Vitamin c and Hallucinations - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Hallucinations is found among people who take Vitamin c, especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 6 - 12 months.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Vitamin c and have Hallucinations. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 69,560 people who have side effects when taking Vitamin c from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Feb, 07, 2023

69,560 people reported to have side effects when taking Vitamin c.
Among them, 420 people (0.6%) have Hallucinations.

What is Vitamin c?

Vitamin c has active ingredients of l-ascorbic acid. It is often used in immune response. eHealthMe is studying from 71,892 Vitamin c users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Hallucinations?

Hallucinations (sensations that appear real but are created by your mind) is found to be associated with 3,009 drugs and 2,570 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Vitamin c and Hallucinations reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Vitamin c and have Hallucinations?

Check whether Hallucinations is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related publications that referenced our studies

Ezeji GC, Inoue T, Bahtiyar G, Sacerdote A, "Hallucinations associated with miglitol use in a patient with chronic kidney disease and hypothyroidism", BMJ case reports, 2015 Feb .
Boschee T, DO PGY II, "Acute Hallucinations: Where Did That Come From?", , 2007 Jan .

Related studies

How severe was Hallucinations and when was it recovered:

Hallucinations in Vitamin c

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of l-ascorbic acid:

Hallucinations and drugs with ingredients of l-ascorbic acid (245 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Vitamin c:

Vitamin c (71,892 reports)

Common Vitamin c side effects:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 8,483 reports
Headache (pain in head): 5,782 reports
Pain: 5,471 reports
Diarrhea: 5,460 reports
Drug ineffective: 5,019 reports
Rashes (redness): 4,618 reports
Weakness: 4,603 reports
Dizziness: 3,925 reports

Browse all side effects of Vitamin c:

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Hallucinations treatments and more:

Hallucinations (84,547 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Hallucinations:

Common drugs associated with Hallucinations:

All the drugs that are associated with Hallucinations:

Hallucinations (3,009 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Hallucinations:

Parkinson's disease: 9,493 reports
Depression: 3,751 reports
Pain: 3,359 reports
High blood pressure: 2,115 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Hallucinations:

Hallucinations (2,570 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on l-ascorbic acid (the active ingredients of Vitamin c) and Vitamin c (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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