Dramamine and Back pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Back pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Dramamine (dimenhydrinate), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, also take Tylenol, and have Pain.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Back pain when taking Dramamine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,091 people who have side effects when taking Dramamine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Dramamine?

Dramamine has active ingredients of dimenhydrinate. It is often used in motion sickness. eHealthMe is studying from 1,386 Dramamine users. Check the latest studies of Dramamine.

What is Back pain?

Back pain is found to be associated with 3,198 drugs and 4,716 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Back pain.

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 Jul, 31, 2026

1,091 people reported to have side effects when taking Dramamine.
Among them, 31 people (2.84%) have Back pain.

Among these 31 people:

What is the gender of people who have Back pain when taking Dramamine? *

female: 70.97 %
male: 29.03 %

What is the age of people who have Back pain when taking Dramamine? *

What are other drugs people take besides Dramamine? *

What are other side effects people have besides Back pain? *

Headache (pain in head): 17 people, 54.84%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 16 people, 51.61%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 11 people, 35.48%
Joint Pain: 10 people, 32.26%
Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 10 people, 32.26%
Pain In Extremity: 9 people, 29.03%
Pain: 8 people, 25.81%
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 8 people, 25.81%
Fever: 7 people, 22.58%
Nausea And Vomiting: 7 people, 22.58%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 6 people, 19.35%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 4 people, 12.90%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 4 people, 12.90%
Depression: 3 people, 9.68%
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell)): 3 people, 9.68%
Musculoskeletal Pain (pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves): 3 people, 9.68%
Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 3 people, 9.68%
Breast Cancer: 2 people, 6.45%
Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 2 people, 6.45%
Breast Cancer Metastatic: 2 people, 6.45%

* 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 dimenhydrinate (the active ingredients of Dramamine) and Dramamine (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.

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