Quetiapine for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder User Reviews (Page 2)

• Rock...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 12, 2018

"This drug works very well for me after combat deployments on the front lines. I take 300mg every night and my mood the next day is much better. I think more clearly and more focused on what I need to do every day."

• Yodag...
• April 24, 2017

"I was just put on this medication.. my friends , family and myself noticed a difference.. I am on 25mgs 2 x a day and 100mg at night.. helps me big time .. it helps me big time.. I don't have the heart.beating out of my chest feelings"

• Anonymous
• July 2, 2010

Seroquel (quetiapine) "This drug did not work for me. The sedating effects were almost more than I could handle, and I constantly had the feeling of being "underwater" as I tried to talk and communicate with those around me. It worked on my symptoms a little bit, but not enough to make up for the weirdness I felt from the side effects. I was on a dose of 300mg 4x a day so I don't know if that would produce worse side effects or not."

• devil...
• July 21, 2015

"I was a recon marine 1989/1999 and saw action in Kuwait, Somalia and Bosnia. I came home and self medicated with alcohol to escape the mental strains of what I had to do there. After marrying my wife, and enjoying what I thought what a normal retired Marine life was, she realized I had a problem. After getting me to commit to a mental health regiment , the doctor prescribed Serequel. With a 100mg starting dose, twice a day, the drinking that I've been doing for 10 years every night stopped completely. I'm now Taking 300 milligrams 2 times a day and have no ill effects. To the contrary, my dreams are so peaceful that I can't wait to lay down and go to sleep. I have experienced the herky jerky muscle movements at times when I walk, but not"

• Broken...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2017

"I was shot in the neck four years ago, I have Ptsd, depression, anxiety depression with psychosis I have panic attacks to where I don't sleep at all sometimes like 2 days so they prescribe Seroquel to for me and I took it and I had the craziest scariest dream ever in my life I gained like 20 pounds within a two-week. I didn't want to do anything but slept all the time. The medicine just does agree with me so I have to stop taking it - but it's nice to know that is helping others God bless! So I'm still trying to find a peaceful life hopefully I will soon my team of doctors is on it. ....awesome that it works for some, just not me"

• violet
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 8, 2022

"I lived through a terrifying life-threatening experience and the result was terrible nightmares which interfered with my ability to get good sleep, which then manifested in difficulty regulating my emotions/anger/grief. Luckily, I got linked up with a psychiatrist who had worked at a VA with veterans suffering from sleep disrupted by nightmares. He told me quetiapine prescribed at low doses helped with nightmares and asked if I wanted to try it. I started at 25mg at night and then bumped up to 50mg at night. This has CHANGED my life. I very rarely have a hard time falling asleep and it's dulled my nightmares immensely. I used to wake up screaming about 3-4 times a week. Now, this rarely happens. Sometimes if I'm stressed, a few nightmares will happen but overall this dosage has significantly decreased my symptoms. I also had very few side effects and have had virtually no weight gain. The first week I started it, I felt a little funny, but that has gone away. I'm so grateful."

• Mimor
• April 26, 2018

"On it for 18 years to permit me to sleep all night. Absolutely necessary for me. If I forget I either don’t fall asleep or wake up in an hour or so and can’t get back to sleep. This is a PTSD lifesaver. VA prescribed and supplied."

• alllove
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 5, 2016

"Is it effective? yes! I was prescribed it when I was 12 years old and now I can't get off of it at 23 years old. I wish I never was put on it and my parents sought out natural alternatives instead. The withdrawals of even going without it for 18 hours are horrifying and feel like i'm withdrawing for a severe drug. I've tapered myself off from 300 mg to 75 mg but if I go any lower than 75 mg I start to experience tremors, cold sweats, nausea, headaches, insomnia which kicks up my anxiety as well. Don't take this unless its a last alternative."

• Zap_m...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 9, 2023

"Had a horrible episode at work, was taken to hospital and put on this medication. It has given me the ability to get me on a routine within my home. I am still unable to go out, I am isolated but at least my bed is made!"

• Dutch...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 24, 2016

"I'm a Dutch veteran, I've been to Lebanon in '82/'83 and this year after a violent attack in my house, everything was changed and I had aggressive outbursts. After the police came the psychiatrist and I was diagnosed with PTSS. Now I'm using 75/100 quetiapine and it really makes a difference. Instead of almost no sleep, I'm sleaping now 4 to 6 hours a night. I'm a little bith sheaky the few hours in the morning but I can control my moods and thoughts much better now."

