Vistaril vs. Gaba: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Vistaril and Gaba. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 85,974 people who take Vistaril and Gaba, and is updated regularly.
What is Vistaril?
Vistaril has active ingredients of hydroxyzine hydrochloride. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 9,565 Vistaril users. Check the latest studies of Vistaril.
What is Gaba?
Gaba has active ingredients of gaba (gamma - aminobutyric acid). It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 428 Gaba users. Check the latest studies of Gaba.
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 >>>.
85,974 people who take Vistaril and Gaba are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Vistaril (hydroxyzine hydrochloride)
- Gaba (gaba (gamma - aminobutyric acid))
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Vistaril:
- not at all: 5.27 %
- somewhat: 28.05 %
- moderate: 35.62 %
- high: 20.8 %
- very high: 10.27 %
Gaba:
- not at all: 3.92 %
- somewhat: 31.37 %
- moderate: 39.22 %
- high: 23.53 %
- very high: 1.96 %
Want to compare Vistaril with Gaba?
- Personalize this study to your gender and age (0-99+)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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Ate? ?, Arikan MF, Kaplan M, Altay M, "Hydroxyzine induced pancytopenia and petechial rashes: a rare complication", Journal Of Contemporary Medicine, 2017 Jan .
- Ate? ?, Arikan MF, Kaplan M, Altay M, "Hydroxyzine induced pancytopenia and petechial rashes: a rare complication", Journal Of Contemporary Medicine, 2017 Jan .
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Browse all side effects of Vistaril:
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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 hydroxyzine hydrochloride and gaba (gamma - aminobutyric acid) (the active ingredients of Vistaril and Gaba, 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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