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 |
| 4 | bipolar | I didnt notice any symptoms when I first started this medicication. After two months on it the weather became warmer and I began to pass out frequently and was told it was a side effect of the medication - it makes it difficult and sometimes impossible for the body to cool down once it gets warm. | I stopped this medication because my passing out was not a side effect that I could live with. | F | 22 | 2 months | 5/11/2008 | 3 | Severe Insomnia | Headache, nausea, decreased appetite, anxiety. | I have only been on Seroquel for 2 weeks and it has greatly improved my sleep. Previously I would wake various times throughout the night but now sleep right through about 6-7 hours (could sleep more if I did not have to get up for work). Although I have been experiencing nausea in the mornings and some anxiety. Headaches have also been an issue. These side effects are nothing in comparision to not sleeping for 3 consecutive days and am so far pleased with the effects. I was initally worried about weight gain,but have noticed that when I take it at night (50-75 mg), I don't feel the urge to eat as I have with some other drugs (remeron) and fall asleep quite quickly. I am taking this in combination with temazepam which I am slowly wiening off of (terribly addictive drug with scary withdrawal symptoms). | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 5/9/2008 | 1 | initially, a psychotic episode | Combined with an antidepressant, Seroquel caused me symptoms similar to those of bipolar II. Also, weight gain (40 Kg in 2.5 years), profound sweating, constipation (had an operation for that), thyroid problems, elevated blood sugar and the beginnings of diabetes. | I was on a combination of antypsychotic/antidepressant for more than 3 years. Specifically, on Seroquel/Seroxat for 2.5 years. I had other side effects in addition to those described above, and withdrawal problems, but those were most likely due to Seroxat. I quit all medication 2 years ago. Since then, my health - mental and physical - has improved substantially, though I'm still not as well as I used to be. | M | 30 | 2.5 years | 5/6/2008 | 1 | insomnia | severe drug hangover the entire next day; took an additional day to wear off completely. | Pysch prescribed 12.5 mg about 1 hr before bed for insomnia. It did not put me to sleep until hours later. Was severely hung over and groggy all next day. This drug was NOT FDA approved for insomnia. A Legal website I visited stated that Astra-Zeneca could face legal problems if were found to be marketing this drug for insomnia, a non-FDA approved use. I would not recommend experimenting with it for this purpose. At my next visit to my shrink, I will tell him how I feel about being used as another guinea pig. | M | 62 | 1 times | 5/6/2008 | 4 | schizoaffective disorder | SEDATION,,,feeling of worthlessness, sleepiness, drowsy | This is very sedative drug. it helps me to sleep well. and it really reduce the symptoms of biploar/schizophreni,,, i think it is the best atypical antipsychotic drugs.. | M | 22 | 300 days | 4/27/2008 | 5 | BiPolar Type II | Dry mouth, lower leg cramps (sometimes serious), drowsiness | Has really helped me take control of my life. Significantly reduced paranoid & suicidal ideation, significantly improved self control (especially over anger & self-defensiveness). Currently on 125mg/day. | F | 49 | 18 months | 4/24/2008 | 3 | Bipolar II | Confusion, memory loss, spike in blood pressure | M | 57 | 90 days | 4/23/2008 | 5 | Bipolar I | Loss of appetite, dry mouth. | I seem to respond to very low doses of anti-psychotic drugs (I just switched to 12.5-25 mg of Seroquel from 0.5 mg of Risperdal, I am also taking 250 mg of Lamictal) and so far this has been a very positive change. The only bothersome side effect has been dry mouth, and that is taken care of by drinking lots of water. Seroquel helps me get to sleep at night, but in a very subtle way as I seem to very gently fall asleep. Unlike other users, I have actually lost quite a bit of weight. My prescription is for 25-400 mg depending on how badly I need sleep. I took 400 mg once and felt stoned out of my mind and incredibly dizzy the next