Seroquel XR for Bipolar Disorder User Reviews (Page 5)
Reviews for Seroquel XR
- TyT...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- August 4, 2015
"This medicine works great, but the side effects were just too much. Gained 83 pounds in 9 months of being on it."
- Lu ...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 10, 2024
"I gained 45 pounds on Seroquel XR. Other than that, it helped me."
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- gra...
- July 7, 2010
"I have been taking Seroquel XR for less than a year. It seems to work better for me. I take 150 mg in the morning, then 400 mg at night. This helps me very much."
- ast...
- November 9, 2009
"This medicine worked wonders with me, however, it caused me to gain so much weight that my doctor took me off of it."
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- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- October 20, 2015
"I use Seroquel XR in addition to Tegretol XR and Geodon. It is sort of the adjunct to these primary medications. But it does its job at keeping me stable when the base medication mix falls short."
- fil...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- December 15, 2022
"I take 150 mg daily, and it helps by considerably reducing anxiety and insomnia."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- May 23, 2017
"Gained probably 80 pounds, constantly was ravenous, felt horrible, drowsy and disconnected, and my symptoms were not any better. No thanks."
- Gho...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- January 20, 2023
"I have mixed episodes. This is my first antipsychotic. It works with both acute increases when I slip, and it is very tolerable in the long term... currently on 500 mg at night."
- the...
- February 24, 2009
"I found that it made me very tired and was not very useful."
- Dar...
- June 17, 2017
"Only take when needed. Mainly for its sedative effects, though that doesn't always seem to work. Especially if I've been taking them for a few days in a row."
- Ria...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- March 15, 2025
"It is a great medicine. I have MDDO and bipolar. I have been taking this for 4 years, 200 mg, and it works fine for me and no side effects. It is so great."
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"Worked for mood stabilization, but side effects were not acceptable. There were vivid and sometimes nightmare, also weight gain."