User Reviews for Quetiapine

Seroquel (quetiapine): Seroquel has completely changed my life for the better. I was recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. It didn't really matter what label the psychiatrist gave me as I already knew and understood my problem to be unbearable pain- regardless of any formal title. I experienced racing and obsessive thoughts, acute paranoia, unmeasurable anxiety and the terrible lows, gripped by depression. Unstable, rapid emotions and was tired, having had to live with this unrecognized illness.. I reached a point where not only did I want to die but I seriously considered taking the life of my child also and had reached a definite crisis. I've been taking for only three months and I'm unrecognizable to the person I once was. I value life and feel amazing about myself and endless possibilities for the future.

Seroquel (quetiapine): I'm three weeks into taking 200mg of Seroquel along with my usual Effexor. I was prescribed it off label to help with the mood swings I get from being borderline. For the first time in years I am not full of anxiety. I sleep longer, am able to exercise in public without feeling self conscious, am eating more healthy foods, although still too much of them. The drowsiness was awful initially but has mostly disappeared now.

Seroquel (quetiapine): I am 12 months into taking Seroquel for BPD and I feel more settled happy and relaxed without the insane anger outbursts and days of crying I experienced with some other medications. It may not be for everybody, but for some of us, it does work and gives us our quality of life back.

Seroquel (quetiapine): I've now been on this drug for 5 months. I haven't self harmed during this time. I have gained some weight, although in recent weeks I've been able to stop bingeing for the first time in years. I tend to wake up feeling down or agitated, so perhaps the pills aren't working for the full 24 hours. However, once I've taken the medicines I am calm again. The major downside is that I easily sleep for 14 hours straight and find it impossible to motivate myself to do anything. The days go by very quickly and I do little other then eat, sleep and watch TV. In the long term this has to be a bad thing, but for now I'm happy not to be feeling ill.

Seroquel (quetiapine): My life has almost completely turned around.... in the best ways possible. Other medicines never did anything good or just nothing at all and they just kept upping the doses on me. Then they started me on this crazy expensive medicine and I tell you it's just amazing! It is totally worth it.... my social life is back.... I have my friends back.... and close family members. Well it feels like I'm loved again and there's nothing really to think and think and think over and over and over again anymore, and sleeping is good again. I can sleep and not worry or think. Just totally worth it.

Seroquel (quetiapine): Made me a zombie. I could sleep for 24 hours after one pill. I have things to do I can't sleep that long.

Seroquel (quetiapine): The first week was a little difficult for me. I was a total zombie the first few days. Once I got to my target dose of 300mg, things quickly evened out. I'm full of energy, I'm not as anxious or paranoid as I used to be, and I'm finally able to go to sleep and STAY asleep. Before I took Seroquel, I felt terrible. Like my life was just a dream, and that nothing and nobody, mattered at all to me. After taking Seroquel for just a week or two, I immediately felt real again. No more mood swings, no more crazy ideas of self harm, no more social problems! Seroquel has turned my life around. It might not work this well for a lot of people, but I sure hope it does.

Seroquel (quetiapine): I am 4 weeks in to taking 25mg of Seroquel and I noticed the difference almost straight away. I can think so much better because my anxiety is reduced enough for me to think in straight lines again. I am no where near as paranoid and a bit less dissociative too which is all really good. I was also prescribed Cymbalta for depression but have just ditched that because I was too fearless and suicidal on it. Whilst Seroquel is not touching my depression, I noticed that after taking it I felt that I gained a degree of self-control back which helped me to start to use basic life skills that I have learnt, which help me to deal with some of the BPD approaches to life's problems. Seriously, I find Seroquel even at the low dose to be excellent.

Seroquel (quetiapine): I have noticed a decrease in BPD symptoms just days after taking this medication (25mg) - the reason why I gave it an 8 is because I can only take it at bedtime since it makes me very sleepy!

Seroquel (quetiapine): This medication is adequate compared to others in its class, despite it still causing significant side effects such as weight gain (which is very undesirable). At first, this medicine seemed very strong and made me 'zombie-like' (e.g. slow, unemotional, sleepy) but after a couple of days these were significantly improved. I was on a dose of up to 75mg, and as far as the effects of each individual dose; 25mg help with sleep and 'anger management', 50mg increased my hunger (a lot) and 75mg helped a little more with anxiety and emotional stability.

Seroquel (quetiapine): Seroquel changed my life. After roughly 20 years of treatment with medications for borderline personality disorder I had a new doctor put me on Seroquel. At first I resented the sedation, but after time I adjusted to it and the dosage was moderated and timed differently. Ultimately, however, it was the first medicicne to thoroughly handle my anxiety, and stop my obsessive thoughts in their tracks. The only downside has been the carbohydrate cravings and weight gain, but even those have become manageable with other supplements and medications. The gains far out weigh losses.

quetiapine: Well I'm back again and have now been on quetiapine for three years. During that time I've had no major problems. In fact I've been stable enough for my doctors to agree to me having a gastric bypass to deal with my weight issue and have now lost 7 stone and have more confidence than ever before. Quetiapine helps me get to sleep but doesn't knock me out for as long as before. I average 8 hours per night, but still tend to have an afternoon nap. The gnawing anxiety only returns for short periods when under a lot of stress. The downside to quetiapine? I wonder if it makes me unable to empathize. My dad died recently and I've coped far too well. life is a nice warm cosy blur. But the alternative was torture for years.

Seroquel (quetiapine): I'm on 700mg of Seroquel. The worst side effects I have are intense hunger and weight gain and a decrease in my sex drive. Both of these are horrible, but my mind is clear. Not sure if it's worth it or not. Wondering if there is a medicine out there to add to my regime that will deplete my hunger and boost my sex drive.

Seroquel (quetiapine): I have been using Seroquel for about 18 months together with Pristiq. At first I took 25g at night then I added to that 100mg Seroquel XR. I seemed far more relaxed and able to cope with life a little better. However over the last 2 months the agitation became unbearable and my depression increased immensely. I have dropped 50mg of the XR over the past few days and I am already feeling less anxious and agitated.

quetiapine: I have been on Quetiapine XL 50mg (with a 25mg as required for more difficult days) for about a year now following a history of poor sleep, self-harm, overdose, binge eating, depression and hospitalization. The difference it has made to my life has been amazing, far more beneficial than all the anti-depressants I have been on over the years. At first I also struggled with the sedatory effect but with persistence it reduces and can be managed. The main reason I have decided to post is because yorkiegal mentioned being unable to empathize. I too have noticed that I do not seem to be as 'affected' by sad events/news as I feel I should be, sometimes feeling a bit disassociated.