HI ALL, I NEED SOME HELP I HAVE A 7 YEAR OLD GIRL SHE WAS 6 WHEN SHE STARTED TAKEN SEROQUEL,AND OTHER DRUGES THEY TOLD US SHE WAS BYPOLER AND HAVE AHAD, SHE STARTED WALKEN FUNNY LAST SUMMER HER RIGHT SIDE SHE WAS DRAGGING HER RIGHT LEG AND TEN SHE WOULD FALL AND NOW SHE IN A WHEEL CHAIR AND CANT USE HER ARMS AT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL THEY SAY ITS HYPOTONIA, I DONT THINK THAT I THINK IT WAS FROM THOES DRUGS I NEED HELP SHE NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS IM HER ADPOTED MOTHER AND SHE SEE HER REAL MOTHER EVERY DAY IF ANY ONE CAN HELP ME I SURE DO NEED IT TY

I have a son that was diagnosed as bi-polar and given seroquel. Since he wa 18, he has been diagnosed with anxiety disorder/panic attacks. After taking seroquel for 6 weeks his mind started to play tricks on him. He had a two hour blackout period where he did some things that were totally out of character for him. He said he sort of knew what was going on but didn’t feel in control of his actions. Now he remembers everything that happened. Since then he has seen other doctors and all of them say he is not bi-polar. Has anyone else had this type of experience ? Are blackouts possible with this drug?

I took Seroquel for 2 years for sleep. I have developed diabetes, and extremely high cholesterol. I didn’t realize cholesterol problems were also another side effect. Because of the meds for the diabetes and the fact I have diabetes I am constantly battling foot infections. The pain of these infections….. Would be nice to sue for pain and suffering 😉

I am still on Seroquel and I can relate to the hunger that some of the others have. I’ve been on Seroquel for about 4 years and I was on 200 mg at bedtime. It helps with sleeping but as soon as you feel it kick in a huge hunger comes over me. Sometimes I think I actually eat in my sleep because I don’t remember eating but the empty container will be laying by me. It’s unreal the amount of weight I’ve gained. Since last May I’ve lost almost 70lbs with the help of a weight loss specialist. I’ve dropped down to 100mg at bedtime but the hunger is still there. I want to go on something else but I am afraid of the medication roller coaster. I haven’t had my blood taken since I’ve lost the weight so I don’t know what my cholesterol or triglycerides are, but a year ago my levels were off the charts

Because I was suffering from extreme depression and the Zoloft 100 mg. was not doing the trick, 75 mgs. of Seroquel was added in conjunction with it. I immediately gained 50 lbs. and I’m only 5’3″. I’m more depressed now than ever.I’m so embarrassed I won’t leave the house except to go to work. Legs cramp up and I gasp for air to breathe. Had my blood checked and my blood sugar was in the normal to high range. I’ve asked different doctors for alternatives but to no avail. I’m taking myself off of it tonight–as long as I’m thinner what difference does it make that I’ll cry 24/7?

Hi, yes, you were misled. I am sorry to say that. There is not test that anyone can do to be sure anyone is bipolar or has ADHD. There is no such blood test, yet one is prescribed heavy medications. Get of theses drugs, they make you more sick than you were before. I tood some of the medications myself, they did not change anything my mind was doing to the best. What did help me was getting off the drugs and get into alternative medicine and healthy food. If you put Coke in your car, it will not run on Coke. If you put stuff you should not eat into your body it will do weird things that can result in bipolarness or ADHD symptoms. Please realize that there is no TEST for these “deseases”. No blood test of any kind. Then how dare anyone gives a “medication” which can make people sick and die from? Psychiatrist talk of a “medical imbalance” in the brain, but nowhere could I ever find which chemical imbalance, which fluids were off? It’s a theory and a money making business. IT IS NOT A CURE. I am sorry to break the news.

i am seventeen years old and i was diagnosed bi polar at age 14. since then i have been taking seroquel and another mood stabalizer. i felt great when i got on it, able to sleep through the night and kind of drunken feeling. but a few months ago our insurance cut off and i could no longer take my seroquel. i started having fits, not sleeping for days and being constantly irritated. my psychiatrist prescibed me new seroquel XR extended release tablets and since being on them i have been constantly tired, falling assleep while driving and at school and i have missed nearly a month all together at school because i couldnt get out of bed in the morning. i experience chest pains all the time, it feels like a hand is squeezing my heart. i tried looking around on the internet for these side effects but i have found nothing. has anyone else had these? thanks.

