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 |
| 2 | bi-polar | I have a tremor. My hair is falling out I have a bald spot about the size of a silver dollar. | It does some what help my sleeping. I eat alot more. | F | 22 | 1 years | 4/25/2005 | 4 | PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, depression | I have only been on the medication for 3 weeks at 25 mg at night. It is working great for sleeping. My anxiety has gone down some but thinking I may need higher dose. I am also on prozac 60mg and I think the combination is not making me eat more. | Great for sleep aid. | F | 44 | 3 weeks | 4/20/2005 | 4 | anxiety/insomnia | Sleepiness, muscle aches, increased food cravings (especially for sugar) | I was prescribed 25mg in the am and 50 mg to sleep at night. I have found seroquel to be effective in reducing overall anxiety and especially in helping me sleep. I do not plan to take this medication for a prolonged period of time due to the potential for serious side effects (ie. severe weight gain/ involuntary muscle movements/ medication-induced diabetes.) | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 4/20/2005 | 2 | Severe Bipolar | WEIGHT GAIN (20+ lbs)lethargy, zombie like feeling, dependance on it to sleep, shaking, visual problems that slowly went away, strange paralysis feeling if i try to stay awake for long after taking it at bedtime. Hair loss and poor overall mood. | Being eating disordered as well as bipolar relly killed me with this drug because within 5 months I had gained a ton of weight and my self esteem hit the floor. I was told by my doctors that I wouldnt gain weight- they lied. I started taking this in the hospital and it helped right away but now I'm trying to get off it as soon as I can. My dose is currently 600mg, I also take paxil (37mg) and lithium (900mg) but nothing is as bad as the seroquel. | F | 19 | 9 months | 4/14/2005 | 3 | Bi-Polar I | The major side-effect was the drowsiness, which continued during the day. It was hard to get up in the mornings. A secondary side-effect was the hair loss. Each day in the shower, hair would fall out, clogging the drain before I got out. | I started on 25mg and built up to 100mg per night. It helped my anxiety and insomnia immensely. It had negligible effect on my hypo-mania. | F | 42 | 3 months | 3/31/2005 | 5 | PTSD - Dissociative Nightmares | Good ones only...I only take 50mg at night and haven't had a severe flashback nightmare in over 6 months except for once when I didn't take it. I sleep very well but often do not wake up early like I should. | F | 42 | 2 years | 3/28/2005 | 3 | axiety | | 3/28/2005 | 5 | sleeping problems / schizoaffective | hard to wake in the morning, some weight loss | Extremely pleased with this drug. Eased the paranoia and actually helped with the manic side effects of the Celexa that I was taking-- I stopped hallucinating at all, and was actually sleeping really well. | F | 16 | 1 years | 3/23/2005 | 1 | Teleporter Psychosis | Couldnt float in space anymore, sunk. | M | 459 years | 3/14/2005 | 4 | Insomnia | Seroquel is a GREAT med for insomnia, however, I had gained over 50 pounds after taking 200mg at night. When I discontinued Seroquel, I lost 35 pounds. I recently started up again in October 2005, and have gained a little weight, but what concerns me is that this medication can cause increased triglycerides, and cholesterol, it did me at 200mg, but so far so good currently a second time at only 100mg at night. I really like Seroquel, but do worry about the side effects of the above I mentioned, it is fantastic for sleep, and if you can find the right dose for you, you don't wake up too groggy either. Best wishes to all. | I have been on Seroquel 2 times in my life, first time, 200mg at bedtime, presently I take 100mg at bedtime. It is the only med that gets me to sleep from my racing thoughts. It gives me a full night's sleep, and the side effects are 50/50. Seroquel just really calms me down, and sometimes more than the benzo I take. | F | 34 | 5 months | 3/11/2005 | 4 | Insomnia | I apologize, my dates are all off. I started Effexor XR in January of 2005, and SEROQUEL in October 2004, Xanax in March 2004. Xanax (thumbs up) Seroquel (thumbs up) Effexor XR (thumbs down in the dirt) :=) | F | 34 | 5 months | 3/11/2005 | 4 | Bi polar | Sleepiness on 100mg at night. The sleepiness continue through the day. really hard to get up. | After reading all of these ratings it makes me nervous. I really don't want to gain weight, and don't like the idea of it being something i can get addicted to. I've only been on it a little while so will see. I won't be able to handle the sleepiness long term. | F | 43 | 30 days | 2/27/2005 | 2 | insomnia/bipolar/severe depression | i feel a little light headed also my mind wants to go to sleep but my legs and feet won't ..hard to explain the feeling..it's like rushes going through my legs down to my feet ..which keeps me awake.. | if anyone is having the same symptoms..feel free to e-mail me ..my psych said that i have a sleeping disorder ...she has never heard of the side effects that i have .....so if someone out there has the same effects e me ..then i can show this woman i ain't the only one | M | 45 | 3 days | 2/27/2005 | 4 | Post-traumatic stress disorder | Sleepiness at first, rapid heartbeat after night-time dose (200mg) | Seroquel is really helping with the flashbacks and intrusive memories. I take 50mg at 6pm and 200mg at 10-11pm. I sleep for about 12 hours but I don't work so it's not a problem. Hopefully once I've been in psychotherapy for a while I'll be able to taper and stop taking it. | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 2/26/2005 | 4 | Bipolor I/PTSD/DEPRESSION | Drowsiness; vivid dreams; nasal drip | I take was prescrbed 400 mg (100 mg in the AM and 300 mg at bedtime). Since I'm back to work I discontinued the AM dose because of the drowisness. It has helped with my mood disorder and the compulsive feelings. I question if it is addictive a couple of times I didn't take my evening dose and couldn't sleep. In order to function and keep sane I need sleep without the Seroquel I can't sleep. I guess I'm stuck with it for life. | F | 44 | 3 months | 2/25/2005 | 4 | Bipolar I | F | 24 | 3 years | 2/25/2005 | 5 | psychosis | While in hospital I was on 400 mg for 5 weeks. At home, very sleepy if I were on 200 mg. I have been on 100mg for 14 months and it is just fine. | F | 58 | 14 months | 2/24/2005 | 4 | PTSD, mood stabilizer | extreme sleepiness at any dosage over 100mg, and at 100mg I can't move or walk without tripping all over myself. | Overall it is good at calming me down (I think) but I had a very disconcerting experience with it recently. I was having a major anxiety attack and took 3 Ativans (lorazepam), and it wasn't doing anything. My psychiatrist told me to take 4 Seroquels (@ 25mg each) and go to bed. Unfortunately, I had a guy friend over and I started babbling about who-knows-what and then found out in the morning from my roommate that I had sex with him. The scary part is that I was to blacked out from the Seroquel I wasn't even aware that I had sex. From now on, I'm not going to hang out with anybody when I take a higher dosage. | F | 21 | 1 months | 2/22/2005 | 3 | Bipolar ll, PTSD | Side effects accumulated as dose was increased. Recent rapid weight gain, dizziness. At first too sleepy, now not sleeping and irritable, could be losing battle with my disorder. Take entire dose at night because of sedation, when I am up anyway I just must be careful rising and walking around. Very vivid dreams, but not nightmares I was having. Terrible heartburn. Constipation counteracts my lithium runs, so happy ending there. THIRSTY. | My mood seemed depressed at first- I was sleeping 12 hours or more on 25 mg. I quickly adjusted and soon needed 100 to sleep at all. More cycling raised the dose again, and I was dropping dosage of Topomax due to side effects so Seroquel was counterbalancing. Just up for 2 days, time to call the doc but I am not sure what next...also gained 5 pounds in 2 days- essentially without eating. This is an issue for me. | F | 43 | 7 months | 2/22/2005 | 4 | Sleep | I have not noticed any side effects. I am able to sleep much better now. I was able to get back into an exercise program and regulate my diet better. | I have read all the comments here and I am bit concerned about not being able to get off of it later, weight gain caused by sweet craving and increased apetite, hair loss and liver problems. | M | 32 | 3 days | 2/19/2005 |