Amlodipine and Completed suicide - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Completed suicide is reported as a side effect among people who take Amlodipine (amlodipine besylate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lisinopril, and have Suicide attempt.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 346,875 people who have side effects when taking Amlodipine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Amlodipine?

Amlodipine has active ingredients of amlodipine besylate. It is often used in high blood pressure. eHealthMe is studying from 354,833 Amlodipine users. Check the latest studies of Amlodipine.

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On Aug, 31, 2026

346,875 people reported to have side effects when taking Amlodipine.
Among them, 5,233 people (1.51%) died.

Could Amlodipine cause Completed suicide?

Among these 5,233 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

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

Amlodipine (354,833 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of amlodipine besylate:

Completed suicide and drugs with ingredients of amlodipine besylate (5,357 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 Amlodipine:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Completed suicide:

Completed suicide (969 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Completed suicide:

Completed suicide (1,027 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on amlodipine besylate (the active ingredients of Amlodipine) and Amlodipine (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.

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Amlodipine and Completed suicide - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

What is Amlodipine?

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

Among these 5,233 people:

How long have people been on Amlodipine when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Amlodipine? *

What is the age of people who died when taking Amlodipine? *

What are other drugs people take besides Amlodipine? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

What are the existing conditions these people have? *