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 Disorder | At first, like many, I had many of the bad side effects, the "Zombie" effects, I would zone out, if I would close my eyes, I would have nightmares in the middle of the day and couldn't think. I had my doc change the whole dosage to just nighttime, before I go to bed, that cleared up the daytime confusion, but for the first couple weeks, I still had very lucid nightmares. I didn't have weight gain (thank god, I had just lost a bunch of weight from a bad Zyprexa experience) Now I get a good 8 hours night sleep, my mood has definitely improved signifigantly, I still occasionally have a bad dream, but not nearly like when I started it. I would recommend hospitalization for when starting this medication to help get your body tritrated up to the proper dosage because of the signifigant side effects, especially if you live alone. When I first came home from the hospital, my wife had to walk me to the bathroom at night after I would take my meds, and would stay up to wake me if I | The docs had started me on dosages in the morning, afternoon, and bedtime, which was keeping me a zombie all day, and I was stuttering, couldn't think clearly, if I would close my eyes, I would start 'soaring' and having very lucid daydreams like I was tripping. I told the doctor that I was unable to function as such and wanted the medicine all in the evening. | M | 38 | 3 months | 9/18/2007 | 1 | Bipolar/Insomnia | Major weight gain. Like others said, I didn't know what was causing it at first. I thought I was just eating too much (which it will make you do.) But I NEVER been this fat my whole life! Gained 30 pounds like nothing. I was lethargic, tired, and unmotivated all the time. I had body aches and sweating, but biggest side effect is WEIGHT GAIN. | Knocks you out, but at a cost. I came off Klonopin and Seroquel for 30 days and lost 20 pounds. As soon as I went back on the Seroquel, the weight was back within weeks! | F | 34 | 2 days | 9/14/2007 | 3 | bipolar 2 | At first, I had unexpected rushes of dizziness and I couldn't stay balanced. I wouldn't be able to move my head much at all, otherwise I would get a headache. | I will continue to take it until my doctor and I decide if I need to stop. The side effects from first taking it are slowly going away, and I am pleased with the medication so far. | F | 21 | 1 weeks | 9/12/2007 | 3 | Forced fed at Ward at Hosptial | I taken this med for about 5 years if you drink alcohol it will stop working. So now I'm trying remeron and I won't touch another drink and I'm hoping hope I can get to sleep tonight. This med will make you a insensitive zombie but if you have trouble sleeping and nothing else works you don't have anything to loose. | M | 32 | 5 years | 9/11/2007 | 5 | bipolar disorder | extremely sleepiness, slurred speech | Seroquel is great!! I have no side effects at all now and I am feeling completely normal again. I can actually go through a day and function without any horrible mood swings. I take the 300mg tablet every night. | F | 23 | 1 months | 9/10/2007 | 3 | bipolar2, rapid cycling, mixed | extreme grogginess | WE ALL HAVE VASTLY DIFFERENT REACTIONS TO THE SAME DRUG.. DOESN'T ANYONE REALIZE THE EFFECTS ARE PREDICATED ON WHAT O T H E R MEDICATIONS WE ARE TAKING CONCURRENTLY?!? THE CHAT POPULATION SEEMS TO BE AN INTELLIGENT ONE...WHY DON'T PEOPLE REALIZE THAT? | F | 53 | 6 months | 9/6/2007 | 4 | racing thoughts | hunger | F | 30 | 2 years | 9/5/2007 | 5 | a lifetime of insomnia | No side effects. I sleep normally. It took a few months of dosage adjusting to take only the minimum necessary. I feel like it's a God send. I gained weight but only because I over eat! I never had the munchies because of seroquel. | F | 59 | 5 years | 8/28/2007 | 5 | bipolar mania & depression | just extreme drowsiness for the first 3 weeks in the morning, but it wore off throughout the day. | this medicine is awesome. i'm reading all these peoples' comments on here about how seroquel made then sleep for 20 hours a day, blah blah blah, but i don't buy it. did any of you ever stop to think that you're taking TOO MUCH?! i started at 50mg and stayed there for a few nights, then i gave up because the stuff was making it impossible to wake up in the morning. i tried it again a few days later, immediately jumped to 100mg and noticed a HUGE difference. this medicine makes you much sleepier at lower doses. after lithium stopped working, this medicine has been instrumental in helping me regain my sanity and my life back. it's a wonderful blessing, but i just think that those of you who are taking this medicine with other medications probably won't need the 300-400mg the drug company recommends. email me if you have any questions | M | 20 | 6 months | 8/28/2007 | 4 | Suicidal thoughts, Major Depression | I have only been on it 4 days so to be fair I will review it again soon. I have gradually went up in doses each night. Last night I took 300 mg. Slept great, but felt like I was drunk when I got up. I was bumping into things and my face looked like it does when I am drunk. Then in the shower I got the worst abdominal cramps. I actually had to sit down to finish showering. Between that and the drunken feeling I called in to work today. If it all happens again tomorrow I am in deep shit. I