Please do something about all the people seroquel has affected for life !!! Some people will never be the same ! Bless all the sick !!!

I have read most of these posts and in none of them did I find where any of the patients/representatives had been notified of the possibility of them getting a life threatening disorder from any and all of the atypical anti-psychotic medications. It is called Nueroleptic Malignant Syndrome and attacks the entire body. I know because my husband (then aged 43) nearly died of it. The symptoms mimic anxiety and the flu and then it shuts down all of the parts of the body beginning with the liver. My husband was completely catatonic and required 11 ECT treatments to save his life!!! He lost more than 100 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks and by the time they got him to the hospital that could save him he could no longer even swallow. He was so weakened by the first ECT that he went into cardiac arrest and was resusetated. The pharmaceutical companies based in europe have known for longer than 20 years that these medications (including Zyprexa, Seroquel, Geodon, Abilify….) are very dangerous but did not release that information to the prescibing doctors, just continued to supply them with samples to give to their indigent patients to use as a huge lab experiment. These medications are EXTREMELY dangerous when used in conjunction with Risperdal or Haldol. There is now a “black box” warning on the small label on the bottles that no one reads. Please, read this warning which is the small nod from our FDA that these medications are dangerous.

I keep seeing very bad reviews on these drugs and people blaming the company that makes this drug. I have been on seroquel (600mg) for about half a year. I take it for schizophrenia. And let me tell you this pill has been my savior!!! I do get sleepy on it sometimes but what my doctor recomended is to take it around 5-6 in the afternoon that way I will sleep it off and when I wake up early in the morning it won’t be so bad. I have not gained weight. In fact I’m loosing weight. How? Having self control over what I eat. I can feel all the hunger in the world but il only have small portions and two or three healthy snacks a day. (And no I don’t excersice I’m too lazy) So all of the people who have negative effects or know someone who’s had negative effects remember that this pill was given because the doctor weighed the benifites and disadvantages of the patient and belived the benifites were higher. The doctors and the medicines aren’t god to cure eveything and make everything peachy it does take some effort on your part!!!! Remember if we did not have these medicines we would all be locked up in an asylum to rot away in a cell( because to them their was no way to manage bipolar depression or schizophrenia)….

I took seroquel for four years along with lithium and celexa.It took me 7 weeks to get off seroquel,it was just like coming off heroin.I had terrible side effects,vomiting,nausea,shaking,sweating,nightmares,headaches and extreme pain all over my body.I am now med free but still suffer with side effects.As soon as I came off I started having seizures at night and neuropathy.The nerve and muscle pain can be anywhere from mild to chronic,I have ended up screaming before,iv had the pain last up to nine hours.I had an EEG scan done which showed up abnormal,then an MRI done which came up normal.Iv been put on trial anti epileptic drug lamictal and im still having seizures.Also have burning during sex which is due to the seroquel.My immune system is mucked up as well and I get a lot allergic reactions to food.I may also have liver and kidney damage.I have to say I wish to god I’d never been put on this drug.

Ended up in clinic,was on anti-depressants(cipralex)for spastic colon,and Xanor(tranquiliser),could’nt sleep on the anti-depressants..i kept on picking up weight,and took myself of the medication..the last quarter of Xanor..gave me severe depression and crying spells..my body had to let go of this medication i was on for 3years,and my house docotr gladly gave me 6month advance script..without any check-ups..also in this 3years i had bad anxiety attack..so in clinic i had phsycologist and physcyiatrist..was diagnosed with Hypo mania..and bipolar 2..started on 350mg serequel,wasnt even sleepy but tongue was slouching.my husband planned a romantic trip to Russia,I met some one there also on medication,the trip was not enjoyed by one of us..i did not feel well most of the time…it was a disaster and alot o money waisted!!!the doctor gave me the same medication that caused the depression (xanor) for the duration of my trip..can you believe it???.have been on it for 3-4months and feeling very irritated,sleeping alot..having suicidal thoughts..(dont think i will do anything,bur it scares me)..i have 2 wonderfull children and need to be responsible 24-7..have read side effects is this-irritability,funny thoughts,unreal feeling..not feeling urslef…i pay a heck of alot of money for this medication and i still have mini-anxiety spells..that i fight myself with prayer and breathing excersises… how long does it take to get of this medication safely…??? and can i be cured of it on permanent way??? one thing ive learned-allways research what ever u put in ur body…even if the doctors are clever..u must be wise about your body….and what you give it…ps(my husband says i have become very very moody..im paying for the opposite)..HELP!!!!!

