Hyperhidrosis and drugs of ingredients of docusate (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Hyperhidrosis is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of docusate , especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 90,369 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Colace.
90,369 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate .
Among them, 1,120 people (1.24%) have Hyperhidrosis
What is Hyperhidrosis?
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating) is found to be associated with 2,595 drugs and 3,519 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hyperhidrosis.
Number of reports submitted per year:

Time on drugs with ingredients of docusate when people have Hyperhidrosis *:
- < 1 month: 95 %
- 1 - 6 months: 5 %
- 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
- 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
- 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
Gender of people who have Hyperhidrosis when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate *:
- female: 51.99 %
- male: 48.01 %
Age of people who have Hyperhidrosis when taking drugs with ingredients of docusate *:
- 0-1: 0.78 %
- 2-9: 0.11 %
- 10-19: 1.11 %
- 20-29: 1.6600000000000001 %
- 30-39: 7.2 %
- 40-49: 15.39 %
- 50-59: 18.94 %
- 60+: 54.82 %
Conditions people have *:
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- Pain: 161 people, 14.37%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 92 people, 8.21%
- Stress And Anxiety: 62 people, 5.54%
- Diabetes: 58 people, 5.18%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 56 people, 5.00%
- Atrial Fibrillation/flutter (atrial fibrillation and flutter are abnormal heart rhythms in which the atria, or upper chambers of the heart, are out of sync with the ventricles): 53 people, 4.73%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 51 people, 4.55%
- Depression: 49 people, 4.38%
- High Blood Pressure: 47 people, 4.20%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 47 people, 4.20%
Other drugs people take *:
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- Aspirin: 207 people, 18.48%
- Acetaminophen: 154 people, 13.75%
- Metformin: 127 people, 11.34%
- Lasix: 122 people, 10.89%
- Gabapentin: 118 people, 10.54%
- Senna: 117 people, 10.45%
- Synthroid: 116 people, 10.36%
- Tylenol: 108 people, 9.64%
- Zofran: 102 people, 9.11%
- Amlodipine: 101 people, 9.02%
Other side effects people have besides Hyperhidrosis *:
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- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 384 people, 34.29%
- Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 377 people, 33.66%
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 372 people, 33.21%
- Weakness: 325 people, 29.02%
- Pain: 319 people, 28.48%
- Dizziness: 310 people, 27.68%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 293 people, 26.16%
- Headache (pain in head): 258 people, 23.04%
- Back Pain: 255 people, 22.77%
- Diarrhea: 244 people, 21.79%
* 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 docusate . 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.
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