Melatonin vs. Dramamine: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Melatonin and Dramamine. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 71,036 people who take Melatonin and Dramamine, and is updated regularly.
What is Melatonin?
Melatonin has active ingredients of melatonin. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 56,212 Melatonin users. Check the latest studies of Melatonin.
What is Dramamine?
Dramamine has active ingredients of dimenhydrinate. It is often used in motion sickness. eHealthMe is studying from 1,386 Dramamine users. Check the latest studies of Dramamine.
71,036 people who take Melatonin and Dramamine are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Melatonin (melatonin)
- Dramamine (dimenhydrinate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Melatonin:
- not at all: 2.31 %
- somewhat: 21.29 %
- moderate: 36.07 %
- high: 30.12 %
- very high: 10.2 %
Dramamine:
- not at all: 2.69 %
- somewhat: 15.49 %
- moderate: 38.05 %
- high: 34.34 %
- very high: 9.43 %
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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.
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Browse all side effects of Melatonin:
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 Dramamine:
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 melatonin and dimenhydrinate (the active ingredients of Melatonin and Dramamine, 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).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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