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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Delusions | fatique, nasal congestion, mild eps twitches sometimes, low blood pressure, unusual and bizarre dreams that I remember all the time, increased sweating. I take 200 mg daily. | Seroquel does work for me and at a suprisingly low dose. This drug is extremely sedating probably more so than any other of the anti-psychotics, so I take the bulk of my dose at night. When I take my heavy dose at night (usually 125-175mg), sometimes I will get stiff muscles, difficulty swallowing, and I always get very tired and congested. | M | 19 | 1.5 years | 4/20/2006 | 4 | bipolar disorder | weight gain and slept alot at first | Now my weight has evened out and i sleep well | F | 22 | 3 years | 4/17/2006 | 4 | somnolence. hard to move around. unmotivated. | M | 47 | 3 months | 4/11/2006 | 4 | Anorexia/Insomnia/Depression/SI | drowsiness when taken in the morning, escalating tolerance that requires increased dosaged periodically, slight tremors in the hands | Seroquel really helps me sleep. It also helps control my obsessions and compulsion with my anorexia. It also helps curb by urges to self-harm. The down side is that I have to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night, which is hard for a college student; I also have to have my dosage increased periodically in order for it took keep its effectiveness on my insomnia. | F | 20 | 3 years | 3/23/2006 | 4 | PTSD/Depression | Same as everyone...weird dreams, groggy for about an hour in the morning and some weight gain. No loss of hair--I'll have to watch that one. One weird one that I would be interested in hearing is not just blurry vision, but sever double vision for about two or three hours in the morning. Also get some nice cases of "Jimmy Legs" at night for a few hours sometimes where they both twitch and kind of freaked out. Lastly the urination thing is a pain...at first I thought it was enlarged prostate but in reading here its likely the seroquel. It hits me at weird times, but in the middle of the night is the worst as I have to literally feel my way in the dark to the bathroom holding onto the walls. | I am very sensitive to medication, so I guess I have every symptom that you can have with this. I take 200mg a night and am lowering it to 100mg. I take Lamictal with it too so the interaction may be what is doing all of this | M | 41 | 60 days | 3/13/2006 | 4 | Bipolar | Extreme weight gain! I went from 126 to 142 in a month and a half. Is this normal?? At first I expirienced feelings of not being able to move my arms and legs once i was in bed. I was on too high of a dose, 300 mg. Now I am on 100 mg at night. | I started taking seroquel in December My doc says that it doesn't cause weight gain, but after reading all the comments I am going to give him a call. I love the med though. I have never slept so well in my life. Plus, the constant crying has stopped almost all together. But, this weight gain is making me very depressed and I don't know if it is worth it. I have changed my diet and have started running every other day and there has been no change. I have actually gained two more pounds since then. Any advise? | F | 32 | 2 months | 2/15/2006 | 4 | Bipolar disorder | Well...My BIG belly! Seroquel has worked really well for me over the last 6 years (off and on). But I can't take the weight gain part any longer. I've sorta gotten used to the drowsiness in the morning, but I never fully regained my energy, and it seemed to cause some muscle stiffness. Recently I've noticed some aggitation (bitchiness). Oh, and my libido went down a bit. | I was able to notice the side effects of seroquel when I would get off the meds. I started to lose weight, I had more energy, I was able to stretch easier (at workout). I've started to notice some aggitation from taking seroquel, like right after I take it, or the next morning. In the last several months I've been trying to find an alternative for my seroquel. I used to take 100 mg, while I was hospitalized, a few years ago, the doc was giving me 400 mg/day. I remeber I slept for 3 days! Now I'm down to 25mg, which helps me sleep, but I've developed a major dependence on it. Without it I'd stay awake for days, then I'd probably get manic again. This drug has definitely helped me through some bad times, but trying to lose weight on it is like shoveling snow in a snow storm. If I don't maintain my excersice routine within 3 weeks I'll gain the weight back and then some. I've gained over 50lbs. 6 years ago. I'm tired of being overweight, it sucks! I'm ready for a change. | F | 29 | 6 years | 2/3/2006 | 4 | Paranoia | Weight gain, about 40lbs in one year, exercise & diet do not help. Increased appetite. Vivid dreams. | Easier to wake up in the morning, didn't feel groggy. Helped me relax and not worry. Better than Zyphrexa. | F | 24 | 1 years | 1/28/2006 | 4 | Bipolar 2 / insomnia | drug hangover, and I do experience memory loss from about 1 hour after I take my meds until I wake up.... and trust me - alcohol on my prescribed dosages of meds is NOT a good thing. | I take 100mg of seroquel at night, along with 10mg of stilnox (zolpidem tartrate) as well as 2,500 mg a day of Epilim ( sodium Valporate ). 49 tablets a week is a little annoying..... I have been an extreme insomnia for the last 5 years, 30mg of Stilnox would only knock me out for 4 hours that was until I was prescribed seroquel now I can sleep for 8 hours straight, sometimes more. I wake up and feel a little doped out in the mornings however I can live with that considering its save me from the tragedy of no sleep and late night TV! | M | 33 | 6 months | 1/5/2006 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder/O.C.D. | Extreme weight gain (of about 30 pounds) and this weight has not dropped a single ounce since I stopped taking this medicine about five months ago. Back when taking it, I had uncontrollable facial twitching at night while I laid in bed. My nose and mouth would involuntarily draw up tight like a puppet on strings. Horrible nightmares about things like Hell, fire, brimstone,etc. Had to be taken about thirty minutes before bed because it made me so drowsy I could not hold my head up. | I was diagnosed with O.C.D at age 19, then a few years ago a different doc said Bipolar, I am still not sure which one. While this drug helped a HUGE amount with my unwanted obsessive