SEROQUEL XR Reviews (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)Average Rating: 3.1 (142 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEROQUEL XR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEROQUEL XR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Inability to focus ETC. | Seroquel IR is BETTER than Seroquel XR. You take single Seroquel IR tablet before bedtime and you are clear the next day. With Seroquel XR you just become lazy toad. DO NOT USE SEROQUEL XR. It is only "better" by shutting your brain off. Seroquel IR + Omega3 to protect brain isn't very harmful (and all of these drugs are nearly toxic. Psychiatry is FRAUD, it is NOT HELPING YOU (in general there IS NO neurological reasons for mental health problems AND there are BETTER and SAFER ways of improving brain function [hopefully])). These DRUGS and TOXIC and SPECULATIVE. Not a single measurement is taken. These drugs are used to SHUT YOU OFF in few years (or sometimes immediately). If you want to use Seroquel IR instead of Seroquel XR just split Seroquel XR tablets to 2-3 pieces and take them as a single tablet. This SHOULD break the continuous release effect in seroquel XR. Basically if you are taking Seroquel (or any other of these drugs) the chances are that you are screwed by doctors/society who want you to get "better". NEVER START THESE TOXIC DRUGS VOLUTANRILY. Withdrawal kills (Seroquel < 25mg maybe not): excess brain activity + spinal cord, inflammatory/cytokine problems in body etc. Seroquel (and other atypicals) are serotonin 5-HT2A receptor blockers. | M | 100 | 2 years 400 1X day | 2/2/2012 | 5 | bipolar with psychotic features | weight gain-hungry alot and demotivated, plus dieting doesnt seem to lose any weight but eating crap doent put any more on. Seems I have stabilised at 4 dress sizes bigger and cant go up or down no matter what I do. Slight restless legs, I urinate alot more than I used to. Cant have late nights anymore or anything as I am so tired for days after. Feel it is causing general ware and tare on the body, so looking to swap to something else long term. However keeps mental health at a level where I can enjoy life, do a part time job and see friends so cant complain too much. | I was taking normal seroquel, but they changed me to the xr version as it can be taken once per day. The only down side is it doesnt put you to sleep like the immediate release, so if you are using the immediate release to help sleep. I would say dont bother changing becuase I am still sluggish through the day on the XL plus still fat too! However I get extreme side effects when trying other drugs and seroquel for me doesnt do anything bad, if you are taking it at first it may make you inable to function as you will be a zombie but I found this does ware off, if you are still a zombie after a month or two and have been completely stable for a while, ask if you can drop the dose a bit, a small reduction makes a massive difference. I can lead a fulfilling life while taking this drug, I was completely psychotic a few years ago and now I can go free of symptoms for months, just left with slight highs and lows due to the bipolar. | F | 29 | 3 years 250mg 1X day | 1/3/2012 | 5 | depression, anxiety, insomnia | gained 13 kg within a year, but then stabilized. I used to hate eating sugary foods and carbohydrates, but now I crave them all the time. | Makes it a bit hard to get up in the morning, but once I get up, all is fine. I don't feel like zombie. | F | 23 | 2 years 300 mg 1X day | 12/9/2011 | 1 | Despression | I take a pill to 300 mg before 1:30 before dinner, and wake up the next day at noon, with dry mouth during the hours of sleep I want to be more water and I can not sykotho from deep sleep and see nightmares. | M | 30 | 1 months 300 1X day | 11/5/2011 | 5 | anxiety and insomnia | none | F | 26 | 7 years 400 1X day | 10/26/2011 | 3 | Bipolar II/Depression | Appetite through the roof!!!! Severe grogginess/spacey..couldn't tell whether I was awake or dreaming. Horrible "hangover" in the mornings. Took hours to fully wake up the following morning | Was given this med to help reduce irritation due to BP, psych said it also had good antidepressant effects as well as mood-stabilizing properties. Basically, just a very expensive sleeping pill. Told me the XR would reduce the "next-morning hangover" so-to-speak....WRONG. Did the complete opposite. This "Seroquel Hangover" as I dubbed it was becoming increasingly interfering with my life, to the point where I was starting to come in later and later for work. Took 300mg XR at night for over a year, then started cutting them in half back in June. Like I said, for me it was basically just an expensive sleeping pill and appetite stimulant. | M | 28 | 17 months 300mg 1X day | 10/18/2011 | 4 | Bipolar I | Gaining weight, irritability, extreme sleepiness, increased appetite | Great drug, but be careful when you go off of