jennie
Grand Poohbah
Registered: December 2002
Posts: 1939
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Review Date: Thu June 22, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 1
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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none
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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forgetfulness * confusion * tardive dyskinesia
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 Increased dosage caused forgetfulness which caused me to miss a few doses. I called the doc and had this medication adjusted again. Next thing I know I was locked up in the psych ward, confused, and had a medication-induced psychosis.
If you take this drug, please be very careful taking this medication and have a pill organizer. You should also be monitored closely by your prescribing physician, counselor, family, and/or significant other.
I do not recommend antipsychotics for anyone.
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niko851
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Registered: March 2006
Posts: 82
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Review Date: Tue July 25, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $160.00| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Has somewhat reduced the # or severity of my manic states
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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KNOCKS YOU OUT, confusion (more-so than already), forgetfullness, VERY EXPENSIVE
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This medicine is supposed to prevent psychotic episodes - or at least aleviate some of them - but I still have them. It is a guaranteed sleep medication for me - within a half hour, I am out and if I am woken up, I'm in the thickest fog imaginable. I become more forgetful than I already am and I am much more confused. Granted, I'd rather be 'catatonic' than raging, but I surely did not ask to become 'zombied out'.
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Sarah116
Grand Poohbah
Registered: August 2006
Posts: 1623
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Review Date: Tue August 8, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 2
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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-
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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-
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After getting started on it I had nasty side efffects and it did nothing! Depression, severe weight gain, headaches, makes veins, face and skin very nasty! Dizzy, faint feeling, extreme loss of contact with body (felt like I had a really nasty case of the flu or maybe even Autism.)
Used it for Schizotypal!
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Daffy
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Registered: August 2006
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Tue August 15, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Levels out mixed states
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Sleep much of the day's
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this is a good med with the exception of gained weight and wanting to sleep all the time
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bigdog1263
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Registered: September 2006
Posts: 28
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Review Date: Mon September 11, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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small doses good as a sleep aid
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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larger doses seem to fan the flames of my manic episode
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terrible side effects, weight gain potential
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JustAPixie
Elder
Registered: July 2006
Posts: 5176
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Review Date: Wed September 13, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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disoriented, confused extremely drowsy, depressed
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I have major depression and used seroquel to get some rest at night. I can't say I won't recommend it for others because I don't know. It made me too drowsy and I couldn't get up in the mornings. I was also very confused while on it and it only made my depression worse.
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eskielover
Magnate
Registered: October 2004
Posts: 2486
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Review Date: Thu September 14, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helps control anxiety level, controls nightmares
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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difficult waking up after taking it.
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I am provided this med from my pdoc's samples. I take it when my anxiety level is high & it helps best if I can just lay down & sleep off the anxiety attack. If I take a high dose, it is harder to wake up immediately & can be drowsy most of the day. It helps me go into a deep sleep to avoid the nightmares from the PTSD. During the day, if anxiety is high, a low dose helps keep me calm & can still function most of the time. I don't think it would be a good solution if I had a job due to the drowsyness. It was the replacement for thorazine when I had a bad reaction to it. I have been lucky to avoid a similar reaction with this med. I do have a hard time functioning when I need to take a larger dose of seroquel, but it has helped me through the PTSD symptoms I have been dealing with.
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PasDeDeux
Grand Member
Registered: July 2006
Posts: 810
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Review Date: Thu September 14, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: $3.00| Rating: 1
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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none
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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can cause diabetes, and movement disorders as well as parkinson LIKE issues
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I was given this for a sleep issue and didn't sleep much better but was very apathetic, flat affect, I did NOT eat much....I just sat till it wore off. I also had heart palpitations on it. I didn't like it at all and feel it should not be given unless one has a psychotic issue.
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endless_hysteria
New Member
Registered: October 2006
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Thu October 5, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 6
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i have mixed feelings about this drug. it made me feel great, got rid of all my "dark thoughts" but i did have a severe manic episode while taking them, much worse than usual.