day. Personally, I have found this medication to be a life-saver in a small dose as it allows me to sleep a full night and feel rested the next day. I should add that I get a good amount of exercise during the week, something that I feel has helped to combat feeling of lethargy during the day. | F | 23 | 5 months | 4/21/2008 | 5 | MDD, OCD, Acute GAD, BP3 | Suppresses Manic callings, able to focus without super ups and downs, OCD "moon unit" behavior eliminated or minmized . I use 400 mg Sero XR (BP2) . I combine this with Remeron 30 mg (MDD) and Requip 2 mg (rls induced by Seroquel XR). | Initial weight gain on Seroqel XR, begin carb crave; Remeron treated the MDD, also gives carb crave. Added Remeron for MDD 2 months later; awesome at 30 mg, but hard to deal with carb craving after 4 week initial dosing; Remeron and Seroquel accentuate my RLS, so docto put me on 2 mg of Requip. Hello SLEEP!!!!! Overall i gained 30 lbs. but i have overcome the carb cravings and am now losing weight (20 lbs in 4 months). For the sceptics, please try this SQ XR for at least one month!!! Neither are MAOI's, and Remeron is also a tetracylic, no BP-3 behaviour shown as for Zoloft in the wrong individual. | M | 33 | 5 months | 4/19/2008 | 2 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Wierd feeling in my left leg like it's cold but it's not, A long unquenchable thirst. I have IBS and this caused constipation. A constant dull headache and really dry eyes. Friends reported I was slurring my speach and was like in a daze. But I suppose that was a positive with my usual being the opposit and on extreme highs. It is causing me to be more paranoid hence im looking this up here and spending hours looking for things that are not their ! | Appears to me that after reading the side effects some of which are irreversable and lethal I will take my chances off of this drug. I feel I should quit it before the effects get worse. | M | 22 | 3 days | 4/19/2008 | 1 | Bi Polar with pyschotic episodes | Weight gain, Emotional, feel high | this post is for my son he is 14 years old and recently put on 700 mg of seroquel no gradual climb just here you go take this - his personality and character is numbed as soon as he takes the pills and waking him in the mornings are very hard it has only been a few weeks and he still hears voices that he said seem to be very mad at him I hope this will get better with time | M | 14 | 3 weeks | 4/19/2008 | 4 | insomnia | Drugged feeling the next morning. Gained 15 pounds while on it. | Medicine works great, but gained 15 pounds in 4 months wasn't woth it in my opinion. | F | 33 | 4 months | 4/17/2008 | 3 | insomnia, GAD | coma-like sleep, weight gain, ravenous appetite | Reading all these comments has me sitting at my computer in tears... I thought no one understood what I was going through and I had never attributed my weight gain or eating habits to this drug. Like some others have said, this is a miracle drug for me- after two years of intolerable insomnia, this is the only thing that's worked. Once asleep nothing can wake me up- I once woke up to find my water glass shattered on the hardwood floor around my bed and had no recollection of it breaking. The cravings start about 1 hour after taking it (100mg) and I will eat ANYTHING and not even remember it the next day (I have to look for clues: crumbs in the sheets, empty ice cream cartons in the trash, candy wrappers strewn about my bed-side table). I've gained about 40 pounds in the past two years, and am now on a strict diet. I do not buy anything but fruits and vegetables and I have honestly gorged upon two pounds of grapes in the absence of chocolate in the house... At least I'm maintaining my c | F | 25 | 2 years | 4/15/2008 | 2 | temper control and sleep | weight gain,strange dreams,drowsiness hangover and bad withdrawal | I also take 60mg of Cymbalta daily. I was taking 12.5 mg of serequel to sleep at night and keep me more calm the next day but recently increased to 25mg. I was using as a sleeping pill during the work week so I could go to sleep at 8pm. This past weekend I didn't take any because I can go to bed and wake up at normal times. However, on Sat. I had a headache all day and today I woke up with