Azithromycin and Jitters - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Jitters is reported as a side effect among people who take Azithromycin (azithromycin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Prednisone, and have Hiv infection.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Jitters when taking Azithromycin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 38,326 people who have side effects when taking Azithromycin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Azithromycin?

Azithromycin has active ingredients of azithromycin. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 40,714 Azithromycin users. Check the latest studies of Azithromycin.

What is Jitters?

Jitters (to make someone nervous or frightened) is found to be associated with 4,416 drugs and 5,420 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Jitters.

On Dec, 25, 2025

38,326 people reported to have side effects when taking Azithromycin.
Among them, 2,304 people (6.01%) have Jitters.

Among these 2,304 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

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

Azithromycin (40,714 reports)

Jitters treatments and more:

Jitters (637,383 reports)

How severe was Jitters and when was it recovered:

Jitters in Azithromycin

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of azithromycin:

Jitters and drugs with ingredients of azithromycin (4,190 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+

Common Azithromycin side effects:

Azithromycin side effect: Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit) (2,773 reports)
Azithromycin side effect: Cough (2,399 reports)

Browse all side effects of Azithromycin:

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Common drugs associated with Jitters:

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Jitters:

Jitters (4,416 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Jitters:

Ms: 25,929 reports
Ms hug: 25,919 reports
Depression aggravated: 24,778 reports
Antidepressant therapy: 24,777 reports
Hiv infection: 17,583 reports
Pain exacerbated: 17,347 reports
Pain relief: 17,163 reports
Anxiety: 16,842 reports
Stress: 16,840 reports
Anxiety, apprehension, feeling uptight, jitters, stress, stress and anxiety, tension: 16,039 reports

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Jitters:

Jitters (5,420 conditions)

Drugs similar to Azithromycin and Jitters :

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on azithromycin (the active ingredients of Azithromycin) and Azithromycin (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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