Efavirenz
Active Ingredients
- Efavirenz
Approved Uses *
- Hiv infection cdc group iii
- Immunodeficiency
- Infection
- Product used for unknown indication
- Viral infection
* Extracted from Drug Label
Manufacturers
- Bristol Myers Squibb Co
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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.
Efavirenz 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 Efavirenz
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nausea, Sleep disorder, Mood swings, Diarrhoea, Discomfort, Insomnia, Muscular weakness, Decreased appetite
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on December 4, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Nausea,, diarrhoea and sickness, weakness due to not eating due to loss of appetite from this horrible drug, insomnia, mood swings, I could go on. Have decided to stop taking this as I ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on April 17, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... and been that way ever since thank God, its been a long road but grateful to be alive. The medication is best taken at night and not during the day for it has a very dizzy and weakening spell to it....”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Tuberculosis
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on February 23, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“I started the medication in 2003. My CD4 count was 57 viral load too high having also TB but it helped me. I did have side effects my advice best way is to get proper counseling and always consult you...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abnormal dreams
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on December 24, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“... little time to do damage to my body without being on medication. I started on Atripla, and was undetectable within 30 days and CD4 went from 350 to 900. I still have weird dreams, but otherwise my h...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abnormal dreams
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on December 23, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“... AIDS in June of 2013. My CD4 was 93 with a viral load over 10 million. I immediately started Atripla and 2 months later was undetectable. The only side effects I had were the weird dreams, And I still...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abnormal dreams
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on December 11, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“... my numbers after 10 years of being HIV were starting to change. Within 30 days I was back to an undetectable status. I have had little to no side effects, other than the weird dreams from time to time...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on November 1, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“The medication so good. The side effect only last on the first month and then gone.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Abnormal dreams, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on September 22, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“... Atripla. Within 3 weeks infections were gone, Viral Load undetectable, and 7 years later I'm in perfect health. Side effects only lasted the first few days (drowsiness). Vivid dreams lasted 5 years, b...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on September 6, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“HIV viral load of 138,000 in June 2013, undetectable in September 2013.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dizziness, Nightmare, Abnormal dreams, Dyspepsia, Insomnia
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on August 3, 2013 @ 12:00 am
“... from 280 to 987 in the year I've been taking it. That being said I do suffer some side effects. Insomnia and hyper-realistic dreams/nightmares. I also get dizziness, sometimes severe, about two hour...”
Additional Drug Information
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* 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 Efavirenz
Abdominal Discomfort
“... months. CD4 up from 256 to over 500 in same period. Had vivid dreams - incl 3 nightmares in first 12 months - nothing now. Occasional night sweats which are wierd. Stomach problems for the first ...”
Source: Atripla
View full report on Efavirenz related abdominal discomfort
Did the author experience abdominal discomfort while taking atripla?
What is this?Nightmare
“Went from v/l of 60,000 to undetectable in 4 months. CD4 up from 256 to over 500 in same period. Had vivid dreams - incl 3 nightmares in first 12 months - nothing now. Occasional night sweats whic...”
Source: Atripla
View full report on Efavirenz related nightmare
Did the author experience nightmare while taking atripla?
What is this?Night Sweats
“... of 60,000 to undetectable in 4 months. CD4 up from 256 to over 500 in same period. Had vivid dreams - incl 3 nightmares in first 12 months - nothing now. Occasional night sweats which are wierd. ...”
Source: Atripla
View full report on Efavirenz related night sweats
Did the author experience night sweats while taking atripla?
What is this?