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Quetiapine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Seroquel, Seroquel XR
See also:
Seroquel
What is Quetiapine?
This drug is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics. It is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Brand names include Seroquel® and Seroquel® XR
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Reasons Taken
218 patients in the community are taking or have taken Quetiapine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 86 | 39% |
| Other | 47 | 21% |
| Insomnia | 22 | 10% |
| Anxiety | 13 | 5% |
| bipolar disorder | 7 | 3% |
| Depression | 5 | 2% |
| Mood swings | 4 | 1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 3 | 1% |
| Emotional lability | 2 | <1% |
| Psychosis | 2 | <1% |
| Problems concentrating | 2 | <1% |
| bipolar rapid cycling | 1 | <1% |
| hallucinations | 1 | <1% |
| auditory hallucinations | 1 | <1% |
| General health | 1 | <1% |
| Don't know | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
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 31 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 64% | 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 7% | 1 |
| Slight | 21% | 3 |
| Can't tell | 7% | 1 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 26% | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 29% | 9 |
| Mild | 23% | 7 |
| None | 23% | 7 |
Top reported side-effects include: "Hangover effect:" Next morning sleepiness, Weight gain, daytime sleepinesss
Summary results are based on 31 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 31)
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- one_step_closer
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 4
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Severe
- 21 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: High
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by one_step_closer
Sep 28, 2006
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Anxiety
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- picspec
- Depression: 4
- Emotional: 4
- Compulsion: 3
- Anxiety: 3
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 3
- External Stress: Severe
- 37 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: High
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by picspec
Aug 26, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- See full evaluation
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