Lacosamide and Gad - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Gad is reported as a side effect among people who take Lacosamide (lacosamide), especially for people who are female, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Brivaracetam, and have Petit mal epilepsy.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Gad when taking Lacosamide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 16,542 people who have side effects when taking Lacosamide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lacosamide?

Lacosamide has active ingredients of lacosamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 16,601 Lacosamide users. Check the latest studies of Lacosamide.

What is Gad?

Gad is found to be associated with 832 drugs and 1,478 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Gad.



On Feb, 13, 2026

16,542 people reported to have side effects when taking Lacosamide.
Among them, 19 people (0.11%) have Gad.

Could Lacosamide cause Gad?

Among these 19 people:

How long have people been on Lacosamide when they have Gad? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 100 %
  • 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 Gad when taking Lacosamide? *

  • female: 94.44 %
  • male: 5.56 %

What is the age of people who have Gad when taking Lacosamide? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 80.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 13.33 %
  • 60+: 6.67 %

What are other drugs people take besides Lacosamide? *

  1. Brivaracetam: 11 people, 57.89%
  2. Midazolam: 4 people, 21.05%
  3. Benlysta: 2 people, 10.53%
  4. Zonisamide: 1 person, 5.26%
  5. Fluticasone Propionate: 1 person, 5.26%
  6. Amoxicillin: 1 person, 5.26%
  7. Baclofen: 1 person, 5.26%
  8. Dilantin: 1 person, 5.26%
  9. Donepezil Hydrochloride: 1 person, 5.26%
  10. Finasteride: 1 person, 5.26%

What are other side effects people have besides Gad? *

  1. Depression: 13 people, 68.42%
  2. High Blood Pressure: 13 people, 68.42%
  3. Petit Mal Epilepsy (absence seizure): 11 people, 57.89%
  4. Multiple-Drug Resistance: 5 people, 26.32%
  5. Overdose: 4 people, 21.05%
  6. Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 4 people, 21.05%
  7. Weakness: 2 people, 10.53%
  8. Injection Site Haemorrhage (bleeding from injection site): 2 people, 10.53%
  9. Injection Site Extravasation (flow of (blood or lymph) from injection site): 2 people, 10.53%
  10. Injection Site Bruising: 2 people, 10.53%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 11 people, 57.89%
  2. Petit Mal Epilepsy (absence seizure): 11 people, 57.89%
  3. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 2 people, 10.53%
  4. Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints): 2 people, 10.53%
  5. Intention Tremor (brain tremor): 1 person, 5.26%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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  • Gad (31,258 reports)

How severe was Gad and when was it recovered:

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lacosamide:

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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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Gad:

  • Gad (832 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Gad:

  • Gad (1,478 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lacosamide (the active ingredients of Lacosamide) and Lacosamide (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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