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Global Patient Feedback for Seroquel (Quetiapine) ( Post a comment )
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it is worth trying the drug for psycotic needs
65 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Make sure to take it at bedtime or in the evening because it can make you tired
41 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Start slowlly and have the dr increase dose gradually
59 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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you need to know exactly why you are taking Seroquel and any side affects that may occur. If you do have side affects contact your doctor immedialtely
44 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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just be prepared for the side effects.
32 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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give it time and follow your doctors directions and you should find it to be very helpful
54 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Know that there are other options and find a doctor who will lsten to you!!
51 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Excellent for depression-related sleep disorders
54 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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From my experience it has made me have lost of energy and the will to do things. I'm tired most of the time. Disoriented quite often as well. Lack of memory seems to be quiet relative when taking this medication.
42 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Be very sure you have no other options to this med before you start and use the lowest dose possible.
63 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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As with any medication, especially psychotropic meds, talk to your doctor. Be sure you know what to expect, what possible side effects and interactions with your other meds might be.
37 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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Take it as directed and give it time to work.
65 year old Male
Posted: 2008-03-10 00:00:00
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What other drugs are available other than seroquel? I took Lithiuim up until about 3 years ago. I do not want Abilify.
58 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-05 16:26:39
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
I have taken seroqual for sleeping, and hated it. I gained weight, and I'm now taking Temazepam 30mg. It works great no side effects that I can tell. I would suggest trying it just to see if it works for you. Good Luck
56 years
Posted: 2008-08-03 10:21:20
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I am 52 and have been on Seroquel for six years, 300 mg every night for sleep along with clonazepam 2 mg and Lamictal. I was diagnosed bipolar. It has helped tremendously with sleep and I get my eight hours every night without fail but I do have glucose problems. My PCP put me on Amaryl for a while at the lowest dose but then I was getting hypoglycemic attacks. Weight gain has stabilized but loss is difficult. I am hesitant to change because I went for years and years without sleeping very much. It got so I was almost afraid to go to bed. Now I fear if I don't take it, I won't sleep.
54 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-01 14:51:18
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I've been on Seroquel for about six months or so, and I don't know if it's contributing to my bones hurting so bad or not. I do have arthiritis in my lower back, but my shoulders have been killing me for a while now. I try holding my arms out like I'm going to fly, and roll my arms back and forth. Been doing this for two weeks now, and I really think it's getting worse. Any suggestions?
49 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-28 01:54:57
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I have had the same pain in my bones but more in my legs than my arms and it happens every time i take it
34 year old Female
Posted: 2008-08-06 11:32:31
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I take 300 M and the pain in my arms and hands are tremendous , although It's getting better
I feel very tiered all the time and lack motivation to get going , I don't know about this drug
47 year old Male
Posted: 2008-08-28 09:05:06
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I have been taking Seroquel XR and Wellbrutin XR and Clonazepam for quite some time. Is there something I can do to prevent weight gain? I have already gained between 5-20 pounds.
45 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-12 12:19:41
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
Unfortunately, the best advice here is diet and exercise, since weight gain is often secondary to increased appetite stimulation. Watch out for high calorie foods.... Any advice from other patients out there would be very welcome too!
Posted: 2008-02-13 14:43:11
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No, not really. The doctor told me these meds cause weight gain...I have been on Klonopin for two years now and have gained 75 pounds. So I guess the answer would be to watch your diet and exercise strictly by the book. And I hope you dont gain as much as I did.
40 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-15 13:52:23
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I don't understand why you are on Wellbutrin and Seroquel. But, the Clonazepam alone will cause some weight gain, the three all together will continually cause you to gain weight. In lieu of Clonazepam, see if you can get Lorazepam - (Ativan) - much more effective, and don't have to take as much, and no weight gain. Seroquel and Wellbutrin are basically the same, so I would ask if I could take one or the other, or replace one with something else. Alli is extremely helpful and very safe to help lose the weight you've put on. Within 4 months, without even trying I lost almost 40 pounds, and it stayed off. Hope this helps you.
35 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-07 13:54:09
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Seroquel XR and Wellbrutin XR I AM STARTING THESE 2 WITH Seroquel 200 and Wellbrutin 300
ANYTHING ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT THESE PLEASE LET ME KNOW,,, THANKX 49 FEMALE
51 year old Female
Posted: 2008-04-14 23:11:47
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I have been taking Seroquel,200 mg. for sleep? Anyway I've gained weight & can't get it off.I can't excercise cuz of my back & other health problems.So I cut the pills in 1/2 to make 100 mg.I was going to go off them but I feel terrible when I try to go down on the mgs.So will my Dr. give me something to help me lose this weight?I'm not bi-polar,already taking Cymbalta for deprresion.Any good easy answers,we all know how the Dr. can be.Lol.
