Reviewer: Sah, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I was put on 100mg seroquel about a year ago for bipolar depression and severe anxiety. In the beginning it was fantastic. Helped my depression alot. But after a few months it started to change. My memory deteriorated very rapidly. I was always confused and lost slight motor skills, talking proper sentences and hand eye coordination became difficult. I became so scared. I didn't feel pain or h ... Show Full Comment

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I was put on 100mg seroquel about a year ago for bipolar depression and severe anxiety. In the beginning it was fantastic. Helped my depression alot. But after a few months it started to change. My memory deteriorated very rapidly. I was always confused and lost slight motor skills, talking proper sentences and hand eye coordination became difficult. I became so scared. I didn't feel pain or happiness. I was completely numb like a robot. Sleeping days at a time. Forgetting shifts at work falling asleep everywhere I sat down. I had to get off I feared it was going to kill me. I tapered to 50mg then 25mg over about 2 months. I'm completely off now for about 3-4 weeks. Instantly my memory became clearer. Side effects at the beginning were extreme irratibility, anger and constant migraine. Few weeks later I am now getting severe nausea, worse migraine, extreme anxiety/panic attacks, always so thirsty, insomnia, very sensitive to light and I feel like I'm losing touch with reality. Hard to explain although worst experience of my life. This drug should ONLY be prescribed for extreme life or death cases. Or banned. It's disgusting. DO NOT RECOMMEND.
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Reviewer: Mike, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Seroquel did not help my depression, did not help me sleep better and did not help my appetite. What it did do is cause me to gain a ton of weight overnight. This medication simply did not work for me.

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Seroquel did not help my depression, did not help me sleep better and did not help my appetite. What it did do is cause me to gain a ton of weight overnight. This medication simply did not work for me.
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Reviewer: Fat Sanity, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been taking this medication since 2001. I hate the weight gain, but it works well for my Bipolar. I went off of it for a while about a year ago. Not good. It does work for me, so I figure I've got 2 choices in life. Be fat and sane or skinny and crazy. I'll take sanity thanks.

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I have been taking this medication since 2001. I hate the weight gain, but it works well for my Bipolar. I went off of it for a while about a year ago. Not good. It does work for me, so I figure I've got 2 choices in life. Be fat and sane or skinny and crazy. I'll take sanity thanks.
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Reviewer: QuestionPrescripDrugs, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been off this medication for years now. But I used it for 2.5 years from ages 15-17. It was horrible, but I was also misdiagnosed with Bipolar. It made me tired, cranky, nauseous and unable to eat for a month at a time, gave me headaches, and made me dizzy. There were plenty of times when I consumed huge amounts of alcohol and pot with Seroquel, which was never a good experience. Don't ... Show Full Comment

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I have been off this medication for years now. But I used it for 2.5 years from ages 15-17. It was horrible, but I was also misdiagnosed with Bipolar. It made me tired, cranky, nauseous and unable to eat for a month at a time, gave me headaches, and made me dizzy. There were plenty of times when I consumed huge amounts of alcohol and pot with Seroquel, which was never a good experience. Don't ever do it! Please. I was originally put on 400 mg and they upped it to 800mg gradually, (when you're first put on the drug, you feel drunk for about a week).I finally had enough and stopped using it cold turkey. I had physical withdrawal for three months - similar to a heroin withdrawal (from what I've read in relation to my symptoms). The drug increased my heart rate astronomically - I was seeing stars quite a bit. It made me crave unhealthy foods which didn't help, and made me gain unhealthy weight. Before you go on this drug, seriously contemplate whether you actually need it. And NEVER mix it with another substance. As a healthcare worker, I would NEVER put a teenager on this drug, unless they had severe schizophrenic symptoms. I started to develop facial twitches after awhile and slurred speech. It took a couple years and major lifestyle changes until all of these effects completely dissipated. The only thing I appreciated about Seroquel was its ability to put me to sleep, and keep me asleep, as I have a hard time staying asleep throughout the night. However, it caused me to have many bouts of sleep paralysis.
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Reviewer: EH, 13-18 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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This drug has been my favourite that Iève taken, it helped me sleep tremendously and regulated my mood and anxiety wonderfully, I am no longer on it due to situational factors and honestly miss it.

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This drug has been my favourite that Iève taken, it helped me sleep tremendously and regulated my mood and anxiety wonderfully, I am no longer on it due to situational factors and honestly miss it.
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