Arg and Taste - impaired - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Taste - impaired is reported as a side effect among people who take Arg (l - arginine), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Magnesium, and have Diabetes.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Taste - impaired when taking Arg. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,399 people who have side effects when taking Arg from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Arg?

Arg has active ingredients of l - arginine. eHealthMe is studying from 2,666 Arg users. Check the latest studies of Arg.

What is Taste - impaired?

Taste - impaired is found to be associated with 1,823 drugs and 3,117 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Taste - impaired.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 02, 2026

2,399 people reported to have side effects when taking Arg.
Among them, 27 people (1.13%) have Taste - impaired.

Among these 27 people:

What is the gender of people who have Taste - impaired when taking Arg? *

female: 48.15 %
male: 51.85 %

What is the age of people who have Taste - impaired when taking Arg? *

What are other drugs people take besides Arg? *

Magnesium: 9 people, 33.33%
Synthroid: 6 people, 22.22%
Vitamin B12: 5 people, 18.52%
Fish Oil: 5 people, 18.52%
Calcium: 5 people, 18.52%
Lisinopril And Hydrochlorothiazide: 4 people, 14.81%
Sinemet: 4 people, 14.81%
Restoril: 4 people, 14.81%
Vitamin D3: 4 people, 14.81%
Vitamin C: 3 people, 11.11%

What are other side effects people have besides Taste - impaired? *

Weight Decreased: 13 people, 48.15%
Memory Loss: 10 people, 37.04%
Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 10 people, 37.04%
High Blood Pressure: 9 people, 33.33%
Abdominal Distension: 8 people, 29.63%
Abdominal Pain: 8 people, 29.63%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 7 people, 25.93%
On And Off Phenomenon: 7 people, 25.93%
Eating Disorder: 7 people, 25.93%
Renal Pain (kidney pain): 7 people, 25.93%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Diabetes: 5 people, 18.52%
Polymyositis (inflammatory muscle disease that causes weakness of the skeletal muscles): 4 people, 14.81%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 4 people, 14.81%
Parkinson's Disease: 2 people, 7.41%
Hyperlipidaemia (presence of excess lipids in the blood): 2 people, 7.41%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 7.41%
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 2 people, 7.41%
High Blood Cholesterol: 2 people, 7.41%
High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 7.41%
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 2 people, 7.41%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Arg and have Taste - impaired?

- Check whether Taste - impaired is associated with a drug or a condition
- Predict drug outcomes for up to one year with AI
- Get an AI agent to monitor your drugs continuously

Related studies:

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

Arg (2,666 reports)

Taste - impaired treatments and more:

Taste - impaired (83,128 reports)

Browse all side effects of Arg:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Taste - impaired:

Taste - impaired (1,823 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Taste - impaired:

Taste - impaired (3,117 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on l - arginine (the active ingredients of Arg) and Arg (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

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

If you use this eHealthMe study on publication, please acknowledge it with a citation: study title, URL, accessed date.