Quetiapine

Quetiapine

Quetiapine belongs to a class of drugs known as atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. It is used to treat schizophrenia, where you may see, hear or feel things that are not there or you believe things that are not true, or you feel unusually suspicious or have muddled thoughts, depression (quetiapine is only used together with other medicines for depression) and mania symptoms of bipolar disorder, where your mood changes between feeling highly excited (mania) and very low (depression).

Quetiapine can be used to treat symptoms in adults who have depressive episodes or manic episodes caused by bipolar I disorder. For these cases, it can be used alone or with the drugs lithium or divalproex. It can also be used with lithium or divalproex for long-term treatment of bipolar I disorder. Quetiapine can be used in children ages 10–17 years to treat manic episodes caused by bipolar I disorder.

You can take quetiapine standard tablets anIt isn’t known exactly how this drug works. However, it’s thought that it helps regulate the amount of certain chemicals (dopamine and serotonin) in your brain to control your condition. For major depression, quetiapine is used as an add-on treatment for people already taking antidepressant drugs. It’s used when your doctor decides that one antidepressant alone is not enough to treat your depression.

Quetiapine can make you feel more hungry than usual, so you may put on weight. Eating a healthy, balanced diet will help with this. It isn’t known exactly how this drug works. However, it’s thought that it helps regulate the amount of certain chemicals (dopamine and serotonin) in your brain to control your condition. Do not increase your dose or use this drug more often or for longer than prescribed.