46 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-02 10:43:17
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I take 800mg every day, well every night to help me with my sleep. And it has made me gain sooo very much. (75 pounds) I asked my doctor about what they are going to do about my weight after I am done with this med (I start weening myself down to 100mg) He told me not to worry about my smoking, or worryy about my weight, although he didnt mention what would be happening then. He did say to exercise, like Taek Won Do, or aerobics to keep the pounds down. Every doctor I have talked to about this med says the same thing, you WILL gain weight.
40 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-15 13:56:06
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i just started taken it 4 weeks ago, and i have noticed that i have put on about 5 pounds so i said to my doctor is that normal she said well we will watch it and if it is going to continue to do that and we will see what needs to be done at thattime.believe me i will be paing alot of attion to this after reading these stories so that it doesn"t get out of hand.i take it to help me with sleep now at 50mg for 8 weeks but if i notice weight change she told me to call in ,i also take effexor xl and everything seems to be working out great, but i will not put up with the weight problems have to try something else. thanks for your info. it will be helpful to me now that i know it has weight gaining possablities.
46 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-29 14:59:53
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I've been taking 250 mg a day of Seroquel for about a year now. At first I gained liked fifty pounds. I have recently lost a total of 70 pounds in the last three months. All I did was go for a walk with my dog for about an hour and a half every day.
38 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-01 14:24:57
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Since Seroquel is a drug used to level out chemicals in the brain that effect serotonin and dopemine, and you aren't bipolar--I have to wonder why your doctor has you on it for sleep. That's not it's usual precription definition. Ask if you can take Ambien Cr. I''m bipolar, but I have to have something for sleep in order to sleep through the night. I put on 130 pounds because of all the bipolar medications. Alli is wonderful. Being bipolar, I can't take anything that would cause my heart rate to go up, or speed up metabolism, or cause any sort of anxiety. Alli is made from Orlistat, and my doctor put me on these because they will not counteract with other meds, and they really are effective. they don't run you up one side of the wall and down the other. ha. Without changing my diet very much at all -- (just cut back a little here and there) sodas are one way to cut out a lot of calories. I lost 39 pounds w/i 4 months, and am still losing a pound or two here and there. The prescription strength of Alli is called Xenical. But, most insurance won't cover, and a month's supply is about $700. My pharmacist, and doctor told me Alli was the same, just double the dose. If I were you, I would seriously question why my doctor had me on Seroquel. I hope this helped you some.
33 year old female
35 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-07 13:48:57
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I have bi-polar disorder and take seroquel daily! My psychiatrist increases my dose every time I see him. I feel that I am on too high of a dose but he insists not! What dose is anyone else on?
31 year old Female
Posted: 2008-01-29 09:26:21
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I am on 2 400MG of seroquel at bedtime, to help me sleep. And as far as you wanting to lower the dosage, I just asked my doctor if I can start weening myself off of the drug, and he agreed.....maybe you need a second opinion?
40 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-15 13:57:49
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Maybe you should ask to be put on 50mg, and only take them at night. I only take mines at bedtime. I started on 25mg and then got moved up to 50mg. They do me just fine, cause that is a strong drug and you would feel like a zombie during the day trying to move around. at bedtime rest during the day I be rejuvinated. Mission accomplished.
39 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-16 09:02:35
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I am a 56 year old bipolar patient and take 100mg of seroquel at night.
58 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-21 20:23:29
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I truly believe you need a second opinion. Your body will always tell you when something's wrong. Are you sleeping more and more? If so, it is too much. I am bipolar and I take Seroquel. 400mg at night with Depakote 500mg. But, this has been steadily increased and leveled out over the course of 3 years of therapy. Also, About once every 3 months, I have a blood panel run which shows if the levels of either drug are too low or too high. Ask your doctor about having a panel run, you may find out much more than you thought.
35 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-07 14:02:01
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
Ask your doctor about self management as only you can tell how you feel day by day if this fails get a second opinion
Posted: 2008-08-31 08:25:07
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My 14 yr old daughter takes Seroquel for Schizophrenia & I attribute her weight gain to that. Her psychologist has not put her on Metaformin to help balance that out. Seroquel shuts down *basically* her metabolic system & it also increases the appetite....very bad combination and very difficult to deal with for a young teenage girl. The Metformin seems to be helping but we've just started so we will see what long term does. I know that there is NO other medication out there that relieved her schizophrenia so this is the only choice for us.
40 year old Female
Posted: 2008-01-27 11:46:42
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I have been taking Seroquel, 300mg day and 300mg night, it caused me to gain so much weight and increased my appetite, that I developed Type 2 diabetes from it. I know I am not a doctor, but have you checked her for Diabetes. I was on it since 2003,starting off at 25mg and because of its effects, in 2004 I became insulin resistant, and my Psych doctor continued to increase it and in 2005 increased it to 300mg twice a day, and it continued to effect me, and in April 2006, at the age of 27, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. My Endrocronologist said it was because of Seroquel that this happened. And till this day, my psych doctor continues to keep me on it, even though I have told him this.