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ccpaz
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Registered: October 2006
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Tue October 24, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 1
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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oh?
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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nightmares, downer, counter acted the effect of caffeine
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I don't know how to explain this med well. It was provided to me by a health physician as a sleeping aide who thought that I may be bipolar the day she first met me. This stuff KNOCKED me out moments after i'd take them, then i'd have paranoid sleep and always had a hard time waking up out of a nightmare (usually after skipping a night) -- i took this stuff for about 2 weeks. When I told my physician, she told me not to skip and doubled my dose, hallejuah. So on the double dose i was so depressed I felt like killing myself so i bought a 5 shot mocha frap and never felt so depressed in my life. I ended up leaving work early and scheduled to meet with an actaul psychiatrist.
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Review Date: Thu November 2, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helpful for anxiety
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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can take some time to adjust to and affect sleep quality
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I was on 250mg of this 2x daily for a few years... I found it to be pretty good. It numbed my feelings basically, which was what I wanted. I stopped taking it because I was concerned about it affecting my cognition (starting back at school). Since then I've thought about going back on it and I have started taking it a couple of times. Each time I started I started on 50mg in the evening. I found it affected my quality of sleep (negatively). I would be zonked out (didn't wake up for a fire alarm) and I felt really groggy the next morning. It would also zonk me out at night within one hour. It takes around one week for your system to adjust to it. I found it to be fairly helpful but I'm concerned about not waking up for fire alarms so I'm not taking that one any more! That being said if I'm having a really hard time of it 50mg of Seroquel is a useful alternative to a benzo...
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les61051
Visitor
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Fri November 3, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $329.00| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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this drug has made my sleepness night much better. the rapid thoughts have deceased incredibly
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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You feel like your a zombie--but to me, sometimes that is ok--quite sedating
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Has made my horrible anxiety and increased aggression and emotional ups and down (I am a rapid cycler) more tolerable. I am not saying it is the greatest drug in the world, but I will say I do sleep better now, decision making has been better. My manic episodes have decreased, although when I get depressed I really get depressed. I can't take an antidepressant as part of my drug regeime because they cause extreme mania. Lamictal is for the stabalizing effect and Klonopin for the horrible anxiety I feel.
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kim7
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Registered: November 2006
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Sat November 4, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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worked but...
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Slept a lot, zombie-like, forgetful
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Worked well, but the side affects weren't worth it.
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jenncsw
Visitor
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Fri November 10, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $30.00| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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keeps away most negative symptoms of bipolar
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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expensive
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I have bipolar I, with psychosis. This is the only med that has ever helped with hallucinations and paranoia. I think it works way better than the lithium cr that I take. The lithium has so many side effects.
Seroquel's main side effect that I have noticed is tiredness, and the weight gain that goes with it.
Also, the actual price without insurance would be prohibitably expensive.
I have not tried any other antipsychotics but this one does work well for me.
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mcclt733
Visitor
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Tue November 21, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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It does put you to sleep
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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I eat like crazy, I've gained a great deal of weight
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I've been taking this for about a year and half now, and it does knock you out it does leave you dis-oriented should you wake up in the middle of the night & I sleepy all the time, but I also have to say that I 4 other drugs for depression,zoloft 200mg,mirtazapine 45mg,(buspirone 60mg,hydroxyzine 100mg,these are for anxiety),and to honest all of these have made me more withdrawn, not that I mind, I like being by myself.
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Xilber
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Registered: December 2006
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Fri December 1, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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great sleep, possible mood elevation
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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drowsy upon waking
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Along with Lithium, took 100mg at night, and for the first few weeks it forced me to bed soon after taking it. Gradually I was able to stay up a few hours in a drowsy state. Sleep was very deep, I never once woke up during the night. Takes a while to get going in the morning. I sensed a slight improvement in my mood, but not much. Did not help with irritability I had been having.
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crazymusiclvr
Member
Registered: January 2006
Posts: 71
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Review Date: Sat December 2, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Helps with mood. I get quality sleep
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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I have to take a different dose every night as the effects can vary daily.
