Vimpat and Muscle function loss - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Muscle function loss is reported as a side effect among people who take Vimpat (lacosamide), especially for people who are male, 30-39 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Keppra, and have High blood pressure.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Muscle function loss 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 20,831 Vimpat users. Check the latest studies of Vimpat.
What is Muscle function loss?
Muscle function loss is found to be associated with 1,001 drugs and 1,520 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Muscle function loss.
20,279 people reported to have side effects when taking Vimpat.
Among them, 19 people (0.09%) have Muscle function loss.

Among these 19 people:
How long have people been on Vimpat when they have Muscle function loss? *
- < 1 month: 66.67 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 33.33 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Muscle function loss when taking Vimpat? *
- female: 41.18 %
- male: 58.82 %
What is the age of people who have Muscle function loss when taking Vimpat? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 11.11 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 11.11 %
- 30-39: 44.44 %
- 40-49: 11.11 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 22.22 %
What are other drugs people take besides Vimpat? *
- Keppra: 6 people, 31.58%
- Amlodipine: 3 people, 15.79%
- Tegretol: 3 people, 15.79%
- Depakote: 2 people, 10.53%
- Levetiracetam: 2 people, 10.53%
- Lyrica: 2 people, 10.53%
- Gilenya: 1 person, 5.26%
- Fycompa: 1 person, 5.26%
- Effexor: 1 person, 5.26%
- Dilantin: 1 person, 5.26%
What are other side effects people have besides Muscle function loss? *
- Aggression: 5 people, 26.32%
- Gait Disturbance: 5 people, 26.32%
- Dizziness: 4 people, 21.05%
- Speech Impairment (Adult) (inability to speak (adult)): 4 people, 21.05%
- Fall: 4 people, 21.05%
- Blood Pressure Fluctuation: 3 people, 15.79%
- Head Injury: 3 people, 15.79%
- Weakness: 3 people, 15.79%
- Feeling Abnormal: 2 people, 10.53%
- Hand Deformity: 2 people, 10.53%
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 10.53%
- High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 10.53%
- Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 5.26%
- Partial Seizures (seizures which affect only a part of the brain at onset): 1 person, 5.26%
- Pain: 1 person, 5.26%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 1 person, 5.26%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 1 person, 5.26%
- Migraine (headache): 1 person, 5.26%
- Gait Disturbance: 1 person, 5.26%
- Dizziness: 1 person, 5.26%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Vimpat:
- Vimpat (20,831 reports)
Muscle function loss treatments and more:
- Muscle function loss (17,723 reports)
How severe was Muscle function loss 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+
Browse all side effects of Vimpat:
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 Muscle function loss:
- Muscle function loss (1,001 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Muscle function loss:
- Muscle function loss (1,520 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).
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