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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Bi Polar 1 | drowsiness, cognitive fog | I think it helps but I DON'T LIKE IT | M | 62 | 9 months 75mg 1X day | 8/9/2011 | 3 | sleep disorder | most concerned with the day after grogginess | F | 26 | 5 years 100 mg 1X day | 8/2/2011 | 3 | Bipolar I | Runny nose. Extreme sedation and feeling of being "jet lagged" most of the time. Overnight flight after evening dose resulted in extreme nausea in cruise (smooth flight), but cleared up on descent, even though severe turbulence ! | I hate this drug, but it does work for me. I only take during periods of mania that Lithium fails to control. I also take up to an additional 150mg per day (25mg increments) if needed. It's keeping me out of hospital at the moment. | M | 41 | 6 weeks 200 1X day | 7/21/2011 | 3 | insomnia | felt like i had no feelings at all. was told it was mood stabilizer. well it stabilized me in depression. slept over 12 hrs. a night. then still hungover. weight gain may be due tho. to another drug. killed my appetite. smoked more. | background childhood ocd, anxiety. on antidepressant and xanax since hippie drug mind loss. trying to ditch seroquel bec. of the constant low-grade depression and ridiculous length of sleep plus hangover most of next day. can't take more xanax to sleep bec.. already on 3.5mg daily and fear addiction. | M | 64 | 4 months 25-75 mg 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 3 | ocd and anxiety | Very weak, a disoriented feeling, just feel out of it, very spacey feeling. | Have been on every ssri out there, plus many other medications for my severe ocd and anxiety. 5 days ago started 12.5 mgs seroquel and 30 mgs cymbalta, am also on 200 mgs trazodone, 7 mgs klonipin, and 0.5 mgs xanax, I feel so dizzy and like confused, and very groggy like, I am so hoping these side effects will go away, I have been searching for something to help my severe ocd and anxiety. Hope others can give me advice, thanks so much. | M | 30 | 5 days 12.5 mgs 1X day | 5/1/2011 | 3 | sleep aid for bipolar disorder | initially very drowsy and "drunk" feeling. would have to go to bed immediately upon taking it. If I take the dose a few hours late, I get nauseous. If I miss a dose, I toss and turn in my sleep and may get hyper. The next day, I feel awful: depressed, irritable, sometimes suicidal thoughts, revved up energy | Overall, Seroquel has worked well. Initially, it was a wonder drug for quieting my racing thoughts and improving my concentration. It also helped with mild paranoia. I have been lucky to not have any weight gain. | F | 31 | 4 years 50mg 1X day | 4/26/2011 | 3 | depression and anxiety | Neurological symptoms: numbness and tingling in feet and legs, tripping and falling, severe enough that I was tested for MS. After stopping Seroquel, symptoms improved without reoccurrence. | It did improve my depression and anxiety. From what I have researched, my side effects were very rare. | F | 33 | 1 years 200 1X day | 4/21/2011 | 3 | Borderline Personality Disorder | MAJOR WEIGHT GAIN. Heart palpitations, dry mouth, slurred speach, hang-over feeling, loss of memory and concentration, sedated, extreme hunger. | This drug worked wonders for my mood swings and insomnia. However I gained 60 pounds in 1 year! After taking 100 mg/per day for a year and a half, I was forced to stop taking it because I gained way too much weight in such a short amount of time. Now, 2 years later, I was just diagnosed with diabetes. and the doc. said its becuase of the Seroquel. I have not been able to lose the weight with dieting and excersize. i am only 23 and am now stuck with a major self esteem issue because i look like a fat cow. seroquel was great for what i needed it for - but PLEASE stop taking it if youre on it (with the help of a doctor, of course!). ist not worth the long term effects of your health. If you have any questions feel free to email me: [email protected] (no spam please) -- Rachel | F | 23 | 1.5 years 100 mg 1X day | 3/23/2011 | 3 | Anxiety & Depression | The worst thing is the tiredness. I was almost passing out the first few days. I also had dry mouth. | I noticed that after a few weeks that my sexual libido went way up. It also makes sex more pleasurable for me. I also noticed that my food tastes better to me and my appetite is way up. That's not a good thing. | M | 39 | 20 days 50 2X day | 3/22/2011 | 3 | Self-destructive behaviors/insomnia | Depression improved dramatically over