Seroquel
Quetiapine
Ingredients & Drug Type
Seroquel is listed as Psychiatric containing Quetiapine. A mental health medicine affecting neurotransmitters, mood, or sleep and usually requiring follow-up.
- Active ingredient
- Quetiapine
- Therapeutic class
- Psychiatric
- Dosage form
- Tablet
- Strength
- 100mg
Dosing
- Adult
- 150–800 mg/day
- Frequency
- مرة يومياً
- Route
- oral
- Frequency: مرة يومياً.
- Route: oral.
- The final dose depends on diagnosis, age, weight, kidney/liver function, pregnancy status, and other medicines.
- Use the dose written by your doctor or pharmacist; this page is educational and not a personal prescription.
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Medical Overview
Seroquel is listed as Psychiatric containing Quetiapine. A mental health medicine affecting neurotransmitters, mood, or sleep and usually requiring follow-up.
Seroquel (quetiapine) — the broad-spectrum atypical: schizophrenia, bipolar mania AND depression (best-in-class evidence), resistant-depression adjunct. Heavy sedation invites low-dose “sleeping pill” misuse — a poor trade against its metabolic bill (weight, glucose, lipids — mandatory monitoring). Elderly-dementia mortality warning; never stop abruptly.
Uses / Indications
- Schizophrenia
- bipolar disorder
- adjunctive depression
- Depression, anxiety, psychosis, bipolar disorder, or sleep problems depending on diagnosis.
Side Effects
- النعاس والتخدير (أثقل العائلة — مساءً يُؤخذ)
- وزيادة الوزن وفتح الشهية
- وارتفاع سكر ودهون تراكمي (**فحوص أيضية دورية غير قابلة للتفاوض**)
- دوخة وقوفية وجفاف فم وإمساك. نادراً: حركات لاإرادية (أقل العائلة)
- ومتلازمة خبيثة للذهان (طوارئ).
- Sleepiness, dizziness, dry mouth, appetite/weight change, or sexual side effects depending on the medicine.
Contraindications
- **كبار السن المصابون بخرف مع اضطراب سلوك: تحذير وفيات مشدد عائلي** — ليس مهدئ شياخة. حساسية له. حذر: سوابق قلبية بإطالة QT
- سكري منفلت
- وقصور كبدي (جرعات أدنى).
- Worsening suicidal thoughts, serious allergy, or unsafe combinations with other psychiatric medicines.
Warnings
- اتفاقك مع طبيبك يشمل ميزاناً وشريط سكر: وزن ومحيط خصر وسكر ودهون قبل البدء ثم دورياً — التدهور الأيضي يُدار باكراً لا يُكتشف متأخراً. النعاس الأول يخف بأسابيع
- القيادة تُقيَّم بعد الاستقرار. لا يُوقف فجأة (أرق ارتدادي وغثيان). دوخة الوقوف: انهض على مراحل. تابع نفسيتك عبر كلينكس جو.
- Do not stop suddenly; some medicines need gradual tapering.
Drug Interactions
- مثبطات ومحرضات CYP3A4 تقلب مستوياته (كلاريثروميسين والآزولات ترفعه
- كاربامازيبين يهبطه بشدة)
- مثبطات العصب والكحول تراكب نعاسه
- وأدوية QT تتراكب قلبياً. خافضات الضغط: دوخة وقوفية مضاعفة.
- May interact with alcohol, sedatives, other antidepressants, and some migraine or pain medicines.
Patient Guidance
- Improvement may take several weeks.
- Report sudden mood changes.
- Avoid driving until you know its effect.
Before Using This Medicine
Tell your clinician before use if you have
- Any previous allergy to this medicine, its class, or any ingredient.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, planned pregnancy, or fertility treatment.
- Kidney, liver, heart, stomach ulcer, bleeding, epilepsy, or chronic disease history.
- Regular medicines, supplements, herbal products, or alcohol use.
Seek urgent care if you notice
- Breathing difficulty, face or throat swelling, severe rash, fainting, or chest pain.
- Severe diarrhea, black stools, vomiting blood, yellow eyes, confusion, or unusual bleeding.
- Any symptom that feels severe, new, or rapidly worsening after taking the medicine.
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Storage & Manufacturer
- Storage:
- Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.
Trusted Medical Sources
Use these references to verify official labeling, patient information, therapeutic class, dosing cautions, contraindications, and safety updates.
Common Questions
What is Seroquel?
Seroquel contains Quetiapine and is categorized as Psychiatric. Its exact use depends on diagnosis and the official product label.
What is the dose of Seroquel?
Catalog dosing information includes: 150–800 mg/day. The personal dose must be confirmed by a doctor or pharmacist.
What warnings matter before using Seroquel?
Check allergies, pregnancy or breastfeeding, chronic disease, and all current medicines before use. Seek urgent care for severe allergy or rapidly worsening symptoms.
How should Seroquel be stored?
Store at room temperature away from heat, moisture, and direct sunlight unless the package label says otherwise.