Memantine Hydrochloride
Active Ingredients
- Memantine Hydrochloride
Manufacturers
- Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd
- Forest Laboratories Llc
- Sun Pharma Global Fze
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Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Memantine Hydrochloride Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Memantine Hydrochloride
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Confabulation, Hallucination
Posted By JoeWras in fdb.rxlist.com on July 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“89 y.o. father was put on this (titrated to 28mg XR) and now is a new man. He was having hallucinations and confabulations before, and these are now gone. His short term memory is just slightly bett...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Adverse drug reaction
Posted By edw in fdb.rxlist.com on July 1, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I take one a day Namanda 5 plus one Galantamine HBr 8mg. Do not seem to suffer any side effects. I feel they are holding my problem steady at the moment. I tried Aricept and others but had bad side ef...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Grandmama213 in fdb.rxlist.com on June 20, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“My husband was given this medication by his doctor to try to improve his memory. He was put on 5mg I a day. This seemed to work very well. It helped his memory and also made him seem more present. Jus...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Sedation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 18, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: My grandmother has been taking it for 10 yrs we dont see it working . Ur just has her drugged up. We don't like it At all . It looks like the medicibe made her worse ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Asthenia, Headache, Gait disturbance, Muscular weakness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on June 5, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: headache - loss of energy - loss of balance - leg weakness no affirmative effects on me mentally but lots of negative effects physically.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on May 11, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“My husband has just started using this medication and since this has lost control of his bowels. he has not been taking it long enough to determine its effectiveness,”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Heart rate, Balance disorder
Posted By dot in fdb.rxlist.com on April 15, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“My heart rate declining. No energy. Unsteady on my feet. Legs feel like they don't belong to me. Must hold on to something when walking. Memory seems better but side effects seem bad. I have dr a...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on April 15, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“My wife tried to add Namenda as a component of combination therapy but after continuous bouts of bronchitis we terminated Namenda and, as a result, she was (in short order) able to get rid of the bron...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Grandmama213 in fdb.rxlist.com on March 6, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“My husband was given this medication by his doctor to try to improve his memory. He was put on 5mg I a day. This seemed to work very well. It helped his memory and also made him seem more present. Jus...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Razzputinn in fdb.rxlist.com on March 4, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Internist #2 (2012) and a geriatric physician (2013) both endorsed Namenda but I must question their decision regarding this 80 year old patient. Internist #1 initially prescribed the drug in 2009 d...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Memantine Hydrochloride
Dizziness
“Side Effects: Extreme dizziness , confusion, being in a dream-like state. Enough so by the third week of taking, I did not feel in control enough to drive a car.
I was not on the drug long ...”
Source: NAMENDA: Side effects, ratings, and pa...
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Did the author experience dizziness while taking namenda?
What is this?Dreamy State
“Side Effects: Extreme dizziness, confusion, being in a dream-like state . Enough so by the third week of taking, I did not feel in control enough to drive a car.
I was not on the drug long ...”
Source: NAMENDA: Side effects, ratings, and pa...
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Did the author experience dreamy state while taking namenda?
What is this?Confusional State
“Side Effects: Extreme dizziness, confusion , being in a dream-like state. Enough so by the third week of taking, I did not feel in control enough to drive a car.
I was not on the drug long ...”
Source: NAMENDA: Side effects, ratings, and pa...
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Did the author experience confusional state while taking namenda?
What is this?