time, insomnia disappeared, no major side effects but now after so many years somewhat concerned about long term dangers of Seroquel 300mg/Effexor XR 150mg. I plan to taper meds as soon as I move out on my own. I know still living at home under the tremendous stress/anxiety I am under, it is not a good time yet to get off meds which help at the moment cope better with my living situation. My father/brother alcoholic and my my Depressed/Borderline Blind elderly mother who depends on me for everything. Whatever you decide please consult with your doctor first. God bless us all and free us once and for all from Mental Illness. Awi :) | F | 43 | 6 years 300mg 1X day | 3/20/2011 | 3 | Bipolar II , Depression | Nasal congestion,blurry vision sometimes,slurred speach after taking dose. Stiff muscles. Anxious. Severe cravings for sweets. muscle spasms.zombie like. sucking of tongue....don't know why. Feels like I am zoned out, not myself in my body (K Hole) like taking Ketamine. | What I have noticed with Seroquel, if you are tired, as in worked hard, it will knock you off your ass. You will pass out within 20min of taking your dose. My moodswings were stable in the beginning, then they started acting out, so I upped my dose to 50MG. Some days I feel great, other days it feels like I want to cry my eyes out. Extremely horny, but no intension of doing anything about it, except when I drink. I know you are not suppose to,but I can't help myself.Drinking worsens the side effect quite severe though. Lately I wake up at night in cold sweats.Angry all the time. Still have moodswings. difficult to function, concentration is retarded. No consideration for other whatsoever. Some days my feelings are extremely high, like I am a god, other days I feel like I am being dragged into hell. The moodswings can happen withing minutes of each other too. Going back to the Psych in 2 weeks with my fiance. Don't think this works for me, too shit scared to try Lithium. I still get depressed, especially when there is a big change in my life, eg. was on holiday, back at work I will act out again. I used to take whatever drug I could get, cocaine, CAT,X, GHB to get rid of these feelings. | M | 29 | 1 years 25MG 1X day | 1/16/2011 | 3 | psychosis (manic depression) | morning hangover, akithisia, chewing-on-tin-foil feeling for early part of the day, concentration probs, sometimes an increase to my appetite, physical heaviness and drag | F | 40 | 18 months 350mg 1X day | 1/13/2011 | 3 | Bipolar/Hypomania/rapid cycling | Extreme fatigue; increased food cravings especially sweets,tremors, stuttering, loss of concentration during conversations, lack of creativity and motivation, "jumpy" especially at night while asleep; confusion; dry mouth; when I ate bread or something..it felt like I was swallowing boulders. | Im not working so I received help to get it filled for free at a church center. I got the bottle, which didnt have any paperwork and just followed the directions. Once a day. I took one right after I got it and let me tell you. That was a no no. I was so drunk like..but it calmed me down..all the way down into deep sleep. I have anxiety and racing thoughts at night so I had already been on Xanax so Im use to being calmed to sleep so maybe thats why I didnt experience nightmares..but I slept HARD. All I could do the next day was stay in bed. I usually listen to music everyday, sing, clean, surf the web, facebook (hello), play with my dog..go outside..hec no. I didnt even want to open the curtain. I could stare at a wall for an hour without even blinking. My speech..didn't get better, it got worse. I couldn't even think straight. I'd stutter..get confused, memory problems..of which still occur. Don't take EVERYDAY, take as NEEDED. I still have a sweet tooth and the dayafter lagging effect but my ADHD med helps with that as well as over eating..which my Cymbalta controls too. | M | 28 | 2 months 25 MG 1X day | 1/11/2011 | 3 | Mood stabalizer | It made me very very very sleepy. That was about it I just couldn't really function properly because I just wanted to sleep, also I remember after I took it if I pushed through the sleepiness and stayed up it was like I was high or dreaming. I didn't feel like I was in reality at all | I got off of it as an everyday drug. Now I take it on an as needed basis when I have anxiety or if I can't sleep. | F | 18 | 1 months 1X day | 1/9/2011 | 3 | Mood Instability/Insomnia | Extreme sleepiness, some weight gain, intense desire to eat after taking the medicine. | I've