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 |
| 4 | schizo affective depressive disorde | weight gain (nearly 40lbs), increased appetite, hung-over effect at first, sleepiness, vivid dreams, jerking body, swelling and numbness in my hands and feet, now I am experiencing mental confusion, lack of clarity, difficult concentrating, loss of memory | I liked it at first b/c it solved my emotional rollacoaster and I would suggest it for extreme cases but mine is mild and I want to get off of it because of the mental confusion and weight gain but will have a hard time because you have to gradually go off of it. | M | 24 | 2 years | 8/18/2004 | 3 | bipolar | dry mouth, weight gain, swelling | feeling better | F | 50 | 1 years | 7/29/2004 | 4 | bipolar 2 | very drowsy, dizzy. slight hangover effect in the morning, but went away with time. | I had a brief worsening of mania symptoms for 2 days. Mania gradually disappeared altogether. Great for my sleep issues! | F | 32 | 30 days | 7/15/2004 | 3 | Bi-polar 1, insomnia | Great for insomnia. Causes weight gain and hand and feet swelling. | F | 30 | 1 years | 7/9/2004 | 4 | Bipolar | Sleepiness | Great drug, I will start tapering off of it after being on it for a year. Take 200mg at bedtime, now taking 100mg for a month or two and going from there! | M | 25 | 1 years | 7/7/2004 | 3 | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | I have taken seroquel for almost a year and have gained over 20 lbs. I hate it because I cannot lose any weight as long as I'm on it. At night, my legs, feet, hands, etc. are swollen. | Seroquel worked great in the beginning. It stopped my vivid nightmares and my night time paranoia. I was able to sleep soundly and wake up very refreshed. I don't know if it has helped my anxiety because of other meds I take for that but I am getting off it. I cannot lose the weight no matter how little I eat. | F | 55 | 15 months | 7/1/2004 | 4 | Augment excitability from Lexapro | Very minimal at 75mg per day. | Great augment with an ssri. Works best as an augment. Good med. | M | 32 | 1 years | 6/28/2004 | 2 | schizoaffective bipolar | dry mouth, constipation, nasal inflammation, increased heart rate, weight gain, elevated serum cholesterol, livid dreams. | I didn't know about the heart rate and cholesterol connection until my doctor commented that they had both dropped to normal levels shortly after discontinuing seroquel. I'm on gedon now, just have to take it a good six hours before bedtime, or it's up all night. | M | 52 | 1 years | 6/22/2004 | 5 | insomnia mainly, also for anxiety | Somnolence is virtually the only serious side effect I had. But since I use it as a sleeping aid, its not really a side effect for me. It works great on anxiety during the day too - take it at bedtime. I feel rested in the morning. | No shakes, no spacey feelings, no major libido problems with it at 150mg/day. This is good given its an antipsychotic. Other ones I tried had way more side effects. | M | 25 | 2 years | 5/25/2004 | 2 | Bipolar disorder | Swelling of hands and feet | This medication did nothing for me. | F | 51 | 3 months | 5/19/2004 | 3 | Depression with anxiety/worry | lightheadedness, drowsiness | I take 25mg in the am, 25mg in the afternoon and 100mg at bedtime- the drowsiness it causes is great at night but sometimes I don't take it during the day for the same reason. I believe it does help to calm me as I don't eat out of anxiety as much as I did before. | F | 28 | 4 weeks | 4/20/2004 | 2 | mood stabilizer | muscle twitching in head and neck, extreme fatique, short term memory loss and inability to concentrate. Also extreme symptoms with late or missed dose such as dialted pupils, rapid heart beat, dizziness, fainting, weakness, anxiety, hyperactivity and restlessness. | I have been taking this drug for over 2 years and am still not sure that it has done anything positive. I've been on a combination of drugs however so it is hard to be sure. I've been expieriencing muscle twitiching for the last couple months, which is a symptom of tartive dyskenisia so I am currently tapering off. | F | 18 | 2 days | 4/12/2004 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Drowsiness | Made me extremely sleepy at first, but now I can take 50 mg before a meeting or when I anticipate being stressed to prevent a panic attack. I take 200-300mg at night and I sleep great all night long! | F | 32 | 4 months | 4/8/2004 | 4 | schizophrenia | restless legs | F | 33 | 3 years | 3/28/2004 | 3 | schizophrenia | Wait gain was the largest side effect. I'm short guy and I've always hovered around 130-140 lbs. But since I've been on seroquel (about 12 mos) I've gained nearly 10-15 lbs. I've gained four pants sizes. I hate it. Secondly, it makes me way too sleepy... after an hour after I take the medication I'm usually unable to move about without tripping and falling. On the flipside, without it I can't sleep, and if I do sleep, it's like a 2 hour nap. Not fun. | If you decide to discontinue use, gradually do it and see your doctor first. I've noticed if I go even a day without taking it, I won't be able to relax, often catching myself pacing back and forth, or having grand delusions. | M | 24 | 12 months | 2/14/2004 | 3 | Bipolar I. dissorder | The main side effects I have experianced are dizzines and drowsiness | M | 24 | 4 months | 1/30/2004 | 1 | major depression | tired,confused,emotional numbness, dizzy, ringing in ears,hangover feeling in morning, dry mouth,weight gain,etc. etc. | garbage. I am tapering myself off. | M | 48 | 3 months | 1/12/2004 | 5 | bi-polar/anxiety/sleep disorder | drowsiness, dizziness | i have used several anti-psychotics including abilify,geoden, and zyprexa---I have the least side effects with seroquel and is an effective medication in assisting with sleep and prevention of psychosis | 6 months | 12/23/2003 | 3 | major depression,psychosis | dry mouth,some memory loss,dizzy,unusal moods,emotional numbess,exhaustion,ringing in ears | have been on 400mgs a day for a month.dont know yet if the benifits(less anxious,less easily upset,moodswings lessen)is worth the side effects. | M | 48 | 4 weeks | 11/28/2003 | 3 | to sleep and prevent psychosis | extreme sleepiness, increased appetite | i have to take more than i did at first to be able to sleep, and i have gained some weight | F | 21 | 8 months | 11/17/2003 |