From FDA reports: Garlic and Dry eye

This is a study of Dry eye (Dry eyes) among people who take Garlic. The study analyzes: the time on Garlic when people have Dry eye, gender and age of these people, the severity of Dry eye, how they recovered, and common conditions and drugs used besides Garlic. In total 1,144 Garlic users are studied. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA and is updated regularly.

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Garlic

Garlic has active ingredients of allium sativum. It is used in high blood pressure. Commonly reported side effects of Garlic include headache, weakness, fatigue, skin blushing/flushing, nausea.

Dry eye

Dry eye has been reported by people with rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, acne, depression.

On May, 23, 2013: 1,144 people reported to have side effects when taking Garlic. Among them, 10 people (0.87%) have Dry Eye.

Time on Garlic when people have Dry eye * :

Gender of people who have Dry eye when taking Garlic * :

Age of people who have Dry eye when taking Garlic * :

Severity of Dry eye when taking Garlic ** :

How people recovered from Dry eye ** :

Top conditions involved for these people * :

1. Bipolar disorder (1 people, 10.00%)

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Top co-used drugs for these people * :

1. Vitamin e (5 people, 50.00%)
2. Vitamin c (4 people, 40.00%)
3. Celebrex (4 people, 40.00%)
4. Alprazolam (3 people, 30.00%)
5. Atenolol (3 people, 30.00%)

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

** Reports from social media are used.

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On eHealthMe, Garlic (allium sativum) is often used for high blood pressure. Find out below the conditions Garlic is used for, how effective it is, and any alternative drugs that you can use to treat those same conditions.

What is Garlic used for and how effective is it:

• Garlic is used in:
  • High blood pressure

Other drugs that are used to treat the same conditions:

• Garlic alternatives:
  • High blood pressure (230 drugs)

Could it be a symptom from a condition:

• Dry Eye in High Blood Pressure (405 reports)

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Drugs in real world that are associated with:

• Dry Eye (Dry eyes)

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