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This medication has saved me. It is expensive but it has helped with my elevated moods and I use it mainly as a sleep aid. I have been dreaming for the first time in a long time when I take it which means i'm getting better quality of sleep. I take between 300mg and 400mg before bed. The only weird part is I have to take a 100mg, wait an hour and see how it effects me because it's important not to take more than you need and it seems to affect me differently every day depending on my mood. It did take about 2 months to get used to this medication so give it time.
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Chamshroin
Visitor
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Tue December 12, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 3
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Diabetes side effect
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I have great concerns about this medicine. FDA has issued a warning letter to the AstraZeneca company for its misleading material in regards to the risk of developing diabetes and related health iusses.
Read the article
My 12 year old son, took seroquel 100 mg TID for a total of 300 mg a day - the recomended doesage - for less than six months. We are now faced with a life of diabetes related health issues.
Be warned - of the risks assocated with this medicine.
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undertheradar
Member
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 100
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Review Date: Fri December 22, 2006
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helps me sleep 7-8 hours a night
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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daytime agitation
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My pdoc put me on 150mg nightly to help me sleep and stabilize mood. I was taking it during the daytime and it would make me more agitated than I already was. I don't recommend it for day, but night is good
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swell
Visitor
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Sat December 30, 2006
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helped with sleep
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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extreme bloating/ weight gain
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Its hard to determine all the positive aspects since I was on other medications. As soon as I started the treatment I gained nearly 40 lbs. People mistakenly thought I was pregnant. My sister too had the same exact side effects. As soon as I came off the bloating came down and so did some of the weight.
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wally
Member
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 91
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Review Date: Tue January 2, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Used to help with sleep
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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extreme drowsiness and dizziness
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I just started this medication about a week ago. I am in an acute stage of hypomania and this medication does put me to sleep. However, it knocks me out and I find it difficult to keep up physically with my racing thoughts and even coffee has little effect in waking me now in the mornings. That being said, the verdict for me,is still out.
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dooris
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Registered: November 2006
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Sun January 14, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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helps with sleep
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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i'm confused, tired and have lost my appetite, dry mouth and nose, nose bleeding
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I have bipolar with mild psychotic mania. Seroquel 300mg nightly.
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tommy_boy
Visitor
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Thu January 18, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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great for sleep
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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very tired/hard to go in the morning
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Definetly gives me some peace in my head,along with a good nights sleep. Have had a mild back ache since i have started on this drug. Doc. says its nothing to worry about though. Still have very much anger and agitation within just to tired to care. Has helped with other symtoms, somewhat leveled off for a couple of months.
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FlashDuck
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Registered: February 2007
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Tue February 6, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Works for me!
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Would be very expensive if on a high dose
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I am on the minimum dose (25mg at night) and find that it is perfect for me.
It allows me to sleep with few discernable side effects, and perhaps more importantly, removes the intrusive nightmares, images and thoughts that plague me with PTSD.
To date (about 6-8 months) I have not noticed a dose related dependence or need to increase for the same effect. On the occasions that I have missed it, or take it too late in the evening (I find that around 7pm for a 10pm bed time), difficulties in falling asleep and 'bad thoughts' return.
Maybe not for everyone, but I'm a convert.
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dukat
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Registered: November 2006
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Fri February 23, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $60.00| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Helped me sleep for the first few years of using it.
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Weight gain, heat strokes, akathesia
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This stopped working after 5 years at 600mg/night.
Voices came back stronger than ever. I also took Wellbutrin SR, lorazepan, Depakote, Neurontin, Benadryl, Verapamil, Atenolol, Trazadone, Artane, and Ambien. All at the same time, so it was hard to tell which drug was causing which problem.
I have been slowly reducing the meds on my own since no doc will help.
I hate sie effects! They are worse than the illness!
