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Brand Names:
Seroquel, Seroquel XR
What is Quetiapine? Quetiapine is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics. It is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Brand names include Seroquel® and Seroquel® XR
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Reasons Taken
306 patients in the community are taking or have taken Quetiapine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 99 | 32% |
| Other | 53 | 17% |
| Insomnia | 33 | 10% |
| bipolar disorder | 25 | 8% |
| Anxiety | 16 | 5% |
| Depression | 5 | 1% |
| Support another treatment | 4 | 1% |
| Mood swings | 4 | 1% |
| Don't know | 3 | <1% |
| bipolar rapid cycling | 3 | <1% |
| Major Depression | 3 | <1% |
| Problems concentrating | 2 | <1% |
| Psychosis | 2 | <1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 2 | <1% |
| mania | 2 | <1% |
| Emotional lability | 2 | <1% |
| auditory hallucinations | 1 | <1% |
| General health | 1 | <1% |
| hallucinations | 1 | <1% |
| Anger/Irritability between doses | 1 | <1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Quetiapine or how long patients were taking Quetiapine before stopping.
Currently taking Quetiapine
Stopped taking Quetiapine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 55 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 77% | 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 5% | 1 |
| Slight | 5% | 1 |
| None | 14% | 3 |
Insomnia
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 20% | 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 33% | 18 |
| Mild | 29% | 16 |
| None | 18% | 10 |
Top reported side-effects include: "Hangover effect:" Next morning sleepiness, daytime sleepinesss, Weight gain
Summary results are based on 55 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 55)
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- one_step_closer
- Sex: F
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 3
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 22 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: High
- See profile
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by one_step_closer
Sep 28, 2006
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Anxiety
- See full evaluation
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- picspec
- Sex: F
- Depression: 4
- Emotional: 4
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 3
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 3
- External Stress: Severe
- 38 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: High
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by picspec
Aug 26, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks