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 |
| 3 | Depression,anxiety and insomnia | Extreme tiredness all day long, aggravation of chronic sinusitis (constantly stuffed up with a strange smell in my nose), rapid weight gain 6-7 pounds in three weeks, muscle aches and pains with decreases ability to recover after working out, numbing of emotions, kills sex drive and ability to orgasm , chronic constipation, bad hair loss. It does help you sleep if you dont have anything you need to do early in the morning They started me on 400 mg xr inpatient telling me it was a low dose for sleep. I could not function on this amount so had the doc reduce to 200xr as soon as I was home that didn't keep me asleep all night so they added 100mg reg so 200xr+100reg at bedtime. Still tired all day so now decreasing to 150xr at 6:00 pm + 50 reg an hour before bed and hoping to reduce to 100xr + 25-50 reg in a couple of weeks and continue reducing until I can stop it . It is just not worth the side effects. I lay in bed unable to move for an hour and a half after I wake up and then am like | DO NOT TAKE THESE HIGH DOSES IF THEY TELL YOU IT IS JUST FOR SLEEP. Only use for sleep for a very short time or your body and mind will become dependent on it | M | 45 | 1.5 months 200 xr 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 4 | Bipolar Disorder | Drowsiness, mild muscle twitching, increased hearing sensitivity and increased tinnitus. | It works, and no medication virtually has no side-effects, granted I'm a little more hungry, but at least I'm not exploding at the smallest things out of place anymore. Do not adjust dosage recklessly. It is a powerful anti-psychotic drug, and as such, should be treated with great care. Do not come off at your own reckoning, this can be fatal for you if you do so without professional guidance. There is little to worry about if you deal with this drug properly. Stay hydrated, and avoid becoming injured, as my adrenaline rush was delayed an hour after hitting my knee and then sustained for about 20 minutes afterward by the drug. BE CAREFUL, PLEASE. | M | 23 | 3 weeks 100 MG 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 4 | bi-polar ll | Vivid Dreams, muscle spasms | I take a combination of a couple of different drugs but Seroquel helps take the edge off life. For me it’s worth the risk and works well. I like it a lot better than the regular Seroquel, which I took for many years. For somebody new, it’s a hard drug to get use to because it will impair you and make you feel tired but after a few weeks that wears off. It’s not for everybody but works well for me. My shrink tells me most prefer Abilify ( less side effects), which is similar, but I preferred Seroquel XR because I thought it worked better. | M | 50 | 2 years 50 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 5 | bipolar-boderline | Sleepyness at the begining and weight gain. | Seroquel have save my life. Over the past 15 years I have tried more than 35 medications. I also tried Seroquel in low dosis but did not give it a good chance because I felt sleepy. After many years my doctor decided to try seroquel again but this time a larger starting dose (300mg). The first few days I was literally knock out. Very sleepy but the doctor told me that in two weeks I will feel better. After two weeks I felt better and he increase the dose to 600mg. It was to much at the time so went back down to 400mg. After almost a year I went back up to 600mg and a I felt so much better than what I was already feeling. A miracle drug for me!!! took must of my simptomology away and believe me I was in a horrible place before: Panic Attack, impulsivity, OCD, depersonalitation, clinical depression, irritability, etc. I quick word of advise take it 15 to 30min before dinner and you will feel less tire next day. Actually for me not tire at all. Good luck!!!! | M | 39 | 1.5 years 600 mg 1X day | 3/3/2011 | 4 | bipolar 2 depression | constipation, increased appetite, mild decrease in sex drive, feeling wired in the afternoon/evening, racing thoughts. | overall seroquel xr has helped me with getting rid of suicidal thoughts altogether. i have racing thoughts and feel like i'm in a mixed state in the afternoon/evenings. seroquel xr helps me sleep through the whole night. | F | 28 | 2.5 weeks 300 mg 1X day | 2/22/2011 | 4 | Bipolar | Take 9:00 out my 10:30-11pm or when my head hits the pillow. Dry mouth can't seem to drink enough water. Just a tiny groggy in the morning. Mood is muched improved | Day 3 of Seroquel and can't beleive the effects already. First time I've slept 3 nights in a row. I take it at 9:00 by the time I hit the pillow I am out. Next day a tiny groggy nothing I can't fix with coffee. I don't smoke anymore cigs taste gross to me. Its only been 3 days but things are promising. I had no appetite and lost alot of weight as of today I seem to have a normal appetite vs no appetite I suspect I will gain some weight but with healthy eating habits and exercise I hope it doens't get too out of control. 