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Quetiapine Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Seroquel
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.
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Reasons taken
39 patients in the community are taking or have taken Quetiapine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Insomnia | 11 | 28% |
| Anxiety | 6 | 15% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| hallucinations | 4 | 10% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 3 | 7% |
| Depression | 2 | 5% |
| Bipolar, rapid cycling | 1 | 2% |
| Visual hallucinations | 1 | 2% |
| Night Terrors | 1 | 2% |
| Don't know | 1 | 2% |
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 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
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Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 17% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 50% | 3 |
| None | 33% | 2 |
Top reported side-effects include: Weight gain, Daytime sleepiness, Hangover effect, next morning
Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 6)
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- EdSikov
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by EdSikov
Mar 23, 2009
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Insomnia
- See full evaluation
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Report created on November 08, 2009.