Seroquel XR for Schizoaffective Disorder User Reviews

Seroquel XR has an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from a total of 13 reviews for the treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder. 38% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 31% reported a negative experience.

Seroquel XR rating summary

5.5 average rating out of 10

13 ratings from 15 user reviews.

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Reviews for Seroquel XR

Red...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
March 14, 2020

"I have been taking Seroquel XR for just over a year now, started with a 25 mg dose, now up to a 200 mg dose. I found that my thoughts are controllable, relatively a good sleeping aid. Just be careful not to eat after an hour or so of taking certain brands of this medication. Seroquel XR blue/white pack 100 mg makes anything hard to swallow, even water. Best to go straight to bed. Would like to try managing my own emotions and thoughts one day without medication. I hope for everyone who struggles. Thank you and good luck!"

5 / 10

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Anonymous
August 18, 2013

"I take this medication for its side effects primarily. It works great if you have severe insomnia. This medicine makes you very hungry when you take it. It also helps to relieve anxious feelings and help calm feelings of stress. Again, my doctor prescribed this medicine due to weight loss, insomnia, and anxiety. This is not what the medicine is exactly made for, but I have tried dozens of medicines, and this is the only one that has helped with my problems."

9 / 10

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TJG...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
April 4, 2018

"Unfortunately, I have no idea what is wrong with me, but what I know is that Seroquel works great for me. I suffer from severe mood swings, mild psychosis, generalized anxiety, and have experienced mild religious auditory hallucinations. I switch dosages pretty often due to my mood swings because if I am manic, I need more, and if I am depressed, I need less because Seroquel works as a major sedative to kick mania, and when I am depressed, sedation is a con because it makes me more depressed. In general, it does work, but I am really sad that I have to take prescription medication in order to be normal."

10 / 10

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Eli...
Taken for 10 years or more
May 13, 2018

"I am a male, and I have been using Seroquel for 17 years. I started with 25 mg Seroquel per day and then got up to Seroquel XR 800 mg per day. I have gained 10 lbs or less in 17 years. I have experienced side effects and developed true gynecomastia that can only be removed through surgery that isn't covered by insurance. My prescribing doctor says I am too skinny and need to gain weight. My other doctor says I have gynecomastia that is noticeable when I take off my shirt. My doctor recommended that I get tested for male breast cancer, and insurance covered the ultrasound and mammogram, but because the gynecomastia isn't cancerous, it's not covered by insurance. I don't recommend it because I developed breast growth and breast pain while on it. I can't wear T-shirts because people noticed my breast growth and feel the need to mention it in front of me."

4 / 10

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Lia...
September 6, 2015

"English is not my main language, so if something is not understood, know why. From the age 16 to 17, I had depression and I had social anxiety, then I tried to kill myself and went into a mental hospital. The trauma I had there made me do the same thing again. They tried every single medication on me, and then they decided Seroquel XR is the best med for me. It really made me be balanced, but also made me apathetic and not connected to my feelings and thoughts. My memory was terrible, and I barely talked. I stopped taking it for one day and went into a manic-psychotic mood, and I'm writing it from another mental hospital. I'm happy that I stopped taking this, I want to feel alive, not like a zombie."

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Joh...
August 16, 2017

"I have been taking Seroquel XR 800mg for almost 11 years. Before this, I was taking a low dose of regular Seroquel for many years. It really helps me manage my schizoaffective disorder. I am also taking a doctor's prescribed antihistamine, hydroxyzine 50mg, because I get hives while on Seroquel XR. I have noticed male breast growth and hard glandular breast tissue build-up under my breast during this year. I am also experiencing breast pain. I am on a calorie-restricted diet and have been exercising and lifting weights regularly for the past 10 years and have gained 5lbs to 10lbs in weight. I have low body fat and can do 70 push-ups in a row easily, so it's not body fat."

1 / 10

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Jt1...
April 27, 2016

"Been on regular Seroquel for 4 years, fine. Started this for mania/depression and paranoid thoughts. Awful. Weaned up from 50 mg to 450 mg, then back down to off in 1 week. Stomach pains. Out of touch with reality. Groggy. Weight gain immediately. It helped the symptoms, but no way to live."

1 / 10

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TyT...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
January 26, 2020

"I was on Seroquel XR 300mg for a year. It worked for the most part but the sleepiness during the day was just to much for me. I gained 83 pounds and developed NA-Fatty Liver Disease from it. Can’t say I would recommend this medication."

1 / 10

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sin...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
October 23, 2016

"Hi, I'm taking Seroquel XR 400 mg. It all started last winter with my psychotic episode. I went a bit manic, anxiety, depression. Won't get into details. I went into the mental hospital for 2 months, there is where I started taking Seroquel. To be honest, the first 2 weeks I have been vomiting every single night, had dizziness so hard that I had to hold walls while walking down the hallway. It's fine because at that point I didn't know if it's just a bad dream or reality. After a period of let's say 2 months, I got much better. Still, I was feeling like my emotions, vocabulary, thoughts were really in bad condition. As time passes, I got used to it (I'm using it for 10 months now). DON'T DO COLD TURKEY!!!"

8 / 10

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mha...
June 4, 2017

"My family member has been on the brand name Seroquel XR since 2009. When Accord Healthcare came out with their generic version in Nov 2016, she had to get the generic in Jan. 2017 until she could get approved for the AZ & Me PAP. I can tell you that the generic does not have the same efficacy as the brand name as she started experiencing symptoms on Accord's generic. Now we find out that AstraZeneca will no longer have the PAP after Dec. 2017. They did a good job of marketing their product, and it has helped many patients manage their symptoms. However, if the generic versions don't have the same efficacy, thousands of patients risk decompensation and symptoms. Accord even has the nerve to charge over 1300 per month for their med."

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
April 15, 2022

"I have been on Seroquel XR for five days and feel so much more positive and restful. I am on 150 mg. Still feeling the side effects of tiredness but apart from that all good. Very impressed with this medication"

10 / 10

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jui...
March 13, 2011

"The doctor decided to put me on Seroquel XR instead of Risperdal. Today I took it, then felt the calming effects of it. Then I was conscious of it kicking in, and I started sweating. The sweating stopped, but all of a sudden I feel the same as I did before. Is this normal? I'm also still feeling impulsive and have trouble communicating with people."

5 / 10

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Pix...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
December 12, 2014

"Unfortunately after more than a year, pervasive stuff like weight gain, increased lipids, diabetes all started to be present. Great for a while but I started toned more of it to deal with psychotic symptoms and the sedative nature of it got in the way. Swapped to paliperidone ER, which is more focused on the psychotic symptoms and doing well without the sedation."

6 / 10

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Tim...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
November 4, 2018

"This stuff ruined my life. This is poison. Worst thing that ever happened to me and I've been through some pretty awful abuse."

1 / 10

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Bla...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
December 28, 2017

"I have been taken it for five years. Major difference. Only things is my weight.and eating and drinking while I was sleeping."

10 / 10

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