SEROQUEL Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (1512 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 5 | Panic Attacks | increased appetite, dry mouth, sleepiness | Been takin a baby dose for about 5 years (mainly to help me go to sleep) I find this to be a good drug overall and from what I understand there aren't any major long term side effects from it. | M | 26 | 5 years | 11/13/2008 | 1 | anxiety | Sleeping excessively, drowsiness, memory wierdness, disorientation | I was taking it for anxiety and sure it made me not anxious, because I was asleep. I can't sleep all day. And even after I woke up I'd still be drowsy for the day | F | 21 | 6 months | 11/11/2008 | 4 | Bi-polar II | Restless legs and the first night I had a panic attack, but I think it was from reading too many bad side effect reviews. I psyched myself right into a fright-fest. | This forum has so many horror stories and this drug has been great for me. This has truly helped me balance out my emotions and my life. I do have some grogginess, but after about 3 weeks, it lessened. I sleep great now and before seroquel, I didn't sleep, which was leading me into a world of mania (it was still happy mania, but that's a slippery slope). This may not be for everybody, but for some of us, it is great. I am only on 100 mg, which is low. Also, there has recently been an article on anti-psychotics that people should look up: A Conversation With Nancy C. Andreasen Using Imaging to Look at Changes in the Brain By CLAUDIA DREIFUS New York Times September 16, 2008 | F | 39 | 7 weeks | 11/10/2008 | 3 | Bipolar | Hair loss, nightmares every night now, some weight gain, joint pain | At first it was great. Now I am starting to research the drug more. | F | 40 | 1 years | 11/10/2008 | 5 | schizophrenia + mood disorder | On the very low dosages, I experienced extreme groggines throughout the day, which was just terrible (my grades suffered a lot, and being literally too tired to do anything forced a total change of lifestyle). It made a highly effective sleep aid at night, and required a LOT of sleep. On higher doses and the dose I am now (which is less than the "average" dose), there are no significant effects I can think of. Nothing negative at least. The weirdest minor effect I experience: crying really easy at anything remotely sappy (i.e. commercials, certain episodes of Oprah, corny human interest news story...). And no weight gain either! | For me, Seroquel has been an amazing drug. I still experience some anxiety, and I can get really down sometimes, but relative to how I used to be (which was REALLY messed up- just take my word for it) there is no way I would be alive today if it weren't for this drug. And more than just being alive, I truly FEEL alive, and that I am LIVING for the first time in so very long. Taking this drug, in combination with a more positive outlook toward life, has led me to a place I always hoped, but never thought I could be. I feel blessed to be where I am today, and I look forward to what the future may bring. | F | 20 | 1.5 years | 11/9/2008 | 4 | PTSD | Weight gain. Fatigue - particularly in the A.M. I have a severely diminished sense of time passing. | It helps with the worry, anxiety and feeling of doom - but at a price. I am on a very low dose but it seems to make me a bit "zoned out" - particularly time just passes without my taking any notice - I just think think to myself: "where did the day/night go? - how did it get to be 11:00 PM?" I've been given a second shot at life - I hate to think of it just passing by without me having the ability to appreciate it. Docs say the Seroquel has less severe side effects than other meds they could give me - it's all a balancing act: the horrors of PTSD or the side effects of the meds. I'll definitely take the sides! | M | 25 | 3 months | 11/8/2008 | 5 | Severe Anxiety/ Insomnia | Drowsy at night, sometimes it is hard to get up in the morning. My heart races occasionally right after taking this medication. | Seroquel is a miracle drug. I have suffered for 26 years with debilitating anxiety, poor self-esteem, and agoraphobia. Seroquel gave me the life I have always dreamed of. I no longer smoke, or stress endlessly. I was able to leave a distructive relationship in part because Seroquel has worked to make me calmer and more rational. Of course every drug works differently for the person taking it, but please don't be scared off because of the weight gain side-effect. I have only gained 10 pounds in the year and a half I've been on this drug. I think that can be attributed to the fact that I no longer smoke. Thank God for Seroquel! | F | 26 | 1 years | 11/7/2008 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | Very sleepy, and "out-of-it", and it did not really help my condition. Now, about 1 1/2 years later, I have learned I have a pituitary tumor (hopefully benign though not yet determined) that is causing excessive prolactin in my blood, and stopping my periods. Is it related to the Seroquel, which I stopped taking in 2/07? Don't know but it is suspect. | F | 17 | 500 days | 11/6/2008 | 4 | OCD, Insomnia | Strange muscle feelings in legs about 1 hour after taking, hungry more often but no real weight gain due to strict dieting. Drowsiness the next morning. | 200mg sometimes take 250mg, at night only. Also taking 300mg of Luvox which makes me not sleep but 4 hours at a time, this is why the Dr. is giving me the Seroquel. It also helps with my general anxiety and OCD related paranoia. | M | 35 | 5 months | 11/4/2008 | 3 | anxiety | Good side effect: -helped me with my appetite (I was loosing too much weight too fast before going on this medication) Good side effect: -I would have loved to go on a higher dosage except for the weird dreams started to interfere with reality | the nightmares were all about my husband with other women, so when I would wake up I would question him if he is cheating. This created severe marital problems and I think we are getting a divorce because I don't trust him and I believe in my dreams. | F | 42 | 1 years | 11/3/2008 | 2 | Bipolar | I was taking lamictal Lexapro for my bipolar which was working well but then I developed a rash so I had to stop. My dr switched me to Seroquel and the sides started within about a week of starting. To make a long story short... Bad nightmares, weight gain (I am 5'6, been 118 lbs for years, healthy eating, regular appetite and gym) within about a week of starting this med I started craving sugar and carbs in amounts that shocked me!! I gained a total 12 lbs in the 2 months I took this med!!! I was always tired and my mood felt very flat, kind of like a zombie. Definitely felt very drugged. Long story short, I did not like seroquel and I will never take it again!!! | Really not happy with Seroquel at all.... | F | 32 | 2 months | 11/3/2008 | 1 | Post Traumatic Stress, Insomnia | Restless Legs, very uncomfortable, - which started about half an hour after taking the tablets. After a few months the restless legs syndrome was happening even before taking the tablets. I realised I was risking permanent nerve damage. Also weight gain, - a constant craving for carbs. | I'd thought I was getting some sort of arthritis, all my joints ached terribly, but after stopping the Seroquel these pains stopped, - such a wonderful relief. Although they helped me sleep the side effects caused far too much pain, - and possible permanent damage. | F | 51 | 4 months | 11/2/2008 | 4 | PTSD, Depression, Anxiety & OCD | Major weight gain, memory loss only enough to annoy me when trying to think of things in the past, feel very groggy in the mornings | Take 300mg before bed. | M | 24 | 3 years | 11/1/2008 |