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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Insomnia and PTSD and depression | Restless legs and upper arms; involuntary muscle twitches when at rest. The restless legs SUCK, they happen when I take more than 200 to 250 mgs. I'm seeing the doc this week to find out if I have to go off it. I HATE that side effect and worry about the twitches being irreversible. | It helps TREMENDOUSLY with falling and staying asleep, which is what it was prescribed for. I felt depression lift about a week after starting the drug. I am happy to be on it but worried about side effects. It has increased my hunger, which is good because I need to gain about 10 lbs. | F | 41 | 1 months | 12/31/2008 | 2 | OCD and depression | It made me feel great. It helped me sleep. I didn't have to take it every day, but on nights I did take it, I woke up in a homicidal rage. Scary. I'd rather be depressed. | F | 46 | 6 months | 12/28/2008 | 2 | PTSD | DAILY MIGRAINES, groggy in morning, short-term memory loss (forgetting what I was just about to say), loss of multi-tasking abilities, GI issues, gassiness, fast weight gain, craving for sweets upon waking, zoned out feeling. Sadder, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, as I had a lot to feel sad about. | Seroquel did help me in three ways: it stopped me from dissociating and going into flashbacks of abuse, controlled my nervous hives, and helped me sleep. Unfortunately, I couldn't bear the side effects, particularly the daily migraines. I was losing most my day to pain and grogginess and did not feel at all productive. My side effects were at a mere 12.5 mg. That's not a typo; I had to cut the smallest dose (25 mg) in half because I'm REALLY sensitive to medications. I've been off it a week now and am dizzy every day, with increased tinnitus and strange ear pressure changes (hope that is temporary!) but at least I have fewer migraines. | F | 43 | 2 months | 12/27/2008 | 3 | depression | MAJOR restless legs, dry mouth, spaced-out during the day | I have been taking 150mg. daily (75mg. in morning and 75mg. at night). Doc wants me to work up to 150mg. twice daily, but the sedation effects are so strong now, I don't know if I will be able to function on a dose that high. It has helped me sleep at night and stay asleep until morning without feeling groggy. So far I haven't noticed it really helping with the depression, but am willing to keep on with it and see. I am VERY concerned about future or long term side effects. | F | 33 | 4 weeks | 12/25/2008 | 4 | mood stability for sexual abuse hx | I take 150mg/day. I get really restless legs and itchy skin. | This drug has given me a lot of stability. I feel more like a normal human, more capable of handling stress, even happy. The benefits outweigh the side effects but I'd like to minimize them by taking 12.5mg regularly over the course of a day to total my current dose. | M | 45 | 4 months | 12/24/2008 | 3 | depression | Extremely tired, spaced off, can't focus well, headaches | I have been taking it for a day and maybe I need more time but I am really tired and it feels like a hangover. I sleep well but it feels like it's all I want to do. I was stressed before and this helps calm me down but I think maybe too much | F | 18 | 1 days | 12/23/2008 | 4 | BPII, anxiety, insomnia | using seroquel to help get off xanax (seven years) - have to take at least 100mg to get any somnolence effect. i am sleeping better than i have in my entire life, don't wake up with a hangover - rather, i wake up refreshed and in a good mood. having the most amazing, narrative dreams. during the day i am less irritable and less prone to "rage" mania. when i get the munchies i make sure i munch on raw food (celery is great) - don't want to gain weight again like i have with past meds. hope this continues to work well. wish it took less to make me sleepy. | only been using for a short time...fear i will increase the dosage over time...side effects of diabetes and weight gain are worrisome. don't know if it's healthier to be on seroquel or xanax for the long run. the drowsiness associated with seroquel is different than the drowsiness associated with xanax...it's more of a body-numb. xanax i can feel in my head. | F | 34 | 7 days | 12/20/2008 | 1 | Insomnia-PTSD | First month was fine. No severe side effects, however did not really help my sleep or constant awakening. By month 3, this drug combined with Lexapro put me in drug induced diabetes and I had gained 40 lbs! | For some this works great. Mentally wise, I have no complaints. But be wary if you have weight problems (easily gain weight, overweight or are on other drugs that slow your metabolism). It is only one month I have been OFF seroquel and even though I have been following a medically prescribed diet to the letter my blood sugar is still very high. Have your labwork done monthly! The weight gain and diabetes was not worth it to me. | F | 44 | 4 months | 12/20/2008 | 3 | sleep | hangover (at first); dehydrating; need to increase dose over time | I began taking 25mg with 10mg of ambien (ambien made me hyper, binge, etc. and seroquel calmed the side effects of ambien) with hopes of quitting ambien. Initially knocked me out like a charm when taken 1 hour before bedtime, but now that i am quitting ambien (after 10 years) it doesnt seem to work as dramatically without it. Gave me a horrible hangover in the beginning that lasted all day, but seems better now (just hung over for 10 minutes). I eat less on seroquel alone than i did on ambien and seroquel combined. 