This drug completely changed who I am. When I was first prescribed this drug, I had more energy to get housework and everyday things done. Then it seemed like my body got addicted to it. I noticed myself becoming a different person. Rude, loud, interrupting people my professor in my college class, I became more aggressive and violent. I also started to have a problem with constipation and nausea, all day, worse after I took the drug, I told my dr. but she insisted I continue to take the drug, I began having insomnia and even had some episodes of sleepwalking (my 12 year old says I went into her room with a weird look in my eyes, then lied down on the floor and went to sleep). When I began throwing up the drug I knew it was time to stop it, the withdrawal was worst the first 2 weeks, I couldn’t drive (it was like I had no peripheral vision), I was so tired and foggy, I had the brain zaps, this continued on for another 2 months. Even to this day, I’ll get an occasional zap out of nowhere. My biggest problem now is that I have debilitating IBS-C. I am constantly nauseous, bloated, in so much pain, sometimes it’s like I have knives in my stomach, I’m sick first thing in the morning before I eat anything, I’ve lost 30 lbs. I’m wondering if my body somehow became addicted Effexor, because when I was first on it, it seemed to stimulate my bowel movements, then it seemed as if my body got used to it and then began to rely on the drug. I’ve been like this ever since I began and stopped Effexor, I wish there was a way to get my body back to normal, this is truly hell.

Thanks to all off you. I can read in english but I’m not good enough to write to describe my situation. I hope to all of you to find the better way to live. I take seroquel since 1 year now and I have a lot of side effects that I read in your letter so I’ll try to find a way to stop it as soon as possible. I hope that GOD will help us.

My mother was a long time user of the drug seroquel and in January she was told she had pancreatic cancer and died in July I truly believe it was because of the long term use of the drug. yes it may help u sleep but is it worth dying just to get some sleep. Try melatonin u can get it at walmart and its natural has to be better than that death pill

I blame seroquel for killing my wonderful, gentle father. A family member kept insisting on the drug, and the doctor involved was a weak individual and prescribed Seroquel. I did not know that it would lead to my father’s death, his wanting to kill himself, horrible rages, tremors, breathing problems and respiratory arrest. The fact that the allegedly prescribe this drug to alleviate menal symptons is a myth.. it leads to physical breakdown of your lungs, brain, and heart. How much money do the doctors make when they prescribe this medication? I found out that nursing homes and hospitals make 3 to 5% of every drug that they prescribe. They get nothing from over the counter medication and so diagnose helpless people with mental problems in order to reap monetary compensation from their illness. In my mind, the doctors are woarse then the drug dealers, as they are imposters for what they are- drug pushers.

Well, I was mad enough about this drug before I came to this page, but now reading that it’s prescribed for insomnia also, I’m even more mad. About a year after I started college, I started having trouble with being able to stay awake. I was always really close to sleep and was napping all the time, despite taking literally over 20 caffeine pills over the course of a day. I went to so many doctors but none cared. I got told things like “Well, everybody needs their coffee in the morning.” I had so much caffeine drowning my brain all the time that yes, my behavior got a bit erratic. Staying awake in class even part of the time took all the energy I had, and even that didn’t always help. Finally, I had to resort to self-injury to clear that “buzz” out of my brain, just to focus on reading or writing or…anything. When somebody finally figured this out, I was diagnosed with “Borderline Personality Disorder” and prescribed this godawful drug, Seroquel. This despite my telling them that I could not stay awake more than an hour at a time, that I knew all this caffeine was causing my confusion and erratic behavior and I wanted to do it a different way. I got told “Well, if you don’t like how the caffeine is making you feel, then stop taking it.” So helpful. And I suppose that in terms of what they wanted it to do, it was a complete success. My personality felt bleached, washed out. I had strong emotions but I couldn’t express them, somehow. I could just sit still with a blank expression on my face, sometimes a smile, with the only thought in my mind being that I must look normal, that I must please everybody at all costs, because I am crazy and they are not. Finally, after I finally graduated, many years after I should have, I moved back in with my parents, quit taking the stuff, and eventually got another job and sort of got my life back together. I’m still feeling the long term effects of that stuff. And did I mention, I’m type one diabetic, and I had been for over 10 years before they prescribed that? I had so many episodes of random DKA, you would not believe. After getting off it, not a one. Unfortunately, the statute of limitations has expired for me. I tried to get something done within the time, but no one would take my case because of no actual physical damage from those DKAs at that time. Now, of course, I have retinopathy and the whole shot. But it’s too late for me now. Seroquel to a type one diabetic. Seriously. I’m not allowed to talk about “better dead than not normal”, but apparently, if it’s them doing it, they can decide to give me a drug that has a possible side effect of “high blood sugar leading to coma and death”. How lovely. They get to make this judgement call, to say what can’t be interpreted as anything BUT “better dead than not normal”, which would have been such a comfort to my family had I actually died, I’m sure. And what did I really have, after all that? Narcolepsy. And Provigil, on the other hand, is some pretty darn amazing stuff.

