Zonisamide and Dyskinesia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Dyskinesia is reported as a side effect among people who take Zonisamide (zonisamide), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years also take Tegretol, and have Parkinson's disease.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dyskinesia when taking Zonisamide. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,045 people who have side effects when taking Zonisamide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Zonisamide?

Zonisamide has active ingredients of zonisamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 11,445 Zonisamide users. Check the latest studies of Zonisamide.

What is Dyskinesia?

Dyskinesia (abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement) is found to be associated with 1,511 drugs and 1,733 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dyskinesia.

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 Aug, 20, 2026

11,045 people reported to have side effects when taking Zonisamide.
Among them, 150 people (1.36%) have Dyskinesia.

Among these 150 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Zonisamide and have Dyskinesia?

- Check whether Dyskinesia is associated with a drug or a condition
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Related studies:

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

Zonisamide (11,445 reports)

Dyskinesia treatments and more:

Dyskinesia (50,549 reports)

How severe was Dyskinesia and when was it recovered:

Dyskinesia in Zonisamide

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of zonisamide:

Dyskinesia and drugs with ingredients of zonisamide (163 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 Zonisamide:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Dyskinesia:

Dyskinesia (1,511 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dyskinesia:

Dyskinesia (1,733 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

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

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