Alesse and Heart palpitations - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Heart palpitations is reported as a side effect among people who take Alesse (ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel), especially for people who are female, 30-39 old, also take Remicade, and have Crohn's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Heart palpitations when taking Alesse. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,150 people who have side effects when taking Alesse from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Alesse?

Alesse has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 3,353 Alesse users. Check the latest studies of Alesse.

What is Heart palpitations?

Heart palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing) is found to be associated with 2,444 drugs and 3,635 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Heart palpitations.

On Jul, 10, 2026

3,150 people reported to have side effects when taking Alesse.
Among them, 20 people (0.63%) have Heart palpitations.

Among these 20 people:

What is the gender of people who have Heart palpitations when taking Alesse? *

female: 100 %
male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Heart palpitations when taking Alesse? *

What are other drugs people take besides Alesse? *

What are other side effects people have besides Heart palpitations? *

Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 4 people, 20.00%
High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 20.00%
Heart Rate Increased: 3 people, 15.00%
Chest Pain: 3 people, 15.00%
Rashes (redness): 3 people, 15.00%
Constipation: 2 people, 10.00%
Infusion Related Reaction: 2 people, 10.00%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2 people, 10.00%
Hot Flush (sudden feelings of heat): 2 people, 10.00%
Hoarseness Or Changing Voice: 2 people, 10.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 2 people, 10.00%
Vulvovaginal Pruritus (vulvovaginal severe itching): 1 person, 5.00%
Spinal Column Injury (spinal cord bone injury): 1 person, 5.00%
Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 1 person, 5.00%
Pain: 1 person, 5.00%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 1 person, 5.00%
Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal): 1 person, 5.00%
Mitral Valve Prolapse (heart's mitral valve doesn't work well): 1 person, 5.00%
Menopause (end of monthly cycles in women): 1 person, 5.00%
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: 1 person, 5.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Alesse:

Alesse (3,353 reports)

Heart palpitations treatments and more:

Heart palpitations (147,650 reports)

How severe was Heart palpitations and when was it recovered:

Heart palpitations in Alesse

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel:

Heart palpitations and drugs with ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel (253 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Alesse:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Heart palpitations:

Heart palpitations (2,444 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Heart palpitations:

Heart palpitations (3,635 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel (the active ingredients of Alesse) and Alesse (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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