D-ribose side effects, by duration, gender and age (a phase IV clinical study of FDA data)

Summary:

Side effects are reported by people who take D-ribose (ribose). Common side effects include alopecia among females and asthenia among males.

The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on 84 reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

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On Jul, 05, 2026

84 people who take D-Ribose and have side effects are studied.

D-ribose side effects.

What are the common side effects of D-Ribose, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
  2. Anaphylactic reaction (serious allergic reaction)
  3. Anxiety
  4. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  5. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
  6. Autoimmune disorder (a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's normal substances and tissue)
  7. Back pain
  8. Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
  9. Chills (felling of cold)
  10. Depression

male:

  1. Asthenia (weakness)
  2. Headache (pain in head)
  3. Loss of consciousness
  4. Meningioma (a diverse set of tumours arising from the meninges)
  5. Middle insomnia (difficulty returning to sleep after awakening either in the middle of the night)
  6. Abasia (inability to walk)
  7. Activities of daily living impaired
  8. Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
  9. Body mass index increased
  10. Diarrhoea

What are the common side effects of D-Ribose, by age (0-1 to 60+) *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

  1. Abdominal distension

20-29:

  1. Loss of consciousness

30-39:

  1. Decreased appetite

40-49:

  1. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  2. Headache (pain in head)
  3. Abdominal pain upper
  4. Adrenal disorder
  5. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
  6. Anaphylactic reaction (serious allergic reaction)
  7. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  8. Blood pressure increased
  9. Concussion (short loss of normal brain function in response to a head injury)

50-59:

  1. Chills (felling of cold)
  2. Abasia (inability to walk)
  3. Anxiety
  4. Asthenia (weakness)
  5. Back pain
  6. Balance disorder
  7. Body mass index increased
  8. Diabetes mellitus (diabetes, caused by a deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin)
  9. Dizziness
  10. Insomnia (sleeplessness)

60+:

  1. Asthenia (weakness)
  2. Abdominal discomfort
  3. Alpha 1 globulin increased
  4. Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
  5. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  6. Asthma
  7. Atrial fibrillation (fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart)
  8. Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
  9. Cardiac arrest
  10. Depression

What are the common side effects of D-Ribose, by the time people have been on the drug (< 1 month to 10+ years)? *:

< 1 month:

  1. Insomnia (sleeplessness)
  2. Trigger finger

1 - 6 months:

n/a

6 - 12 months:

  1. Malignant melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes)
  2. Dysgeusia (disorder of the sense of taste)

1 - 2 years:

n/a

2 - 5 years:

  1. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)

5 - 10 years:

n/a

10+ years:

n/a

not specified:

  1. Autoimmune disorder (a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's normal substances and tissue)
  2. Back pain
  3. Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
  4. Chills (felling of cold)
  5. Depression
  6. Dizziness
  7. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  8. Headache (pain in head)
  9. Abasia (inability to walk)
  10. Abdominal discomfort

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on ribose (the active ingredients of D-ribose) and D-ribose (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered.

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