I TOOK SEROQUEL FOR 4 YEARS AND I GAINED WEIGHT.I ALSO DEVELOPED DIABETES,IT HELPED ME SLEEP, I DID’NT KNOW THE RISK.NOW BECAUSE OF THE DIABETES, I HURT ALL THE TIME.I HAVE DIABECTIC NEUROPATHY.MY NERVES IN MY FEET ARE DEAD.I HOPE AND PRAY THAT WE’LL SOON BE COMPENSATED FOR OUR INJURIES.IT MAY NOT BE WHAT WE DESERVE BUT THANK FOR SOMETHING.PAIN HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

I currently take cymbalta and it helps with depression, anxiety, and pain. It works great. I take it at night because it does make you sleepy but, the benefits are that I do not snap at my husband anymore. I actually did not really have any side effects from it but, headaches for 2 weeks and it has decreased my appitate. Which was a good thing because I have heard of so many drugs that make you gain weight. My friend takes this medicine and he has succidal thoughts but, he is going to ask his doctor to switch him to the cymbalta because of the changes he has seen in my behavior. So I hope this infromation is benefical to someone.

‘@Joy no more claims are being exceped, They told us our payout wat come before Oct.1.2011 So we are expecting our money any day now,

I have been taking Seroquel for 11 years – except for 1 year. It does work well for my bi-polar depression. I did gain weight, but managed to lose it, too. The trick is that I take Seroquel at about 8PM and then eat dinner around 9. I save up my calories for the day- I don’t eat all day, but this strategy has worked for weight control. However, my triglycerides have been very high. With fish oil and simvistatin and a low fat diet, I have normal triglycerides and normal blood sugar.

Are there any law firms still accepting people who have been on seroquel and been damaged by it or since it was turned into an MDL IS it too late to get a class action lawyer to take my case.

My daughter took seroquel over a period of 6 months. On November 10th 2010 she took a overdose of seroquel, Tramadol and Oxycontin. The level of Seroquel was so high, it was beyond the testing ability of the toxicology lab…can anything be done about this?

As of right now since 09/14/ 2011 , I am just so dam mad about this incident I do not knowanything about untill now. I have a son ,who was on that drug on and off for sometimenow., However he is still rem aining on this drug serquel , 200mg which is a drak gray pill something like an shape of a football. I am really going to jump on this because of the shame and pain my son and me and the rest of his family it has taken a toll on us. it has let us in desparity and resentful full of bad memories and most of all i’ve have an grandson who is nine years-old and he can remember when things were distrutive and reckless in our home(at since birth). As a family for my son we thought it may of just been him ,even though he has a mild disability the meds had him going crazy, My son had told me he wanted to see some one (counselor)., NOW I KNOW WHAT HE MEANT; I THINK THIS SO ABSURB AND DEGRATING TO A PERSON WITH AN DISABILITY AND TO THEIR FAMILY. AS, I COMMENTED ON THIS WEBSITE ,I AM REALLY GEARED UP FROM THIS POINT ON.. THERE’S A MESSAGE OUT THERE AND IT SAY’S GET THEM BEFORE THEY GET YOU;, PURPOSEDLY MEANING IF, ANYONE SUSPECT A PERSON HAS, HAD, THIS KIND OF DRUG OR TAKING WARN THEM OF IT….BEFORE IT’S TOOOOO LATE

I started taking Seroquel XR in 2008 after being diagnosed with Bipolar 2 Disorder. I was 14 years old when I started taking it and I was told that it was approved by the FDA for children under the age of 18. Now I know it never was. It raised my prolactin levels and after a couple months of being on it, I started lactating. I stopped taking Seroquel because of this lactation problem and it still has not gone away after being off the medication for over a year. But this is not the only problem it has caused me. I now have a weakened immune system because of Seroquel so I am constantly getting infections. I did not know that Seroquel caused weakened immune systems until I was notified by a psychologist a couple months ago. Has anyone else heard of Seroquel XR causing weakened immune systems? And if so, do you think I could have a lawsuit case?

i took seroquel for several years before 2003. i immediatley gain 50 pds and was later diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. i have to take 50 units of lantus,1,000 mg of metformine 2 times a day and glipizide 5mg twice a day. i am currently involved in a lawsuit with the mulligan law office. they never tell me the truth about the lawsuit. they said i need to contact the garretson law firm. these people won’t even talk to me and said to call the mulligan law office. i have a feeling i’m REALLY going to screwed when i get my letter next week telling me how much i’m getting! anyone else in this particular case and how is it going?

