Vimpat and High blood pressure - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

High blood pressure is reported as a side effect among people who take Vimpat (lacosamide), especially for people who are female, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Keppra, and have Depression.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have High blood pressure when taking Vimpat. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 20,279 people who have side effects when taking Vimpat from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vimpat?

Vimpat has active ingredients of lacosamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 20,832 Vimpat users. Check the latest studies of Vimpat.

What is High blood pressure?

High blood pressure is found to be associated with 3,481 drugs and 5,247 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of High blood pressure.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Sep, 04, 2026

20,279 people reported to have side effects when taking Vimpat.
Among them, 283 people (1.4%) have High blood pressure.

Among these 283 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Vimpat and have High blood pressure?

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Related studies:

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

Vimpat (20,832 reports)

High blood pressure treatments and more:

High blood pressure (1,062,870 reports)

How severe was High blood pressure and when was it recovered:

High blood pressure in Vimpat

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of lacosamide:

High blood pressure and drugs with ingredients of lacosamide (454 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 Vimpat:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with High blood pressure:

High blood pressure (3,481 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with High blood pressure:

High blood pressure (5,247 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

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