Depakene and Indigestion - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Indigestion is reported as a side effect among people who take Depakene (valproic acid), especially for people who are female, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Fluoxetine, and have Gastritis.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Indigestion when taking Depakene. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 14,611 people who have side effects when taking Depakene from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Depakene?
Depakene has active ingredients of valproic acid. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 14,776 Depakene users. Check the latest studies of Depakene.
What is Indigestion?
Indigestion is found to be associated with 2,428 drugs and 3,412 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Indigestion.
14,611 people reported to have side effects when taking Depakene.
Among them, 61 people (0.42%) have Indigestion.

Among these 61 people:
How long have people been on Depakene when they have Indigestion? *
- < 1 month: 87.5 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 12.5 %
What is the gender of people who have Indigestion when taking Depakene? *
- female: 72.13 %
- male: 27.87 %
What is the age of people who have Indigestion when taking Depakene? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 11.11 %
- 10-19: 6.67 %
- 20-29: 20.0 %
- 30-39: 24.44 %
- 40-49: 6.67 %
- 50-59: 15.56 %
- 60+: 15.56 %
What are other drugs people take besides Depakene? *
- Omeprazole: 16 people, 26.23%
- Fluoxetine: 16 people, 26.23%
- Levonorgestrel And Ethinyl Estradiol: 14 people, 22.95%
- Alprazolam: 9 people, 14.75%
- Paroxetine: 8 people, 13.11%
- Valproate Sodium: 8 people, 13.11%
- Depakote: 6 people, 9.84%
- Prozac: 5 people, 8.20%
- Vimpat: 4 people, 6.56%
- Rozerem: 4 people, 6.56%
What are other side effects people have besides Indigestion? *
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 22 people, 36.07%
- Constipation: 22 people, 36.07%
- Hair Loss: 21 people, 34.43%
- Weight Increased: 20 people, 32.79%
- Pain In Extremity: 19 people, 31.15%
- Nervousness: 19 people, 31.15%
- Abdominal Pain Upper: 19 people, 31.15%
- Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 19 people, 31.15%
- Diarrhea: 19 people, 31.15%
- Drowsiness: 19 people, 31.15%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Gastritis (inflammation of stomach): 15 people, 24.59%
- High Blood Pressure: 9 people, 14.75%
- Depression: 8 people, 13.11%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 5 people, 8.20%
- Asthma: 5 people, 8.20%
- Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 8.20%
- Infantile Spasms: 4 people, 6.56%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 3 people, 4.92%
- Sleep Disorder: 3 people, 4.92%
- Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 3 people, 4.92%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Depakene:
- Depakene (14,776 reports)
Indigestion treatments and more:
- Indigestion (445,029 reports)
How severe was Indigestion and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of valproic acid:
- Indigestion and drugs with ingredients of valproic acid (158 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 Depakene:
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 Indigestion:
- Indigestion (2,428 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Indigestion:
- Indigestion (3,412 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Gupta E, Kunjal R, Cury JD, "Severe hyponatremia due to valproic acid toxicity", Journal of clinical medicine research, 2015 Jan .
- Hwabejire JO, Lu J, Liu B, Li Y, Halaweish I, Alam HB, "Valproic acid for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock: a dose-optimization study", journal of surgical research, 2014 Jan .
- Gupta E, Kunjal R, Cury JD, "Severe hyponatremia due to valproic acid toxicity", Journal of clinical medicine research, 2015 Jan .
- Hwabejire JO, Lu J, Liu B, Li Y, Halaweish I, Alam HB, "Valproic acid for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock: a dose-optimization study", journal of surgical research, 2014 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on valproic acid (the active ingredients of Depakene) and Depakene (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).
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