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What is Quetiapine?

Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotics that is used to treat schizophrenia; for manic episodes and maintenance treatment in bipolar I and for depression in bipolar disorder. Off label it is used for autism and psychosis/agitation related to Alzheimer's dementia.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
20 17%
Moderate
48 40%
Mild
31 26%
None
21 18%

Most commonly reported side effects

Hangover effect, next morning
51 43%
Weight gain
51 43%
Daytime sleepiness
48 40%
low energy
30 25%
unable to concentrate
17 14%
inability to concentrate
14 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

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

  100mg as needed 200mg as needed 25 mg as needed 25mg as needed 50 mg as needed 50mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) daily 12.5 mg daily 18.75 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 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 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 300 mg one time 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 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 36 Number of Patients: 36 45 Number of Patients: 45 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 64 Number of Patients: 64 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 47 Number of Patients: 47 4 Number of Patients: 4 51 Number of Patients: 51 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 28 Number of Patients: 28 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 17 Number of Patients: 17 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 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 Quetiapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
55 52% Side effects too severe: 52%
Doctor's advice
31 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Did not seem to work
24 23% Did not seem to work: 23%
Other
14 13% Other: 13%
Expense
11 10% Expense: 10%
Personal research
4 4% Personal research: 4%
Course of treatment ended
4 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Not indicated
2 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 99 patients who’ve stopped taking Quetiapine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Quetiapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
14
27
54
26
57

Stopped Taking Quetiapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
27
17
19
14
13
11

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
93 78%
Usually
17 14%
Sometimes
7 6%
Never
3 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
16 13%
Somewhat
30 25%
A little
20 17%
Not at all
54 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
8 7%
$100-199
4 3%
$50-99
7 6%
$25-49
16 13%
< $25
43 36%

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.