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Below are Seroquel XR (Quetiapine) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 4 ratings/reviews, Seroquel XR has an overall score of 9. The effectiveness score is 9.50 and the side effect score is 6.50. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Seroquel XR review by 23 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Bipolar II |
| Dosage & duration: | | 200mg taken daily for the period of 10 months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | LEXAPRO, 10mg | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I was diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder in February of 2009. I found that my manic states led to very erratic and inconsistent behavior. I also found the depressive lows to be particularly difficult to manage.
In November 2009 I was prescribed SEROQUEL by a Urgent Care Physician. Immediately I found its calming effects to be extremely relieving to my mania. I did, however, find it difficult to maintain a functioning state due to its sedating effects. I then switched to SEROQUEL XR and found a much more successful experience. I was initially given 400mg SEROQUEL XR paired with 10mg LEXAPRO. While initially a good way to stop the mania, I found 400mg to be too much to function on. I decided to halve my SEROQUEL XR dose to 200mg continuing to take 10mg of LEXAPRO. This combo has been great and I am so much calmer and feel way more in control of my life. I do, however, find the sedating effects to be difficult upon awaking in the morning. I try to offset this by ensuring that I receive a full 8-10 hour rest after administering a dosage. I would highly recommend this combo to anyone that is having difficulty finding a mental balance between dark and light. This year of treatment has allowed me to find a calm that I have never quite experienced beforehand.
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| Side effects: | | I found that despite the great benefits mentally, the physical side effects are a fair trade.
I was about 115 lbs when I started this drug 10 months ago. Today I way about 147lbs. That's definitely a 37 pound gain.
Additionally, I always prided myself on my enormous amount of energy. After taking this drug I am extremely lethargic in the hours after taking it (bedtime) and the morning hours. |
| Comments: | | I take 200mg of SEROQUEL XR and 10mg of LEXAPRO nightly. |
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| | Seroquel XR review by 45 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Bipolar disorder 2 |
| Dosage & duration: | | 300 mg taken daily for the period of On and off for a year |
| Other conditions: | | High cholesterol |
| Other drugs taken: | | Statins | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Works for both depressive and hypomanic episodes. Makes me calm, slows down my thoughts, and enables me to concentrate properly and work again. Sleeping very well. Feel like a normal human being again! |
| Side effects: | | Groggy early in the morning but an espresso and a bit of exercise wakes me up completely. (Wish someone had told me to exercise early in the morning before!) Also learnt to take pills earlier at night (6pm) for better sleep and less grogginess in the morning. Initially picked up 30 lbs but now losing weight through exercise and watching intake. Seroquel makes me hungry but I choose what to put in my mouth. When I am manic or depressed, I eat anything, but on Seroquel I can at least choose what and when to eat. I have suffered from migraines (with aura) for decades, but these have stopped too! The longer I have been on Seroquel, the less the side effects became. |
| Comments: | | Started on 25 mg and stopped after a few months. Restarted at 150 mg, then 200 mg and now 300 mg. |
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| | Seroquel XR review by 36 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Bipolar disorder |
| Dosage & duration: | | 400mg taken once a night for the period of since oct of 2009 |
| Other conditions: | | high blood pressure |
| Other drugs taken: | | Adderallxr,trazadone,cymbalta,restirol | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My treatment was good after I was hospitalized for deppression thay started me on Seroquel and I was getting better I started on it in oct 09 |
| Side effects: | | there was no side effects I took it at night |
| Comments: | | My mood changed a lot I went to in hospital therpay for 3mos they tried differnt drugs but seroquel changed alot it cost a lot $411 for 30 pills but it worth it |
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| | Seroquel XR review by 24 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Bipolar 2 |
| Dosage & duration: | | 150mg taken once a day for the period of 2 months |
| Other conditions: | | opiod dependence, anxiety, high bp |
| Other drugs taken: | | Suboxone, Clonazepam, Atenolol, Topamax | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Stabilized my moods, stopped my racing thoughts, and stomped all over my paranoia |
| Side effects: | | Confusion, craving sweets |
| Comments: | | I was afraid to take an antipsychotic when I first found out I was bipolar in April 11 but the other treatments weren't working and I decided to ask my doctor about Seroquel XR and I'm glad I did. It's the first drug that survived a refill :) and many more to come. My paranoia has stopped and depression lifted. I still get anxiety but clonazepam helps with that and I'm trying to work on that On my own too. |
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