Quetiapine for Depression User Reviews (Page 5)

• Byr...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 7, 2014

"I have taken a simple antidepressant such as Effexor for years. I never felt they fully did the job. When talking to my doctor one day, I told her my sleep patterns were horrible, with insomnia or waking early. She suggested Seroquel as an additive. I have been on it for about a year, and I have never felt so rested. I have better focus. I even think it has really helped my depression a bit. Yes, it does increase my appetite a bit, but I try to eat healthy foods and walk. You must take it a full 8 hours before you want to wake, or you may be groggy. I am really satisfied."

• the...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 13, 2012

Quetiapine "Seroquel was awful. My doctor prescribed two 700 mg at night, and I slept so much! When I wasn't sleeping, I was exercising, still, I gained 30 lbs. I had extreme paranoia, never knew where I was or how I got there, and always woke up in sleep paralysis. It made my depression, anxiety, and bipolar worse."

• mai...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 20, 2020

"I started quetiapine 25 mg at bedtime with 150 mg sertraline. My mood was not good, then I added 25 mg quetiapine in the morning with 100 mg sertraline, and I am now feeling well with quetiapine, but sometimes I still have depression attacks. I am not sure what to do next."

• Anonymous
• January 29, 2011

Quetiapine "I recently started Seroquel 50 mg for depression, panic disorder, anxiety, insomnia. The first couple of days and then up to 150 mg. This medication works great. It creates anxiolytic effects similar to clonazepam and relieves all my anxiety. I sleep well too. I can actually function thanks to this medication, and it works excellently for paranoia and anxiety. I've also found it to work great for sleep. I was previously on Abilify, which was very activating and gave me a lot of anxiety, and I couldn't sleep more than 1-2 hours. On Seroquel, I sleep a full 8 hours, and I wake up refreshed and ready for the day. It controls my anxiety and works wonders. Side effects are: no sex drive and drowsiness. Great medicine, works great."

• Bob...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 22, 2019

"Quetiapine (or Seroquel) isn't helping me at all, and I fear it's negating the effect of my antidepressant Venlafaxine. Every time I try to take it, I quit after about a month because, despite sleeping better, my mood becomes very low. This time, during a stay in a psychiatric hospital, I've given it a go for 2 months, but the depression has gotten worse and worse, whereas before I would be naturally depressed for a week and then feel better the next week. I'm going to phase it out so I can tell if my AD works or not."

• Jai...
• August 22, 2009

Quetiapine "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 that interacts with Xanax, so I can't take it anymore. Since being on Seroquel, I sleep amazingly. I used to take 1 mg of Xanax and 6 or 7 Tylenol PMs just to fall asleep. Now I take 75 mg of Seroquel at 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 25 mg 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."

• Err...
• November 5, 2015

"I have been using these pills for 10 days now, it's really amazing. I had tried many different ones before. None worked. These pills work great. Sleep really well. Just worried maybe sleeping too much!! ):"

• rev...
• June 29, 2018

"I was prescribed quetiapine medication by a psychiatrist primarily for being in a delusional state from severe anxiety and lack of sleep. Looking back, I realize that I was suffering from depression. This was not my first time experiencing depression and had taken SSRIs and MAOIs in the past as well as zopiclone long-term for sleep. Zopiclone helped for a while and then stopped working. Was a zombie on SSRIs. I am now only taking 50 mg of quetiapine before bed, and sleep every night and wake up refreshed. Have experienced no depression since taking this drug since 2015. I am so glad that I finally found a treatment that works. Side effects are weight gain (exercise and watch diet) and elevated sugars, so need to check blood twice a year."

• 28y...
• January 5, 2010

Quetiapine "I have been taking Seroquel 100 mg 3 times daily for several months now, and it has not helped me in the least bit. This drug has many negative side effects, since being on it, I have been feeling extra anxiety, impatient, sore and stiff muscles, especially in the neck, back, fingers, hands, and calves. I have also been having a lot of gas, nightmares are horrible, I feel really irritable, and I often have headaches and jaw pain. The list goes on, and if you are feeling this way, trust me, you are not alone."

• Gre...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 17, 2021

"Listen to what your psychiatrist says, ask tons of questions, but remember, it's YOU taking this medication and not your psychiatrist. A lot of experimenting is needed before getting a cocktail that works. I'm on 5 mg fluoxetine in the morning, 30 mg paroxetine in the morning, and 150 mg of quetiapine at night. (Prozac, Paxil, Seroquel) I was on mirtazapine also but have let go of that. Results are promising. Very little sleepiness from the quetiapine... serum levels peak 90 minutes after taking... but there is a choice to sleep or not. It's no knockout pill. The method of chemistry with quetiapine is to slow the transmission of neurotransmitters, so it keeps the good stuff in the brain for a while longer, just titrating along. At least this is the construct from the medicos and chemists. It's all black magic. Quetiapine, like many other drugs, started life as an antihistamine. That's a side benefit of taking it... you can vacuum without a mask. :)"

• Kno...
• September 17, 2009

Quetiapine "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."

• ann...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 22, 2021

"My husband and I take quetiapine. I have refractory depression, and he has marijuana addiction and depression. We are both taking desvenlafaxine in the morning and quetiapine 25 mg at night. It has changed my life! At night, we both feel that our dreams redefine bad memories from the past and turn bad moments into neutral or good memories. I don't know how to explain that. But on the other side, my speech and memory are worse than before."

