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Seizures and drugs of ingredients of diazepam (a real world drug study)


Summary:

Seizures is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of diazepam, especially for people who are female, 30-39 old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 151,648 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of diazepam from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Diastat, Diastat acudial, Diazepam, Diazepam intensol, Dizac, Libervant, Q-pam, Valium, Valrelease, Valtoco.

On Oct, 16, 2025

151,648 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of diazepam.
Among them, 3,012 people (1.99%) have Seizures

What is Seizures?

Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain) is found to be associated with 2,088 drugs and 2,237 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Seizures.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could drugs with ingredients of diazepam cause Seizures?

Time on drugs with ingredients of diazepam when people have Seizures *:

  • < 1 month: 74.47 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 12.06 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 5.67 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 2.13 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 1.42 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 1.42 %
  • 10+ years: 2.84 %

Gender of people who have Seizures when taking drugs with ingredients of diazepam *:

  • female: 55.78 %
  • male: 44.22 %

Age of people who have Seizures when taking drugs with ingredients of diazepam *:

  • 0-1: 3.14 %
  • 2-9: 13.07 %
  • 10-19: 13.57 %
  • 20-29: 14.18 %
  • 30-39: 18.04 %
  • 40-49: 13.35 %
  • 50-59: 13.18 %
  • 60+: 11.47 %

Conditions people have *:

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  1. Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 423 people, 14.04%
  2. Depression: 225 people, 7.47%
  3. Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (epilepsy characterized by frequent seizures and different seizure types): 199 people, 6.61%
  4. Pain: 195 people, 6.47%
  5. Psychotic Disorder: 165 people, 5.48%
  6. Sedation: 145 people, 4.81%
  7. Indigestion: 141 people, 4.68%
  8. Extrapyramidal Disorder (involuntary muscle spasms in the face and neck): 136 people, 4.52%
  9. Neuralgia (pain in one or more nerves): 131 people, 4.35%
  10. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: 128 people, 4.25%

Other drugs people take *:

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  1. Epidiolex: 520 people, 17.26%
  2. Keppra: 446 people, 14.81%
  3. Onfi: 273 people, 9.06%
  4. Diacomit: 248 people, 8.23%
  5. Vimpat: 244 people, 8.10%
  6. Clonazepam: 235 people, 7.80%
  7. Depakote: 232 people, 7.70%
  8. Melatonin: 200 people, 6.64%
  9. Clobazam: 195 people, 6.47%
  10. Lamictal: 179 people, 5.94%

Other side effects people have besides Seizures *:

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  1. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 418 people, 13.88%
  2. Drug Ineffective: 370 people, 12.28%
  3. Drowsiness: 346 people, 11.49%
  4. Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement): 329 people, 10.92%
  5. Dizziness: 328 people, 10.89%
  6. Fever: 316 people, 10.49%
  7. Weakness: 307 people, 10.19%
  8. Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body): 304 people, 10.09%
  9. Headache (pain in head): 290 people, 9.63%
  10. Confusional State: 280 people, 9.30%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on diazepam. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are 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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