These factors include what your insurance Seroquel XR is also used alone to treat manic episodes in children at least 10 years old with bipolar disorder
Increased risk of suicidal thoughts
Quetiapine is FDA approved for schizophrenia, acute manic episodes, and adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder
(2) In a 6-week, placebo-controlled trial (n=286) involving titration of SEROQUEL in high (up to 750 mg/day on a tid schedule) and low (up to 250 mg/day on a tid schedule) doses, only the high dose SEROQUEL group Immediate release
Further dosage adjustments, up to 800 mg/day by day 6, should be in increments ≤200 mg/day
Constipation, drowsiness, upset stomach, tiredness, weight gain, blurred vision, or dry mouth may occur
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Seroquel (generic name: quetiapine fumarate) is an anti-psychotic primarily used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia in people over 13 years of age, bipolar disorder in adults, and manic episodes in children between 10 and 17
It comes as tablets, including slow release tablets (these may have XL in the brand name), and as a liquid that you swallow
Once-daily doses are best taken at bedtime to help limit daytime drowsiness
Constipation, drowsiness, upset stomach, tiredness, weight gain, blurred vision, or dry mouth may occur
Children over 12 years (monotherapy, extended-release) Day 1: 50 mg/day orally once daily
2 Moreover, bipolar disorders tend to be chronic and have complicated comorbidity, which leads to substantial disability
SEROQUEL is an atypical antipsychotic indicated for the treatment of: • Schizophrenia (1
SEROQUEL XR is supplied for oral administration as 50 mg (peach), 150 mg (white), 200 mg (yellow), 300 mg (pale yellow), and 400 mg (white)