been taking Seroquel for about 4 years now and while it helps me sleep (knocks me out for a good 12 hours) and provides mood stability, DO NOT TAKE THIS UNLESS IT'S A LAST RESORT! You WILL become completely dependent on it. For example I ran out for 1 day and was crying, shaking, nauseous, and a complete wreck. I do not think I could quit taking it ever. This medicine does what it's supposed to do but unless you are willing to take it for the rest of your life, don't start it. Also it will give you the "Seroquel munchies"....I have fallen asleep eating food! | F | 20 | 4 years 300 MG 1X day | 12/29/2010 | 3 | bipolar 2 (for anxiety side), sleep | grogginess waking up, some short-term memory loss ( I think) | After years of not being able to sleep due to anxiety, my doctor started me on a very low dose of seroquel - 25mg. She increased my dose slowly and tried to get to 200mg, but it made me like a zombie. I came back down to 50 mg and have been there since. (I'm very sensitive to medications.) 75% of the time, I'm asleep within 10 minutes of taking it, and I sleep through the night. But if I don't get a full 8 hours of sleep, I can be very groggy the next day and that fuels my anxiety. It's very important to be able to get a full night's sleep when on this medication. I'm taking this in combination with Lamictal 200mg. | M | 40 | 4 years 50 1X day | 12/11/2010 | 3 | possible schitzophrenia | Very pliable and feel way to easy going to stand up for myself or anything. muscle weakness. Trouble concentrating on complex tasks, slurred speach. | I initially wanted it for sleep, so i take it about 5:00pm and it has greatly helped. However, I have very vivid dreams and hope I don't one night dream about something horrible. In other words, it doesn't put me in a deep enough sleep. Feel like i lead a double life in sleep. | M | 26 | 5 days 50MG 1X day | 10/8/2010 | 3 | Social Phobia &Sleepiness problems | Note: the following effects last for about 4 - 6 hours after waking up. It seems that I didn't have enough sleep even if I sleep 12 hours, I even oversleep and can't hear my alarm except maybe the last one (I set 4 alarms) but this can also be due to me like to stay up late. Comprehension decreases, Blurred Vision, Feels like my Brain is floating over water and Surrounded by Fog. | I'm having Effexor XR 150MG per day for Social Phobia. It wasn't working well by itself so my doctor added Serequel 100MG to stabilize my mood as he said. The outcome was that I became really calm and confident (or maybe this is what I like to think). However, the side effects started appearing. However, if I sleep early (10 pm), I'll experience the effects with lesser degree and will not last longer. After 6 months of using Seroquel daily, I stopped it (for 4 months now) and am currently using Effexor only. However, because I stay up late at night I wanted to force my self to sleep early. Therefore, I took Seroquel again. This made me notice that I have been experiencing a little degree of anxiety related to social phobia since I stopped Seroquel. Now I don't know what I should do? Should I take seroquel again to eliminate the anxiety issue or stop it to avoid the side effects!? | M | 34 | 6 months 100 MG 1X day | 10/2/2010 | 3 | Diagnosed schizophrenic - voices | vision, poor cognition, disconesia - uncontrollable facial muscle spasms and tounge balling up, can become permanent. sleep my life away. after i take it its like ive smoked some hydro skunk bud from indonesia. my friends ask for it to sell on the street. its street name is ''serable palsy'' they snort it. enough said. | this drug sucks, all anti psychotics suck. ive had them all. the drug companys are making tons of money on these things. a 3 cent pill can go for $300 bucks. its greed baby. also your beautiful and amazing and you may be psychic, i mena psychotic but its ok because you can make it as an artist or a rocker. just kidding. im in mental health as a job. thats mental health./ f--- illness | M | 27 | 5 years 1X day | 9/29/2010 | 3 | bi polar disorder | bad short term memory problems, increase of depression, feeling worthless, weight fluctuation, tardive dyskinesia, increased heart rate when standing up in the morning, running out of breath too quickly. | I am 23 years old and still on this medication. I don't know how to talk to my doctor to get it switched to a different anti-psychotic. I have heard that all medicine in this class of drugs have virtually the same side effects. | F | 23 | 2 years 150 XR 1X day | 9/12/2010 |