I was hospitalized for a “panic attack” in 2007 when what I really had were withdrawal symptoms from going off Geodon cold turkey. Anyway, I was given 75mg Seroquel to sleep, which didn’t help. When I got out of the hospital my psychiatrist prescribed Seroquel and I was hesitant because I didn’t want to gain all the weight, especially since I had worked so hard for a year to lose a bunch. Damn psych told me I wouldn’t gain any weight and bumped my dose to 400mg and also prescribed 200mg Seroquel XR. Since I’ve been taking all this stuff I’ve been developed a nasty rash and panic attacks every morning like clockwork. I also eat every sugary thing on the planet and I also eat in the middle of the night. I have shaky hands, the panic attacks, lethargy, weight gain, mania worse than ever and what I had suspected was Stevens Johnson that went away when I discontinued Seroquel for a few days. I also wound up in the ER three times due to panic attacks that I am damn sure are from the Seroquel. I can hear the doctor now – “Oh, it’s not the medication.” Bite me. The Seroquel I have will go down the toilet and no further refills will be obtained. I can sleep just as well with over the counter stuff

I was diagnosed with bi-polar a year ago despite the fact that my main condition is severe depression from which I have suffered for years. So many drugs were prescribed for me, I am surprised I have any brain function at all: i.e. lithium 1200mg, valproic acid 1500mg, clonazapam 2mgs, lamotrigine (another anti-epileptic that nearly drove me to sucide and now SEROQUEL> I gradually weaned myself off the others gradually (without Dr.s knowing). For a brief window of time I actually felt myself again……that is until I was put back on the seroquel to supposedly control my “manic episodes”. I believe I have been wrongly diagnosed. My depression is so severe I can hardly get out of bed in the a.m. Even though I am dead tired, my mind is like a squirrel in a cage – it never stops. I just can’t turn my brain off. I am so desperate, I know I can’t go on living like this. The Seroquel leaves me in a semi-comatose state. I am like a “dead woman walking”.

I hope that what I am about to say will help someone someday. I have had bipolar disorder all of my life and I am 34 years old. Only about six years ago I was diagnosed. Since I was 15 I thought I had ADHD because a doctor talked to my mother ABOUT me and never personally dealt with ME. In the last year and a half I was prescribed Seroquel. I was told that I wouldn’t gain weight on this pill like I did with Depacote. When I was first diagnosed I was taking depacote and gained a lot of weight. Before the Depecote I weighed 125 pounds at five feet and 4″ tall. After taking it for about six months I weighed 195 pounds. I stopped taking it because my health was declining quickly. I didn’t go back to the doctor after deciding to stop taking the med. because I felt that every time I would have a concern my doctor would dismiss me. I was flat out scared to death about my health. Now, five years later without meds and still bipolar; I lost 20 pounds and feel amazing. I have a goal to lose more weight. Something happened though, I became so manicky that I came close to losing my immediate family and my future. I now see a doctor again five years later after my bad experience with Depecote. I am taking Seroquel and gained all the weight I lost within the last year. I crave food (mostly sugar foods) all the time. I get real panicky when I feel the need to eat. When I can’t eat at the moment I feel panicky; I feel that I want to sream. Now…this is the BOMB I must drop to everyone who has interest in Seroquel. My doctor has NEVER said to me that I should get blood work done. I never knew about the dangers of Seroquel until I read everyone’s comments. I am so scared…I really think I should stop taking Seroquel before It’s too late for me. I only hope that I didn’t develope diabetes. I feel mislead and endangered by my own Doctor. I have Bipolar and I would like to someday trust a Doctor to treat it with a pill that won’t make me even more miserable than what I already am. When do I know what Doctor to see that I could trust and that is looking out for my best interest and not just another patient paying money?

I started taking Seroquel about 2 years ago. I have gained over 20 lbs. I was hospitalized this past June for a severe bladder infection. My lung then collapsed and I almost got sepsis. I take 150 mg per night due to a bipolar diagnosis. Without the drug, I cannot sleep. I am now concerned because I was in a car accident this year, was hospitalized and wonder if Seroquel long term use is causing problems like the ones I had this past year. My cholesterol is also borderline. I have severe headaches and feel tired every morning upon waking. Yet, I’m afraid to go off the drug.

Dear Evelyn, Evelyn, I hope that you are feeling better.I saw your post, and I would like to help you anyway I can. I used to take Seroquel and I gained a huge amount of weight. I now have lost over 100 pounds after taking myself off the drug. I am also one of the plaintiffs in the Seroquel lawsuit against Astra Zeneca that starts next month on February 2nd. You need to be proactive about your health.Don’t be intimidated by your doctor.They are just a bunch of dingdongs that get paidoff by the pharmeceutical companies.I was wrongly diagnosed as bipolar, but now they say I have PTSD. You are your greatest champion,You might ask your doctor about Effexor. I take it and am doing well.But PLEAASE do research first before taking anything else! I would like to talk to you ,,here is my email. momzilla42@msn.com, and I also have a YouTube account under joan4142 and I have many videos talking about bad medicines. PLEASE write me and I will try to help.Anyone who needs help with this may contact me at my email. God bless all of us. We are all in the same boat.

I have been taking serequel for approximately 3-4 years. I have been involved in a major car accident which totaled my car. I have gained alot of weight, have marital problems and have developed an extreme gambling addiction. I recently heard that they may now be linking serequel with gambling addictions.

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I have been on Seroquel for 4 years now for anxiety. I can’t sleep if I don’t take at least 50mg (i used to take 200mg then 100mg). I have gained 20 pounds which I haven’t been able to take off even with gym and eating less. I have developed hot flashes and I am always hot and sweat so much during summer. I want to get off the drug but can’t sleep without it. I will have my blood checked soon for any side effects. I want to get off Seroquel for good, any other good sleeping meds with little to no side effects?

I have been taking seroquel for a while. I have chest pain, the doctors tell me they can’t explain why this is happening. I stay hungry taking this. Sometimes I get very confused, pass out and disoriented. My body jerks and is in pain 99% of the time.

I have a brother inlaw that been takeing it for a as longas it been on the market.I also took it for a month had problems sleeping after take it…

SINCE I BEEN TAKEING SEROQUEL..I NOTICE WHEN IT KICKS IN I GET SLEEP BUT I DEVOLPE THIS HUGER ITS HORRIBLE AM ALREADY OVER WEIGHT…MY DOCTOR SAID TO TAKE IT JUST A BIT BEFORE I WANNA GO TO SLEEP I TRYED THAT ..BULL DONT WORK AS AM GETING SLEEPY I GET SO HUNGRY LIKE IF I HAVENT EATEN ALL DAY..A FEW TIMES I GO TO SLEEP BUT WAKE UP HALF ASLEEP TO EAT .THEN I GET UPSET THAT I LET A STUPID PILL CONTROL ME IN THAT MATTER..I TAKE 400MG WHEN I TOLD MY DOCTOR SHE INCREASED IT TO 600MG…I DONT KNOW IF I JUST SHOULD STOP TAKEING IT BUT AM AFRAID I MIGHT GET THOUGHTS OF KILLING MYSELF HAS I HEARD ABOUT LOTS OF MEDS ..I WOULD LOVE A FEED BACK FROM ANYONE ..CAUSE I CANT KEEP GAINING WEIGHT ..EVELYN

My 85 year old father was admitted to the hospital with dehydration which caused confusion and weakness. He was 98 percent himself before the doctor gave him Seroquel. After he was given thus drug he never fully regained consciousness. He died two days later. The FDA black box warning clearly shows that this drug should not be given to elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis (having lost touch with reality due to confusion and memory loss). The doctors did not seem to be aware of this. I will never, ever allow anyone I love be given a drug before I research it myself.

why wasn’t i told about seoquel and pancreatitis? now i’m getting it all the time and it is a very unpleasant illness with alot of pain. i was told abaolutlely nothiong about that and weight gaiwn ,esp. in the belly,, and diabetes. i’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Amazing that while the drug companies are thriving, they haven’t come up with an antipsychotic that doesn’t give you major health issues. It’s horrible to push this stuff when it isn’t fil for humans, let alone people with issues.

It pains me to see all of these poor people suffering because of AstraZeneca and their bottom line. I started taking Seroquel in August of 2000.Up until then I had been taking only one medication.Soon after,taking Seroquel,My health started going downhill fast.My weight balooned to 400 lbs,and among other things,i would find myself staring at one point in the wall for hours.I was wrongly diagnosed as bipolar,I have just been recently correctly diagnosed with PTSD.My new doctor said that i am not bipolar in any way,shape,or form. I was not informed about Seroquel causing diabetes and severe weight gain and heart attacks and seizures Etc.Until it was too late.In 2004,I was worried enough to do something that you should never do,one day I all of the sudden took myself off Seroquel.Things were rocky for about four-weeks,but by the grace of God i pulled myself out of it.My physical health is still worsening,I will never be the same person again thanks to Seroquel.I am now doing research,and helping others understand their medications.