frightening dizziness. I am going to taper off and come off completely because of what I've read on this site. I cannot believe the range of dosage going on. | F | 49 | 1.5 months | 4/13/2008 | 4 | anxiety, panic disorder, sleep | increased appetite not too bad though. drowsiness. | Its a very good medication in my opinion. I just am now trying to get off of it due to the potential side effects. | M | 24 | 2 years | 4/9/2008 | 3 | depression and sleep | lost motivation always tired, still suicidal | i took almost 10,000mg seroquel to attempt suicide i ended up on life support for four days....its dangerous to mix with benzos, heroin and alcohol etc | F | 24 | 3 years | 4/9/2008 | 3 | anxiety, panic, insomnia, BPD | terrible memory problems shortly after taking (leaving appliances on, for example, or my contacts in), fluttery heart, panic (counter-intuitive!), drooling, slurred speech, intense cravings, increased libidio, falling, "drunken" feeling, dehydration, hangover-effect, brain-fog lasting 24 hours, chills, inability to concentrate the next day, extreme exhaustion, respiratory symptoms | I only take it as-needed, and the smallest dose does me in VERY well. This is the only medication, herbal or prescription or OTC, that I have found that will knock me out. I am pretty well immune to every other drug, even at very high doses (I could pop 4 Ambiens and go on with my night). I do admit this is an incredible drug for insomnia of any kind, though I wonder...if it doesn't destroy sleep quality, as I never fail to wake up miserable after 12.5-25 mg. I tend to need a lot of sleep and feel like I have a cold all the next day. Thus I only take Seroquel if I am either REALLY unable to sleep, or if I have a BPD "episode" or "freak-out." Perfectly-sedating but dangerous. I'll eat everything in the house.. | F | 21 | 2 years | 4/3/2008 | 2 | Bipolar disorder mixed/psychosis | Weird waking nightmares before sleep, twitchy legs, vivid, horrible dreams, fuzzy thinking, big hangover, diarrhoea, sense of being like a robot, apathy, low energy, feeling 'out of it' | I hardly take any - was prescribed 25mg but that hit me so hard I could hardly see straight, so I reduced it to 12.5mg. Every night I go through the same carnival of horrors before getting to sleep, and though I get 7-8 hours in the day I feel like a motiveless zombie. And if I stop it I feel worse. I feel poisoned. | M | 38 | 4 months | 3/28/2008 | 3 | manic depression and aniexty,sleep | weight gain...cant not stop the weight gain,sleepy, | I first wrote on this site a few months ago but know Iam back because my doc thought it was a good idea to cut my meds in hald so he ahd me take 200 mg instead of 400mg but once I cut it in half I couldnt sleep and I was real cranky and had aniexty attacks I couldnt stop, so I toold him we needed to go back to 400mgs I just need to know if anyone else is having a hard time with the weight gain ? He wanted me to switch to somehting else similar to Seroquel that wont make me gain weight I'm just not sure if I should switch or not cause you never know if the new meds will do better or not.Ive been taking Seroquel since june of 07 it made my mood great and aniexty go away and I slept good,,, | F | 30 | 16 days | 3/27/2008 | 1 | Insomnia / Bi-Polar Dosorder | Diabetes TypeII, High Cholesterol levels, High Triglycerides, Fatty Liver, Constipation, Cartilage Inflamation, Bone Pain, Sweeling of the Abdominal Area, Weight Gain, Increased Apetite, Tiredness, Bone Pain. | I first started on Seroquel for my Bi-Polar Disorder and Insomnia. I was on 400mg/night and 200mg/day but it made me feel so tired that I only took the 400mg at night. Works great for mood swings and for Insomnia but is not worth it. If you take it yoy may damage your health. At he begining it was like in paradise, I could sleep well and feel good. With time I used to get up with terrible musle spasms and bone pain mostly in the ribs, my abdomin started to grow, gained 40 pounds in 6 months and body aches started to show up. I also developed the so called "Metabolic Syndrome". Now I have irreversible health damage on internal organs based on recent tests and studies. I would never recommend this drug EVER! | M | 39 | 6 days | 3/27/2008 |