Acth and Panic attacks - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Panic attacks is reported as a side effect among people who take Acth (corticotropin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Cymbalta, and have Multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Panic attacks when taking Acth. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 5,384 people who have side effects when taking Acth from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Acth?

Acth has active ingredients of corticotropin. eHealthMe is studying from 5,402 Acth users. Check the latest studies of Acth.

What is Panic attacks?

Panic attacks is found to be associated with 2,568 drugs and 2,068 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Panic attacks.

On Nov, 11, 2025

5,384 people reported to have side effects when taking Acth.
Among them, 12 people (0.22%) have Panic attacks.

Among these 12 people:

How long have people been on Acth when they have Panic attacks? *

What is the gender of people who have Panic attacks when taking Acth? *

female: 75 %
male: 25 %

What is the age of people who have Panic attacks when taking Acth? *

What are other drugs people take besides Acth? *

What are other side effects people have besides Panic attacks? *

Weakness: 6 people, 50.00%
Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 41.67%
Memory Loss: 5 people, 41.67%
Pain: 4 people, 33.33%
Diarrhea: 4 people, 33.33%
Feeling Cold: 4 people, 33.33%
Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 3 people, 25.00%
Chills (felling of cold): 3 people, 25.00%
Confusion: 3 people, 25.00%
Dizziness: 3 people, 25.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 7 people, 58.33%
Gait Disturbance: 3 people, 25.00%
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 1 person, 8.33%
Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 1 person, 8.33%
Polymyositis (inflammatory muscle disease that causes weakness of the skeletal muscles): 1 person, 8.33%
Multiple Sclerosis Relapse (reoccurrence of a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 1 person, 8.33%
Glomerulonephritis Membranoproliferative (a type of glomerulonephritis caused by deposits in the kidney glomerular mesangium and basement membrane (gbm) thickening): 1 person, 8.33%
Dermatomyositis (inflammation of the skin and underlying muscle tissue, typically occurring as an autoimmune condition or associated with internal cancer): 1 person, 8.33%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on corticotropin (the active ingredients of Acth) and Acth (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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