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I have been on Seroquel for 4 years and 6 mths ago had it increased to 300mg XR. A recent eye exam shows I now have cataracts and will need surgeoty next year. I am a helicopter pilot and am worried.

THIS IS ALSO FOR JEANNE ON 13 DECEMBER 2008 I TOOK SEROQUEL TO TREAT BIPOLAR DEPRESSION, BUT THIS IS CONTROVERSIAL, BECAUSE ONE PSYCHIATRIST TOLD ME SHE DON’T THINK I’M BIPOLAR, BUT THE ONE THAT I’M GOING NOW, HAVE DIAGNOSED ME WITH BP. I STOPPED TAKEN SEROQUEAL IN OCTOBER 2008, AFTER BEEN TAKEN FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. IN THE BEGIN I LIKED IT, EACH NIGHT I TOOK 100 MG AND I FELT GOOD, SIMILAR TO FEW GLASS OF WINE, THAT PUT ME TO SLEEP. BUT I READ THE SPIN-OFF, SIDE EFFECT AND I THOUGH I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS FOR TO LONG, OTHERWISE I COULD END UP DEATH. I ’WILL NEVER FORGET HOW MUCH I’VE PUT UP WITH, AND SUFFERED AFTER STOPPED TAKE SEROQUEL, FOR MORE THEN 1 WEEK I WAS DEPRESSED, I HAD THOUGHTS OF WANT TO DISAPPEAR, I KEEP ON WITHOUT SLEEP OR SLEPT VERY LITTLE, I NEVER HAD PROBLEM SLEEPING BEFORE TAKEN SEROQUEL. I COULDN’T EVEN STAY CLOSE TO ANY ELECTRICAL OBJECT. NOR EVEN WATCH TV, OR GO TO MY PC, CUZ THE ELECTRICITY DID MAKE ME FEEL SO IRRITATED, WHAT UPHEAVAL. ABOUT 2 MONTH HAD PASSED AND I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS SLEEP, I FEEL TIRED ONLY AFTER BEEN AWAKE FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, THEN WHEN I FINALY GO TO BED, I USELY SLEEP ONLY 4-5 HOURS. AND I’M NOT OLDER, I’M ONLY 45. IT’S STRANGE, I’M FEELING SO MUCH ENERGY, AND I FEEL BETTER WITHOUT THE MEDICATION. ELDERS WITH DEMENTION, THEY SHOULDN’T NEVER TAKE IT OR THEY MAY DIE. ANOTHER SIDE EFFECT IS THE Tardive dyskinesia is characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements. Features of the disorder may include grimacing, tongue protrusion, lip smacking, puckering and pursing of the lips, and rapid eye blinking. DANGEROUS DRUG IS SEROQUEL.

