drug that targets the sleep / wake cycle, and its approved for long term use. My true advice is to use this med with extreme caution and stop it if possible, depending on your condition. | M | 42 | 21 days | 3/3/2009 | 1 | bipolar | vivid dreams | scary, almost full blown violant manic dreams that kept affecting my thoughts the next day..horrible medication, will never try it again for depression. | F | 43 | 4 days | 3/2/2009 |