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 |
| 2 | Bipolar disorder | Very sleepy, and "out-of-it", and it did not really help my condition. Now, about 1 1/2 years later, I have learned I have a pituitary tumor (hopefully benign though not yet determined) that is causing excessive prolactin in my blood, and stopping my periods. Is it related to the Seroquel, which I stopped taking in 2/07? Don't know but it is suspect. | F | 17 | 500 days | 11/6/2008 | 1 | Manic Depression | Loss of muscle control, voices, spacing out. | I was put on this when i was 15 for manic depression, but it didn't help, it made it worse. I also couldn't walk more than two feet without falling down due to loss of muscle control. My legs felt like jello. I would NOT recommend taking this. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 11/4/2007 | 1 | Depression racing/suicidal thoughts | Extreme hunger, spacing out, severe sweating problems, decreased interest in things i used to find fun, suicidal thoughts, low confidence level | My doctor had me take Seroquel without explaining to me the possible side effects. After taking Seroquel, I began to feel very alone, and did not want to participate with other people, keeping all my feelings inside, causing me to have increased suicidal thoughts. My sweating problem causes me to become self-conscience and I never want to go out in public because it was embarrasing. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND FINDING OUT ALL THE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS BEFORE TAKING SEROQUEL. | M | 17 | 3 years | 12/1/2007 | 1 | mood stabilizer, bipolar disorder | very sick when i didnt take it..it made me light headed...but it made me feel good...but i didnt like the effects it had on me when i didnt take it...it felt like i was withdrawin from heroin | dont take it | F | 17 | 2 years | 1/18/2005 | 1 | Hallucinations | drowsiness, dizziness, twitching, appetite inrcrease, depression... | being lethargic is the worst side affect. i can not wake up in the morning and i feel comatose throughout the entire day. im only on 50mgs, though i have been on 125mgs for over a month last year and the affects never got better. it makes you lose your will to live. awful medication. | F | 17 | 2 weeks | 1/20/2005 | 1 | insomnia adhd anxiety and bipolar | i take 400mg and these are the side effect listed belowwwwwwwwww muddled think terrible nightmares. made me see things couldnt fall asleep disorentation. wakeing up by screaming.when i would try to fall asleep i kept waking up, i would have to turn the tv on and fall asleep somewhere else THE MEDICATION DIDNT WORK !!!!!!!! i hate it................... and i hope all this goes away. not to mention how this caused me to be paraniod see delusions and halucinate. unusual thinking and RAPID mood swings waking up..... | made me hear things and see things. muddled thinking and hallucinate. AND PARANIOD how do u think this made me feel and rapid mood swings waking up ...... like SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! and i hope there is a different medication to help me with these problems | M | 17 | 3 months | 1/27/2006 | 1 | schizo-affective | major headaches, extreme nosebleeds, vivid dreams, extreme sleepiness,teeth grinding | I didn't have any of these symptoms until i started taking seroquel. i take 100 mg. | F | 17 | 2 months | 6/9/2006 | 1 | Mild depression. *MILD* | Only awake for 3 hours out of every day. Severe paranoia. Anxiety. Increased suicidal thoughts and behavior. Vivid nightmares. The deepest pit I've ever found myself in. This should NOT be used to treat mild depression. | I was 17 at the time, mildly depressed, and needed good counseling. I was instead pumped full of chemicals that wreaked havoc on my whole being. I did not go back to that psychiatrist. | F | 17 | 3 months 60mg | 6/18/2015 | 5 | sleep | sleep 18 hours a day | its the best if you need sleep | M | 18 | 18 years | 6/10/2006 | 5 | Bipolar | None | Ive been taking it on and off but I like that it makes me high and sedated. | F | 18 | 4 years 400 1X day | 2/13/2011 | 5 | Schizophrenia | Tiredness, Dry mouth, Excessive Weight Gain. Been on the medicine for just under 5 years, have developed some light twitching.. being taken off of it due pancreas problems and diabetes like symptoms. Doctors think I may be bordering diabetes and the seroquel has taken a tole on me. | This medicine has helped me TREMENDOUSLY but now it's found that it may have been harming too. I have to switch meds now. Not sure what to think.. was a child when I was put on it, I was told 5 yrs ago long term effects on children weren't known, so I took that risk williningly... | F | 18 | 5 years | 1/3/2005 | 5 | Mayjor depression bipolar schiz Ins | First time i took em i liked it. Made me feel dizy like i was high. sex drive is down. i as well noticed that it dont have much energy. But i tend to get up and take a jog. Thats why people are getting fat off it.. Because they sleep to much on it. Im 174 and i tend to keep it low. My depression and mood swings are finnaly going away. At times i feel there not working so i think imma get a higher dose. | There good... i really like them. Just a reminder, if you dont want to gain weight just get up and go for a walk/jog. dont be such a bum. I love to help people, as well helps me with my problems. ok im a bit drugged now | M | 18 | 20 days | 3/28/2007 | 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 | 4 | insomnia | spaced out . munchies | personaly i think that seroquel has worked pretty good for me but my fiance says that it has really bad long term side effects. he says that hes known people that have taken it and that there brain pretty much turned to mush. i get kinda worried because i have noticed that i do space out alot and sometimes i dont know how to get thoughts out of my head. like literally my mind is screaming to say something but my mouth just wont figure out how to say it. does anyone know about these long term effects?????? please e-mail me if you have any info about this. | F | 18 | 2 years | 11/19/2008 | 4 | insomnia | dry mouth | i took 100mg right before bed and i fell asleep and didnt wake up for 16 hours. | M | 18 | 5 days | 1/10/2009 | 4 | Unspecified Mood Disorder/Insomnia | Heaviness in legs, sleepiness & a bit of weight gain | I have taken this for coming close to a year now, 200mg once a day, it has helped SO much. I can finally sleep! I've managed to gain 8lbs while on this. The carbohydrate cravings are pretty bad. But it has helped me so much I would never give it up. However the one time I went off of it was HORRIBLE! I was vividly hallucinating. I had experienced hallucinations before but I could always tell that they were just that, these withdrawal hallucinations were too real...and frightening too. I've also noticed that if I don't get enough sleep I get extreme heaviness in my leg the following day. I never had this until I went on Seroquel. | F | 18 | 1 years | 8/12/2008 | 4 | bipolar | extreme sleepiness (or just feeling high as ever.), dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, panic/anxiety, stuffy nose, difficulty breathing, difficulty walking, zombie-like. | seroquel has worked marvelously for treating bipolar disorder, however i'm not so sure if the side-effects are worth it. i'm actually terrified to take it some times, because of how strongly it affects me-- when i can't breathe well and i'm trying to sleep, i panic. when i can't swallow food, i panic. then, some days it has absolutely no affect on me at all and i will be awake until 2 in the morning; it's ridiculous. i hate the dependency on it to sleep, and i do not like that i feel as though i have zero control over my own body. | F | 18 | 3 months | 12/27/2006 | 4 | bipolar type II | very little | i think these reviews are untrue in some regards i would not be surprised if the pharmaceutical companies write half of these evaluations | M | 18 | | 8/22/2005 | 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 | 3 | Depression, DID, Bipolar | 200mg per night and 50mg 3 times a day: It took forever for me to get up in the morning, and an hour after taking the night time dosage, I'd start hallucinating such as monsters growing from the walls. Hard time with eating disorder problems while on medication. | Went from having thoughts of self-injury on a scale of 1-10 at a 10 to having a 1 or 2. Personalities from the DID don't take over anymore, but still pose somewhat of a problem. | F | 18 | 4 months | 8/26/2006 |