Quetiapine dosage

Atypical antipsychotic medication

Pharmaceutical compound

Quetiapine, sold under the brand name Seroquel among others, is an atypical antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, bipolar depression, and major depressive disorder.^[11][12] Despite being widely prescribed as a sleep aid due to its tranquillizing effects, the benefits of such use may not outweigh the risk of undesirable side effects.^[13] It is taken orally.^[11]

Common side effects include sedation, fatigue, weight gain, constipation, and dry mouth.^[11] Other side effects include low blood pressure with standing, seizures, a prolonged erection, high blood sugar, tardive dyskinesia, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.^[11] In older people with dementia, its use increases the risk of death.^[11] Use in the third trimester of pregnancy may result in a movement disorder in the baby for some time after birth.^[11] Quetiapine is believed to work by blocking a number of receptors, including t