I currently take Seroquel and couldn’t be happier with it. I only take 50mg a night for my irregular sleep pattern. I was taking ambien, but my Dr. said I should take ambien every night, so he suggested I see another Dr. who prescribed the Seroquel. It works wonders for me. I sleep great. Waking up can be tough, but isn’t it always? Anyhow, to those who have had side effects, my heart goes out to you. To those considering taking it, just know that there are people who have used this medicine with great success.

I was started on Seroquel XR along with Pristiq for MDD and PTSD. I only lasted a couple of months on the Seroquel XR and stopped taking it for the side effects. My last eye exam showed early cataracts!! at age 58. No one mentioned this possible side effect. I think the company needs to discontinue this med and pay compensation!

I took this medication for 6 months in 2005. Fot the first 5 months I noticed no side effects. It was a small dosage. I think it was 25mg. Not sure. It was a small orange pill. The 6th month I began to feel stiff all the time. I gained 20 pounds in that same month. I weighed 104 lbs. then 124. I began to have grand mal seizures. I totaled 4 cars in 8 months before I knew I was having them. Just thought I was falling asleep driving which was something I had never done. My weight steadily climbed each month. I quit taking the medication after this happened. My blood pressure became high enough to require medication. I developed a cyst in my kidney and one in my ovary. All CAT and MRI scans show no reason for the grand mal seizures. In 2006 I had to drop out of college because of my worsening depression, seizures and terrible anxiety. With 2 small children I had to find work because I didn’t qualify for disability. I became a correctional officer. It was a great job and I loved it. Several weeks into my new career I had a grand mal seizure at work. In a prison. The ambulance carted me off to a hospital where I was given IV Dilantin which I already took for the seizures. Just wasn’t working I guess. Returned to work 4 days later after rest. Had another seizure that same day back. I had to resign until the seizures were under control. In 2008 still having seizures about every 2 months I had my doctor switch me to Tegretol. No seizures since but have to take the medicine forever. My children and I have been living with my mother since 2007 since I have so much trouble with my health and the economy sucks so bad even if I got a job without that college degree I was working so hard on, the meager wages I earn aren’t enough to even move out. 2011 I still weigh over 150 pounds, my thyroid glad is full of cysts, I have constant headaches, I can no longer tolerate any type of anti-depressants due to overwhelming side effects, out of control anxiety with no benzodazipine help(can’t find a doctor who will give you xanax without an anti-depressant). I am only 31 years old now. I feel like a sickly 75 year old person. I haven’t been able to play with my children like a normal person and they are growing up fast. They have missed out on so much. Can hardly breathe due to the high blood pressure even on medication. My heart still beats way too hard and fast and the panic attacks don’t help that at all. I will probably die of an enlarged heart at a young age if this keeps up and since it’s been nearly 6 years since I have stopped taking the seroquel I don’t look to a change in that department. I read all of these posts and am absolutely amazed at the extremely high dosages most of these people were/are taking. I was only on a small dose and this crippling crap happened to me. I was in very fine health until I began taking this poison. Never had a weight issue in my life. Was never tired and wasted all the time. I have definitely been screwed up severely. So I haven’t died from this medication yet. I feel most of the time that it would make no difference at all if I did. I am absolutely useless to everyone now including my precious children. I really mean that. Useless. All I can do to help out around the house without becoming so out of breath I need to sit and rest is a few dishes and a load or two of laundry. Anything more and I feel like I could have a heart attack at any moment. Thanks a lot AstraZeneca. Shame on all of you. SHAME!

My mom’s long time companion told the doctor she had schizophrenia/psychosis, Mom has dementia but no other mental diseases, She suffered from GERDS and because of lack of continuity in her medical care and lack of understanding of mom’s GERDS mom collapsed at a local hospital. They expected her to die. We kept praying not knowing what would happen. She did survive but now she is at a nice rehab center where they give her Seroquel. She does not feel like eating, is sick to her stomach,has no appetite, is belligerent. This is NOT good because mom is not psychotic or schizophrenic. They are using it to sedate her and keep her quiet.Nobody is actually listening to her or the rest of the family. We are trying to take measures to hopefully resolve this.It will be hard!God help the doctors and people who lie and give this medication to people who SHOULD NOT BE ON IT

Seroquel riuned my life for years.I took 900 hundred milligrams a day amd lived life in hell.I could not function and was a zombie.I gained 100 pounds and developed diabetes.The Doctors kept see that I gained massive amounts weight rapidly.I hate seroquel and I am glad the company has to pay people that suffered.Unfortanly my lawyers says I am not one of them. but then I get a letter sying i am getting a seetlement.So I am waiting to see if i get a seetlement or not.I totally think I deserve one because that medicine made me suffer badly..