• CMan
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 7, 2017

"Currently taking 50mg of Seroquel a day. I also want to say that I'm taking 200mg of Zoloft regularly as well as 1mg of Ativan on really bad days. The reason I was prescribed Seroquel ontop of my other meds is mainly because I struggle with extreme rage, disconnection from reality, hypervigilence and paranoia, jumpiness to sounds, etc. A psychiatrist and family doctor both suggested Seroquel for rage, in order to calm down a bit so I'm not going off destroying walls and throwing dehumidifiers, etc. anymore. It works quite well actually.. although the only problem is that it makes me insanely drowsy, I took it for the first time today then passed out for a few hours. Overall good for uncontrollable rage when you get the right dose."

• ronal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 9, 2022

"After a lifetime of stressful events (teaching career, family issues and love tangles) and a resulting desire to self-harm I finally realized that there was something wrong that I couldn't resolve on my own. I was referred by my NHS GP for counselling and put on Fluoxetine for depression. I still suffer anxiety though and was this week prescribed Quetiapine at 12.5mg at night. No side effects so far and less worry but it's a low dose and early days. It seems that therapy is more about managing things/events rather than a complete cure. So far I'm sleeping more easily and feel more confident but I still can't catch a bus or go to the shops. I'm jittery when speaking and am happiest when sleeping or reading a book. Best wishes from the UK to all the Vets and readers on this thread - stay strong and keep healing."

• coxys...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 10, 2016

"Worked on the symptoms for the most part, felt a lot calmer but sometimes almost brain dead which made University work very difficult. Put me to sleep like a baby though, only problem was, like respiridone, getting up in the morning was extremely hard even if I took it at like 8pm. Side effects were unbearable. I gained over a stone (and I'm only 5 ft 2) in the space of 3-4 months when only on 25mg (bi-daily) despite watching what I ate! I always felt like I was sweaty even in the winter and after climbing 2 flights of stairs and I kept feeling my heart skip a beat. Also worth mentioning, alcohol is a no go, I could only have 1 or 2 drinks before feeling completely out of it. Bottom line: Works but not worth it in my opinion!"

• hxlly...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2022

"I take 50mg quetiapine and 20mg of escitalopram each night. After a traumatic birth I ended up in a mom and baby psychiatric unit due to unbearable anxiety and symptoms of PTSD. I've gone from having constant panic attacks all throughout the day and night to having 0 panic attacks for 5 weeks. I've also been able to eat a normal healthy diet unlike before hand as I wouldn't be able to stomach a thing for up to a week at a time. I have been taking the escitalopram for around 8 weeks but my anxiety attacks didn't completely stop so I started the quetiapine to fill the gaps and it truly has worked wonders for me! I've had no side effects apart from being a bit restless the first few nights of taking it and being slightly groggy the next morning for the first week or so!"

• violet
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 22, 2022

"I have PTSD from growing up in a violent household, sexual assault, living in Minneapolis during the uprising, and witnessing a violent homicide where my life was in danger. At age 34, I thought I had lost my life forever and that it was only downhill from there. I moved back in with my parents and wasn't sleeping - I would fall asleep and wake up screaming from having nightmares of being shot at over and over again. Two months ago, a new psychiatrist put me on 25mg of Seroquel and a week ago it got upped to 50mg because I liked the 25mg so much but some of the benefits had worn off as my body adjusted to the medication. My nightmares have slowed way way down. I have dreams about guns, but they are just in the dream and are not being fired so I don't wake up to the sound of gunshots or screaming anymore. I sleep 8+ hours a night. I always try to take it no later than 9:30 pm so I can get up for work in the morning. I haven't gained any weight - but I only take mine at night."

• Bano
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 1, 2020

"I've been on quetiapine 100mg a night for 6 years . If I up it to 200mg when I'm not feeling good I can drop back to the 100 with no issues . If I miss just my normal dose one night if get side effects like No sleep, Migraine to the point I vomit, My head feels like it's about to explode, Shake. As soon as I take it I go to sleep and wake up ok ... I've liked that I've been able to sleep full 6 hours but once I wake even if it's 3 am I can't go back to sleep. I feel these control my life big time . I now wish I tried something else cause I'm struggling to work out how I'll ever get off them now .... Now I know why my doctor was against them and said once u start them you will have to stay on them for good ... I'm now down to 50mg which has been my 7th day and feeling ok surprising I sleep good and finding yoga and breathing is helping me more .. These I wouldn't recommend it's something u will find you rely on more than food ...."

