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


Summary:

Seizures is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of glutamine, 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 3,513 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of glutamine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Alanyl-l-glutamine dipeptide, Gln, Glutamate, Glutamic acid, Glutamic acid hcl, Glutaminate, Glutamine, Glutamine ethyl ester, Glutamine ethyl ester hcl, Glutamine methyl ester, Glutamine peptides, L-(+)-2-aminoglutaramic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-glutamic acid 5-amide, L-glutamic acid hcl, L-glutamic acid hydrochloride, L-glutamine, Levoglutamide, Levoglutamine, N-acetyl-l-glutamine, Nutrestore.

On Jul, 28, 2026

3,513 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of glutamine.
Among them, 35 people (1.0%) have Seizures

What is Seizures?

Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain) is found to be associated with 1,994 drugs and 2,278 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Seizures.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could drugs with ingredients of glutamine cause Seizures?

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

  • < 1 month: 50 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 50 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

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

  • female: 71.43 %
  • male: 28.57 %

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

  • 0-1: 9.52 %
  • 2-9: 4.76 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 14.29 %
  • 30-39: 28.57 %
  • 40-49: 4.76 %
  • 50-59: 23.81 %
  • 60+: 14.29 %

Conditions people have *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected conditions.

  1. Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures): 9 people, 25.71%
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 14.29%
  3. Diarrhea: 5 people, 14.29%
  4. Depression: 4 people, 11.43%
  5. Hereditary Angioedema (recurrent episodes of severe swelling): 4 people, 11.43%
  6. Malabsorption (a state arising from abnormality in absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal (gi) tract): 3 people, 8.57%
  7. Deep Venous Thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis): 3 people, 8.57%
  8. Fungaemia (fungi circulate in the blood): 3 people, 8.57%
  9. Hypokalemia (low potassium): 3 people, 8.57%
  10. Hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins): 3 people, 8.57%

Other drugs people take *:

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  1. Melatonin: 19 people, 54.29%
  2. Vitamin D3: 10 people, 28.57%
  3. Lamictal: 9 people, 25.71%
  4. Keppra: 7 people, 20.00%
  5. Ondansetron: 7 people, 20.00%
  6. Famotidine: 7 people, 20.00%
  7. Baclofen: 5 people, 14.29%
  8. Turmeric: 5 people, 14.29%
  9. Colazal: 5 people, 14.29%
  10. Tolvaptan: 5 people, 14.29%

Other side effects people have besides Seizures *:

You may use this to check any potential undetected side effects.

  1. Feeling Abnormal: 9 people, 25.71%
  2. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 8 people, 22.86%
  3. Sleep Disorder: 6 people, 17.14%
  4. Diarrhea: 5 people, 14.29%
  5. Fainting (loss of consciousness and postural tone): 5 people, 14.29%
  6. Pain In Extremity: 5 people, 14.29%
  7. Pollakiuria (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities or urine): 5 people, 14.29%
  8. Poor Quality Sleep: 5 people, 14.29%
  9. Concussion (short loss of normal brain function in response to a head injury): 5 people, 14.29%
  10. Memory Loss: 5 people, 14.29%

* 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.

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on glutamine. 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?

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