This drug is really scarey – I took it for four years for off label use of “insomnia” it knocked me old cold at night and i continued to use it because I had extreme insomnia and was in sobriety so could not take anything narcotic. I feel i lost those years of my life I was so out of it I could barely function and slept 10-12 hour per night. gained 20 lbs, felt uptight. Good news, i stopped taking it 6 months ago, dropped 25 lbs and feel great. it is really inappropriate to take a medication this strong with cavalierly. I will not see that doctor again under any circumstances.

What I don’t see are lawsuits with regard to getting off of seroquel. I was prescribed 600 mg XR and because my health was compromised by the seroquel, I’ve had to come off of it gradually. The withdrawal or “discontinuation syndrome” (as they like to call it) has been literal hell. It’s not that way for all people, but if you check the board “Seroquel withdrawal topix) you will find about 2500 posts from people who are struggling with severe withdrawal from seroquel. Not everyone responds that way, particularly if they are changed to an atypical antipsychotic that hits the same neurotransmitters. But who wants to go from one hellish drug to another?

my sister died in oct. of 08. while cleaning out her apt., i came upon a recent pic. of her ( hadn’t seen her in 5 yrs) . she was on oxygen and her cheeks were swelled so bad that they were past her nose, making the oxygen tube useless. always a little overweight, but now looked like she was about to explode. i have never seen so much weight gain so fast. may the people responsible for hiding the effects of this drug rot in hell!

I was put on seroquel for PSD. I was prescribed 300mg seroquel as well as my 45 mg mirtazapine which was reduced to 30. When i took the first dose of serquel (50 MG) my legs collapsed from underneath me. I could not stand up, I went the following monday/tuesday to the doc and he siad that it was because my body was not used to it and to continue taking and see if it improved. It didn’t, i was weak, had difficulty tensing my muscles, breathing felt strange, restless leg, weakness was so bad that i had to hold the banister using stair and became tired easily. All the muscles in my body (face, hands fingers feet, legs) are less responsive and i have to put a vast amount of effort in to do things I dare not go beyond a 100 of the prescribed 300. After a month none of the side effects had gone, i went back and doc finally agreed that i should come off straight away. no taper, just stop. that was two weeks ago, and none of these side effects have left me or imrpoved. I am in an awful state, i feel totally debilitated, serqoel has destroyed any chance i have of stablising my mood and i am left with a new set of conditions on top of the bad state i was in in the first place.

I HAVE SEROQEL CLAIM ,IF YOU DO, DON’T SIGN NOTHING THOSE GREDDING LAWYERS ARE TRING TO TAKE EVERYTHING IF ASTRAZENCA SETTLE 38,000.000 IT’S BECAUSE WE GOT THEIIR ASS MY LAW FIRM THINKS THAT WE’RE DESPERATE FOR THE MONEY IT’S CHICKEN CHANGE COMPARED TO WHAT THERE GETTING OUT OF THE DEAL THEY SOLD US OUT THEY EVEN JACK THERE FEE FROM 35% TO 45% THEY EVEN BROUGHT IN ANOTHER LAW FIRM TO SHARE THOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,

My boyfriend and I have only experienced HELL since we had both had been perscribed to this medication on seperate occasions with two different doctors and one night he bit me while we were sleeping not to mention that one night he went to go to the bathroom and completely feel head first into the toilet bowel pratically ajaring his head and neck which is documented through the doctor that perscribed it to him Anyone familiar with a MARY J KUJAWA out there a supposed psycharist?

