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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
2 67%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Daytime sleepiness
1 33%
Incoherence
1 33%
Weight gain
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  50mg as needed 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 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
4 33% Side effects too severe: 33%
Expense
3 25% Expense: 25%
Did not seem to work
3 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Other
2 17% Other: 17%
Course of treatment ended
2 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Doctor's advice
1 8% Doctor's advice: 8%
Personal research
1 8% Personal research: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Quetiapine

Currently Taking Quetiapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
4
2
4
7

Stopped Taking Quetiapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
1
2
1
0
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 67%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 67%

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

Report created on November 22, 2009.