3 days no lows. Worked almost instantly. | F | 37 | 3 days 50mg 1X day | 2/8/2011 | 3 | bipolar disorder | 40 pounds weigth gain, several acne, stop smoking cigarrete it tasted different, night terrors, feeling trapped. | F | 27 | 1 years 600 mg 1X day | 1/31/2011 | 4 | depression, racing thoughts | Dry mouth when waking up. Waking up is slightly more difficult. Feeling a bit wired in the evening (similar to being tired but having had a lot of caffeine). No other side-effects at all. | After some difficult months in my life I sank into a deep depression. The depression was caused in large part by continuous ruminations about my (both real and imagined) past mistakes. I went to visit a psychiatrist because of strong suicidal thoughts and he immediately put me on seroquel. By now (a month afterwards) my depression has lifted completely and I feel happy again being alive. Talking a lot about my problems was very important in helping me recover, but I think that the seroquel also helped. I was surprised to discover (after reading the other reviews on this website) that seroquel has such strong negative effects on so many people, because the seroquel doesn't seem to affect myself very strongly. For me the side-effects are very minimal and the mental effects are very subtle. During the first week in which I took seroquel I didn't notice any change in my mental state what so ever. However as said before, I think it did help eventually with lifting my depression and calming down my racing thoughts. | M | 27 | 1 months 50 mg 1X day | 1/19/2011 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety | Extreme food cravings resulting in a lot of weight gain. Even with the XR I often feel tired throughout the day. | Seroquel has been the only medication that I stayed on for more than a year or so. Even though it has been (very) difficult to deal with the weight gain, it seems worth it. My depression decreased dramatically very quickly. I don't think it helps my anxiety all that much, though. I am considering switching because of the weight gain, but I am glad it has helped me so much! | F | 16 | 3 years 200 1X day | 1/13/2011 | 4 | bipolar 1. paranoia.anxiety/panic. | Slight grogginess until about 10am and very hungry after I take it at 6pm | The best drug I have ever taken. My symptoms subsided in about 3 days. | F | 24 | 30 days 100mg 1X day | 12/29/2010 | 1 | Bi-polar Depression Anxiety | Extreme Weight Gain!! I can feel the pounds just packing on me sooo fast I'm a tall-petite person- I AM SO DISGUSTED! All I can do is eat and eat it's a nightmare. First week I started taking it completely sedated me for hours upon hours I couldnt even take care of my kids. Makes my mood worse racing thoughts mood goes up and down and I'm alot more emotional I am restless at night now I cant sleep now i'm up at all hours of the night for what my husband calls my feeding every 4 hours, my body aches. when I do sleep my dreams are so much more vivid like and real I remember them the next day which was not common for me at all I don't know if I continue this I will get any better going to tell my doctor all of this ASAP! If your experiencing any side affect and are taking this medicine I would consider doing the same If I was you | Recommend doing some research on this to anyone before taking I'm reading all the similarities of what this drug has done and affected people, come to find out what I'm experiencing is common | F | 23 | 2 weeks 150 1X day | 12/11/2010 | 3 | schizophrenia/affective | extreme grogginess during the day, slowed state of being,little to no talking, | I'm having trouble functioning on this drug. It controls the thoughts but I'm unable to function and it's getting worse we are testing different doses trying to get it right for me.I was taking regular seroquel and we are hoping the xr will make a difference..im depressed not sure if it is a side affect