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 | Schizoaffective(Depressive) | No side effects really, other than when I was first taking it, it made me really tired. Was prescribed at night time. An increase in appetite, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, since I could use some weight. But these side effects were only temporary and gradually went away after 3 - 4 weeks. | Seroquel helped me a lot, it made my thoughts clearer and my thinking more organized. I've also noticed a decrease in auditory hallucinations now that I've been taking it quite awhile now(about 2 months). Less invasive thoughts. I take this in combination with wellbutrin, and I'm doing fine. | M | 18 | 2 months | 6/2/2007 | 2 | Bipolar 2 | difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, just want to sleep until 10 and I've been on it for two weeks, i tried to lower the dose to 100mg at night but the mania breaks through by afternoon | first week was pure hell, yelled at my husband and shook my children with rage; felt like a zoombie other times; dry mouth; shortness of breath, breast pain-like someone like when your getting a mammogram; missed my menstrual period | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 5/31/2007 | 4 | depression, unusual thoughts, | extreme sleepiness, skin rash | F | 23 | 11 days | 5/29/2007 | 4 | insomia | none | I like it but im only on 50 mg now but at my nest visit i will increase it to 100 mg | F | 27 | 3 months | 5/28/2007 | 1 | Anxiety Disorder/Insomnia | Experienced 5 "mega sleeps"-the worst was when I went to bed saturday night and awoke monday morning,and this from 100mg!!!Also taking Paxil at same time.Seroquel is a horrible medication to be avoided at all costs.Other side effects were blurred vision,night sweats,waking up every 2 hours.All this because doctor simply wouldnt go near anything with risk of dependency.How do these people get their licences?!!!! | Bitch of a psychiatrist would not listen to what was going on in my life and I ended up worse after seeing her due to Seroquel and Paxil.Ended up going back to my family doctor who replaced Paxil with Celexa(no longer an apathetic zombie),Diazepam for anxiety and Restoril to aid sleeping - feeling much better. | M | 36 | 2 months | 5/27/2007 | 5 | bi-polar 1, anxiety syndrome | First night I took 300 mg, fell into bed, and slept 24 hours. Subsequent evenings I noticed slurred speech, twitchy leg muscles, extreme dry mouth, raised heart rate, and drowsiness. During the day I became anxious easily and would sweat a lot. I began craving sweets like mad and have gained about 15 pounds in the past 2 months. My dose has been increased gradually to 450mg total. I sleep well at night, am alert and productive during the day, and much calmer than I was the first couple of weeks. | My psychiatrist explained that the sedating effect of Seroquel is higher at the lower doses. For example, a 50 mg dose will make a person much sleepier than a 300 mg dose. All the side effects have been worth it for me. I urge people to hang in there for at least a couple of weeks before making a decision about this drug. | F | 52 | 2 months | 5/26/2007 | 2 | Bipolar/Anxiety/Psych Labels | Huge weight gain, around 40 lbs. Remember that seroquel is a salt (fumerate). Raises heart level to the point that your thinking that your having a heart attack. My heart rate was 120/60 when I was rushed to the hospital, im 26 too young for a heart attack. When i mentioned it to the the psychiatrist who prescribed it he defended it like he was an executive of Astra Zeneca . It was the Seroquel, I lowered the dosage and drank a lot of water to lessen that risk. I know that diabetes is a cause of this medication , dont have it and dont want it! | I find it amazing that so many people are mis-diagnosed and as long as you have a problem your psychiatrist profits from the over rides they make from your visit/and from the starter packs that are pushed to them from the pharmaceutical companies . I feel like I can do less on this medication , lower concentration, and drowsy in the morning (totally out of it, sleep 13 hours more...forget having a job on this!). This cant be good in the long run, and often wonder that these sedative effects are impairing my brain in the long run. Sometimes you have to weigh risk vs reward and this stuff is risky. Where there is an action there is a reaction. A drug impairs period, and this is definatly impairing me when I am so sedated in the morning , that is my clinical trial and this stuff fails. I came to my senses when I started to read a book by the name of "Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications " . I am tapering off and learning that th | M | 26 | 2 days | 5/25/2007 | 2 | Bipolar/Anxiety/Psych Labels | Huge weight gain, around 40 lbs. Remember that seroquel is a salt (fumerate). Raises heart level to the point that your thinking that your having a heart attack. My heart rate was 120/60 when I was rushed to the hospital, im 26 too young for a heart attack. When i mentioned it to the the psychiatrist who prescribed it he defended it like he was an executive of Astra Zeneca . It was the Seroquel, I lowered the dosage and drank a lot of water to lessen that risk. I know that diabetes is a cause of this medication , dont have it and dont want it! | I find it amazing that so many people are mis-diagnosed and as long as you have a problem your psychiatrist profits from the prescriptions and "starter packs" they hand you. I feel like I can do less on this medication, lower concentration, and drowsy in the morning (totally out of it, sleep 13 hours more...forget having a job on this!). This cant be good in the long run, and often wonder that these sedative effects are impairing my brain in the long run. Sometimes you have to weigh risk vs reward and this stuff is risky. Where there is an action there is a reaction. A drug impairs period, and this is definatly impairing me when I am so sedated in the morning , that is my clinical trial and this stuff fails. I came to my senses when I started to read a book by the name of "Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications " . I am tapering off and learning that this drug plays tricks, if you dont taper off properly (10%) , than y | M | 26 | 3 years | 5/25/2007 | 5 | Bipolar I Psycosis | I gained a very small amount of