Firdapse and Insomnia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Insomnia is reported as a side effect among people who take Firdapse (amifampridine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Vitamin D3, and have Lambert-eaton syndrome.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Insomnia when taking Firdapse. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,110 people who have side effects when taking Firdapse from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Firdapse?
Firdapse has active ingredients of amifampridine. eHealthMe is studying from 2,112 Firdapse users. Check the latest studies of Firdapse.
What is Insomnia?
Insomnia (sleeplessness) is found to be associated with 3,117 drugs and 5,170 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Insomnia.
2,110 people reported to have side effects when taking Firdapse.
Among them, 91 people (4.31%) have Insomnia.

Among these 91 people:
How long have people been on Firdapse when they have Insomnia? *
- < 1 month: 61.11 %
- 1 - 6 months: 30.56 %
- 6 - 12 months: 8.33 %
- 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 Insomnia when taking Firdapse? *
- female: 76.92 %
- male: 23.08 %
What is the age of people who have Insomnia when taking Firdapse? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 1.75 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 7.02 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 24.56 %
- 60+: 66.67 %
What are other drugs people take besides Firdapse? *
- Vitamin D3: 26 people, 28.57%
- Xanax: 23 people, 25.27%
- Melatonin: 20 people, 21.98%
- Vitamin B12: 20 people, 21.98%
- Calcium: 19 people, 20.88%
- Paxil: 19 people, 20.88%
- Vesicare: 18 people, 19.78%
- Fioricet: 18 people, 19.78%
- Vitamin C: 13 people, 14.29%
- Armour Thyroid: 12 people, 13.19%
What are other side effects people have besides Insomnia? *
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 42 people, 46.15%
- Chest Pain: 36 people, 39.56%
- Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect): 34 people, 37.36%
- Weakness: 34 people, 37.36%
- Drug Ineffective: 32 people, 35.16%
- Feeling Abnormal: 31 people, 34.07%
- Back Pain: 27 people, 29.67%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 25 people, 27.47%
- Diplopia (double vision): 23 people, 25.27%
- Discomfort: 23 people, 25.27%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Lambert-Eaton Syndrome (this means your immune system mistakenly targets healthy cells and tissues in the body): 89 people, 97.80%
- Neck Pain: 18 people, 19.78%
- High Blood Pressure: 18 people, 19.78%
- Migraine (headache): 18 people, 19.78%
- Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 12 people, 13.19%
- Restless Leg Syndrome (a powerful urge to move your legs): 10 people, 10.99%
- Autoimmune Disorder (a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's normal substances and tissue): 9 people, 9.89%
- Hypersensitivity: 4 people, 4.40%
- Stress And Anxiety: 4 people, 4.40%
- Sleep Walking (walking during sleep): 4 people, 4.40%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Firdapse:
- Firdapse (2,112 reports)
Insomnia treatments and more:
- Insomnia (438,081 reports)
How severe was Insomnia and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of amifampridine:
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 Firdapse:
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 Insomnia:
- Insomnia (3,117 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Insomnia:
- Insomnia (5,170 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on amifampridine (the active ingredients of Firdapse) and Firdapse (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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