it! I ran out of meds last week and had to go without Seroquel. I was suffering terrible withdrawal, like I was coming off of Heroin or something. I'm back on it now and the symptoms are completely gone...I didn't know how much it worked until I ran out of it! | F | 38 | 5 years 800 MG 1X day | 8/25/2011 | 1 | MDD, PTSD, Borderline Personality | Gained almost 60lbs on this drug, excessive tiredness, moodiness, | I went off seroquel xr and have had terrible withdrawal symptoms, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, headaches, cold chills, hot flashes, rash, itching, unable to control leg movements at night, unable to sleep but feeling exhausted, | F | 31 | 1 years 150mg 1X day | 8/22/2011 | 4 | Bipolar II, BPD, anxiety | Extreme tiredness for the first few days but that wore off and gave way to a feeling of calmness. Found I was much happier being out in public than before, eased paranoia and anxiety, stopped racing thoughts, helped suicidal thoughts and impulsiveness. Helped sleep. I think it slightly increased my cravings for carbohydrate rich food also. | I stopped taking this after my prescription ran out, which wasn't wise as I relapsed soon after. Have noticed paranoia and anxiety have returned to original levels since coming off it. I am starting it again soon though as I found the effects of it quite beneficial within the time that I took it. | F | 19 | 2 weeks 150 MG 1X day | 8/8/2011 | 3 | bipolar/ocd | bipolar insomnia, hallucinations, racing thoughts | I am an alcholic on top of being bipolar. I am basically going cold turkey with the drinking because the seroquel seems to make me not want to drink or eat (which is freaky). I am worrying a little waiting on my body to totally lose it but nothing yet. It has helped me sleep but I am still seeing things. I am also very tired all day. It seems to also be giving me light and sound sensitvity. | F | 35 | 3 days 150MG 1X day | 5/18/2011 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | When I first started taking it had a little trouble with sleepiness during the day but not too bad. Each time I've titrated up had the same effect. First night at 200mg had a problem with restless leg and creepy crawly feeling through out my body but went away pretty quick. | I have lost weight with this wonderful life saving med. I find the secret for me is to live as though I am diabetic . I have totally cut out sugar and I am not eating any meat. Maybe once a week I have ground turkey . I do eat fish but I don't eat shell fish. I walk for 1 hour six day a week and light weight lifting or stretch bands at least 2 times a week. I have lost 7 pounds in 3 weeks doing this. If really works for me. | F | 45 | 3 weeks 200 mg 1X day | 5/17/2011 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | - I have to watch how much I eat because Seroquel seems to, at times, give me a never ending appetite. - Can make getting up in the morning a hard chore but I have learned that if I take the medication twelve hours before I have to be up for the next day, I experience the usual morning tiredness. | I used to suffer from extreme lows where I would suddenly become so upset over nothing. I would be on my couch crying my eyes out for hours and then *poof* I would be incredibly happy, wanting to talk and talk to others, acting as if I had not a care in the world. Since starting Seroquel, I have yet to hit another extreme low. While I may still become agitated, I am able to slow down and figure out what it is I am feeling rather than being a different person every hour. Seroquel has slowed my emotions enough so I am able to function and think properly. Working, dealing with money and general life planning is possible because I have far more stability than I had before. My partner also says he notices that I am more stable as a whole and he no longer has to wonder what mood I will be in throughout the day. These days, if I am upset, there is a root to the issue as opposed to just plain heartbreaking sadness. | F | 26 | 7 months 150 1X day | 5/16/2011 | 3 | racy mind, anxiety, depression | I feel tired and out of it all day. I wake up with a very dry mouth. I feel drugged in a sense...don't care about my job as much, kinda a nice feeling but scary too. I like it but then again, I don't know if this is the med for me. Just so very tired all day long, esp after lunch. | no weight gain yet. have not had labs as well to see if anything has messed them up as I have read online. | F | 39 | 15 days 50 1X day | 5/9/2011 | 3 | mood disorder/ anxiety/ sleep dep | I feel as though I am unable to "wake up" properly in the morning, and I walk around in a "drugged" state for hours after waking. I have noticed some weight gain (although not so bad in my case), memory loss, | I was on avanza 30mg once at night for about 8 months when I fell pregnant with my eldest daughter, I don't really remember much except I felt my mood swings