Gabapentin and Panic attack - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Panic attack is reported as a side effect among people who take Gabapentin (gabapentin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Xyrem, and have Stress and anxiety.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Panic attack when taking Gabapentin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 313,421 people who have side effects when taking Gabapentin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Gabapentin?

Gabapentin has active ingredients of gabapentin. It is often used in neuralgia. eHealthMe is studying from 322,945 Gabapentin users. Check the latest studies of Gabapentin.

What is Panic attack?

Panic attack is found to be associated with 2,546 drugs and 2,067 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Panic attack.



On Oct, 06, 2025

313,421 people reported to have side effects when taking Gabapentin.
Among them, 1,120 people (0.36%) have Panic attack.

Could Gabapentin cause Panic attack?

Among these 1,120 people:

How long have people been on Gabapentin when they have Panic attack? *

  • < 1 month: 30.93 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 35.05 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 5.15 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 12.37 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 9.28 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 5.15 %
  • 10+ years: 2.06 %

What is the gender of people who have Panic attack when taking Gabapentin? *

  • female: 69.48 %
  • male: 30.52 %

What is the age of people who have Panic attack when taking Gabapentin? *

  • 0-1: 0.13 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.65 %
  • 20-29: 5.99 %
  • 30-39: 12.76 %
  • 40-49: 21.88 %
  • 50-59: 28.52 %
  • 60+: 30.08 %

What are other drugs people take besides Gabapentin? *

  1. Xyrem: 117 people, 10.45%
  2. Cymbalta: 91 people, 8.12%
  3. Xanax: 91 people, 8.12%
  4. Adderall: 75 people, 6.70%
  5. Clonazepam: 74 people, 6.61%
  6. Metformin: 73 people, 6.52%
  7. Klonopin: 71 people, 6.34%
  8. Vitamin B12: 70 people, 6.25%
  9. Vitamin D3: 67 people, 5.98%
  10. Lyrica: 67 people, 5.98%

What are other side effects people have besides Panic attack? *

  1. Stress And Anxiety: 531 people, 47.41%
  2. Depression: 281 people, 25.09%
  3. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 242 people, 21.61%
  4. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 226 people, 20.18%
  5. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 219 people, 19.55%
  6. Dizziness: 165 people, 14.73%
  7. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 162 people, 14.46%
  8. High Blood Pressure: 159 people, 14.20%
  9. Suicidal Ideation: 153 people, 13.66%
  10. Weakness: 143 people, 12.77%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Stress And Anxiety: 134 people, 11.96%
  2. Depression: 126 people, 11.25%
  3. Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 120 people, 10.71%
  4. High Blood Pressure: 76 people, 6.79%
  5. Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 74 people, 6.61%
  6. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 54 people, 4.82%
  7. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 51 people, 4.55%
  8. Back Pain: 51 people, 4.55%
  9. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 48 people, 4.29%
  10. Migraine (headache): 48 people, 4.29%

* 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 gabapentin (the active ingredients of Gabapentin) and Gabapentin (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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