I feel this medication SEROQUEL should be a Stage 1 narcotic. I have experienced a pure living “HELL!” Since the day I was directed by my Psycharist to take this medication. When he first perscribed it to me he put me on 800mg and damn I slept for approximately for 14-16 hrs and woke up drooling on my pillow. When I saw him again I asked to be taken off of it so he accomodated my request. I felt so lathargic and had no energy or motivation when I woke up after the first time of taking it. As time went by, mind you was with the same doctor “Psycharist” for 9-10 yrs, so knew my extensive backround of all the medications that he tried to get my Type 1 Bi-polar under control. From every anti- depressant, mood satbilizer, anti-psychotic, anti-anxiety, & sleeping medications besides gradually increasing or decreasing the milligrams. If not continuosly changing the reigiments and the combinations of the medications. I did research for the doctor as well to help others with the same disease. I had gone as far as “ECT” Electro Convulsive Therapy on a regular basis which was mantaince to get off of 13 medications a day. Now prior to the ect’s I was put back on seroquel again in a smaller dosages at 100 milligrams and in time is was increased slowly.I have “NEVER” have experienced any type of sucidial thoughts ever in my life before. One night I had my boys on a 50/50 custody basis and my youngest son was sleeping while my older son was still awake and for some ODD reason I had an incident I pulled out a knife from the kitchen and was sitting on my bed looking at my end table and started having thoughts I have never had in life before which was feeling like there was nothing positive in life anymore due to all the stress I was under due to mere fact of this major CUSTODY battle I have been in since 1999. Now Jesus Christ this is completley out of character for me reason being is because I would never think of doing this since I have two boys and I feel suicide is the easy way out besides the SELFISHNESS in it. I got tired of the maintenance of the ect’s and went back on the meds. At this point in time it became harder and harder to maintain my daily life in general besides my older son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes insulin dependent. My family which is my support network became involved and did an intervention for me to get me off all the medications and they showed up at my house one day while my boys were at thier dads house and came in as I was over medicated on the seroquel amongst all the other medsications I was on and as I was sleeping and had no idea they were moving my things out of the house I was renting and moved me back in to thier house to get me back on track. Due this whole situation I gave up sole/physically to thier dad but “NOT” my “PARENTAL RIGHTS.” My former ex-husband used my medical condition to his benefit to keep my boys away from me using this weakness against me. I have this all documented through the Doctor as well as the Courts. I went to a psychologist with my boys to let them know mom had to take care of things and I would never give up on for fighting for them.The courts mandated an order for the father to let me have communication with my boys 3 days a week I heard from my youngest son for maybe the first 3 months but then he told me my older son wanted nothing to do with me. So at this point and time he has been in MAJOR CONTEMPT of COURT We finally started back to square 1 again and I went and got my Medicinal Marijuana Card, and then all I needed was an anti-anixety and sleeping medication. Now why the HELL is this medication still on the market since this class action lawsuit started in 1996 and still being perscribed here in 2011? All it is for the FDA is MONEY and by damn the pharmacuticals would have a hugh problem loosing thier precious MONEY….PERIOD. I have been off all the medications except for lunesta (sleeping) and diazapam (anti-anxiety) besides my medicinal marijuana license. I feel more like a normal person now than I ever have prior to being dignosed with the bi-polar type 1. I’d rather be on a natural medication opposed to a man made drug. I feel that the FDA NEEDS to take more time and effort like a 10 year trail before they approve a new medication to the market to phyiscally to see the long term side effects of a MEDICATION.

*shrug* I’ve been taking this stuff on and off for 7 years. 12.5 mg a night, sometimes less. I’ve never had any problems with it, other than the price, but have a work-around for that. I think, while, yes, some of you might have a legitimate claim here, some of you are really pushing the envelope, like the guy who is blaming his gambling problem on this stuff. How about a little personal responsibility, there, Skippy? Ya’ll ought to know better than believe anything the FDA approves of anyway. You don’t think they actually DO any of the testing now, do you? The guys producing this stuff are the ones conducting the tests, and they pay the FDA to buy into what they’re selling. Corruptocrats, from the beginning of the process to the very end. Welcome to the world of government regulation and pharmaceutical corporation corruption. And I’m not understanding WHY some of you people STILL take this stuff if you believe it’s causing you grief? Because some pinhead with an MD behind his name told you to??? Can none of you sheep think for yourselves??? How about taking a little responsibility for your own health? GEEZ!!!

Well Gene, you have hit the nail about Medicare “glomming” on to the money we receive from our cases. I am a totally Disabled Veteran, for which I receive a pension for, and I also receive Social Security, with which I also receive Medicare. They charge me like $72 a month co-pay for my Medi-care benefit. Veterans Administration charges Medicare for my health care, even tho I am 100% disabled. I was diagnoed with Diabetes in August of 2000, so will Medi-care charge me for everything under the sun for all of my medical treatment that was rendered to me since then? It’s like everybody is going to make money from our compensation except us, what a “circle-jerk’. I asked my Attornys when I could expect my settlement package, and they keep telling me it’ll be this amount of time, last inquiry I was told it would be around the end of June, when I inquired on March 30th, I was told “withen the next 30 days”. so take it from there. This lawsuit has pretty much beat me down these last 5 years. It has caused me much stress, and ongoing health issues I can barely think straight. I just want it to be over so I can get my life back, as messed up as it is now, tired of it being they only thing on my mind, 24/7, it’s just running through the whole fabric of my life.

I wish someone could explain the logic of medicare getting their money back for injuries cased by one of the gov agencies ,FDA, approving this drug in the first place. If it is true that medicare has their hand out I dont think any of us can expect much. My hospital bills for 10 years of pain and suffering is over 500,000., maybe more. And this is with federal employee insurance and medicare. God help us all.

