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What is Seroquel?

Seroquel® is the brand name for Quetiapine, which is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics. It is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
20 18%
Moderate
40 36%
Mild
29 26%
None
23 21%

Most commonly reported side effects

Daytime sleepiness
50 45%
Weight gain
48 43%
Hangover effect, next morning
46 41%
low energy
27 24%
unable to concentrate
16 14%
inability to concentrate
12 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Seroquel. See all 34 dosages ►

  0.25 25mg as needed 100mg as needed 200mg as needed 25mg as needed 50mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) daily 12.5 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 50 mg daily 62.5 mg daily 75 mg daily 85 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 312.5 mg daily 350 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 700 mg daily 800 mg daily 900 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1200 mg daily 15000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 47 Number of Patients: 47 1 Number of Patients: 1 52 Number of Patients: 52 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 66 Number of Patients: 66 4 Number of Patients: 4 12 Number of Patients: 12 50 Number of Patients: 50 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 49 Number of Patients: 49 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Seroquel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
50 44% Side effects too severe: 44%
Doctor's advice
35 31% Doctor's advice: 31%
Did not seem to work
27 24% Did not seem to work: 24%
Other
17 15% Other: 15%
Expense
14 12% Expense: 12%
Personal research
6 5% Personal research: 5%
Course of treatment ended
6 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 106 patients who’ve stopped taking Seroquel

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Seroquel

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
14
29
49
29
75

Stopped Taking Seroquel

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
29
13
21
14
13
16

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
89 79%
Usually
14 13%
Sometimes
7 6%
Never
2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
17 15%
Somewhat
21 19%
A little
21 19%
Not at all
53 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
7 6%
$100-199
3 3%
$50-99
5 4%
$25-49
16 14%
< $25
45 40%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 22, 2009.