50 mg will still knock me out but the hang over sucks and I dont want to get fat. | F | 31 | 1 years | 12/18/2008 | 2 | sleep/manic depression | I felt like a zombie. I was extremely tired all day, had a terrible time waking up in the morning. Hypomania made me say and do embarrassing things... like leaping onto chairs and beds in the hospital dancing and giggling like an idiot. I said embarrassing things I had to apologize for later. | I'd fall asleep right away when I was on it, which was nice. It takes me forever to fall asleep, usually. However the sleep wasn't restful, even though I'd sleep all night. Started taking it in the psych hospital, so I only spent five (miserable) days on it. | F | 14 | 5 days | 12/5/2008 | 4 | Depression, anxiety, rumination | Only been on it for five days; started taking it in detox (alcohol). A week ago I felt like killing myself; now I'm a bit manic but basically in a good mood. I find it very speedy and can't take it at bedtime without sacrificing a night's sleep. May need to take a sleeping pill tonight. Don't know if it's a coincidence but my sex drive is off the charts. Don't know if I want it to be a coincidence either. I'm 45 and 17 was never as bad as this. Oh the other thing: I've gone from a pack-a-week smoking habit to a half pack a day. It makes cigarettes very satisfying. Makes my head a bit big and zoomy. I'm on 100mg a day--no way would I want a higher dose. OCD/Tourettic muttering rituals are down like the stock market. I like that. | I'm cautiously optimistic. | M | 45 | 5 days | 12/3/2008 | 4 | bi-polar 2, insomnia | extremely sedating (the reason I use it), hangover with significant irritability attached, carb cravings | I have used seroquel very infrequently over the last 6 years until recently. I normally would only use it when I would start ramping up manic-wise which always results from sleep deprivation (more than 2 nights consecutively getting less than 2-4 hours each night) and would only require 25-50 mg to knock me out for a solid 8+ hours. I didn't like the side-effects so I'd rarely take it more than one night. Recently I've been battling depression insomnia, so I started taking very small amounts (10-15 mg) which seems to help me get a solid 5-8 hours so I'm keeping that up. I was previously taking temazepam but was concerned about addiction/rebound. Does anyone have any comments? (please email) ... specifically - a poster on here said that smaller amounts are known to cause greater sedative effects so to get less sedation but better positive effect take larger doses??? Sounds backwards to me and I could find no credible source information to support that statement. | M | 43 | 6 years | 12/1/2008 | 5 | Bipolar | Excessive sleeping. Nasal congestion 90 mins after taking it. Some carbohydrate cravings but they are manageable compared to some other meds. | The ONLY thing that has worked for my bipolar. Within 2 days (and at only 100mg heading up to 400mg) I was taken out of a horrible mixed state. I feel like my old self, although admittedly a bit sleepier & dopier. The tradeoff is so worth it. I didn't feel safe before. I'm hoping that the side effects will go away with time as most people find. | F | 37 | 2 weeks | 11/25/2008 | 4 | bi-polar | I sleep much better but I don't like some of the side effects the worst of which is the weight gain. I also experience dry mouth and my sinus's get blocked up, usually about an hr. after taking the medication. My mood has been much better since taking this medication. | I am on a fairly high dose (600 mg.at bedtime) and I have recently had my dose reduced which has helped with the stuffy nose and dry mouth. Over all I believe the benefits outweigh the side effects. | M | 51 | 4 years | 11/23/2008 | 4 | bipolar, insomonia | bottomless pit for stomach, craving of carbs and sweets, eating in sleep, waking up and finding food wrappers and food particles in mouth, 20 lb. wgt gain in 3 weeks of taking meds. sedation upon taking pm med. | I take 200 mg of at night and 50 mg in the morning. I do get restful sleep at night and am able to maintain alertness during the day. My dreams are vivid but sometimes so vivid that I wake up from them shouting, screaming, yelping or yelling. I don't feel groggy when I wake up in the morning and I am glad to be on the med cuz this is the first time in years that I have felt like I had some good, restful sleep. I do not like the weight gain. | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 11/23/2008 | 4 | Bipolar 1 Disorder | tiredness at first , vivid dreams | Seroquel has been recently added on to my medication cocktail for bipolar disorder after suffering from another manic episode. I started at 50mg for the first six days. At 50mg I was very tired during the day as well as at night when I took the pill, however after going up to 100mg and taking it a little bit earlier I have been able to get a good nights sleep and not be excessively tired through out the day. However, I am also on other medications (invega, trileptal and xanax) so the effects could be different as they usually are with others. Sure the side effects on the box can be scary, and there are horror stories, but quite honestly sometimes they are better than the current affliction that may be bothering you. So I have to say so far so good with seroquel. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/22/2008 | 4 | insomnia | very hungry, mild trouble waking up. | i am in the army and currently in iraq. i had been having trouble sleeping until i was prescribed this med 100mg. i think it works great! just make sure to keep very physically active or you will gain some weight | F | 26 | 3 months | 11/21/2008 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression | Initially, very sleepy. As I continued taking it weight gain (25-30 lbs on my 6' frame). | It's worked great for me except the weight gain. I take 100 mg right before bed, read for 15-20 minutes and then I'm out like a light. Vivid dreams, but no bad ones. Wake up feeling great. | M | 47 | 3.5 years | 11/20/2008 | 4 | insomnia | spaced out . munchies | personaly i think that seroquel has worked pretty good for me but my fiance says that it has really bad long term side effects. he says that hes known people that have taken it and that there brain pretty much turned to mush. i get kinda worried because i have noticed that i do space out alot and sometimes i dont know how to get thoughts out of my head. like literally my mind is screaming to say something but my mouth just wont figure out how to say it. does anyone know about these long term effects?????? please e-mail me if you have any info about this. | F | 18 | 2 years | 11/19/2008 | 4 | Anxiety, depression | Lethargy, restless legs | Ive recently cut my dose of seroquel down to 25mg from 50mg, and we cut my Remeron in half from 60mg to 30mg. It had to be done because i simply could not function on the higher doses. Would sleep for 10-12 hrs and still have a really hard time getting out of bed and leaving my house. So far so good on the smaller doses. | M | | 11/18/2008 |