Clozaril and Drop attacks - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drop attacks is reported as a side effect among people who take Clozaril (clozapine), especially for people who are male, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Valproate Sodium, and have Schizophrenia, residual type.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Drop attacks when taking Clozaril. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 64,938 people who have side effects when taking Clozaril from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Clozaril?
Clozaril has active ingredients of clozapine. It is often used in schizophrenia. eHealthMe is studying from 65,127 Clozaril users. Check the latest studies of Clozaril.
What is Drop attacks?
Drop attacks (sudden spontaneous falls while standing or walking) is found to be associated with 146 drugs and 237 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Drop attacks.
64,938 people reported to have side effects when taking Clozaril.
Among them, 32 people (0.05%) have Drop attacks.

Among these 32 people:
How long have people been on Clozaril when they have Drop attacks? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 18.18 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 72.73 %
- 5 - 10 years: 9.09 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Drop attacks when taking Clozaril? *
- female: 40.62 %
- male: 59.38 %
What is the age of people who have Drop attacks when taking Clozaril? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 3.45 %
- 20-29: 41.38 %
- 30-39: 27.59 %
- 40-49: 10.34 %
- 50-59: 13.79 %
- 60+: 3.45 %
What are other drugs people take besides Clozaril? *
- Valproate Sodium: 7 people, 21.88%
- Clopidogrel: 5 people, 15.62%
- Aripiprazole: 5 people, 15.62%
- Bumetanide: 5 people, 15.62%
- Ramipril: 5 people, 15.62%
- Metolazone: 5 people, 15.62%
- Aspirin: 4 people, 12.50%
- Metoprolol Tartrate: 4 people, 12.50%
- Haloperidol: 4 people, 12.50%
- Omeprazole: 3 people, 9.38%
What are other side effects people have besides Drop attacks? *
- Myoclonus (a brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles): 18 people, 56.25%
- Weakness: 9 people, 28.12%
- Fall: 8 people, 25.00%
- Loss Of Consciousness: 8 people, 25.00%
- Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 6 people, 18.75%
- Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 6 people, 18.75%
- Cardiac Disorder: 6 people, 18.75%
- Cardiac Failure: 6 people, 18.75%
- Circulatory Collapse: 6 people, 18.75%
- Conduction Disorder (serious disorder of the heart not responses proper to impulses): 6 people, 18.75%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Schizophrenia, Residual Type (a condition manifested by individuals with symptoms of schizophrenia who, after a psychotic schizophrenic episode, are no longer psychotic): 4 people, 12.50%
- Salivary Hypersecretion (excess saliva secretion): 3 people, 9.38%
- Myoclonic Epilepsy (type of epilepsy with quick little jerks of the arms, shoulder, or occasionally the legs): 3 people, 9.38%
- Depression: 2 people, 6.25%
- Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 2 people, 6.25%
- Schizophrenia, Paranoid Type (delusions and auditory hallucinations but relatively normal intellectual functioning and expression of affect): 1 person, 3.12%
- Reflux Gastritis (a condition in which the lining of a person's stomach becomes inflamed as a result of exposure to bile): 1 person, 3.12%
- Psychotic Disorder: 1 person, 3.12%
- Indigestion: 1 person, 3.12%
- Gastrointestinal Discomfort: 1 person, 3.12%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Clozaril:
- Clozaril (65,127 reports)
Drop attacks treatments and more:
- Drop attacks (789 reports)
How severe was Drop attacks and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of clozapine:
- Drop attacks and drugs with ingredients of clozapine (56 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 Clozaril:
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 zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Drop attacks:
- Drop attacks (146 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Drop attacks:
- Drop attacks (237 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Grover S, Sahoo S, "Clozapine induced akathisia: A case report and review of the evidence", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2015 Jan .
- Yaylaci S, Yilmaz EU, Guclu E, Kumsar NA, Tamer A, Karabay O, "Clozapine-Induced Febrile Neutropenia and Cellulitis", Turkish journal of emergency medicine, 2014 Mar .
- Grover S, Sahoo S, "Clozapine induced akathisia: A case report and review of the evidence", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2015 Jan .
- Yaylaci S, Yilmaz EU, Guclu E, Kumsar NA, Tamer A, Karabay O, "Clozapine-Induced Febrile Neutropenia and Cellulitis", Turkish journal of emergency medicine, 2014 Mar .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on clozapine (the active ingredients of Clozaril) and Clozaril (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?
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