Ativan vs. Doxepin hydrochloride: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Ativan and Doxepin hydrochloride. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 259,589 people who take Ativan and Doxepin hydrochloride, and is updated regularly.
What is Ativan?
Ativan has active ingredients of lorazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 78,506 Ativan users. Check the latest studies of Ativan.
What is Doxepin hydrochloride?
Doxepin hydrochloride has active ingredients of doxepin hydrochloride. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 2,323 Doxepin hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Doxepin hydrochloride.
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259,589 people who take Ativan and Doxepin hydrochloride are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Doxepin Hydrochloride (doxepin hydrochloride)
- Ativan (lorazepam)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Ativan:
- not at all: 2.3 %
- somewhat: 20.9 %
- moderate: 34.62 %
- high: 30.69 %
- very high: 11.48 %
Doxepin Hydrochloride:
- not at all: 5.47 %
- somewhat: 25.09 %
- moderate: 28.3 %
- high: 32.83 %
- very high: 8.3 %
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Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Ativan (74,417 reports)
- Doxepin hydrochloride (1,605 reports)
Browse all side effects of Ativan:
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 side effects of Doxepin hydrochloride:
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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on lorazepam and doxepin hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Ativan and Doxepin hydrochloride, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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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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