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Below are Seroquel (Quetiapine) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 4 ratings/reviews, Seroquel has an overall score of 7. The effectiveness score is 8.50 and the side effect score is 5.50. 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 review by 55 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Insomnia |
| Dosage & duration: | | 25 mg. at bedtime taken once a day for the period of a few years |
| Other conditions: | | migraines |
| Other drugs taken: | | Gabapentin, Zoplicline, Actonel, Maxalt | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Was able to sleep for seven hours at night without waking up. |
| Side effects: | | Bit of drowsiness in morning. |
| Comments: | | I get depression quite badly and one of the precursers to that is usualy a period of severe insomnia, over days or weeks. Taking the Seroquel helps to ensure I have enough sleep so that depression doesn't often become a big problem. I know it's prescribed as anti-psychotic, but for me it's the effect ot drowsiness that my doctor desired, as I have no psychoses. |
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| | Seroquel review by 38 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | bipolar disorder |
| Dosage & duration: | | 100 mg taken daily for the period of still taking it |
| Other conditions: | | OCD |
| Other drugs taken: | | Xanax, Wellbutrin, Lexepro | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Mood was more stable. Better quality of sleep. |
| Side effects: | | For the first few days of the use of Seroquel I had very bad nightmares. My nighmares felt so real that I almost stopped taking the medication. After about two day the nightmare just turned into very vivid dreams... sometimes very pleasant dreams. Seroquel also makes me urinate more often so I drink more water to stay hydrated. |
| Comments: | | I was diagnosed with PTSD after several negative incidents happened in my life. There was a point when I felt like I was going to crawl out of my skin. The doctor started me on Seroquel... a very high dose at first, 300mg. Later when I found out about some of it's very negative side effects such as TD, I started taking only 100mg a night. And soon I will try to lower that dosage. |
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| | Seroquel review by 39 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Anxiety |
| Dosage & duration: | | 12.5 mg taken 1 per day for the period of 3 weeks |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | Lamictal | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Helped relieve anxiety |
| Side effects: | | Dizziness, moodiness, anger and agitation |
| Comments: | | At first the medication seemed to work wonders in a very short period of time (a few days). After about a week I began to get extremely moody - crying a lot, getting very angry and agitated. It appeared that once the medication started building up in my system the side effects became worse and worse. It was not worth it and I quit the medication within a few weeks. |
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| | Seroquel review by 40 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Sleeplessness and restless mind at night |
| Dosage & duration: | | 40 milligrams (dosage frequency: daily, right before bed) for the period of 3 weeks |
| Other conditions: | | depression |
| Other drugs taken: | | Prozac | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Calmed racing mind (caused by stress and depression) and allowed a restful night's sleep. Cleared the mind completely, did not dream at night, and did not wake during the night. |
| Side effects: | | Difficulty waking up. Grogginess during the entire morning. Inability to clearly focus throughout the day, due to the grogginess. Increased frequency of migraines, in a person already subject to migraines. |
| Comments: | | Prescribed to be taken nightly as needed. Originally prescribed 20 mg, increasing to 40 mg, and potentially increasing to 60 mg if needed for a 135 lb woman. Intended to be taken for a few months, but due to grogginess and difficulty focusing, stopped using it after 3 weeks. |
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