Garcinia cambogi vs. Synephrine: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Garcinia cambogi and Synephrine. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 1,517 people who take Garcinia cambogi and Synephrine, and is updated regularly.
What is Garcinia cambogi?
Garcinia cambogi has active ingredients of garcinia. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 708 Garcinia cambogi users. Check the latest studies of Garcinia cambogi.
What is Synephrine?
Synephrine has active ingredients of bitter orange. It is often used in weight loss. eHealthMe is studying from 257 Synephrine users. Check the latest studies of Synephrine.
1,517 people who take Garcinia cambogi and Synephrine are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Synephrine (bitter orange)
- Garcinia Cambogi (garcinia)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Garcinia Cambogi:
- not at all: 18.57 %
- somewhat: 44.29 %
- moderate: 25.71 %
- high: 9.29 %
- very high: 2.14 %
Synephrine:
- not at all: 7.69 %
- somewhat: 23.08 %
- moderate: 38.46 %
- high: 30.77 %
- very high: 0 %
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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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Garcinia cambogi (374 reports)
- Synephrine (244 reports)
Browse all side effects of Garcinia cambogi:
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 Synephrine:
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 garcinia and bitter orange (the active ingredients of Garcinia cambogi and Synephrine, 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.
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).
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