• Jeff
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 27, 2023

"I hallucinate from alcohol abuse. These episodes have lasted up to 5 years. It has happened twice before, each time lasting for 5 years. I always toughed it out, but not this time. I am now on 150mg daily. I have gained 25-30 lbs. I slept a lot at first, but it's gotten better. However, when I first started taking it, my hand feels swollen and aches enough to wake me from sleep, and it aches so bad that I can't get back to sleep. After 10 or 12 hours, it feels better. It's a continuous cycle. I pray for some other medication. I can barely use my hand. Quetiapine does help with the anxiety and hallucinations. I feel a thousand times better."

• Tammy
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 26, 2020

"Ok started quetiapine about three years ago they was ok. Starting taken them properly in the last three years and they work for my voice hearing . Had to be adjust to 400 to get my sleep pattern better over the past few weeks and gives you munchies try not to eat loads and you'll be fine"

• ari
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 16, 2022

"I have been on 25mg of Quetiapine for a few months now due to insomnia caused by C-PTSD. I feel like I've found a miracle cure: I can sleep like I was able to, before my injury. On this medication, I fall asleep very naturally about 45 minutes after taking it. It does not make me drowsy and I sleep easily for 8 or more hours. In fact, I believe the dosage might be a bit high, as I can easily sleep for 12 hours or more, it can be difficult to wake up in the mornings and need caffeine to function correctly at work. Nevertheless I feel a sense of calm during the day. Prior to taking this medication, I would only be able to sleep for 1.5-2 hours before waking up and being unable to fall asleep again. I would also have flashbacks whilst I slept / nightmares, whilst suffering from insomnia. The only side effect I have noticed is prior to falling sleep, my leg can sometimes shake uncontrollably for a few minutes. Otherwise this medication has given me my life back."

• Jazzy...
• October 13, 2015

"Horrible I was put on 200 seroquel and now I've been diagnosed with hypotension. I get dizzy all the time it's been three months and I have to go off its that severe this side effect is horrible! Especially for a student not being able to concentrate"

• BlueH2o
• June 20, 2016

"On the plus side, I now feel more comfortable speaking to people. My GP calls it "brain glue." Nice, she could probably use some, ha ha. My previous low thyroid is now hyper thyroid so I have more energy. Previous while awake only panic attacks now also occur in my sleep. This leaves my body exhausted and totally spent. Still somehow I like it."

• MLeigh
• May 3, 2016

"So I started this yesterday after being on trazadone that wasn't working anymore, I'm on it for ptsd and chronic aniexty. I took my first one last night and it took about 10 mins to fall asleep, I am on 150mg I woke up today and I have never felt so terrible, I felt like a zombie, I could barely string a sentence together. The day went on and I was still feeling terrible with dizzy spells, then I had a major hot flush felt violently sick and could barely stand, I decided to lie day, after what felt like a few seconds I passed out, and was having extremely vivd dreams (very creepy) I woke up a few hours later and felt slightly better, I know it takes a while to get used to them, but I wasn't expecting that, hopefully tommorow won't be as bad"

• Gting
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2016

"Been on this drug for 2months now for PTSD, anxiety & depression. 1st day took 100mg, got 6hrs sleep & feel drowsy the whole day. Reduced it to 50mg, slept for 6hrs & drowsy only At AM. After a week my sleep lessened to 4hrs. Twered it up to 100mg again. Sometimes I get 6hrs, at times 4hrs or less. It was never a straight sleep. I always get stratles & unable to nap at noon time no matter how sleepy I was. Everytime I get 4hrs or less sleep, I get panic attacks & just feel so tired. Doctor told me to increase it to 125mg. Still get 4-6hrs sleep and palpitations. I paired it with 1/4 rivotril for 5days now & get 8-9hrs. I feel refreshed & energized the whole day. No more panic attacks and palpitations. But with 125mg alone, I'm a zombie!"

• Awful
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 2, 2022

"Started on 25mg quetiapine for PTSD , and two years later I needed 300mg to get the same effect. It has destroyed my cholesterol and I will have to take Atorvastatin for the rest of my life. I'm 25 and healthy, and I now have issues that are common for obese people above 50. I became an emotionless zombie, barely remember anything from that time in my life and had no energy whatsoever for the entire last two years of taking them. If I stopped taking them I would not sleep for days, and I had to get help from my doctor to quit. The down sides to this drug are so awful I don't understand how it's prescribed to anyone that aren't psychotic. It works, but it's not worth it unless your only other choice is other(older) antipsycotic medications."

• Udont...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 17, 2018

"It works but lightly , I use to take prozac 6 years ago and then nothing for at leat 4 years, after consulting my doctor I decided to try this as for manic depression , but it is not efficiency as you would think it is, the running thoughts, it comes and goes but still strikes.."