On May 27, 2008, my 88 year old Mother was admitted to an inpatient Geri-psych unit within a large medical center. For 2-3 weeks prior to her admission, she began having some episodes of confusion, irritabililty, and had a non-injury fall in her home. Most of the time she functioned as usual. She lived independently in a retirement center community and required little assistance. (Paid her own bills, shopped, cared for her apartment, etc.) On a holiday, her primary care MD sent her to an emergency room to be “checked out”. The ER MD failed to diagnose and treat her urinary tract infection delerium … and, failing to test a mental status or ask her about her symptoms, he wrote what others had told him, added that she lived in a nursing home and had hit staff, and said she was psychotic and sent her to psych. On the psych unit, all of her psych tests were normal, but she was still given Seroquel for two days, Zyprexa for six days, Prolixin and Mellaril for nine days… She was ordered 12 + meds for chronic medical conditions, chemically restrained with IM Ativan, oral Klonopin, Prolixin injections and a Prolixin D injection. Her “Psychiatrist” said she had dementia, possible bi-polar, obsessive compulsive disorder… and he said she was hurting others and a danger to herself and that she had previous admissions to Veterans hospitals for psychosis – which was absolutely untrue. Her only previous admission was a short inpatient stay for depression, after her husband had died ten years earlier. Even though my sister(POA) and I visited often, we were not informed that she was being given antipsychotics or chemical restraints. We were told that her mental condition was worsening and she was hard to control; and, we were told that our visits were unsetting to her. We did ask questions; told the staff and psychiatrist that she had didn’t tolerate sedative drugs; asked them to review her at home medicines and expressed our concern that she was being over prescribed. They agreed to do as we asked – and he ordered antipsychotics and benzodiazipines. We were repeatedly lied to. I’m so sorry we didn’t figure things out sooner. She was in that “Snake Pit” for almost three weeks… Reading her records, I can see that her behavior and mental status changed within two hours after the first dose of Seroquel, worsened with the Ativan…and further declined with Zyprexa, Prolixin and Mellaril. She could no longer walk or even stand upright, she became incontinent, unable to use her hands because the tremors were so severe, developed swallowing and speaking problems, had little movement in her head and could barely even move her body. She became dehydrated and malnourished… As soon as she was transferred to another hospital, all antipsychotics and benzodiazipines were discontinued and the urinary traction was treated, she became alert and oriented. She worked in rehab for five weeks, but her body just couldn’t function. A neurologist described her as having cogwheeling, and at first thought she had a history of Parkinsons – but she didn’t. She died three weeks later. We know that it was because of the many medical mistakes/negligence and horrific treatment that she received – and we believe the facility likely committed fraud just to fill a bed and bill Medicare – but her response to the antipsychotcs sounds like many others I have read about in my research. She was 88 years old, diagnosed with dementia and given the drugs that are labeled and carry warnings that they can cause death in the advanced elderly. Still they were available, ordered, and given. Maybe they are helpful to others, but the drug companies must do more to control their use – something has to change.

I have gained weight, have high triglycerides, high cholesterol, unbearable night sweats, and extreme hot flashes.. I’m only 30 years old

i was prescribed seroquil for sleep and was almost instantly on a 2000 mg dose per night. a pharmacy actually had a problem filling that dose so they called the manufacturer and the manufacturer said it was perfectly safe. HA! i became diabetic and gained about 170 lbs in about 5 months. could not get blood sugar to stabalize by medication and diet. within 3 days of stopping seroquel my diabetees became managable. had to have gastric bypass to loose the weight and can’t stop loosing as of 12-15-08. (still loosing but we expect it to turn around soon with a 5th opperation) now 6 foot tall and weigh 138 lbs.

I have a grandson who is in the custody of Oklahoma Dept.services, at 6 years of age he was given seroquel for a year when placed in a behavorial hospital. I don’t know who is looking out for his rights & if he is protected if he has any side effects from this medication.

I WAS PRESCRIBED SEROQUEL FOR BIPOLAR,ANXIETYAND SLEEPING DISORDER AT 6OO MG. A DAY, THE DR. WANTED TO INCREASE IT TO 1200 MGS. BUT I WOULDN”T TAKE IT. MY HANDS STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD ALL THE TIME AND AS THE DAYS WENT BY IT GOT WORSE.WHEN MY LEGS SRARTED STIFFENNING UP ONE NIGHT I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A SROKE OR SOMETHING,BOTH OF MY FEET CURLED BACKWARDS AS I WATCHAD IN HORROR,BUT THEN IT STOPPED.IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME IT WAS THE MEDICATION STILL. I RAN OUT OF SEROQUEL FOR A FEW DAYS AND COULD NOT SLEEP SO I WENT TO GET A REFILL AND WITHIN A HALF AN HOUR MY HANDS STARTED SHAKING, I HAD TO LIE DOWN QUICKY AND MY WHOLE BODY WAS STIFFENING UP AND I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME BREATHING. I TOLD THE A.R.N.P. IN THE OFFICE AND SHE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS INSANE. I STOPPED TAKING IT. IT HAS BEEN FOUR MONTHS AND MY DR. SAYS I HAVE NEUROPATHY. WHAT KIND I DO NOT KNW, I HAVE TO HAVE BLOOD WORK AND SOME NERVE STUDIIES,BUT I DO KNOW THAT I DID NOT HAVE THIS BEFORE SEROQUEL. MY FEET AND LEGS FEEL LIKE THRER IS A CONSTANT CURRENT OF ELECTRICITY GOING THROUGH THEM. I AM FREAKING OUT AND WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERINCED ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS?

i take Seroquel i have heard that it causes mouth ulcer is that true i had them and still do

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I have been on Seroquel 200mg. to help with sleeping & have been taking seroquel for around 6 or 7 years & was put on this medicine by A Psyciatrist and I’M worried about getting any bad side effects so far I noticed that It’s been making me groggy & I take this medicine In the evening along with some other pscootropic medicines I’ve been diagnosed as Bipolar disoder.

i only took 1 tablet of Seroquel 50mg. for insomnia, i will never take it again. i felt groggy until noon the next day and i also felt disoriented.