or part of what im going through..p.s. we tried fanapt and i begged to get back on this.I started on 300mg at night to sleep now we are dropping dose since i was on lower doses in beginning, when i was on regular seroquel..now dropping to 200mg and less | M | 21 | 1 months 1X day | 12/2/2010 | 3 | Bipolar I, anxiety | Extremely tired, weight gain, inability to lose weight | Seroquel worked well for what it was prescribed for. However, I gained a bunch of weight, couldn't lose weight no matter what I ate or how much I exercised. Also, felt like a slave to sleep. Had to get 12 hours of sleep to be functional the next day, and had a terrible time getting out of bed. | F | 32 | 6 months 600 mg 1X day | 11/23/2010 | 5 | insonmia | After first dose felt extremely drugged. | Have MS with chronic pain from deterorating spine,and heart disease.Had tried pers.sleep meds,over coubter herbs and medspm.This gave me solid sleep for the first time in many years.Recommend small dosage for sleep.Please Drs.give this to pt.whom are suffering from insonmia. | F | 58 | 2 days 121/2 1X day | 11/6/2010 | 2 | bipolar hypomanic episode | Sudden onset of sedation within 2-3 hours and highly sedated for 12+ hours | can't tell if it has been effective. It has helped in some days but not enough to be worth the side effects. i might need a higher dose but not willing to do that | F | 56 | 60 days 150nset of 1X day | 11/3/2010 | 5 | Bipolar II, GAD, Insomnia | Grogginess throughout the day up until I had to take it again, complete loss of sex drive, 40 lbs. weight gain and counting. | This is the best medicine I've ever had for my Bipolar, GAD and insomnia. Throughout my entire life, I have never been as "stable" as I am now. It's helped every reason why I've been taking it. BUT! I also take Pristiq 50mg once a day with the Seroquel XR, and I still stay lethargic and unmotivated to do -anything-. My appetite is unbelievable. I grew out of the clothes that I had, about a month after starting Seroquel XR, and had to buy a few more - now I'm growing out of the few I just bought maybe a month ago! I'm currently unemployed and I just don't have the money to buy MORE clothes to fit. Also, both sides of my family have a long history of diabetes. I can't afford to risk my health with all of this weight gain. So I'm taking myself off of the Seroquel XR, unfortunately. I go back to my doctor in a few days and we'll discuss other options. The medicine really does work! But the side effects just aren't worth it to me. | F | 36 | 4 months 300mg 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 4 | insomnia | This was a Godsend for chronic insomnia lasting 15 years. However, my weight is creeping up no matter how I watch my diet and exercise...I'm going to ask my doc if there is an alternative or something to curb my insatiable appetite....I read recently that Glucophage may help. | F | 52 | 7 months 150 mg 1X day | 7/12/2010 | 5 | OCD, paranoia. | grogginess in the morning, but Wellbutrin XL 300 mg lets things goes on well. | this is the peace of an obessive compulsive mind. i take it with Wellbutrin XL 300 mg in the morning. this 2 meds are now the best therapy ever had in 6 years off "no-limits" prescriptions. info: lower dosage are more sedative, higher activating ones. | M | 24 | 2 weeks 150 mg 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 4 | Anxiety/Mood stabilizer | Absolutely no sex drive at all… none | This medication is wonderful for anxiety disorders, something I have suffered with since adolescence. The XR, when taken at night, allows the effects to last throughout the next day and without giving me that “zoned out” feeling when it peeks while I’m asleep. Sure do miss my libido though. | F | 33 | 1 years 50 mg 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 1 | BiPolar related insomnia | Sleepiness during the day, zombie like state, lack of emotion, loss of libido, extreme weight gain (25lbs) muscle twitches, tremor, headache, sensitivity to light, Trigeminal Neuralgia (damage to my right side 5th cranial nerve cluster), Serotonin Syndrome. chronic insomnia, nausea, vomiting, and extreme cycling of my bipolar swings. | the medication is not fit to be the market period the end. I have done so much research on this drug and it is so dangerous that some countries are considering a ban on it. All of my recent health problems have been link directly back to taking Seroquel XR. | F | 28 | 3 weeks 150 mg 1X day | 5/24/2010 |