The following information is NOT intended to endorse drugs or recommend therapy. While these reviews might be helpful, they are not a substitute for the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgement of healthcare practitioners in patient care.
Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I take Seroquel 200mg every night and it makes me want lots of cookies and donuts no lies. I love sweets now where before I hated sweets. My room-mate eats 100 mg and has to eat cookies and cereal as well. We are both fat thanks to Seroquel. At least I sleep by myself otherwise I would be kicking someone all night long, due to my crazy legs. Also have very vivid dreams. I wake up not knowing if I have hurt someone or done drugs.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: A wonderful drug! I can sleep at night now. It also stopped my mood swings which were rapid cycling. I feel really good on it! Would highly recommend it!
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: It help me a lot and I can feel happy in myself for once in my life, being Bipolar and 24yrs. I take 600mg twice a day and it helps me when I sleep and throughout the day. I'm not moody any more.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: I was prescribed Seroquel 200mg doses along with Lexapro after a bad episode recently. I have been unable to work since and have found my dreams to be vivid and disturbing. This drug should not be taken lightly and I would recommend a second opinion from a medical professional before commencing a course. This drug will make you sleepy, so much so it can be difficult to continue with your employment, driving, development and maintenance of relationships between family and friends, nausea, dizziness, depletion of sex drive and the list continues. It can be helpful in many cases, but please make sure by second or even third opinion.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I have taken this medication in the past for insomnia and I admit it works great. If I take 25mg I'll go out and fast but it doesn't keep me asleep so I have to take 50mg or even more for it to last. I stopped taking it due to the weight gain, I read about it and Seroquel causes your blood sugar to drop which is the reason for the hunger - and the reason I only wanted cereal. That's the reason I stopped taking it but I am considering asking my doctor for it again because since stopping I have tried so many different sleep aids and nothing works. From Trazadone to Ambien to now Sonata - and nothing works so then I end up taking like 3 pills which I know cannot be good.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I have found Seroquel to be an excellent option for individuals like myself who may have formed an addiction to the regularly prescribed sleep medicines. I have suffered with insomnia for over 30 years. On this medicine, I have experienced sleep without morning grogginess; however there have been severe muscle jerks of my legs - more severe than my regular restless leg syndrome which I have already been diagnosed. This side effect is why the medication is not rated at a higher level. But I would rather have the muscle jerks of my legs than to go through the drug detox process again.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I take a dose of 600mg at 8 or 9pm and am in bed by 10pm and wake up feeling refreshed. This has been the only thing other than Restoril that has helped me sleep. There is sometimes I have high stress and have to take a sedative to help me sleep. The weird thing is if I take it at 10pm I fall asleep by 2am.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I am 53 years old and was put on this drug just over a year ago. I was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder 13 years ago, I new something was wrong with me when I was 17 but bipolar was not really to known back then. This drug is by far the best thing I have taken ever. Don't worry about the weight gain after a year it will go away, it is a small price to pay for sanity. Everyone will get the munchies from this I eat grapes at night they do the trick have some in a bowl by your bedside this will help keep the weight gain down. Stay away from ice cream and eat yogurt with preserves in it or just fruit when you get the munchies 1 hour after taking it. I also take temazepam at night 100mg.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been depressed most of my life. I have tried several medicines over the years, even tried not taking medicines. Racing thoughts of suicide, worthlessness, irritability, crying spells led me back to taking medicines. I started taking Seroquel about a month ago and take 25mg at night. It has helped me sleep and I have not experienced any side effects, yet. I have noticed feeling better during the day, not as many inappropriate thoughts as before, hardly any crying spells. I'm looking forward to enjoying life again, right now I take one day at a time and can make it through the workday - mostly happily.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I am recovering from an opiate addiction, and was prescribed Seroquel for sleeplessness (due to it not being a habit forming drug). It has been very effective for me, however I must take it, or cannot sleep.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been on Seroquel 300mg for over 5 years. I suffer from bipolar disorder, with this you don't sleep. Also am a recovering drug addict, due to pain from back surgery. If I didn't have this medicine I don't think I could live.
