Detrol and Drowsiness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drowsiness is reported as a side effect among people who take Detrol (tolterodine tartrate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Lipitor, and have Depression.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Drowsiness when taking Detrol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 28,229 people who have side effects when taking Detrol from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Detrol?

Detrol has active ingredients of tolterodine tartrate. It is often used in urge incontinence. eHealthMe is studying from 28,669 Detrol users. Check the latest studies of Detrol.

What is Drowsiness?

Drowsiness is found to be associated with 2,876 drugs and 4,754 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Drowsiness.



On Sep, 25, 2025

28,229 people reported to have side effects when taking Detrol.
Among them, 461 people (1.63%) have Drowsiness.

Could Detrol cause Drowsiness?

Among these 461 people:

How long have people been on Detrol when they have Drowsiness? *

  • < 1 month: 26.09 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 52.17 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 4.35 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 4.35 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 4.35 %
  • 10+ years: 8.7 %

What is the gender of people who have Drowsiness when taking Detrol? *

  • female: 84.53 %
  • male: 15.47 %

What is the age of people who have Drowsiness when taking Detrol? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 1.37 %
  • 30-39: 8.2 %
  • 40-49: 13.11 %
  • 50-59: 21.04 %
  • 60+: 56.28 %

What are other drugs people take besides Detrol? *

  1. Lipitor: 87 people, 18.87%
  2. Synthroid: 52 people, 11.28%
  3. Lyrica: 47 people, 10.20%
  4. Cymbalta: 45 people, 9.76%
  5. Asa: 44 people, 9.54%
  6. Celebrex: 44 people, 9.54%
  7. Neurontin: 43 people, 9.33%
  8. Celexa: 43 people, 9.33%
  9. Levaquin: 39 people, 8.46%
  10. Xanax: 37 people, 8.03%

What are other side effects people have besides Drowsiness? *

  1. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 169 people, 36.66%
  2. Weakness: 106 people, 22.99%
  3. Dizziness: 81 people, 17.57%
  4. Pain: 80 people, 17.35%
  5. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 71 people, 15.40%
  6. Stress And Anxiety: 70 people, 15.18%
  7. Weight Increased: 66 people, 14.32%
  8. Drug Ineffective: 66 people, 14.32%
  9. Depression: 63 people, 13.67%
  10. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 56 people, 12.15%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 58 people, 12.58%
  2. Depression: 58 people, 12.58%
  3. Stress And Anxiety: 38 people, 8.24%
  4. Hypertonic Bladder (bladder-storage function that causes a sudden urge to urinate): 31 people, 6.72%
  5. Pain: 29 people, 6.29%
  6. Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 26 people, 5.64%
  7. High Blood Cholesterol: 25 people, 5.42%
  8. Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 25 people, 5.42%
  9. High Blood Pressure: 20 people, 4.34%
  10. Gait Disturbance: 18 people, 3.90%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tolterodine tartrate (the active ingredients of Detrol) and Detrol (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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