31 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-20 08:20:45
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I am a patient withe Multiple Sclerosis and I was having a flare up of my disease and my doctor newly prescribed many of the medications listed on my profile. One thing that he will do is have the patient take Methylprednisolone-Medrol 16mg tablets; Take 16 tablets by mouth every 6 hours for 3 days total of 192 tablets. I was then given Seroquel 25mg to take up to 4 tablets at night to help get to sleep.
I took this for two nights in a row the first night was only 3 tablets and the next evening was 4 tablets. After the second evening upon arising in the morning my husband said that as soon as I got our of bed, I passed out and I seemed to be breathing all right so he covered me up and put a pillow under my head. This happened several more time this day. He wasn't really sure what was going on since I have had several rounds of the steroids in the past. So, the next night came and again I took the Seroquel back to 3 tablets again and the next morning upon rising I was walking to the bathroom and I passed out again. This time I fell over the hamper and crashed into the wall and was badly bruised. Again my husband made sure I was comfortable and made sure I was breathing etc.
My Husband called my Neurologist and came to find out that the Doctor did add a new medication and that was Seroquel. My husband took those out of my medicine cabinet and removed them from my treatment.
Is this a normal response?
43 year old Female
Posted: 2008-01-23 10:27:57
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
Passing out after taking steroids and seroquel is not a normal response, and should be reported to your physician (both the one prescribing the steroid and the one prescribing the seroquel)!
Posted: 2008-02-13 16:49:41
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I usually take mine right before bedtime, and I make sure that I am IN bed before they actually take effect. I also was falling down (the doc said cause it lowers your blood pressure) and I could not form any words or sentences, no matter how hard I tried.
It is a good drug for helping you sleep, you just have to be very careful!
40 year old Female
Posted: 2008-02-15 14:01:06
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Look up "hypersomnia". This is caused from meds like seroquel, and usually have to be counteracted with a drug such as provigil to more or less -- heighten your awareness and focus during the day. Also, sleep apnea is a disorder in which you uncontrollably fall asleep during the day. The only way to test this is through a sleep lab, and there are treatments available.
35 year old Female
Posted: 2008-03-07 14:10:50
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Correction: Sleep Apnea is a disorder that causes you to stop breathing during periods of rest or sleep. Narcolepsy is a disorder in which you uncontrollably fall asleep without regard to time of day. Hope this helps to clarify these two differ.
38 year old Female
Posted: 2008-06-24 09:11:06
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I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder about 10 years ago, and it has taken most of that time to find the right combinations of medication. Along with Seroquel and Depakote, I take a number of other things, as I have many health issues, but what I was wondering.........After being on Depakote on a daily regimen, I gained 100 lbs. It took about a year, but has anyone else had this experience with it? Or Seroquel.
35 year old Female
Posted: 2008-01-21 18:00:26
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My daughter is 3 years old and has been taking seroquel for about 8 months now. She gained about 10 lbs but since then has lost it. I did research and found that it causes you to crave carbohydrates which will cause you to gain rapidly. You essentially have to cut out carbs.
4 year old Female
Posted: 2008-01-26 18:11:38
iGuard.org Answer/Reply:
My daughter has been on Seroquel for almost 2 years now. She is is 4.5 yrs old now and she also gained 10 lbs when she started taking it. She lost it within the first 6 months but it was after me carefully paying attention to what she was eating. It does cause them to crave carbs and what I've found is to only give a small amount and then put out of sight from them. They will crave carbs all day and could easily gain the weight back.
Posted: 2008-11-12 03:55:19
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I was given mind altering drugs as a kid , it is not good and I would in the same position as you try meditation or yoga other wise you will end up with a seriously messed up kid. Doctors are not always right
48 year old Female
Posted: 2009-08-31 15:06:22
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Used for sleep, it is psychologically addicitve. I have been taking it for at least 5 years and cannot sleep without it. It does make you hungry, which is a downfall. As well you feel very drugged up upon waking.
34 year old Female
Posted: 2008-01-01 12:51:50
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does it make you wake up and eat? i have started it about a month ago and i get up about 3 hours after sleeping and eat then go right back to sleep. . .not good for your weight
36 year old Female
Posted: 2008-01-16 09:21:02
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Yes, it seems to make me eat.....i wake up between 2 & 3x a night & when I do, I always eat something. I cant wait to get off of it.....hopefully in another month or so I will be off of it. I have sadly gained 60 lbs due to being on such a high dose of 450 mg for almost a year. I hope I dont have alot of trouble losing the weight, it is alittle scary for me. But I am sure going to work my hardest to get that weight off.
46 year old Female
Posted: 2008-11-18 21:12:38
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I have found that if you watch what you eat and exercise a little, the pounds stay off. It has really helped my depressive state.
Posted: 2008-12-04 12:59:35
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