This drug is taken with other medicines.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been taking 150mg XR Seroquel for a year now. It is fantastic for knocking me out and taking all those racing thoughts and wild thinking away at night. I have very odd and random dreams but I don't mind it. The only troubles I have is that I lack all motivation to do anything. I have been doing worse in school, and my relationship has been falling apart. I just let everything slide. It seems like I just am in my own world and that I could care less for the people around me.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: Was taking Seroquel in combination with Wellbutrin and Zoloft. Took at night to help me sleep but it left me foggy, tired, and dizzy the next day. In addition, it made me VERY fat. Gained 20 lbs in a little over a month and could not stop eating.
Off it now, will save the pills for anxiety attacks (knowing it will knock me out.)
Effective, but side effects were too much.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Expensive if you buy the extended release, ($160 for 50mg twice daily a month). Not to mention very sedating, and weight gain.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: I love Seroquel! After suffering with insomnia for approximately 30 years, and 2 years of depression, I have finally found a medication that lets me sleep through the night. Plus, I enjoy the groggy and relaxed feeling that I have the following day, although my doctor says that a lot of his patients do not like this feeling.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I love this antipsychotic. We tried them all and this is the only one that did not give me akathisia - I know another person like me and same thing with him as well. I have taken 600mg since January and it is fabulous. Definitely chills me out and calms me down. Does not put me to sleep though. That stopped a long time ago - I think you get used to it and the lower doses are more sedating. I have done some reading though and it has to hit a certain dose (I think 400mg) to actually hit the dopamine receptors, anything lower and it only works on histamine and would not work as a antipsychotic. I now take the XR version as I was taking the regular version twice a day for psychotic symptoms, I don't take this for sleep. Very nice overall.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel really snapped me out of a terrible manic episode. The self-injury, obsessive thoughts and sleeplessness stopped within two days of my first doses. Currently it is a regular part of my drug cocktail, at a maintenance dose of 50 mgs. It is the only drug that has truly been able to hold the mania at bay. I have had weight gain, but I will select weight gain over a living hell every single time. Seroquel makes me happy to be alive again.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: I've been taking Seroquel for 4 months now. I was in a medical detox for narcotic dependence to pain medication and Xanax. I'm on another medication now which interacts with Xanax, so I can't take it anymore. Since being on Seroquel I sleep amazingly. I used to take 1mg of Xanax and 6 or 7 Tylenol PM's just to fall asleep. Now I take 75mg of Seroquel a night and I fall asleep easily and stay asleep. I do get a weird pain in my hands and fingers, and have started getting muscle pain in my calves. I originally was prescribed to take 25mg in the afternoon and 50 mg at night, but the daytime dose was making me so exhausted I couldn't function and do my daily activities. Taking Seroquel has greatly improved my insomnia, depression, and anxiety.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: This made me very tired. Definitely helps if you have insomnia, but makes it pretty much impossible to have a normal day's worth of activity. If you try to force yourself to wake up early, you will be rewarded with dizziness, headache, and overwhelming fatigue. A good sleep, but didn't really help my depression.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: It made me incredibly sleepy, which was a bonus. I took the medication combined with Lexapro, and gained 20 lbs in my first 3 months on both. Since I got off Seroquel my weight returned to normal.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: Traditional sleep aids (Ambien etc.) did not work for me, and I have been using Seroquel for several years with great success, and no side effects. However, since Seroquel is not FDA approved for insomnia, I am having difficulty getting approval for an individual health insurance policy.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: This medication has helped me greatly with my sleep trouble. I'm on other antidepressants (SSRI) that caused a condition called Akathesia, so I was prescribed this to help me sleep. The SSRI's made me toss and turn at night, giving me a feeling of restlessness. I have been taking it for 5 years at bedtime, anywhere from 25mg to 100mg. The best sleep medication I have taken.