My mother was only 55 when she died she was taking 200mg of this drug to treat as known luis body diesese. After taking this drud she started seeing things that werent there as well as people that had passed away years ago and talking to them she forgot who her kids were she knew her parents and my father. My dad and my mother had bn married for 35 years but after taking this drug she thought they werent married. They increased the amount that she had to take a day and she got to where she couldnt walk or speek she finally got to where we had to put her into bed and just 3 days after we put her into bed she basically went into a coma and less then 2 weeks later she passed away

I was put on seroquel 8 years ago for Anxiaty, 800mg, I Gained 20lbs on seroquel, over 6 months, Previously i was on Zyprexa, i Gained 20lbs in 6 months on that, after being put on seroquel I have had an almost imposible time controling my weight, I have had Blood in my stool and my colesterol has been elevated. in 2008 I Developed a blood clot that traveled to my lung causing me to be placed in the hostpital ICU for 3-4 days and was on blood thiners for 4-6 months. God Bless you all and be safe.

I WAS TAKEING 800MGS A DAY ON AND OFF SINCE LATE 2002 MAYBE VERY EARLY 2003 TO HELP ME SLEEP!!!!!! NEEDLESS 2 SAY I STARTED EARLY 2004 FEELING PAINS IN MY LEGS AT FIRST I DIDNT PAY TO MUCH ATTENTION TO IT IM 5’11 GIVE OR TAKE AN INCH I WAS ABOUT 205LB BUT I WORKED OUT NO HEAVY WAIT !! AS THE MOUNTHS GONE BY IT GOT ALOT WORSE SO AFTER MY 25 YES I SAID 25 BDAY IT WAS EASY TO NOTICE JUST BY LOOKING AT ME I REMEMBER MY X GIRL SAYING TO ME ONE DAY U LOOK LIKE DEATH…….. ANYWAY SHE HAD A POINT I LOST OVER 20LBS IN LESS THEN 2 WEEKS I COULDNT SLEEP FOR OVER A WEEK I WAS ON MT WAY TO MY DEATH BED SO I FLEW HOME TO MASS AT THIS POINT I COULD ONLY C BLURRED VISON WHEN I GOT TO MY MOMS HOUSE SHE HAD SAID THE SAME THING U LOOK LIKE DEATH . THANK GOD MY MOM IS A LAB TECH 25 YEARS SHE TOOK MY BLOOD TO WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL MY SUGAR WAS 1,015 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO I DID NOT MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN I SAID THAT NOR DID MY MOM BECAUSE SOUTH COAST HOSPITAL GROUP CHECKED MY SUGAR AS WELL BY THAT TIME IT LOWERED ABOUT 25 POINTS AND IVE BEEN TO A UROLOGIST AND HEE CHECED ME AND SAID I DAMAGED THE NERVES IN MY BLADDER!!!!!!!!!!!! THE SADEST PART IS IM INGAGED AND WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY IM 30 NOW AND HAVE TO TAKE INSULIN 4 TO 6 TIMES DAILY AND A BUNCH OF PILLS 2 LOWER MY SUGAR WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THIS THE FIRST TIME I WAS THERE FOR A TOTAL OF 9 DAYS WERE I SPENT 3 0F THEM IN I.C.U. I WAS DIEING THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST TIME IN THE HOSPITAL 4 MY DIABETIS IV BEEN AT LEAST 4 OTHER TIMES AND I TAKE PRETTY GOOD CARE OF MY SELF WELL GOD BLESS TO ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was put on seroquel 3yrs. ago. i drank alchohol daily and have a long hisory of lower back pain. Eventually i could barely get out of bed. I quit taking seroqeul to sleep and drinking. I still have pain especialy if i take any seroquel at all. I had ablood test but my doctor didnt change my medication.I have a strong urine smell or infection.Can anyone tell me what to do.

ive been taking seroquel for about 6 mounths.After about 2 mounths ive noticed i had a really weird feeling in legs and ive been really thirsty and a few other side effects. this is one of the worest meds ever it shouldnt be legal.

my mother has been using seroquel for about 5 years and started with 200mg since increased to 400mg and has developed diabetes and now is experiencing kidney failure!! she has gained about 60 pounds as well. she has been told that she was awarded a settlement and has yet to receive anything, this is terrible that this med. is still available to patients and causing all these deaths. my prayers are with all…

has anyone received a settlement yet? did you get the check with the settlement letter?

I have been on 200mg seroquel for 5 years for sleep and anxiety. During this time I have developed digestive issues, blood sugar issues, and extremely intense headaches that lasted for weeks at a time. my doctor kept treating me for sinus infections when I would get my headaches. I never knew until I did my own research that seroquel was the cause. After having a migraine for a full month, I decided to go off the medication cold turkey. By day two I was having chills, sweating, puking, and had ringing in my ears. My doctor is now weening me off gradually and I am already feeling better. Seroquel is a terrible medication and should never be prescribed unless absolutely neccessary. It has ruined my life for the past 5 years and done, I think, permanent damage to my digestive tract.

