Seroquel (Quetiapine): Everything You Need to Know About Uses, Side Effects, Lawsuits, Controversies, Withdrawal, and More (A User-Friendly Guide to ... Family, and Caregivers)

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Are you taking quetiapine (Seroquel)? Do you care about or for someone who is? Do you want to know more about how it works, its benefits and dangers, and why it's so controversial? This book is for you. A carefully researched guide written by science journalists, this book goes straight to the facts, cutting through the advertising and advocacy, simplifying the science, and telling you what you need to know about one of the world's most widely used, profitable, and controversial drugs. You'll read about the drug's history, from the breakthrough treatment of schizophrenia to its more questionable off-label uses as a sleeping aid and dementia treatment for the elderly; its lawsuits; its benefits and its side effects. This book covers it all and gives you the simple facts, from dosages and generics to weight gain and withdrawal. Here are the Naked Facts about the powerful, controversial prescription drug quetiapine (Seroquel): - How it works - Who should use it – and who shouldn’t - What can go wrong - Why people argue about it - Where to go for more information Quetiapine (Seroquel) is the first of a series of Naked Facts books about antipsychotics and other mind drugs. Naked Facts books are designed to bring readers up to speed on important topics in an easy-to-read format. Each book helps busy readers cut quickly through the jungle of questionable information flooding the net and the media by bringing them fast summaries of solid intelligence from reliable sources. From the medicines we take to the foods we eat, the technological wonders we hold in our hands to the ecological challenges that threaten our world, Naked Facts brings you the essentials you need to understand your world.