"i&#039;ve been on quetiapine for a few years, i have had weight gain and i&#039;ve put on a lot weight and now i&#039;m diabetic type 2, but for me its been a small price to pay, i&#039;ve have tried a lot of different drugs (antidepressants) over many years but for me quetiapine has saved my life in many ways before taking this drug i was very ill, i wanted to die not because i hated life or anything like that but i wanted to stop my awful thoughts i couldn&#039;t cope with anything in life, many times i was seeing things my life was hell, not sleeping, not going out fearful all the time, even though i still have problems i never go anywhere on my own not even out by the front door,i know this drug has given me a small part of my life back."