weight in the begining then shaved it off later. I was tired at first but now i'm on 900mg a day 300 in mor. 600 at night. and I'm fully functioning. | Exercise has played a large role on the sleepyness. And I wouldn't recomend my dose to anyone. | F | 27 | 1 years | 5/23/2007 | 4 | insomnia | Extreme hangover at doses higher than 25 mg, slight weight gain | I find this helps my sleep patterns very much, I really never take more than a 10 to 12.5 mg dose and boy is that enough. If you like being a zombie....take a higher dose. I found it most effective at a very low dose. I go off and on it when i really find my sleep patterns are normal, but I am a 20 year insomniac. | M | 37 | 3 years | 5/23/2007 | 2 | anxiety insomnia | HUGE WEIGHT GAIN. I am weaning off of it. I was at a loss as to why gaining so much weight. I also get heart palpitations. Was put on 100 mg 3 times a day for anxiety. Big mistake. I now take 25to 50mgs a night to sleep. No energy the next day and I only sleep around 4-5 hours. Not worth it. I am weaning off all drugs. I imagine in the next day or two I will totally stop seroquel. Wish I never tried it. Never had the slightest weight problem before. | Heart pounding and skipping beats. Can see my heart beat in my chest. Jumpy legs and little interest in doing anything. I feel my energy level returning and my desire to do things. Was given it after ex husband abandoned us. I care for our 4 year old daughter with DS. I will try and report back if weight changes with not taking seroquel. I am not expecting major changes but gradual decreases as I hope my metabolism returns to normal. I eat very healthfully. | F | 44 | 9 months | 5/23/2007 | 5 | life-long insomnia | the reason I looked up side effects is that I have been noticing more hair falling out/more than normal; I do notice that there are other reports of this I have not noticed any weight gain (25mg nightly); in fact, I have lost some because I am getting sleep as I have never done in my life! What a gift! | I have heard there is a risk for diabetes with seroquel and blood tests should be required periodically | F | 59 | 5 months | 5/22/2007 | 3 | Bipolar | Extremely sleepy and zombie like. Noticeable increase in appetite. | Made me sleep too good. If only you could shrug off the drowsiness in the morning! :( | F | 34 | 1 months | 5/22/2007 | 1 | Bipolar Disorder | after 4 days of taking this med, I am getting off. I was experiencing severe drowsiness and a disconnected feeling. This was on 50 mg. When I moved up to 100, the panic attacks set in. I began sweating and became extremely nervous and paranoid. I had to drive to my mother's house to get comfort--imagine that! Whatever this med is worth, I don't think it's enough for this feeling! | F | 24 | 4 days | 5/22/2007 | 5 | GOOD WORK SCHIZO MAN | All of the antipsychotics are OUTDATED if they are not in extended realease form. The only drugs your docotor is suppose to prescribe is Invega or Seroquel XR. The other drugs like Abilify, Zyprexa, Geodon and Risperdal are in there old forms and should not be prescribed. They are not effective. | One more step for freedom | M | 30 | 10 years | 5/21/2007 | 3 | mood disorder/OCD | I've been on seroquel for about a month. I've already gained 7 pounds, which is not a good thing. I was up to 150 mg at night, which helped me sleep all night, but made me feel like a zombie all day. I crave junk food constantly and eat all the time. I have little energy. I'm also on 20 mg. of Lexapro and 200 mg. of Lamictal and 200 mg of Wellbutrin. I'm lowering my dose gradually of seroquel so I can be done with this weight gain. I think I'll go back to Trazadone to help me sleep and hopefully that'll work. My main issue is that during times of stress (most of the time) I have a lot of "noise" in my head. Music mostly. Loud and annoying and I grind and tap my teeth along with it. I'm doing this all while maintaining a "normal" life as a stay-home soccer Mom. I can't make it stop and sometimes I beg myself to make it stop. Weird, I know. What else might work for that besides Seroquel? I feel like a science experiment right now. Any thoughts suggested. | F | 40 | 5 weeks | 5/21/2007 | 1 | schizophrenia | FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Once-Daily SEROQUEL XR™ Extended-Release Tablets For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia | oh great a marketing scam cash cow big pharma | M | 29 | 10 years | 5/21/2007 | 3 | Insomnia | Eating entire boxes of cereal before bed. Entire bags of peanut clusters, popcorn, hershey's kisses, cinnamon rolls, fudge, bacon, cookies, but I slept GREAT on 25mg. Dr. assured me that 25mg would not be enough to cause weight gain. WRONG | Taking 150mg of Seroquel for Depression, and 3mg of Lunesta for sleep, and .5mg of Xanax for anxiety. Still do not sleep, except when I'm taking Seroquel. Due to weight gain, stopping Seroquel. | F | 38 | 3 years | 5/20/2007 | 1 | psychotic episodes | I developed epilepsy. At 45 years of age, with no history of seizures in me or my extended family, after just a couple of weeks on this drug I began having grand mal seizures. I had a total of eight grand mal seizures before I made the connection between seroquel and my newly developed epilepsy. I woke up in the hospital with a catheter up my penis and realized that if I had gone into a seizure while waiting for the subway I could have fallen on the tracks and be quite dead. I was very lucky that didn't happen. I stopped taking seroquel and started epival (an anti-seizure medication) and have not had another seizure in a year and a half. | If you value your life DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. IT CAN KILL YOU! | M | 46 | 5 months | 5/17/2007 | 5 | bipolar/anxiety/insomnia | Look, the only one really is a slight fog the next day. I take 900mg at night. | 900mg is a big dose, so how I combat the sedation is by remaining fit. I swear by it! It's important for me to exercise, don't smoke, take omega 3, eat well etc. By doing this stuff, it minimises the unwanted side effects of this drug i.e. too much drowsiness, weight gain etc. At the same time i get the good effects like; lessen anxiety, slower thought processes, definite balanced mood etc. No drug is perfect, but I believe if you throw enough at something, the greater chance of overcoming it. | M | 29 | 12 months | 5/16/2007 |