can't call in every day. But it does help me sleep, any other anti-psychotic they tried me on made me too manic to sleep. It does give me a peaceful feeling too. | I am taking this along with Remeron and Klonopin so any side effect I get may be a combination of the three together, I take all 3 at bedtime then also take a Klonopin in the morning. I actually asked specifically for Seroquel from my Dr. b/c when I was in the hospital last spring from a suicide attempt they gave me this and one night I slept great. | F | 30 | 4 days | 8/27/2007 | 4 | depression/sleep | big doses made me have bad muscle spasms for few secs and walking zombie was taking 500mg day | i dont take it anymore 4 deprresion because it screwed me up, i was taking 500mg a day then. just take it 4 sleep now and helps. cant believe its a anticrazy pill | M | 26 | 6 months | 8/22/2007 | 5 | Very bad insomnia | A weight gain of 7 pounds was noticed over a period of 7 months. Yes, I do exercise and try my best to eat healthy and that is probably why the weight gain is not much. | Seroquel WILL make you hungry. I have come to this fact due to the cravings I received just after starting this pill. But you know, if I can maintain my weight with some extra effort of exercising, then I will continue to take this med . The sleep I get from this med is outstanding. I have noticed that if I mis a does then I will have a very bad following day as I was up all night! | M | 33 | 7 months | 8/19/2007 | 1 | sleeplessness/bipolar d/o | Muscle twitching, visual changes, constricted pupils, extreme overheated...ended up in ER with neuroleptic malignant disorder/serotonin syndrome | horrible, scary stuff | F | 45 | 2 weeks | 8/19/2007 | 1 | sleep disorder/misdiagnosed bi bola | akathisia (look it up...very unpleasant) had to take vistaril to stop it....still having effects after 300mg finally off of the stuff....it was horrible | F | 38 | 60 days | 8/18/2007 | 1 | Mood swings | 50+ pound weight gain in 6 months Edema Mania High blood pressure(190/140) | This is one hell of a dangerous drug. The sleep is wonderful, but all in all this drug almost killed me. I went from 97 pounds to 153 in 6 months. I went into mania for some reason for the duration of taking this drug. I had such bad water retention, I couldn't walk anymore. I could consume massive amounts of food, and alcohol at a sitting, like I had never had before. A VERY SCARY drug Has many class action lawsuits against it now. | F | 41 | 6 months | 8/13/2007 | 5 | OCD | Sleepy, but I take it at bed time. Weight gain - I put on 30lb the first year, but have since taken off 25lb without any real dieting. | Along with Paxil, it has taken away all of symptoms of obsessive thinking and OCD. Can sit and concentrate with out intrusive thoughts. Sleep great every night. I was up to 300ml but am only on 50 now. I will not stop taking either med unless I have to. I finally have a normal life. It's been a great three years mentally. I'm getting divorced and not been depressed at all. | M | 39 | 3 years | 8/9/2007 | 4 | Insomnia | Mild numbness of limbs, heavyness, addiction. | Overall, I think it is a good med. BUT I usually take about 30 - 40 milagrams. Anything more than this knocks me out for 12 hours or more. It's a powerfull med. | F | 32 | 2 months | 8/9/2007 | 5 | anxiety | The only side effects are a little dry mouth, very little weight gain (only if I eat during the cravings this medication gives), but I've also lost some weight on it. There was a problem of sleepiness when I first started, but the deep coma feeling has dissipated as my dose increased. They say smaller doses make you feel way more sleepy than larger ones. Positive side effect: I feel NORMAL again! I can be in places with people I don't know and not feel terrified! | I LOVE this medicine. My doctor recommended not reading about other people's reaction to this medicine, as not all psycotropic medicines react to individuals in the same way. Though I am grateful to know some people do not care for this drug, I also know it works for me and that's the true test right? :) | F | 25 | 6 months | 8/7/2007 | 1 | Nervous breakdown/paranoia | I have experienced weightgain, tiredness, and muscle problems. Also I have noticed the memory loss, lack of thinking and inspiration/motivation. | I dont know why the f the doctor has prescribed this, I can't sleep without it now, If I go to sleep without taking it my mind races now, and I can't sleep. This drug should be prescribed less, as it forces individuals to continue to take it. The doctors are just feeding the psychiatric and pharmaceutical industry with money. I agree that people that suffer from insomnia and inability to sleep due to their respected afflictions or disabilities. But I recommend against it unless u can't sleep due to your mind racing or insomnia. This drug has f* over my life I can't have any fun… | M | 23 | 1 years | 8/2/2007 | 1 | Neurologist wanted to cure stutter | I have a severe stutter. The Neurologist kept on increasing the dosage until I entered a drooling vegetative state and could no longer speak at all. Typing became impossible as letter sequences became corrupted. Became suicidal. Slept 18 hours a day. | If you can help it, do not have a quack try this on you. Keep it for your Altzheimer days. | M | 47 | 90 days | 8/2/2007 |