Potassium and Grand mal convulsion - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Grand mal convulsion is reported as a side effect among people who take Potassium (potassium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Zoloft, and have Multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Grand mal convulsion when taking Potassium. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 58,337 people who have side effects when taking Potassium from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Potassium?

Potassium has active ingredients of potassium. It is often used in hypokalemia. eHealthMe is studying from 59,147 Potassium users. Check the latest studies of Potassium.

What is Grand mal convulsion?

Grand mal convulsion (a type of generalized seizure that affects the entire brain) is found to be associated with 920 drugs and 1,337 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Grand mal convulsion.

On Aug, 12, 2026

58,337 people reported to have side effects when taking Potassium.
Among them, 11 people (0.02%) have Grand mal convulsion.

Could Potassium cause Grand mal convulsion?

Among these 11 people:

What is the gender of people who have Grand mal convulsion when taking Potassium? *

female: 60 %
male: 40 %

What is the age of people who have Grand mal convulsion when taking Potassium? *

What are other drugs people take besides Potassium? *

What are other side effects people have besides Grand mal convulsion? *

Head Injury: 3 people, 27.27%
Fall: 3 people, 27.27%
Nausea And Vomiting: 3 people, 27.27%
Death: 2 people, 18.18%
Consciousness - Decreased: 2 people, 18.18%
Dizziness: 2 people, 18.18%
Pneumonia: 2 people, 18.18%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 18.18%
Drug Ineffective: 2 people, 18.18%
Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 2 people, 18.18%

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): 2 people, 18.18%
Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 2 people, 18.18%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 2 people, 18.18%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 18.18%
Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 1 person, 9.09%
Blood Potassium Decreased: 1 person, 9.09%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 1 person, 9.09%
Cough: 1 person, 9.09%
Crohn's Disease (a condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract): 1 person, 9.09%
Depression: 1 person, 9.09%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Potassium and have Grand mal convulsion?

- Check whether Grand mal convulsion is associated with a drug or a condition
- Predict drug outcomes for up to one year with AI
- Get an AI agent to monitor your drugs continuously

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Potassium:

Potassium (59,147 reports)

Browse all side effects of Potassium:

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 z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Grand mal convulsion:

Grand mal convulsion (920 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Grand mal convulsion:

Grand mal convulsion (1,337 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

If you use this eHealthMe study on publication, please acknowledge it with a citation: study title, URL, accessed date.