My brother was diagnosed as bipolar. He took seroquel for less than 2 weeks. On November 22, 2008 he shot himself in the head. He has never had suicidal thoughts or actions. But i know this medication is to blame. PLEASE do not take this medication and if you do be very careful. After reading up on the medication i have found this is not unusual behavior. Please take this into mind if you are thinking about starting or are taking this medicine.

I was given zyprexa and they told me it was for sleeping another drug good for killing people

The doctor prescribed seroquel for me it made me gain some weight and also have breathng problems my breath has become thicker

My husband is 70 yeas old .He is bipolar, and has been on lithum for 32 years. His kidneys show some damage due to taking lithum for so long. Doctor took him off of lithum, and tried a number of drugs to replace it. He went into a manic state, and was put into a hospital where he was treated with zyprexa. It did help him to regain his sleep pattern, aftertwo months,he was taken off of zyprexa. He is back on lithum, a smaller dose than before, lexapro in the morning, and seroquil at night to sleep. He has had a mild stroke and developed parkinson tremors in his hands. He is scheduled for a brain scan this week. His personality is different, he is very quiet ,still has some anxiety. What next?

I was spiked with seroquel, without being told it was an anti-psychotic. They thought I was psychotic since I told them a drug dealer lived in the apt, below me. Once I had my honey come in and verify that, things improved, but I was given a suspicious package of trial seroquel, with nothing on it but the name, deliberately, and afterwards the Dr stated he was not going to be in practice anymore, despite the fact he still is today-he knew he made a big mistake. I started having emotional problems and prolonged panic attacks, and problems keeping cognizant of the world around me. Seroquel is good for killing people , nothing else. It also greatly aggravated my type 1 diabetes, I never should have been given this drug, ever. I was bipolar, not psychotic.

I got prescribed seraquil. I refused to take it because the psychiatrist who prescribed it to me. Said me taking this would cause my Primidone to not work. I have seizures and take Primidone to controlt the seizures. I will not take seraquil because I am so scared of having seizures again. Then I read the thing on lawsuits. I am so glad I am taking this stuff. Might as well put a loaded gun to my head.

Is there a linkage between suicide or attempted suicide and this drug?

My father died October 16, 2007. I recently saw an advertisement about a class action lawsuit regarding Seroquel and knowing that my father took the drug I instantly took notice. He suffered from Parkinson’s disease and was prescribed the drug by a well known neurologist in Dallas. He told him “you can take as much as you want,” but my father did not – he only took it at night. The side effects from the drug cause the symptoms of Parkinson’s i.e. tardive dyskensia and other symptoms associated with Parkinson’s. He was allegedly prescribed the drug due to hallucinations from other meds. I still don’t get that. He died from a cardiac arrest. The point is he was killed from this drug I believe. My research indicates that the drugs he was taking for Parkinson’s have a negative reaction with Seroquel so why was any legitimate doctor prescribing this lethal cocktail? If anyone can help please advise. I am trying to help others who were prescribed this drug who should not have been taking it. It seems the doctors are doing this at the behest of the drug companies and this is wrong – it is killing people.

