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 | Extreme weight gain. When I started using seroquel I weighed 160lbs, and now after two years I weigh 198lbs. | Seroquel has helped me live a normal life. | F | 20 | 2 years | 10/19/2006 | 4 | could not SLEEP!!!!! | I gained about 40 pounds, no change in diet. | I have depression, PTSD, unstable mood (like bipolar but less serious) and anxiety. I have had manic times and episodes, but I *know* I'm impaired. after I got out of the psych hospital last year, I could not sleep. I tried just about everything else, which failed, then seroquel worked. the problem was the weight gain, about 40 pounds in one year (no change in diet). I recommend: turning the temp way down at night. a recent study showed that a drop in body temperature preceded sleep by about two hours, and writing about feelings- at least an hour before trying to sleep. writing with pen and paper calms me down, while typing on the computer keeps me awake. I recommend seroquel but be aware of the potential weight gain. | F | 38 | 1 years | 10/19/2006 | 3 | BPD | major munchies, no energy. Promotion of cholesterol in the 900 range. Major diet changes and fish oil | This reflects my son's effects through my eyes. Does have a major calming effect. Major weight gain over the past 2 years. He takes 300mg 3xs p/d, would appreciate any advice for weight and cholesterol reduction | M | 11 | 2 years | 10/19/2006 | 2 | Bipolar II | Hypertension, racing heart, dizziness, inability to stand-up, weight gain | This medicine was not meant for me. It is trial and error when it comes to finding the right medication. With the several different medicines in this class, Geodon has proven most effective for me. | M | 21 | 1 weeks | 10/19/2006 | 5 | Nightmares, disturbed sleep, PTSD | Slight groggyness on waking & sometimes daytime lethargy if taken too late; and fewer than 8-9 hours sleep has been had. Elevated cholesterol levels. | I take Propranolol for anxiety (PTSD) during the day & 100mg Seroquel at bedtime to maintain sleep and stop nightmares. I love this med. It feels like more natural sleep patterns. Feeling tired and dropping off within 30 minutes to an hour of taking it. Staying asleep all night & even having normal REM dream sleep - pleasant dreams & no more nightmares. :) | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 10/18/2006 | 4 | Insomnia | Hair loss, minor weight gain, bacterial infection, increased heartrate | 25 mg right before bed did wonders for me for 1st 2wks, increased to 50mg then I started noticing hair loss after about 2 mos. It literally changed the texture of my hair! Stopped it cold turkey. My doctor never discussed the hair or weight issue as potential side effects. | M | 30 | 4.5 days | 10/17/2006 | 4 | Bipolar II, severe insomnia | restless legs/twitchiness, memory problems, problems "accessing" certain words and names. Constipation, irritablity. | This drug is the only drug that ever made me sleep like a normal human. It shuts off racing thoughts and mental background noise like a swtich. I was heartbroken when I could no longer take it. The first time I took it I got resltess legs. This eventually got much worse and spread to my whole body until it started keeping me up all night. Although it stabilized my moods, it left me in a mildly crabby state and I developed a temper. I am now off it and I miss sleeping at night and having a quiet mind. Untill the twitchiness got so bad, I was doing quite well. | M | 39 | 4 months | 10/15/2006 | 4 | bipolar II, ocd, dysthymia | dizziness the next day even if you take it at night (only at first though), extreme photosensitivity (you end up wearing sunglasses even on cloudy days - doesn't go away) | I am taking 600 mg of trileptal, 100 mg of welbutrin, 50 mg of seroquel before bed, and 25 mg of seroquel as needed. this regimen actually really helped me become a normal person for the first time. i have never been this happy, focused, and confident, ever. this saved my life. i was also experiencing physical hallucinations (sharp pains that bore no physiological evidence or cause) which have now stopped since beginning this regimen. that part is especially great!! **i changed from xanex to seroquel for anxiety and sleep and it has been 100% better - no irritability, no hangovers, no headaches! | F | 20 | 3 months | 10/15/2006 | 2 | anxiety | being a zombie in the am. banging into walls at night. increasing my breathing problems. tremors. i am a recoving drug addict and it made my cravings worse in early recovery. | i have withdrawal symptoms when i try to quit cold. i had symptoms when decreasing my dose. | F | 47 | 5 months | 10/14/2006 | 5 | Paranoid Ideation | Drowsiness, muscle twitching, anxiety when it wore off | This is the shit! It ROCKS for sleep - I can sleep eight hours a night no problem. | M | 58 | 14 days | 10/12/2006 | 5 | Paranoid Ideation | Drowsiness, muscle twitching, anxiety when it wore off, constipation. | This is the shit! It ROCKS for sleep - I can sleep eight hours a night no problem. Makes the boogyman go away, too. I take 100 mg at night before bed and I sleep like a log for 8 - 9 hours. Sometime I'm a little zombied-out when I wake up, but that's what coffee's for. | M | 58 | 14 days | 10/12/2006 | 5 | psychosis | very sleepy at first, but this wares off find its best to take equal amounts morning and night i take 200 night and 200 morning | I am very pleased with this drug. no psychotic symptoms and it doesnt give that wierd zombie feeling like other anti psychotic ive tried. Very important to take equal amounts morn and night i tried taking more at niht and less in morning but made the drowsyness LOADS worse but this is completely gone now. | F | 24 | 3 months | 10/7/2006 | 4 | bipolar II, insomnia | Initial side effects (stoned all day) were horrible, but have resolved. | The first time I was started on seroquel, I stopped after a few days because I felt so hung over and stoned the next day. After several months, I agreed to try it again by starting out at a much lower dose. I'm now up to 200 mg at bedtime and sleep better than I ever have in my life (insomnia since infancy). Other than the initial negative side effects, my current dose isn't giving me problems; I have not gained weight on this drug and my lipids, blood sugars are fine. I'm currently titrating off zoloft and will be adding smaller doses of Seroquel during the day for anxiety. | F | 39 | 2.5 years | 10/5/2006 | 3 | Bipolar I mixed episode/rapid cycle | somnolence - when I took it at night (50, then 200, then 100 mg)I was OUT COLD in twenty minutes. I needed about 12 hours of sleep. i couldnt drive before 11 am. it helped me A LOT; manics gone. i took it forever with no other side effects, but then 5 days ago I started having scary side effects. I was having black outs, waking up with bloody noses, bruises and finding i had burned myself or thrown up in the middle of the night and not remember it. i could handle the slurring in the morning, but it scared the crap out of me to wake up sick and not know how i got there. i am prone to sleep walking and night terrors anyway, but this was WAY extreme. side note: I am also taking Lamictal 100 mg. i feel like a chemical experiment...i am tired of trying to take the right thing. the Lamictal is my miracle drug but seroquel is a disappoinitment. i REALLY thought it was going to work but now im afraid of it. | This is a powerful drug that should be researched and discussed EXTENSIVELY with your psychiatrist before starting it. It is often a miracle drug, but it doesnt work well with everything. if it isn't for you, dont take it - it is dangerous for some. there are law suits against it, as well as people who swear by it. | F | 18 | 6 months | 9/27/2006 | 1 | Schizophrenia | I took Seroquel for 3 years to treat schizophrenia. But after I discontinued it I began to experince delayed ejaculation. How long will this last? Will it go away by itself or do I have to get on some other medication? Is there a solution to this? Please help. [email protected] | M | 32 | 3 years | 9/27/2006 | 3 | rest symptoms after psychosis | I take 100mg morning, 100mg night which is considered a very low dose here.(they only prescirbes it for psychosis and bipolar) Very rapid heart rate after each dose, must lay down. Dizziness, very weak and strange feeling in my arms and legs when i wake up. Weight gain! 52->65kg in one month. High blood sugar. jerks in arms and legs. very hard to explain depressive feelings in body. | This med has helped a bit with my very svere anixety and my over-sensitve senses. It also helped me come off years use of benzo(the worst drugs that exist!) and sleep pills (not without a very hard fight though). I thought they were ok for me, but now they have caused high blood sugar and the rapid heart problems seems to get worse every month. I have started to taper and prays it will turn out okey. I feel i cannot trust drug companies anymore. In my country they write that most of the side effects applys to 0.1%-10% when they apparently are lot mor common!! | M | 27 | 9 months | 9/24/2006 | 3 | Severe OCD, Insommnia | Heavy Drowsiness, Heart Palpitations at higher doses of 400mg. I now take 200 mg. Frequent bowel movements. Acne. Mental Angry mood changes, Swings. Morning Erections. Increased Sexual Mood. Weight gain. Dizziness. | This drug alone does not help with my OCD. I augment it with an SSRI Luvox & the Combo seemed to help me a great deal. My Sleep has been High Quality, although i have trouble waking up in the morning I can sleep an excess of 12-14 Hours a day. Still, it is better than insommnia. I have been Calmer & I abstain from doing most of my Rituals. I still do have Obessive thoughts, but I can manage them better. | M | 18 | 4 months | 9/18/2006 | 1 | Sleep | Took for a year makes you a zombie | It helps you sleep but it wears off after a year anyway. It makes you a stonned Zombie you will scare people with your stonned walk as you go though your days drugged. | M | 31 | 1 years | 9/17/2006 | 3 | sleeping disorder/anxiety | mild "hangover" feeling in the morning | I take 50mg before bed to help me calm down and get to sleep. It does work fairly quickly, but sometimes I had trouble staying asleep, and it did nothing to change my vivid dreams. It usually takes several hours after I wake up to shake off the hangover feeling. | F | 15 | 2 months | 9/14/2006 | 3 | insomnia, sleeplessness | i can't even tell you how happy i was to find this website and to discover that almost everyone on the site has experienced WEIGHT GAIN! i thought i was losing my mind! i have gained seventeen pounds in three and a half months! i was an avid runner before this medication averaging thirty five or more miles per week. i am now so fatigued i can't even run up my stairs. my doctor initially prescribed 100 mgs for sleeplessness. i was so tired and groggy that she reduced it to 50, then 25. Most recently, i was biting a 25mg pill into quarters and taking only a quarter (which, by the way, still knocks you OUT), but i actually quit taking it friday of last week. i have to be done with this drug. it's killing my sex life, i'm as fat as a cow, my belly is gigantic and, trust me, i am not a fat person. on average i am a four to a six, eight being my "fat" clothes. i am now in a size twelve and my boobs have doubled in size, and i mean doubled. i experienced vivid, extremely | F | 35 | 5 months | 9/13/2006 |