were pretty bad but my sleep and appetite was improving. I continued to take it till I was about 3 months pregnany and started having complications. My little girl was "TOO SMALL" so the doctor weined me off it over a month. My daughter did not grow like she should have and was born 6 weeks premi and weighing only 4 pound 10. I lost it though toward the end of my pregnancy and had my daughter taken from me. I started spiralling downhill big time. I had suicidal obsessions and was generally killing myself with drugs trying to self medicate. I went to the doctor and he prescribed me seroquel xr200mg, things started to go ok, My sleep was awesome, but when I did get angry or upse I was really starting to explode. I started to wake up grumpy too. But I did find that generally my moods were better. I was having lots of vivid dreams too. But I was close to getting my daughter back I was on it when I fell pregnant with Aaliyah my second daughter and the doctor took me off it saying it wasn't safe, but I did not cope well at being off it, and went off the rails again. I gave birth to my daughter and had her taken too. I went back to the doctors AGAIN and he put me back on it. I am now doing really well, and although the memory loss and the tiredness is a problem, I am able to control myself a lot better and | F | 26 | 3 months 200 1X day | 5/1/2011 | 1 | Bipolar, Depression, OCD | Drowsiness, Apathy, Hunger. | I started taking this drug for paranoia, and anxiety. I didn't notice at first, but I began to have extreme mood swings, and extremely intense emotions. I am a moderate drinker as well, mixed with alcohol, this medicine is deadly. I sliced through my arm with a knife, spent 2 nights in the hospital because I was freaking out. I was diagnosed with "excessive drinking", but I only had a few drinks! It almost ruined my life, and I'm I found the culprit in time, before it took my life. | M | 30 | 5 weeks 50 mg 1X day | 4/12/2011 | 4 | insonima and high anxiety | it made me into a zombie state so had to take it only at night just before going to bed. Otherwise i have had no side effects from taking seroquel. | ive found its really helped me to sleep, its the best ive been on. My anxiety is only a bit lower. | F | 25 | 3 years 600 mg 1X day | 4/7/2011 | 4 | mood stabilizer/anxiety/depression | tiredness in the beginning, constipation, | Started taking seroquel xr for anxiety,depression, mood swings due to taking another drug called lupron. Nothing really helped until my doctor told me to try this. I was afraid to take it due to side effects to depression meds. Well I started at 50 mg for 3 nights then went to 150mg. This drug has worked wonders for me. I can't believe it. The only thing that bother me is the constipation. I have to take something once a week to go. Have gained alittle weight but not sure if it's I'm actually eating more then when I was having problems. I would recommend this drug. It has been a life saver. | F | 32 | 3 months 150mg 1X day | 4/6/2011 | 4 | Bipolar, Insomnia, Anxiety | 40 pound weight gain in a little over 4 months although I was exercising regularly and decreased my food intake! i'm having a lot of hair loss but I don't know if it's a side effect of seroquel or something else | I was taking 6 medicines to help me sleep (Xanax, Ambien, Lunesta, Trazadone, Prozac, and Seroquel - 150 mg). Even with those 5 medications my sleep was erratic and I woke up groggy and completely unrested. I literally cried everytime i had to get up to go to work because i was so tired! After a hospitalization in July the doctor took away my medication and i went ballistic!!! he only allowed me to have Seroquel and Lamictal. Well, i can't believe how well i sleep now (and yet still gain massive weight)! I still wake up multiple times during the night but my suicidal obsessions during the night have pretty much disappeared altogether. i talked to my doctor about lowering my dosage of seroquel (800mg is a LOT) but he doesn't want to do it so i'm kind of stuck! I'm tempted to lower the dosage to 600mg on my own but i am afraid the insomnia, obsessive suicidal thoughts will come back! | F | 40 | 1 years 800 mg 1X day | 4/2/2011 | 5 | Sleep! And mood stabilizer | Super vivid dreams when i first started it but now I'm good. | I love it! | F | 21 | 18 months 150 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 2 | Bipolar disorder/racing thoughts | I have started to have obsessions over certain numbers and uncontrolable thoughts and violent thoughts as well. My bipolar has become even worse. | I started with 50 mg per day and gradually worked my way up to two 300mg pills per day. Now the doctor wants me on 800 per day which is the maximum safe dose apparently. It worked fine at first with controlling my thoughts but now the symptoms I had before taking the drug have returned. It helps me sleep very well though. | M | 26 | 4 months 300 2X day | 3/20/2011 |