• Mat...
• October 16, 2017

"I have been taking Seroquel at a low dose (50 mg) for about 10 years for insomnia and depression (to augment another mood stabilizer). It generally works very well. I fall asleep almost immediately and have uninterrupted sleep. I do have some grogginess in the morning, but it generally wears off within 30-60 minutes. The only other potential side effect I've experienced is elevated cholesterol, but I do not know if the Seroquel is causing it; my internist believes it may be hereditary. It's available as a generic and is very inexpensive with my insurance. Overall, I find it's a good med."

• Dea...
• October 12, 2016

"I've been on this for a few weeks for insomnia. It is terrible. It gives me a severe headache every morning and has made my depression increase threefold. I absolutely hate this medication. It has actually made me feel more mentally unstable."

• jay...
• September 15, 2011

Quetiapine "I was very reluctant when my doctor suggested Seroquel for my condition. I had been on it before as a sleep aid, and while it did improve my sleep greatly, I was miserable the next day. This time he wanted me on it round the clock, and it has made a huge difference. It would seem strange that something that makes you drowsy would help depression too, but for me, this seems to have been the case. I've had very little depression since we got up to the full dose. I'm now on Seroquel XR 200 mg."

• Ama...
• July 23, 2015

Quetiapine "In the beginning, I was on 300 mg of Seroquel (not extended release) for 3 years. Got pregnant, they took me off. I moved provinces, they ended up putting me back on a smaller dose, 150 mg. Sleeping-wise, I would go to sleep right away and stay asleep all night. For the past 2 months, they decided to put me on 150 mg Seroquel XL. Now it takes me hours to fall asleep, and I wake up constantly throughout the night and have a hard time falling back asleep! I feel like XL does not work near as good, depression-wise and sleeping-wise."

• Eng...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 23, 2012

Quetiapine "I have been taking 150 mg x 2 along with 10 mg of Lexapro to help with chronic depression. Due to divorce this summer, I told my doctor I was feeling more depressed, and he raised my dose of Seroquel to 200 x 2 at bedtime. I am a teacher, and the last 2 days I have not been able to get up. I start to get dressed and wake up hours later standing at the mirror with a toothbrush in my hand. Lucky for me, we don't have students yet, but I am terrified I will continue oversleeping and miss my classes. Also, I am having muscle spasms in my right hand, dropping things I am holding, throwing eggs across the room. The only change in my routine is the bump up in dose, so the problem has got to be that."

• Jam...
• January 16, 2021

Quetiapine "This medication, Seroquel XR, caused me to have body chills and hungover fatigue. I couldn't do anything after taking 3 pills, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was totally hungover for 2 days, bad headaches, and I was shaking nonstop. I've stopped this medication, can't do it again."

• Wor...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 28, 2016

"I am going to agree with the last comment, however, I find it hard to eat/keep on weight after major surgery and cancer, so the weight gain is great for me, personally. I used to mainly use marijuana to help me eat (and to help calm me down), but smoking it is terrible for my lungs (I already have COPD from smoking marijuana for 15 years). This helps me get to sleep, seems to 'even out' my moods, but I can't take it during the day for anxiety because it messes me up too much. I use clonazepam (successfully) during the day when needed. At first, I didn't want to take Seroquel, but it is definitely worth a try! Better than every other 'nightmarish' antidepressant I have ever tried!"

• nex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 20, 2018

"I was given Seroquel 25 mg that I halved for a mood stabilizer. I'm also on mirtazapine 15 mg. I have high blood pressure too. This med, at even the low dose, gave me heart palpitations, ringing in my ears, and a panic attack! I'm very sensitive to medication but don't recommend this to anyone else who is using it for a mood stabilizer."

• Vad...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 15, 2019

"I have been on the same drug for almost 5 years. Some generics work better than others as far as treating the condition. However, I've had the worst experience with Accord's generic. It instantly gave me headaches all the time. I tried to contact the company by phone, email, and the website. I left multiple messages, wanting to speak with them. They never responded, and I never was able to actually speak with anyone from the company. I've never had this experience with a drug company. It should not be impossible to speak with customer service about my experience with one of their medications."

• Anonymous
• October 29, 2011

Quetiapine "This medicine really helped me with both depression and sleeplessness, the only negative side effects were that I tended to need at least 9-10 hours of sleep a night rather than my usual 7-8. Also, I had some weight gain due to a significantly increased appetite after each dosage."

• Que...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 3, 2023

"My experience on quetiapine. It makes me as close to 'normal' as I can be. 550 mg each night keeps the brain in shape. No more rage outbursts and my episodes of depression are not as bad as they used to be. I've tried every drug but this one is the only one helping."

• Mik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2018

Quetiapine "It is okay for me, I can't say it helps that I can notice. I actually do not notice, but my doctor says I have improved a lot. I don't get any side effects anymore on 200 mg per night, it was okay for staying asleep too as I suffer massively broken sleep. It was no good for getting me to fall asleep. I rate it 5 since I personally see no improvement, but my doctor does."

• Aer...
• December 9, 2017

"I was prescribed Seroquel for PPD in early 2016 after having my 2nd child. I had a past history of severe postpartum depression with my 1st birth, and my 2nd birth was no different. I had the perfect storm for a mental breakdown. I had just had my baby 1 month early via emergency C-section after going into labor from a very close family member unexpectedly passing away. I had horrible symptoms: racing thoughts, no sleep, no appetite, increased heart rate, and worst of all, intrusive and disturbing thoughts. My psychiatrist prescribed me 50 mg of Seroquel to take only at night or as needed so I could sleep. Seroquel is the only medication that I have ever taken that can put me to sleep. Thank God for this medication!"