Autism and Drowsiness
Summary:
Drowsiness is found among people with Autism, especially for people who are male, 10-19 old.
The study analyzes which people have Drowsiness with Autism. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 82 people who have Autism from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
What is Autism?
Autism (a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts) is found to be associated with 105 drugs and 283 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Autism.
What is Drowsiness?
Drowsiness is found to be associated with 2,866 drugs and 4,796 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Drowsiness.
82 people who have Autism and Drowsiness are studied.

Gender of people who have Autism and experienced Drowsiness *:
- female: 11.69 %
- male: 88.31 %
Age of people who have Autism and experienced Drowsiness *:
- 0-1: 1.67 %
- 2-9: 40.0 %
- 10-19: 46.67 %
- 20-29: 3.33 %
- 30-39: 1.67 %
- 40-49: 5.0 %
- 50-59: 1.67 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
Common co-existing conditions for these people *:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (a chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness): 15 people, 18.29%
- Abnormal Behavior: 6 people, 7.32%
- Aggression: 5 people, 6.10%
- Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 5 people, 6.10%
- Irritability: 4 people, 4.88%
- Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 3 people, 3.66%
- Psychomotor Hyperactivity (feelings of extreme restlessness): 3 people, 3.66%
- Sleep Disorder: 3 people, 3.66%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2 people, 2.44%
- Asperger's Disorder (autism spectrum disorder that affects language and behavioural development in children): 2 people, 2.44%
Common drugs taken by these people *:
- Risperdal: 23 people, 28.05%
- Strattera: 11 people, 13.41%
- Abilify: 10 people, 12.20%
- Zyprexa: 8 people, 9.76%
- Tenex: 7 people, 8.54%
- Geodon: 6 people, 7.32%
- Zoloft: 6 people, 7.32%
- Clonidine: 5 people, 6.10%
- Risperidone: 5 people, 6.10%
- Depakote: 4 people, 4.88%
Common symptoms for these people *:
- Weight Increased: 18 people, 21.95%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 15 people, 18.29%
- Drug Ineffective: 10 people, 12.20%
- Aggression: 9 people, 10.98%
- Gynecomastia (enlargement of the gland tissue of the male breast): 9 people, 10.98%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 9 people, 10.98%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 8 people, 9.76%
- Appetite - Increased (increased appetite is when you want to eat much more often or in larger quantities than your body requires): 7 people, 8.54%
- Abnormal Behavior: 7 people, 8.54%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 6 people, 7.32%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take medications and have Drowsiness?
- Check whether Drowsiness is associated with a drug or a conditionRelated publications that referenced our studies
- Saeed W, Gupta N, Mendez M, "Drug induced Acute Pancreatitis in an Adolescent with Seizure Disorder and Autism", Research Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2017 Jul .
- Almeida DM, Jean MR, Chystsiakova A, Monahan E, Oliveira SB, Monteiro IM, "Levetiracetam-associated acute pancreatitis in an adolescent with autism: a case report", Pancreas, 2013 Jan .
- Saeed W, Gupta N, Mendez M, "Drug induced Acute Pancreatitis in an Adolescent with Seizure Disorder and Autism", Research Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2017 Jul .
- Almeida DM, Jean MR, Chystsiakova A, Monahan E, Oliveira SB, Monteiro IM, "Levetiracetam-associated acute pancreatitis in an adolescent with autism: a case report", Pancreas, 2013 Jan .
Related studies:
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Autism (3,824 reports)
- Drowsiness (269,040 reports)
All the drugs that are associated with Drowsiness:
- Drowsiness (2,866 drugs)
All the conditions that are associated with Drowsiness:
- Drowsiness (4,796 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
How to use the study?
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The study is based on Drowsiness and Autism, and their synonyms.
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