Dramamine and Memory loss - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Memory loss is reported as a side effect among people who take Dramamine (dimenhydrinate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Tasigna, and have Chronic myeloid leukaemia.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Memory loss 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 Memory loss?
Memory loss is found to be associated with 2,726 drugs and 4,378 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Memory loss.
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1,091 people reported to have side effects when taking Dramamine.
Among them, 42 people (3.85%) have Memory loss.

Among these 42 people:
How long have people been on Dramamine when they have Memory loss? *
- < 1 month: 50 %
- 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: 50 %
What is the gender of people who have Memory loss when taking Dramamine? *
- female: 87.8 %
- male: 12.2 %
What is the age of people who have Memory loss when taking Dramamine? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 3.45 %
- 40-49: 10.34 %
- 50-59: 17.24 %
- 60+: 68.97 %
What are other drugs people take besides Dramamine? *
- Tasigna: 13 people, 30.95%
- Acetaminophen: 10 people, 23.81%
- Losartan: 9 people, 21.43%
- Oxycontin: 6 people, 14.29%
- Xyrem: 5 people, 11.90%
- Gabapentin: 5 people, 11.90%
- Percocet: 5 people, 11.90%
- Savella: 5 people, 11.90%
- Methocarbamol: 4 people, 9.52%
- Metformin: 4 people, 9.52%
What are other side effects people have besides Memory loss? *
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 17 people, 40.48%
- Headache (pain in head): 17 people, 40.48%
- Pain: 16 people, 38.10%
- Gait Disturbance: 16 people, 38.10%
- Weight Decreased: 15 people, 35.71%
- Mood Swings (an extreme or rapid change in mood): 15 people, 35.71%
- Joint Pain: 15 people, 35.71%
- Confusional State: 15 people, 35.71%
- Appetite - Decreased (decreased appetite occurs when you have a reduced desire to eat): 14 people, 33.33%
- Stress And Anxiety: 14 people, 33.33%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 13 people, 30.95%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 5 people, 11.90%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 5 people, 11.90%
- High Blood Pressure: 5 people, 11.90%
- Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 5 people, 11.90%
- Pain: 5 people, 11.90%
- Pituitary Tumor: 3 people, 7.14%
- Bladder Disorder: 3 people, 7.14%
- Eye Disorder: 3 people, 7.14%
- Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 2 people, 4.76%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Dramamine:
- Dramamine (1,386 reports)
Memory loss treatments and more:
- Memory loss (244,445 reports)
How severe was Memory loss and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of dimenhydrinate:
- Memory loss and drugs with ingredients of dimenhydrinate (353 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 Dramamine:
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 Memory loss:
- Memory loss (2,726 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Memory loss:
- Memory loss (4,378 conditions)
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).
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