Azithromycin and Drowsiness

This is a study of Drowsiness among people who take Azithromycin. The study analyzes: the time on Azithromycin when people have Drowsiness, gender and age of these people, the severity of Drowsiness, how they recovered, and common conditions and drugs used besides Azithromycin. In total 9,740 Azithromycin users are studied. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA and is updated regularly.

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Azithromycin

Azithromycin has active ingredients of azithromycin. It is used in sinusitis, infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, strep throat. Commonly reported side effects of Azithromycin include pain, breathing difficulty, nausea, stress and anxiety, fever.

Drowsiness

Drowsiness has been reported by people with depression, pain, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, quit smoking.

On Apr, 25, 2013: 9,740 people reported to have side effects when taking Azithromycin. Among them, 123 people (1.26%) have Drowsiness.

Time on Azithromycin when people have Drowsiness * :

Gender of people who have Drowsiness when taking Azithromycin * :

Age of people who have Drowsiness when taking Azithromycin * :

Severity of Drowsiness when taking Azithromycin ** :

How people recovered from Drowsiness ** :

Top conditions involved for these people * :

1. Hypertension (20 people, 16.26%)
2. Insomnia (18 people, 14.63%)
3. Pain (13 people, 10.57%)
4. Diabetes mellitus (12 people, 9.76%)
5. Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (11 people, 8.94%)

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Top co-used drugs for these people * :

1. Aspirin (29 people, 23.58%)
2. Diovan (27 people, 21.95%)
3. Levaquin (22 people, 17.89%)
4. Digoxin (21 people, 17.07%)
5. Prilosec (21 people, 17.07%)

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

** Reports from social media are used.

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On eHealthMe, Azithromycin (azithromycin) is often used for sinusitis. Find out below the conditions Azithromycin is used for, how effective it is, and any alternative drugs that you can use to treat those same conditions.

What is Azithromycin used for and how effective is it:

• Azithromycin is used in:
  • Sinusitis
  • Infection
  • Bronchitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Strep throat

Other drugs that are used to treat the same conditions:

• Azithromycin alternatives:
  • Sinusitis (56 drugs)
  • Infection (60 drugs)
  • Bronchitis (28 drugs)
  • Pneumonia (19 drugs)
  • Strep throat (19 drugs)

Could it be a symptom from a condition:

• Drowsiness in Sinusitis (151 reports)
• Drowsiness in Infection (111 reports)
• Drowsiness in Bronchitis (103 reports)
• Drowsiness in Pneumonia (130 reports)
• Drowsiness in Strep Throat

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Drugs in real world that are associated with:

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Want to make sure the two drugs won't badly react together. Also am thirty two weeks pregnant.

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• From this study (1 week ago):

For 6 weeks I have been suffering from indigestion every time I eat

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• From this study (1 week ago):

I took the two pills on the first day the next morning all calm I was driving and suddenly felt my heart racing and light headed the doctors in the ER said it could have been anxiety attack but me i never got that before I'm 23 healthy as a horse they took an X-ray and found my heart is fine but to this day I'm still nervous I always get nervous for medical issues nothing elsw

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