SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1505 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL with similar:
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| 3 | insomnia | WEIGHT GAIN: I've always had a steady weight of around 128-130 lbs. But since starting on seroquel, I've gained 45-50 lbs. Started around 20 lbs more after a month and steadily increasing as the months pass. Even if i exercise and diet, I can't seem to lose the weight. I'm still gaining more weight. I think this is the fattest I've ever been. | I started with 1/2 of 25 mg tablet. I would immediately fall asleep with this dose. After 3 months, I couldn't go to sleep anymore. So, my doctor upped my meds to the whole 25 mg tab. Now, I notice it takes me longer and longer to fall asleep. Also, I get so very groggy in the morning. It's hard to concentrate. I feel kind of fuzzy. | F | 37 | 10 months | 3/1/2009 | 2 | depression, anxiety, and sleep | Helped sleep but harmed my cognative processes. I thake this, Transodone and Klonopin when I go to bed. I also have sleep apnea and on a CPAP. I have difficulty waking and getting out of bed before 9AM. MY doctors have started me on Provigil to try and wake up more quickly. They still haven't sorted out dosages of this and the other meds. | It makes me feel very tired through the day. | M | 61 | 1 years | 2/28/2009 | 1 | sleep problems due to cronic pain | Extreme sleepiness during the day, felling tired always, hunger comes from felling tired, therefore, you want food to give you more energy. Just felt generally awful. | A very nasty drug. I would not recommend it to anyone. | F | 6 months | 2/28/2009 | 4 | bipolar 1; anxiety; help me sleep | Cataracts when I was 55!!! (both eyes had to be operated on) (drug company recognizes this major side effect for humans but won't publicly confirm it)Interferes with memory and cognitive processes. Drowsiness. Caused aching in legs. Headaches (mild to moderate but occur daily; however, may be aggravated by Lamictal which I take and can cause headaches. | I take the medicine reluctantly because it has helped stabilize my bipolar condition. I feel strongly that it causes problems with clear thinking, coming up with ideas (no problem before) and memory loss. Major problem with cataracts needs to be publicizing. Manufacturer's PDR entry mentions (actually highlights) that dogs had gotten cataracts with this medicine. Former doctor said she believes it causes cataracts, but my cataracts were the price I had to pay for seroquel's positive effect on bipolar. I also take Lamictal (200 mg. a day); wellbutrin 300 mg.; Clonazepam (5 mg. a day) | M | 59 | 5 years | 2/27/2009 | 4 | bipolar disorder | weight gain. 10 lbs in 2 months. | always been skinny never gained weight. eat whatever i want until now | M | 25 | 2 months | 2/23/2009 | 4 | Depression, anxiety, insomnia | Grogginess, but the worst may be irrational, hair-trigger rage, whic has developed in the last 7 months. | Definitely helped the sleeplessness. | F | 49 | 3 years | 2/23/2009 | 3 | bi polar II and depression | get sleepy within an hour of taking it, but can stay up if i want. headaches at first, but they have subsided after about a week. | so far so good...it is seeming to help with mood, focus, regular sleep pattern, depression etc. i am concerned about its long term usage and plan on talking to my dr about it. i don't get the over eating problem that i am reading in many of the comments...my appetite has remained normal. i'm curious to see how i feel in another month of taking it. but as of now, i am starting to feel much better with each day that i'm on it. i rarely get side effects from RX drugs...dunno why. | M | 27 | 20 days | 2/22/2009 | 3 | bipolar I | On higher dose, rapid weight gain (from crazy sweet cravings) and major hair loss. Dry mouth and some confusion. | I had been on this medicine at 25 mg dose in the a.m., 100 mg at night, for about 6 years, no problems besides some foggy-headedness. My pdoc took me off of lithobid and trileptal, and put me on lamictal. After about 10 months she increased my lamictal, added lexapro, and upped the seroquel to 200 mg at night. I started having these side effects, and she thought it was the lamictal. Told me to go off and she'd see me in a month! I don't think so! I didn't stop the lamictal, but ran into a snafu with insurance over seroquel. It's the best thing that could have happened. Within a week the cravings stopped and I could see a difference in my scalp! Not getting up in the night for drinks anymore, either. I just figured all this out today. Yay! | F | 21 | 7 years | 2/21/2009 | 2 | Insomnia | Took 12.5 mg only. Felt zombie like throughout the day. Stiff arms. Sleepy all day. Increased heart rate most of the next day. | Awesome sleeping pill, but comes with quite a price in the beginning. | M | 41 | 1 days | 2/14/2009 | 2 | sever insomnia | none, nothing, I am still wide awake! From what I have heard I thought this was going to help me sleep. Why is it not working????? | Today is the first time I have taken seroquel. I feel like I am going to cry. My whole body hurts I would cry if I had the energy.. I am so tired I have gone for months now only being able to sleep 3 or 4 hours a night. I can not think clearly I am so fusterated. My doctor gave me the starter pack. I took the 50 mg 3 hours ago and I am still sitting here wide awake. | F | 36 | 1 days | 2/10/2009 | 3 | sleep/depression/anxiety | next day drozzyness/ weakness/ sluggishness/ nightmares | other than the side effects its works ok | M | 19 | 2 years | 2/8/2009 | 4 | sleep | drowsiness | worked great | F | 52 | 1 days | 2/6/2009 | 4 | sleep/depression/anxiety | none | I have trouble falling and stay asleep. when i try to sleep i have heavy rumination and it's difficult for me to even keep my eyes shut. I take 50mg and it doesn't even make me tried or drowsy; however, when i lay down on my bed and try to sleep, i am able to. I wake up the next day as any normal person. (side note: i slept for 6-8 hours). | M | 24 | 1 months | 2/4/2009 | 4 | bipolar sideeffect when taking SSRI | Wierd feelings at first like derealization, take at night and get me to sleep at first in 20 min. Now 1-2 hrs. Also had neck and back spasm when tried to increase dose to 150Mg went to emergency room as I couldnt move neck or back Dr. said reaction to seroquel he sees it all the time and gave me 5mg of Diazepam and a shot in butt of benadryl (50mg) told me to go back down to 100mg and take benadryl 50mg a day....spasms are a bad side effect scared I might have a spasm in heart muscle | seroquel works pretty good on mood but sometime you still have mood break throughs | M | 41 | 6 months | 2/4/2009 | 3 | Severe Depression, Rumination, BPD | Weight gain, involuntary muscle twitching, grogginess, feeling tired even after I'd slept 10+ hours, some short-term memory loss, heart palpitations. | I first started taking this drug while in a hospital. I was not satisfied with this drug. If taken in the proper dosage, preferably smaller doses, in can be helpful but I don't think it is wise to take it for prolonged periods of time. I gained a significant amount of weight. For the first few months I took it it was very helpful. It helped with my mood and rumination in conjunction with prozac. I have found that it is overprescribed and that it should only be taken if absolutely necessary to avoid these side effects. I have been completely off of it for about 6 months and found most all my negative symptoms from the drug have disappeared. | F | 18 | 1.5 years | 2/3/2009 | 5 | bipolar | Major over-eating at 400MG 3 years ago. I gained 30 pounds! If I drink any amount of alcohol I have leg twitches at bedtime. | I was over medicated at 400 MG. I'm now on 150MG and it has been wonderful for me. I have lost all of the weight and no longer have cravings. I am not fuzzy during the day and sleep great at night. The leg twitches are very irritating and I have found that alcohol causes this effect with me. I no longer drink. If you are having these type of side effects or other kind, talk to your doc because I think it is a good drug but docs can easily over medicate you. I went off the medicine completely for 6 months and saw how much I benefited from the drug. | F | 36 | 4 years | 2/2/2009 | 3 | bipolar i think | hungry and tired about an hour after taking. some heart burn | i have a history of drug addiction ,,,,been clean close to 5yrs no drugs or alcohol ,,nothing im on 100mg at bedtime seems to be helping ? focus less mood swings not so hyper ??dr wants to add depakote dont know if i should???bad effects scare me just not sure??? | M | 35 | 60 days | 2/2/2009 | 5 | anxiety | very dry mouth(fixed with glass of water near bed), occasional twitching muscles, little bit dreamy(good effect),vivid dreams and they are alway positive(awesome side effect) munchies, be carefull or you will overeat! | Really helped me get sleep at night(12.5mg) and worked through the day with anxiety can make you groggy in the morning, best to have some red bull or coffee, or force yourself to get up and move. Highly recomended to anyone with anxiety, stoped my racing thoughts, and helped me focus on important things! Not to sure how bad it is for me health wise, but positives far outweigh the negative for me. hope this helps someone, dont be too scared of "bad press" if it doesn't suit you, stop it. | M | 30 | 1.5 years | 1/31/2009 | 1 | Insomnia | Extremely tired, but NOT at night after I took the med... it was during the day (which obviously makes sense since I didn't get any sleep), but this medicine would make me groggy and tired, yet I still couldn't fall asleep. Horrible. | It just plain and simple did not work for me. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 1/31/2009 | 5 | Bipolar | Very sleepy, fuzzy head if I don't go immediately to sleep. On its own it does not help my depression, but in conjunction with a serotonin uptaker it has been a wonder drug for me. | I love this medicine! I take 50mg every night as I'm getting into bed and I fall right asleep. I wake up with the first ring of the alarm and experience no lingering fuzzy head. It has almost completely gotten rid of my mood swings and I feel like one person at peace instead of two halves at war. Now that I can sleep through the night, I can actually get things done during the day, my attention span has increased and I no longer experience regular intervals restlessness or panic. It took a while to figure out the correct dose; I started with 12.5mg then 25 then 50 then 100 then 150 back to 100 then 75 and finally back to 50. This was a mix of my doctor giving me a starter pack and me using a pill cutter to alter the dosage. I would try the dose for 2 weeks and then alter it as I saw fit so it took a few months to perfect the amount. It doesn't take much of this stuff to do the trick; its seriously potent. Seroquel slows down the fastness while it speeds up the slack, and by tha | F | 26 | 3 years | 1/30/2009 |