I have tried others - Ambien, Trazodone and Serzone, but none of them compare to the effectiveness of this for insomnia or other sleep troubles. The company who makes this drug should seriously consider FDA approval for insomnia. Also, it's not addicting at all.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I have been taking 100 mg of Seroquel for about a year now, does worry me some because when I do miss a dose I don't sleep but it does work well. I do have to eat before I go to bed or want to sleep well.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I am 49 yr old female with a lifetime of insomnia. I had been taking Ambien for sleep for over a decade for my insomnia, but had been waking up during the night, cooking, cleaning, drawing, etc., so my doctor suggested I try 50 mg Seroquel instead. I've been taking it two weeks now, and I am sleeping and waking alert (YES!) and not semi foggy...you all know that feeling right? Added benefit is I am less anxious through out the day.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: My doctor prescribed 50mg of Seroquel for insomnia and it worked well for about 3 years. I then had to up the dose to 100mg and it caused me to have restless leg syndrome. It is a great medicine for insomnia for the short term, not so for long term.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I was prescribed Seroquel after I got out of one of those psychiatric hospitals and after a terrible bout with Abilify (extremely jittery and restless). Unfortunately, Seroquel affected me in just the opposite way. I consistently went up in dose, peaking at 600 mg for 2 days, then dropping back down to 300 mg. I was on it for almost a month but I was living in my own little world. I was very muted. It may have stopped the manic episodes, but the depression became worse, almost landing me back in a hospital after I went "cold turkey." The good thing though was that I slept so peacefully every night. No racing thoughts.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) : Four years ago, at age 70, my doctor gave me a starter pack of Seroquel. It turned out to be the proverbial, "silver bullet". I haven't had a single episode of depression or hypo-mania since I started taking it. Three noticeable side effects have occurred:
1. I typically sleep 12 hours out of every 24 hour cycle,
2. My body fat distribution has increased my waist by 5 inches, but my weight has remained about the same,
3. Two years ago I was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic.
For approximately the prior 20 years I experienced several episodes each year as a "rapid cycler". Dozens of drugs had been tried without much success. As a staid person when not in an episode, it is not my style to be hyperbolic in describing my personal experiences.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: I have had a problem with sleep for a long time. My doctor prescribed Seroquel 50 mg. It works great - it takes about usually and hour and fifteen minutes to make me fall asleep. I have to eat about 35 minutes after I take it because I get hungry from it. If I don't eat I won't sleep well. It's a very good medication. I do sometimes once in a while feel dizzy and feel lightheaded. Other than that it's good.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I've been using this drug for almost eight years and have absolutely no complaints except every year no matter what I do I put on a lot of weight.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel has helped me a lot in the crisis days. However I have gained a lot of weight and get drowsy easily. I would recommend it if you are really agitated and full of anxiety and have racing thoughts.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Insomnia: My doctor prescribed this to me because I have trouble sleeping. I don't know what I would do without it. I am 28 years old and I have had insomnia most of my life. The first time I took it, it helped me so much. I so would recommend this pill to anyone who has had my problem.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Paranoid Disorder: I was given this medication for alcohol/drug psychosis and after 2 years in 12 step recovery programs I am still on 450 milligrams. I started a reduction regime and was down to 150 milligrams and my paranoia symptoms returned. Went to see doctor and resumed my previous dosage. I experience no side effects listed but must say I am in good health and keep fit. There is the issue of weight gain, using fitness I managed to lose 10 kilograms.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Schizoaffective Disorder: This drug is good for controlling symptoms. You can lead a normal life on this drug. It is sedating at first and on higher doses. I find that the only troublesome side effect has been weight gain (around 2 and a half stones). Overall a good drug.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I've been taking 150mg at night for years. I sleep for 8 hours when I take it. If I don't, I don't sleep 8 minutes. I am a forty year old male. I didn't take it last night and I've been up for 36 hours and I can't even think about going to sleep.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Schizoaffective Disorder: I have been taking Seroquel for a number of years. I have been prescribed numerous other antipsychotics which have had worse side effects than the condition. Love the Seroquel, good nights sleep is the best side effect. Used to get the munchies for chocolate and sweet things. Eat a whole block of chocolate or packet of biscuits. Only take it at night because morning dose makes me a zombie. I don't know if it is addictive but if I miss a dose it makes me all zoned out and crook. I think I will be taking this for the rest of my life but it makes my head clear and stops the hallucinations. I've had some bad life experiences lately and this has stopped me from falling and dealing with what has happened.