Seroquel XL 400 mg 30 tablets

Seroquel XL 400 mg 30 Tablets:

Quetiapine 400 mg tablets.

What is quetiapine and what are its uses:

• Quetiapine belongs to a group of medicines called antipsychotics. Quetiapine can be used to treat many diseases, such as:
• Bipolar depression and major depressive episodes in major depressive disorder: where you feel sad. You may find that you feel depressed, guilty, lack energy, lose your appetite, or cannot sleep.
• Mania: where you may feel extremely excited, happy, irritable, excited, hyperactive, or have poor judgment including aggression or agitation.
• Schizophrenia: where you may hear or feel things that are not there, believe things that are not true, or feel unusually suspicious, anxious, confused, guilty, tense, or depressed.

Do not take quetiapine:

• If you are allergic to quetiapine or to any of the other ingredients of this medication.
• If you are taking any of the following medications:
• Some HIV medications
• Azole medications (for fungal infections).
• Erythromycin or clarithromycin (for infections).
• Nefazodone (for depression).

How to take quetiapine:

• Take the medicine according to the doctor's instructions.
• You will take your tablets once a day.
• Do not split, chew, or crush the tablets.
• Swallow tablets whole with water.
• Take your tablets without food (at least 1 hour before a meal or before bed, your doctor will tell you when).
• Do not drink grapefruit juice while taking quetiapine.
• Do not stop taking your tablets even if you feel better, unless your doctor tells you.

Warnings and precautions:

• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking quetiapine:
• If you or a member of your family is suffering or has suffered from any heart problems.
• If you have low blood pressure.
• If you have had a stroke, especially if you are elderly.
• If you have liver problems.
• If you are having a seizure (fit).
• If you have diabetes or are at risk of developing it.
• If you know that you have had low levels of white blood cells in the past.
• If you are an elderly person with dementia (loss of brain function).
• If you are an elderly person with Parkinson's disease/Parkinson's disease.
• If you or anyone else in your family has a history of blood clots.
• If you have or have had a condition in which you stop breathing for short periods during your normal night's sleep and are taking medicines that slow normal brain activity (“depressants”).
• If you have a condition in which you cannot empty your bladder completely (urinary retention), an enlarged prostate, a bowel obstruction, or increased pressure inside your eye.
• If you have a history of alcohol or drug abuse.

Possible side effects of quetiapine:

• The following symptoms may occur:
• Dizziness (may lead to falls), headache, dry mouth.
• The feeling of drowsiness may go away over time, as you continue to take quetiapine.
• Symptoms that occur when you stop taking quetiapine include not being able to sleep (insomnia), feeling sick (nausea), headache, diarrhea, being sick (vomiting), dizziness, and irritability.
• overweight.
• Abnormal muscle movements. These include difficulty initiating muscle movements, and tremor 
• Feeling of tightness or muscle stiffness without pain.
• Changes in the amount of certain fats (triglycerides and total cholesterol).
• Rapid heartbeat.
• Feeling like your heart is pounding, racing, or skipping a beat.
• Constipation and upset stomach (indigestion).
• feel helpless.
• Swelling in the arms or legs.
• Low blood pressure when standing.
• High blood sugar levels.
• Blurred vision.
• Abnormal dreams and nightmares.

Other medications and quetiapine:

• Do not take quetiapine if you are taking any of the following medications:
• Some AIDS medications.
• Azole medications (for fungal infections).
• Erythromycin or clarithromycin (for infections).
• Nefazodone (to treat depression).