Who have Lightheadedness with Elavil - from FDA reports

Lightheadedness is found among people who take Elavil, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drug for < 1 month, also take medication Neurontin, and have Pain. This study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 14,860 people who have side effects when taking Elavil from FDA, and is updated regularly.

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On Jan, 28, 2019

14,860 people reported to have side effects when taking Elavil.
Among them, 1,026 people (6.9%) have Lightheadedness

Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on Elavil when people have Lightheadedness *:

Gender of people who have Lightheadedness when taking Elavil *:

female: 68.75 %
male: 31.25 %

Age of people who have Lightheadedness when taking Elavil *:

Top conditions involved for these people *:

Pain: 178 people, 17.35%
High Blood Pressure: 96 people, 9.36%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 66 people, 6.43%
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 66 people, 6.43%
Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 58 people, 5.65%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 56 people, 5.46%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 53 people, 5.17%
Sleep Disorder: 53 people, 5.17%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 52 people, 5.07%
Stress And Anxiety: 49 people, 4.78%

Top co-used drugs for these people *:

Top other side effects for these people *:

Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 393 people, 38.30%
Pain: 388 people, 37.82%
Weakness: 360 people, 35.09%
Stress And Anxiety: 355 people, 34.60%
Headache (pain in head): 331 people, 32.26%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 327 people, 31.87%
Breathing Difficulty: 303 people, 29.53%
Fall: 295 people, 28.75%
Joint Pain: 288 people, 28.07%
Back Pain: 288 people, 28.07%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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