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Schizoaffective Disorder: I was put on Celexa, Depakote, and Seroquel when I was a month into being 13 years old. I was fine for a week then the voices returned with a vengeance, much worse and far more taunting and tormenting than ever before (or since). I became a zombie, unable to communicate the problems to my doctor or family. In addition, when I described problems to my doctor he insisted Seroquel didn't cause those effects. Drowsiness, craving sugar, problems with walking and balance, and becoming a far more ill person than I was when I began the medication. I gained 60 lbs in three months. When I stopped Seroquel, I returned to "base sanity". My weight returned to normal.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: This is a very powerful drug. Eventually I got up to 300mg a night, it made me relaxed and I sleep like a baby.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Seroquel has helped to reduce my post traumatic stress disorder symptoms by 3/4's. I am mostly living a "normal" life again and the anxiety, fear and psychosis is nearly gone after one and a half years on it. It is working for me and I am on a low dose of 40mgs per night.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I was diagnosed with Bipolar One about a year ago and originally took Abilify, until I realized it gave me severe anxiety. My doctor changed me to Seroquel which I take before bed. It did take a while to adjust to how sedating it was but it relieved me of my insomnia. However, I have been gaining weight steadily since beginning Seroquel with an insatiable urge to eat about an hour after I take my medication. No matter what I do to lose weight - 15 pounds gained since Seroquel - I can not lose the weight. I love the fact that it seems to work well with my body and cures my insomnia, but there's got to be something better for me that doesn't cause me to gain so much weight.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I've been on Seroquel for 5 years. I hated it at first because I was only in 7th grade, weighed only 130lbs and was on 900mg. When I first took it I slept for three and a half days. Now it gives me this horrible urge to eat and I can't stop. A few years back it was lowered to 600mg (still a little to high for my liking) but it has helped with my bipolar and my impulses. It does actually help but avoid being on such a high dose.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I gained close to 40 pounds in 4 - 5 months and felt like a zombie. Went from 100 mg to 400 mg and felt worse with each increase. I have been off the medicine for at least 4 months now and I am still trying to lose weight. Have only lost 8 pounds.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Borderline Personality Disorder: Made me a zombie. I could sleep for 24 hours after one pill. I have things to do I can't sleep that long.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: A word to the wise: A psychiatrist prescribed a small dosage of Seroquel (at bedtime) for me (25 MG) to promote sleep. After a short period of time, I noticed an overwhelming craving for sugar--pastry, candy, milkshakes, etc. During proceeding visits to my family physician, I learned that my sugar levels were rising steadily, something uncommon in my previous medical history. Eventually this rise in blood levels developed into diabetes. Once this cause and effect was established, I ceased taking Seroquel. I no longer have an insatiable appetite for sweets.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Schizophrenia: Pretty good medication for the condition. My thoughts are more straight and I seem to have less visual and auditory distortions. It is sedating though and takes a little time for your body to adjust to it. I take 100mg in the morning and 400mg at night, seems to work pretty good in combination with Effexor for depression, and it's decent for mild anxiety (however if you have major anxiety, it may not be enough on its own).
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been taking seroquel for three years and it has changed my life for the good. When I first started taking it I was tired but after about a week I balanced out.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: She is a new and exciting person. After 60 days on Seroquel it's like having our daughter returned to us. New and improved...Happy and Engaged in Life. Thank You So Much.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) : This drug has IMPROVED my grand-daughter's life 100 %. Words cannot express my gratitude. She now is living up to all that she can be and do and the family is loving it.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: This medication brought me out of a long manic episode very quickly (which was a huge relief) but I couldn't bare the tiredness and lack of tolerance I had because I was so tired. I felt quite grumpy most days. The sugar cravings were wild and I lost all restraint with cakes and sweets. I guess I'm just one of the very few people it doesn't agree with.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Depression: I have been on Seroquel for several years and it has helped greatly with my symptoms. I have run out of it a few times and could really tell the difference. Other then a few adjustments to my dosage, Seroquel has been great.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Borderline Personality Disorder: 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.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: I was diagnosed with OCD and doctor put me on Zoloft and for some time I was okay then started getting side effects. I went back to doctor and he gave me Seroquel and instantly after taking first dose of 25mg I started to feel a lot better, like a new man. It really helped me sleep well without fear in my thoughts, so I really gave BIG 10 for this drug for helping me live normal life .