My daughter started seroquel at age 15, she just turned 16her doctor increased her from 50 mg to 100 at night and 50 during the day. She has a terible rash all over her whole body, she is also very constipated we even had an exray done and its full of stool. She cant wake up very easy or function for school without wanting to sleep. She has cryed a lot and been in pain we dont know why.

i have been taking seroqiul for five plus years 200 mg in morning 300 mg at night. I now have type 2 diabetes in addition my gout problems wich are kidney related have worsened greatly i was wondering if others who mught have gouty arthritis have noticed any problems

i started taking serquel when i was 15 or 16 i gained alot of wait all i ever did was sleep i was sucidal and i cant have kids it really is not fare that this happened to me i want justice for what i went threw

My step mom started taking this medication on 2/17/2011 she committed suicide on 2/23/2011. She had just been diagnosed bipolar and this was the first medication the dr. prescribed. Exactly one week later she was dead.

I have brain damage& Diabetes

I was on Seroquel for bipolar disorder/PTSD for a little over a year. Once I started taking it, in a matter of months I had tacked on about 100 lbs. I was absolutely miserable. I started having major breathing problems, and after taking the drug, I noticed my legs could not lay still at all. It was as if someone else was controlling them. I was always tired, and ended up confused a lot of the time. Finally after about 11 months of being on the drug, I had a ‘black out’. I don’t remember what happened, except for bits and pieces. All that I know is that I was fine one moment, then was horribly angry the next. I tried cutting myself, and next thing I know I’m locked up in a psych ward. I had never been suicidal before taking this drug. I had never had a weight issue, or any other health issues. Now I can’t seem to lose the weight, and doctors won’t talk to me about it. I think I was on the 600 mg tab a night. I will never take this medication again, nor will I ever recommend it. I almost lost everything. People stated that I was not myself while I was on this drug, I was irrational, irritable, sometimes aggressive, extremely depressed, and shut off.

In the Spring of 2008, I was called by my Aunt to advise me that I needed to ‘do something’ about my Father who lived in another State than my husband and I did. In speaking with her, I soon learned that my Father had dementia. As his only child, I went to get my Father that year to bring him to mine and my husbands home to care for him for as long as I could prolong placing him in a nursing home. My Father at that time suffered only from the dementia, which he was being given vitamin B12 for that by the VA hospital that he had always gone to. I brought him home with us, made sure he had physicians here in our place of residence and took him once a month for treatment of minor things he had not attended to the past few years such as gout in his foot and so on. I also had his eyes operated on in order that he would no longer need to wear eye glasses as he constantly broke the ones he had. His dementia had gotten pretty bad by the time I got ‘custody’ of him, but I had hopes he could live on our farm with us for awhile before he ever needed to be placed in a home. The doctors promptly placed him on Seroquel to be taken at bedtime. I knew nothing about this medication so I did question what it’s uses were for. They told me it would help him to better focus on things, and that his mood swings would lessen and his temper would be less toward me when I would have to tell him no on certain things he could no longer do. I trusted the doctors to help me allow my Father to live as comfortable as he possible could and for as long as he could. I felt my duty to him as his daughter was to help him grow older with dignity, in comfort and help him deal with his dementia in the best way we could. I had to place him in a behavioral unit for two weeks while they adjusted his medication, he was placed on other medications as well as this one, he had developed a thyroid disorder, which he had never had problems with before. From the unit they sent him to a nursing home for ‘rehab’. My Father sadly never came home again. He never walked again, and he adored going for walks although he had to walk with a cane due to arthritis in his hip joints and his knees. He soon within one month developed congestive heart failure and was admitted for that, his Seroquel dosage was increased to ‘improve his mood’. Within 8 months of having my Father, he died of heart failure in a nursing home. He had never had a heart problem in his life, nor does or has it ran in his family. My Father had dementia, now the commercials say clearly not to give to elderly that has dementia, or glacoma which he also had. One doctor said to me, what is the difference? He is better off now, for his mind was going. Yes it was, but he also did not need to be given medication to cause him to die of heart failure, he could have enjoyed a few months longer with my husband and I on our farm which he dearly loved helping with the gardening. I can not help but feel each time I handed my Father his medication that I was slowly killing him. How dare any company keep such information secret and allow so many to die the way my Father did? All for the sake of money. I was robbed of a few months and possibly a year or so with my Dad while he and I together dealt with his mental disease, no one had the right to give him medication they knew would within just a few months cause him to die of congestive heart failure. I am angry, and I think this company should pay in some way, or at the very least give the patients answers as to why.

Is there a lawsuit for the addictiveness and dangerous withdrawal symptoms of Seroquel?