i have been taking seroquel for i guess about 2 years ,maybe a lil over anyways @ 1st it took me only 12.5 mg to actually pretty much act/feel like a drunk now i tak about 600 a day the 1st 3-4 months into aking it i told my doctor i couldnt breathe,i meanso bad that i wanted to call an ambulance i could not catch a breath but as i told my dr. this a “few” times she said well just keep taking it you will get use to itso i pretty mthought to myself this lady just dos “not” understand how it actually feels like i am drowning ‘the feeling’…the best way i can describe it,well about 6 months or so of starting seroquel i tried to commit suicide “almost succeding” taking 3400 mg , im sure i would of taken more but thats all i had left in that pill bottle.(I REMEMBER SOMEONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ME SAYING—“SHES GOING & SHES GOING “FAST”)…PRETTY MUCH MEANING WERE LOSING HER”DEAD”AS THEY SAY. LATER FINDING OUT IT WAS THE PARAMEDIC before i new it i was waking up in i.c.u with wires, machines,monitors and iv’s coming from ever end of my body,i woke to my family i mean all of them there.’& “””my””” family wouldnt all show up to a funeral together if life depended on it so i knew that this was serious,but all i thought was damn i’m still here. when i left the hospital i realized when i got home i had “no” seroquel better call the dr. for a refill she sked if i felt suicidal of course i said no i still needed to go into la-la land @ nite so the same day getting ot of the hospital i was given another refill of 360-100mg pills. now even though i deep down know that they are doing things to me that are bad,i still take them because it is unlike any sleep you have ever had my mind is on shut-down i dont wake up sometimes for 2 days but even though my dr. has not seen me for a year now for a check-up i call to up my dose because now i sometimes dream & get so angry at things lil or big that my family or any one that knows me is in terror when ido come into contact with them which is not often because i sleep 4-5 days a week i realize i am just existing here & not taking the proper steps,etc to maybe become better “as mother”says….. because you know what when i did do ‘everything’ that was recommended or what they called “help” for me maybe??? DIDNT WORK,but now a year later i will see my drfor her to only tell me it will get better or do i still feel suicidal “i guess it is called the “at least she asked questions” but didnt take my words of ‘I CANT BREATHE’ seriously,just another patient that is bi-polor,this that & the other so onto the next one.AND YA KNOW I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE ONE TO LET ANYTHING GO & HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH GETTING MY THOUGHTS,ETC ACROSS TO ANYONE MY WHOLE LIFE I HAVE BEEN “SAY WHAT I AM THINKING/FEELING/WANTING/NEEDING& SO ON BUT EVEN AFTER THE 3RD TIME TELLING HER I CANT BREATHE SHE IGNORED THIS SO I GUESS BY THEN I WAS ALREADY ADDICTED IN A SENSE BECAUSE I KNEW THEY DID WHAT I WANTED KNOCKED-ME-OUT NO MATTER WHAT THE SIDE-EFFECTS & WARNINGS ARE.ANYWAYS MY LEGS FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO MOVETHEM 24-7 WHEN IM LAYIN DOWN I AM SO MOODY,-SO MANY MORE THINGS TO ADD BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT THEY ARE,SO FINALLY ENDING THIS I WILL JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE NOT YET TRIED SEROQUEL “””””DONT””””””PLEASE….& IF YOU CURRENTLY STILL TAKE I WISH YOU WELL THANKS TO ALL THAT READ THIS MAYBE YOU WLL TAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT & LEARN.

My mother took Seroquel for about one year, with strong cardiovascular side-effects (anxiety, low blood pressure). She never had had any heart disease but suddenly suffered a heart attack and passed away a few days later at the age of 73.

while on seroquel i have suffered very severe mouth throat and neck pain so severe i thnik i am going to have cancer or have to have surgery the list goes on .

while on seroqual the antipsychotic medication I have had more anxiety, gained 40 pounds and by breast swelled 2 cups sizes that I did not loose and they are heavey and hurt my back. I had compulsive disoder while taking this medication. I have been taken off of it and lost some of the weight exept in my breast. I have suffered 4 small strokes in the one year and have been off since 2001, but still have symotoms. I even have had heart problems since. I now have cateracts and glacoma now and this has been since taken this med.

Since I started taking seroquel I packed on the pounds and developed thyroid problems and diabetes. Just two weeks ago my blood work and urinalysis came back bad, I see the doctor in to find out what the next step will be. I went off seroquel and have lost 38 lbs. and do no\’t intend on taking the drug on a regular basis any more. I only take if i develope severe mania for sleeping. I was perscribed 900 mg daily. I feel my health is more important then having all these problems caused by this medication.

I was on Seroquel and gained over 40 lbs, I also ran out the medication because my doctor was no longer working at the clinic I was going to and nobody would renew my prescription. About 2 weeks after I ran out, I tried, almost successfully, to commit suicide. I haven’t had my blood sugar tested, but I know that after I went of Seroquel, I lost the weight, it took me over 2 years, but I lost it.

I have been bi polar most of my adullt life just not diagnosed until 8 years ago. From November of 2006-November of 2007 I lost ninety four pounds. I felt great. My body didn’t ache. From January of 2008, when I was prescribed seroquel. until May of this year, I have put it back on and more. I was absolutely in need of food to settle my hunger.