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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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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% |
How long current patients have been taking Quetiapine or how long patients were taking Quetiapine before stopping.
Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Other
| 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.
Report created on November 08, 2009.