Vitamin c and Headache - from FDA reports
Headache is found among people who take Vitamin c, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years, also take medication Vitamin D, and have Rheumatoid arthritis. This study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 32,510 people who have side effects when taking Vitamin c from FDA, and is updated regularly.
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32,510 people reported to have side effects when taking Vitamin c.
Among them, 2,067 people (6.36%) have Headache
Number of reports submitted per year:
Time on Vitamin c when people have Headache *:
- < 1 month: 12.5 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 12.5 %
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Gender of people who have Headache when taking Vitamin c *:
- female: 77.23 %
- male: 22.77 %
Age of people who have Headache when taking Vitamin c *:
- 0-1: 0.06 %
- 2-9: 0.12 %
- 10-19: 1.22 %
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Top conditions involved for these people *:
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 233 people, 11.27%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 172 people, 8.32%
- Pain: 137 people, 6.63%
- High Blood Pressure: 127 people, 6.14%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 96 people, 4.64%
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Top co-used drugs for these people *:
- Vitamin D: 545 people, 26.37%
- Vitamin B12: 377 people, 18.24%
- Vitamin D3: 371 people, 17.95%
- Calcium: 339 people, 16.40%
- Fish Oil: 313 people, 15.14%
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Top other side effects for these people *:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 560 people, 27.09%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 538 people, 26.03%
- Dizziness: 412 people, 19.93%
- Diarrhea: 310 people, 15.00%
- Pain: 308 people, 14.90%
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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
FDA reports used in this study
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