Drowsiness in Metformin - how severe and when it was recovered? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We study how severe was Drowsiness, when it was recovered, drug effectiveness, race, and more among people who take Metformin (metformin hydrochloride). This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports submitted to eHealthMe, and is updated regularly.
What is Metformin?
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72 people who have Drowsiness while taking Metformin were studied.

Severity of Drowsiness *:
- least: 3.03 %
- moderate: 42.42 %
- severe: 45.45 %
- most severe: 9.09 %
When people recovered from Drowsiness *:
- while on drug: 3.85 %
- after off the drug: 7.69 %
- not yet: 88.46 %
Effectiveness of Metformin *:
- not at all: 1.69 %
- somewhat: 32.2 %
- moderate: 30.51 %
- high: 30.51 %
- very high: 5.08 %
Race of the people *:
- African American, Non-Hispanic: 6.56 %
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0 %
- Asian: 6.56 %
- Hispanic: 6.56 %
- Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders: 0.0 %
- Two or more races: 1.64 %
- White, Non-Hispanic: 78.69 %
Time on Metformin *:
- < 1 month: 13.43 %
- 1 - 6 months: 7.46 %
- 6 - 12 months: 8.96 %
- 1 - 2 years: 8.96 %
- 2 - 5 years: 14.93 %
- 5 - 10 years: 26.87 %
- 10+ years: 19.4 %
Gender of people when taking Metformin *:
- female: 62.5 %
- male: 37.5 %
Age of people when taking Metformin *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 4.17 %
- 20-29: 9.72 %
- 30-39: 2.78 %
- 40-49: 25.0 %
- 50-59: 23.61 %
- 60+: 34.72 %
Conditions people have *:
- High Blood Pressure: 24 people, 33.33%
- Depression: 21 people, 29.17%
- High Blood Cholesterol: 18 people, 25.00%
- Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development): 8 people, 11.11%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 8 people, 11.11%
- Stress And Anxiety: 8 people, 11.11%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 6 people, 8.33%
- Pain: 6 people, 8.33%
- Bipolar Disorder (mood disorder): 5 people, 6.94%
- Allergies: 5 people, 6.94%
Other drugs people take besides Metformin *:
- Lisinopril: 12 people, 16.67%
- Vitamin D: 6 people, 8.33%
- Levothyroxine Sodium: 6 people, 8.33%
- Gabapentin: 5 people, 6.94%
- Simvastatin: 5 people, 6.94%
- Glipizide: 5 people, 6.94%
- Multivitamin: 5 people, 6.94%
- Wellbutrin: 4 people, 5.56%
- Biotin: 4 people, 5.56%
- Aspirin: 4 people, 5.56%
Other side effects people have besides Drowsiness *:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 10 people, 13.89%
- Dizziness: 8 people, 11.11%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 6.94%
- Confusion: 4 people, 5.56%
- Hair Loss: 4 people, 5.56%
- Weight Increased: 4 people, 5.56%
- Stress And Anxiety: 4 people, 5.56%
- Depression: 4 people, 5.56%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 4.17%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 4.17%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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How the study uses the data?
The study is based on metformin hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Metformin). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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