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ifwinterends
Junior Member
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 15
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Review Date: Sun February 25, 2007
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Would you recommend this? No |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 4
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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knocks you out fairly quickly
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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tired all day, inability to dream, weight gain
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I was given this for insomnia and nightmares related to PTSD. For the first few months it worked great. I slept the whole night through and got to sleep quickly, as compared to lying awake at 3am and waking frequently. After a year, the side effects kicked in. I woke up a few times to hallucinations similar to those experienced on Ketamine (possibly a flash-back), went from weighing 120 to 145 quickly, and became entirely apathetic (I used to be an artist and musician, now I have no passion for either). So I would only recommend this for a few month's good sleep.
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Sikboy
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Registered: February 2007
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Mon February 26, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 0
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I would like to ask, is the weight gain on quetiapine fat gain or water weight gain? Does the drug make you crave foods more?
Thanks.
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boomslang
Member
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 20
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Review Date: Wed February 28, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 2
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Knocks me out so stops a manic episode
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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Takes awhile to kick in (up to an hour) so manic episodes have already wrecked havoc
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1year, 2 months
250mg now down to 150/day
Side effects:
EXTREME drowsiness
Confusion/Paranoia/Groggy/Almost complete loss of short-term memory
Fast heart rate/Heart arrythmias
Shortness of breath
Mad Munchies (which will make you gain weight - though I haven't gained any b/c my metabolism is very fast)
It did it's job while I was on it but I am now in search for a better med. The 'job' I am referring to is to knock-you-out so you don't do or think crazy things. It basically is designed to sedate you enough so you cannot function.
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March 16, 2008
I am now on Lamictal 200mg 2x day, Fluphenazine 1mg morning 2mg night, Xanax XR 1mg/day, Ativan 0.5mg night, and Focalin XR 20mg morning, for Bipolar I, ADHD, Tourrete's Syndrome, and Anxiety. I no longer take Seroquel. I stopped taking it back in January of 2007 because I went Paramedic school and could not think while on it. Thank god I stopped seroquel. I now have a full time job as a Paramedic and have had one since December 4th 2007. I am a certified Paramedic. I have completed both EMT-Basic (Jan-July 07, and EMT-Paramedic, March-Dec 07). Now I work 2-3x 24 hour shifts a week saving people's lives. I just want to let you know that there is hope for you when you are down. I was in a deep dark horrific place for over 2 years and now I am doing great! I wish the best for you!
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loupopeye22
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Registered: March 2007
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Tue March 20, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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reduces pychosis/manic depressive symptoms
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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tiredness in the mornings
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helps to reduce psychosis/manic depressive symptoms also concentration have been improved a lot since started the meds. Sleep patterns are much better now than before but eating habits aren't getting any better as I have eaten too much choccy now than ever cos the taste is so so lovier as in paradise!
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lisad
Junior Member
Registered: February 2007
Posts: 11
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Review Date: Mon March 26, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: $3.35| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Not as cranky or moody... makes me feel evened out
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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200 and I sleep like a baby... but it stays with me til early afternoon
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I'll probably like it more when we get an antidepressant added that doesn't cause me to stay up for most of a weekend.
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darklands
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Registered: April 2007
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Thu April 5, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Helped calm my rapid cycling, took the edge off the depression, helped combat negative effects of other antideppressants
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Negative aspects of this (cons):
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intense drowsiness for the first couple weeks, increased appitite
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After starting prozac i started cycling rapidly between acute mania and intense depression with psychosis. I would switch up to 8 times a day. It was very exhausting and debilitating. I started Seroquel at 100mg a day. I currently take 700mg after taking it for two months. It really helped stop the intense, troubling cycling and helped me get back to functioning properly. I am currently taking zoloft to help with depression. The Seroquel really helps with the negative side effects (more intense mania and anxiety associated with use of ssri's in bipolar patients) and makes it bearable.
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romosexual
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Registered: April 2007
Posts: 2
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Review Date: Thu April 12, 2007
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Would you recommend this? Yes |
Total Spent: Not Indicated| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of this (pros):
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Takes care of most of my manic and depression episodes
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