AstraZeneca created the popular antipsychotic drug Seroquel to help victims of the psychological disease schizophrenia.  Schizophrenia results from the imbalance of two critical brain chemicals serotonin and dopamine.  Should the brain suffer from a deficiency of the appropriate levels of these chemicals, the mind can no longer trust the senses for an accurate perception of reality. Tragically, however, the medication has been associated with profoundly dangerous complications, including diabetes, juvenile diabetes, pancretitis, diabetic coma and death.

Seroquel, like many antipsychotic drugs, can cause a host of serious side effects that can make it less effective as treatment for schizophrenia.  Seroquel has been linked to an increase blood sugar levels and altering insulin resistance, two conditions that can hasten the onset of diabetes.  Unchecked diabetes can become a serious medical emergency, and can result in blindness, coma, and sometimes death.  According to recent studies, Seroquel use caused almost 3.34 cases of diabetes than other drugs, which is higher than almost any other anti-psychotic drug.

Diabetic complications such as Type II diabetes and Juvenile diabetes are not the only dangers posed by Seroquel. Other adverse reactions relating to blood sugar imbalances can wreck havoc on a victim's body, and can lead to other dangerous effects such as pancreatitis. These flucuations in blood sugar levels can also cuase a user to fall into a diabetic coma, a potentially deadly condition fueled by abnormally low blood sugar. If left untreated, these devastating effects can even prove fatal and the use of Seroquel has been linked to death in a number of unsuspecting patients.

Should Seroquel cause you or someone you love to suffer any number of these serious side effects, you must act quickly.  You could be able to take legal action against those responsible, but if you wait too long the statute of limitation laws in your state could prevent you from getting the compensation you deserve.  Let a knowledgeable defective drug attorney help you today.