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I use it along with other medicines to treat my severe Bipolar Disorder. It helps me sleep and keeps the "thoughts" associated with this disorder in check. I'm not constantly thinking bad, self destructive thoughts when I'm taking it. The only bad thing about it is the grogginess and the always hungry feeling.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel is extra effective for me. It really helps my sleeping, bipolar disorder, hallucinations and my ADHD. Thank you Seroquel.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Schizophrenia: It worked really well for a little while but I've started having delusions again. It still helps though. It also puts you to sleep.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I am Bipolar II and cycle on hypo-manic to manic. I am on 250mg x 2 night and 1 x morning. I was placed on 200mg x 2 Lamictal and reduced my seroquel to 75mg at the night. It seems I have been able to focus more and be motivated and lost 45lbs in the process that I had built up over 3 years. I place this down to sugar cravings from my morning dose. No major side effects in me.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Seroquel has made a day and night difference in my life. I have huge anxiety issues and OCD. I've been taking 200mg/night for a few years now. It's not for everybody with OCD, but it has been a life saver for me.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: I suffer from extreme anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. I was prescribed Seroquel 25 mg (one in the morning and two at bedtime). This medication has done wonders for me in a very short period of time (one week). In low doses, Seroquel is effectively taking the edge off life and I'm a much happier person. It's like a miracle drug for me and I can't imagine going back to life without it.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel has helped me better than any other medicines for sleep and some of my bipolar problems. I highly recommend it.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Borderline Personality Disorder: 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.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Borderline Personality Disorder: 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.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I was recently perscribed Seroquel, and I can tell the difference already with my bipolar. However it made me so drowsy and lethargic that I can only take it at night. It has helped me think more clearly and has lessened my manic and depressive episodes to where I feel almost "normal" again.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I HAVE BEEN ON 400MG OF SEROQUEL FOR 6 MONTHS. IT HELPED ME SLEEP AND ALSO TOOK AWAY MY VOICES THAT I WAS HEARING. IT WORKS GREAT BUT I FEEL DROWSY.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: In the hospital, I received treatment for a significant manic episode with psychosis. I was on Geodon but it had stopped working so I switched to Seroquel. At low doses it was ineffective, however now I'm taking 600mg at night it has worked well. At this dose, after a couple of days I felt like myself again. I've noticed some drowsiness but in my experience with antipsychotics it will fade as I become acclimated to it. However, I am extremely hungry all of the time. Hopefully this will go away.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel has been helping me for years. Before taking Seroquel I was very violent in most out bursts and was also having racing thoughts through my head before sleeping. I have gained weight but it keeps me calm and less mood swings each day.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: It worked very well, but it caused excessive drowsiness and also made me gain a lot of weight in a short period of time. I took it for almost a year before I switched to something else.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: i recently started taking seroquel. for years I had racing thoughts, inability to sleep (sometimes as little as 3-4 hours for days), my mood was that of a ticking time bomb. My family did not know when I would have a mood swing. Worse than that, neither did I! I find that with seroquel I am able to think rationally and act appropriately. Without it, I have had a LOT of trouble with impulsive behavior that has caused an immense amount of grief and struggle for my family.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have been on Seroquel for 4 months now. I have terrible insomnia and racing thoughts because of my bipolar disorder. This drug worked wonders for me and now I can finally sleep at night without my mind racing for hours.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: For many years I have been impulsive and that impulsiveness has led to a lot of serious problems in my life. (Some of which were legal) Seroquel has installed a "buffer" between the impulsive thought and the words/actions that come as a result. I am now able to fully analyze a thought process and decide whether or not to act on it. I have noticed a profound change in all areas of my life including my musical abilities. My family and I are now benefiting from a more calm, and appropriate person.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: My son has recently been taking just Seroguel - they took him off all his others and is doing much better. He's only 14 so he doesn't say much the family has noticed quite an improvement.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: It took me down from a manic episode relatively quickly, but after the mania stopped, I just felt sedated all the time. I don't love seroquel, but it has its benefits.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: I have felt 100 % better since taking Seroquel. It quiets the racing thoughts & has eliminated most of the depressive moods.Thanks
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: Seroquel has been very effective in clearing up my thinking. It has also helped me sleep better. I am bipolar and had a lot of irrational thinking, but Seroquel has cleared a lot of that up. I was in a terribly blue depression but Seroquel helped bring me out of that.
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Seroquel (quetiapine) for Bipolar Disorder: After suffering all of my life with depression and then later in life (20-33) with severe anxiety, insomnia, and a general feeling of restlessness to the point I thought I was going to "crawl the walls", I was prescribed Seroquel. I quickly found out I had to take my dose at bedtime due to being so sleepy when I took it during the day. Seroquel has been the ONLY medicine that has worked for me to ease the symptoms of my Bipolar Disorder 1. A Big Thanks to Seroquel for making life easier for me!
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