what does seroquel treat?

Question

What are all the treatments Seroquel treats?

Answer 1

I am a Pharmacy Technician.

SEROQUEL IS USED FOR:

SEROQUEL can help you get well during episodes of mania (severely elevated mood) associated with bipolar disorder.

Seroquel is an antipsychotic, used for treating schizophrenia. It's also used to treat acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.

Quetiapine is an oral drug that is used for treating psychoses, for example, schizophrenia.

Although the mechanism of action of quetiapine is unknown, like other anti-psychotics, it inhibits communication between nerves of the brain. It does this by blocking receptors on the nerves for several neurotransmitters, the chemicals that nerves use to communicate with each other. It is thought that its beneficial effect is due to blocking of the dopamine type 2 (D2) and serotonin type 2 (5-HT2) receptors. The same way it works for bipolar disorder, quieting the mind. It helps with the manic side of this illness. The racing thoughts, obsessive thoughts, suicidal thoughts. Paranoia, hallucinations,psychomotor excitation,delusions. It's sedating in low dose, 100mg and lower is said to be more sedating. There are a lot of people that take it just for sleep. It's said that you will sleep with no disturbance. It's also been used to treat Alzheimer's patients, although it's not licensed to treat this.

Answer 2

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (in the acute mania phase)

Answer 3

Hi. Answer 1 is correct. Also insomnia.