Elavil and Spinal disorder - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Spinal disorder is reported as a side effect among people who take Elavil (amitriptyline hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Neurontin, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Spinal disorder when taking Elavil. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 19,133 people who have side effects when taking Elavil from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Elavil?

Elavil has active ingredients of amitriptyline hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 20,724 Elavil users. Check the latest studies of Elavil.

What is Spinal disorder?

Spinal disorder (disease of spine a back bone) is found to be associated with 903 drugs and 801 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Spinal disorder.

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On Aug, 29, 2026

19,133 people reported to have side effects when taking Elavil.
Among them, 48 people (0.25%) have Spinal disorder.

Could Elavil cause Spinal disorder?

Among these 48 people:

How long have people been on Elavil when they have Spinal disorder? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 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: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Spinal disorder when taking Elavil? *

  • female: 91.49 %
  • male: 8.51 %

What is the age of people who have Spinal disorder when taking Elavil? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 21.95 %
  • 40-49: 12.2 %
  • 50-59: 39.02 %
  • 60+: 26.83 %

What are other drugs people take besides Elavil? *

  1. Neurontin: 23 people, 47.92%
  2. Prevacid: 20 people, 41.67%
  3. Coumadin: 16 people, 33.33%
  4. Wellbutrin: 15 people, 31.25%
  5. Colace: 14 people, 29.17%
  6. Morphine: 14 people, 29.17%
  7. Vioxx: 13 people, 27.08%
  8. Zoloft: 12 people, 25.00%
  9. Glucophage: 12 people, 25.00%
  10. Rituxan: 12 people, 25.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Spinal disorder? *

  1. Pain: 28 people, 58.33%
  2. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 27 people, 56.25%
  3. Fall: 24 people, 50.00%
  4. Fever: 24 people, 50.00%
  5. Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness): 22 people, 45.83%
  6. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 21 people, 43.75%
  7. Swallowing Difficulty: 21 people, 43.75%
  8. Balance Disorder: 21 people, 43.75%
  9. Joint Pain: 19 people, 39.58%
  10. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 18 people, 37.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 17 people, 35.42%
  2. Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 4 people, 8.33%
  3. Renal Cell Carcinoma Stage Unspecified (kidney cancer in unknown stage): 4 people, 8.33%
  4. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 3 people, 6.25%
  5. Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 2 people, 4.17%
  6. Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 2 people, 4.17%
  7. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 2.08%
  8. Asthma: 1 person, 2.08%
  9. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 1 person, 2.08%
  10. Cluster Headache (one-sided head pain with tearing): 1 person, 2.08%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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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+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on amitriptyline hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Elavil) and Elavil (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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