Started seroquel 3 weeks ago and am now finding no mood swings, less anxiety and less racing thoughts. Terrific. Taken at night I can even sleep through the night!
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I have bipolar II and was prescribed this medication vas mood stabilizer and to help me sleep. It worked better at the beginning but then I started noticing the side effects. I gained weight, I do a lot of exercise but didn't stopped the gain weight. I couldn't control the hunger. I only took it at night because it will make me passed out. I started having Luka fairing issues when I woul take it a...
sadvery sad | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Caregiver
10/5/2007
Condition: Mental Disorder with Loss of Normal Personality & Reality
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its my partner and it does not seem to control him
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dezbutterfly | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/5/2007
Condition: Bipolar Depression
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I have been on this medication for about a month. It has worked very well for me. I have noticed a big differnce in my moods.I dont feel depressed anymore. It makes me very sleepy and a little groggy when I wake up.
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Anonymous | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/5/2007
Condition: Bipolar Depression
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I to felt like my skin was crawling when my doses where high. I now use it for sleep. I shave off less than a 1/4 and boy do I sleep heavy.
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benbeccasmom | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
10/4/2007
Condition: Bipolar I Disorder with Most Recent Episode Mixed
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I use it with Topomax, Welbutrin, Klonopin and Anbien. It has worked wonders!! Clears my head, helps level the moods, helps with irritation,and also helps with sleep.
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10/4/2007
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BMO | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
10/4/2007
Condition: Mania associated with Bipolar Disorder
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THIS IS THE WORST MED.! IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE SOMETHING WAS CRAWLING ALL OVER MY SKIN!! I WAS ALWAYS STRETCHING, SCRATCHING, AND UNABLE TO SLEEP!!!! MY DR. FINALLY TOOK ME OFF-I AM BETTER OFF THAN ON IT!!!
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cindylou | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Caregiver
10/4/2007
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 4.3
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what are the health risks of using this drug and consuming whiskey with it on a daily basis?
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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/3/2007
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
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It helped me fall asleep, but caused horrible restless leg syndrome. The sleepiness effect kicked in about 20 minutes after taking the drug, but If I didn't fall asleep before the restless leg syndrome started I had an hour or more of agonizing RLS.
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Anonymous | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/3/2007
Condition: Manic-Depression
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Anonymous | 25-34 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/2/2007
Condition: Bipolar Depression
Overall rating 4.7
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great for me.
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jct | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/2/2007
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
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I take Seroquel to regain normal sleeping patterns after years and years of wakefulness/racing thoughts/anxious uncontrollable thinking. I have been taking for 2 months now. It is a miracle drug for me! I take 50 to 200 mg., but usually take 100 and 150 if I had restlessness the night before, which is now rare. Thank God for sleep, a return to dreaming, and Seroquel.
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never calm | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/2/2007
Condition: Additional Medications to Treat Depression
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It did NOTHING at all to ease my depression /anxiety
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10/2/2007
Condition: Mania associated with Bipolar Disorder
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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 10 years or more |
10/1/2007
Condition: Manic-Depression
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My dose is adjusted frequently based on changes in mood and/or symptoms such as: not sleeping, A/V hallucinations, mind racing/inability to stop thinking. I am currently taking 200mg at bedtime but sometimes I require more.
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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
10/1/2007
Condition: Manic-Depression
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It helped as far as an anti psychotic but it gave me leg twitches and knocked me out at night- since I have two young children I had to stop taking it in case they needed me in the middle of the night.
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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
9/30/2007
Condition: Mental Disorder with Loss of Normal Personality & Reality
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It works great & helps with sleep. But if you fight you sleep for me it can cause hallucinations
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chersmi6snapple | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
9/30/2007
Condition: Schizophrenia
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this medicine made me od
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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
9/29/2007
Condition: Manic-Depression
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I had strange side effects and had to discontinue in less than a week.
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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
9/27/2007
Condition: Mania associated with Bipolar Disorder
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This med worked wonderfully for servere, rapid-cycle Bipolar. It worked for both depression and manic. One of the side effects of this drug is that is can severely raise cholesterol and triglyceride levels to dangerous levels. I wish I could have remained on Seroquel, it was the best I've felt for many years. Only now I have to take additional meds to reverse the effects so I don't die of a heart attack! But I do miss the "normal" feeling I had when taking it.
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rob | 19-24 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
9/27/2007
Condition: Mania associated with Bipolar Disorder
Overall rating 4.7
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Seroquel helped to allow me to sleep easier and better manage my moods when taken with depakote and lithium.
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