thoughts,it also made ME huge, LOL, and gave me side effects that remain with me to this day, five months after stopping the medication. Anyone who has experienced the same weight gain from this drug and has been unable to lose it since stopping the drug, please post here. I would like to know how to get my normal weight back and my metabolism corrected again. I don't like the thought of having to diet and excercise the rest of my life to get myself back to the way I was originally and stay that way. I apologize if that sounds lazy and snotty, but no one likes having to add a routine they didn't have previously to their lifestyle because a drug gave them permanent damage. It doesn't seem fair. I also suspect my blood sugar is now low as a result of taking this drug, since I sometimes wake in the n | F | 29 | 3 years | 12/13/2005 | 4 | Sleeplessness | I love that Seroquel (300 mg) makes me sleep like a rock, but the weight gain sideeffect is horrible. I am getting desperate for a good nights sleep - I have tried so many sleep aids and the Seroquel is the best so far. I am currently taking Lunesta, which is a joke for me - puts me to sleep, but I wake up about three hours later and cannot sleep the remainder of the night. | F | 45 | 1 years | 12/5/2005 | 4 | BP RAPID CYCLING, insomniam anxiety | Short term: Side effects are intense-like hitting a brick wall. Dry mouth, difficulty thinking and talking shortly after dosage but the body gets used it at low dosages in particular. Large dosages will put me to sleep unless I am higher than a kite. Long term use has not had any real side effects except for the traditional weight gain with an anti-psychotic. | My immediate world credits this drug for turning me into a relatively sane and functioning individual (BP rapid cycler, anxiety, severe insomnia. It put me to sleep at night (with 200 mg) and awake in the morning since it has a short half life. A small dose in the am of 25 mg kept me mellow but not drugged during the day. IT is increased of times when I crack apart and willing to give up the remainder of my life to the drug=I guess it is a balance. It is tauted as a mood stablizer which I cannot necessarily vouch for given that this is only one drug in my arsenal of 6 RX of a rapid cycler. After over 3 years on this drug, I am trying Zyprexa as a new avenue to gain greater sanity since there seem to be few options left and I still could use a bit more...At this moment, I much prefer Seraquel over Zyprexa in terms of sleep and mental clarity but Zyprexa for mood elevation. | F | 35 | 3 years | 11/21/2005 | 4 | Manic Episode | Yes I did gain a few pounds, but nothing that can't be rectified. Also felt a bit dizzy whenever dose was increased | Taken as adjunct agent along with Lithium and Tegretol, my mood gradually became stable. I continue to take 300mg at night and 200mg in am and I don't feel sedated. I feel good on it. My doctor feels if am doin so well on it i should stay on it for now anyway. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 11/1/2005 | 4 | Chronic Insomnia | Very difficult to get up in the morning. Really bizzare, vivid dreams @ 12.5 mg which went away when I increased the dosage to 25 mg. per night. Weight gain - I am sooooo hungary all the time. Recently, I have had problems with severe heartburn/gastric reflux, but I am not sure if this is related. | I definitely sleep better, which I am sure is also the reason for my improved mood. I can not sleep without it, but I am not really concerned b/c I have had difficulty sleeping for most of my life. However, I am concerned about the weight gain - I am in the Army, and getting fat can get me into a lot of trouble. | F | 33 | 1 months | 10/25/2005 | 4 | Bi-Polar | I started Seroquel along w/ trileptal while inpatient. I'm on half a 25 mg tab in the AM and 50 mg of Seroquel at night. Trileptal 300 mg, twice daily. Terrible nightmares the first few nights and that has stopped. I did feel like a zombie, but I can tell I'm getting used to it. I have been having stomach cramps for an entire day and I'm not sure if it's drug related at all. It feels like it. I've been on other medications that cause me to feel the same way, but again, I'm not certain. | No racing thoughts. I can go to bed and relax. My overall mood is better. I feel more organized and have focus to take on a task at a time instead of seeing it all and not doing anything. Overall, much better. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 10/6/2005 | 4 | Insomnia | It works too well. You have to take it in really low doses (50mg max) & take it early. You will sleep for a very long time & it takes a long time for the groggyness to wear off. | M | 34 | 2 months | 9/28/2005 | 4 | sleep aid | It just worked perfectly for the problem of getting to sleep. I haven't noticed any side effects except one BIG one, weight gain. I suspected it but did not really confirm in my mind that Seroquel was related to my weight gain until I just read some postings and some of them fit me to the T. I have gained at least 25 lbs in the little over 1 year I have been taking it. Two months ago I started on a big diet and exercise routine. I mean BIG exercise. I hadn't exercised in 2 years and it was a big deal. Well, I only lost 11 lbs and I was STARVING myself and working out 4 times per week. It was just killing me! You know, you get a little frustrated when you're killing yourself on a grueling routine and get NOWHERE. So, Seroquel works GREAT for knocking me out BUT gaining all of this weight practically makes me want to sleep! (Run and hide.) I've decided to go off Seroquel (100mg)a night and try to just take Lunesta and Benadryl to sleep. I really hope it works because I just | M | 47 | 1 years | 9/13/2005 | 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 | 4 | bi-polar I | I have experienced no adverse side effects. | Seroquel saved my marraige, job and life. I have been in my manic state for several months, I feel my cycle of depression beginning but have yet to suffer. I am hopeful seroquel will not only help greatly with being manic but also ward off depression. I feel more focused and alive than I have in years. | F | 35 | 5 days | 7/25/2005 | 4 | Anxiety; Panic Attacks; Depression | drowsiness a couple of hours after injestion. | 25 mg for 1 week so far....helps a lot with sleep and I awaken without that sluggish feeling + I don't oversleep. | F | 42 | 1 weeks | 7/21/2005 |