Mirena and Dry mouth - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Dry mouth is reported as a side effect among people who take Mirena (levonorgestrel), especially for people who are female, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Tylenol, and have Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dry mouth when taking Mirena. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 143,466 people who have side effects when taking Mirena from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Mirena?
Mirena has active ingredients of levonorgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 145,266 Mirena users. Check the latest studies of Mirena.
What is Dry mouth?
Dry mouth is found to be associated with 2,091 drugs and 2,492 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dry mouth.
143,466 people reported to have side effects when taking Mirena.
Among them, 77 people (0.05%) have Dry mouth.

Among these 77 people:
How long have people been on Mirena when they have Dry mouth? *
- < 1 month: 16.67 %
- 1 - 6 months: 16.67 %
- 6 - 12 months: 8.33 %
- 1 - 2 years: 12.5 %
- 2 - 5 years: 33.33 %
- 5 - 10 years: 12.5 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Dry mouth when taking Mirena? *
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
What is the age of people who have Dry mouth when taking Mirena? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 1.59 %
- 20-29: 12.7 %
- 30-39: 50.79 %
- 40-49: 33.33 %
- 50-59: 1.59 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
What are other drugs people take besides Mirena? *
- Tylenol: 5 people, 6.49%
- Gabapentin: 4 people, 5.19%
- Zyrtec: 3 people, 3.90%
- Vitamin D3: 3 people, 3.90%
- Biotin: 3 people, 3.90%
- Furosemide: 3 people, 3.90%
- Gilenya: 3 people, 3.90%
- Solu-Medrol: 3 people, 3.90%
- Synthroid: 3 people, 3.90%
- Vitamin D2: 3 people, 3.90%
What are other side effects people have besides Dry mouth? *
- Stress And Anxiety: 28 people, 36.36%
- Dizziness: 25 people, 32.47%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 22 people, 28.57%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 21 people, 27.27%
- Depression: 19 people, 24.68%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 18 people, 23.38%
- Headache (pain in head): 18 people, 23.38%
- Dry Eyes (lack of adequate tears): 15 people, 19.48%
- Feeling Abnormal: 13 people, 16.88%
- Hair Loss: 13 people, 16.88%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 6 people, 7.79%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 4 people, 5.19%
- Depression: 3 people, 3.90%
- Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (reoccurrence of an inflammatory disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged): 3 people, 3.90%
- Hypertonic Bladder (bladder-storage function that causes a sudden urge to urinate): 2 people, 2.60%
- Uterine Leiomyoma (uterine benign tumour derived from smooth muscle): 2 people, 2.60%
- Drowsiness: 2 people, 2.60%
- Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 2 people, 2.60%
- Migraine (headache): 2 people, 2.60%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 2 people, 2.60%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Mirena:
- Mirena (145,266 reports)
Dry mouth treatments and more:
- Dry mouth (97,956 reports)
How severe was Dry mouth and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of levonorgestrel:
- Dry mouth and drugs with ingredients of levonorgestrel (227 reports)
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 Mirena:
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 Dry mouth:
- Dry mouth (2,091 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dry mouth:
- Dry mouth (2,492 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on levonorgestrel (the active ingredients of Mirena) and Mirena (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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