Quetiapine Fumarate
Active Ingredients
- Quetiapine Fumarate
Brands and Other Names
Manufacturers
- Accord Healthcare Inc
- Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Seroquel.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Quetiapine Fumarate Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Quetiapine Fumarate
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Paraesthesia, Restlessness, Somnolence
Effectiveness Rating: Overall Rating:
Posted By Han on February 9, 2020 @ 5:47 am
“severe restlessness in arms and legs 45 mins after taking- if I do not manage to get to sleep during this window I will not sleep due to the restlessness and become very agitated. Drowsy and dizzy 45 mins after taking. After 4 months of taking 300mg daily I have developed severe pins and needles, swelling and numbness in my hands- always during the night- waking me frequently. Also seemingly randomly during the day. Painful when hands get cold (I work outdoors in a ski resort- so often) Is this normal or something to consult my doctor about? I find my anxiety increased due to my worries about this drug.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Muscular weakness
Effectiveness Rating: Overall Rating:
Posted By Lori on April 20, 2018 @ 9:41 pm
“I came off the 300 mg dose I still can't walk well. Legs hurt and are stiff and weak. Medication made me violent. Poison!”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Cold sweat, Discomfort, Irritability, Withdrawal syndrome, Hot flush
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 11, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... Damn drug pushing pysch doctors. Down from 800mg to 200mg in 24hr period, remember 73% of brain receptors are, in the stomach, symptoms of withdrawal are cold sweats, hot flashes, irritability, if ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abasia, Dizziness, Dehydration
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 4, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Unable to walk around safely during the night due to dizziness. Also was completely dehydrated when I got up to let the dog out during the night. Let my dog out during the nig...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling cold, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 27, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: The worst thing I've ever done. I want my life back. Went cold turkey because I was becoming diabetic from taking seroquel. This is my first time taking an antipsychotic ever. Anyon...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling jittery, Anxiety
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 26, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: So far very jittery inside anxious I've read a lot about it from this page and I'm scared shirtless now”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Drugged state, Weight increased, Withdrawal syndrome
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 13, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... take this drug for any reason. It is pure pure evil. It was prescribed for insomnia, which works very well, but the side effects are horrendous. gained 60 pounds. walked around stoned everyday. do not...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Loss of consciousness, Discomfort, Somnolence, Fear
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Seroquel has always worked for immediate sleep UNTIL two months ago i was up all night and then finally fell asleep around eight in the morning. I felt horrible the rest of the day. I w...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Sinusitis
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 15, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: dry and tight sinuses with headaches well so far I am not complaining. It has helped me . I fall asleep fast but do to my pain I have had for 20 years I awake often but I feel...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hypersomnia, Amnesia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 3, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Excessive sleepiness in AM, difficulty forming words, difficulty with short term memory. I would caution anyone to be very careful when taking Seroquel. It works wonders for m...”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Quetiapine Fumarate
Restless Legs Syndrome
“I gained ten pounds, If taken to much you may sleep allot, Can cause drowsiness, It can give you restless leg syndrome , will cause drowsiness
Helps you fall asleep fast, It may lea...”
Source: Seroquel-Medication-review-ef1d5
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Did the author experience restless legs syndrome while taking seroquel?
What is this?Weight Increased
“I gained ten pounds , If taken to much you may sleep allot, Can cause drowsiness, It can give you restless leg syndrome, will cause drowsiness
Helps you fall asleep fast, It may lea...”
Source: Seroquel-Medication-review-ef1d5
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Did the author experience weight increased while taking seroquel?
What is this?Somnolence
“I gained ten pounds, If taken to much you may sleep allot, Can cause drowsiness , It can give you restless leg syndrome, will cause drowsiness
Helps you fall asleep fast, It may lea...”
Source: Seroquel-Medication-review-ef1d5
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