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Sleep paralysis: Which Medications Cause It? (1,223 Reports Across 51 Drugs)

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Sleep paralysis has been reported as an adverse event with 51 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 1,223 total reports. 2 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Sleep paralysis are SODIUM OXYBATE, SUVOREXANT, and LEMBOREXANT.

1,223
Total Reports
51
Drugs Involved
2
Deaths
124
Hospitalizations
40.9 yrs
Average Patient Age
68.0% / 32.0%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Sleep paralysis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
SODIUM OXYBATE 265 0.4% 0 29 0
SUVOREXANT 231 2.5% 1 1 0
LEMBOREXANT 80 8.1% 0 0 4
VENLAFAXINE 58 0.1% 0 10 0
DARIDOREXANT 53 2.6% 0 0 0
MIRTAZAPINE 49 0.2% 0 7 1
CALCIUM OXYBATE\MAGNESIUM OXYBATE\POTASSIUM OXYBATE\SODIUM OXYBATE 42 0.6% 0 6 0
VILAZODONE 38 1.2% 0 0 1
QUETIAPINE 30 0.0% 0 9 1
FLUOXETINE 21 0.1% 0 1 1
ARIPIPRAZOLE 17 0.0% 1 6 2
BUPROPION 16 0.0% 0 3 0
PREGABALIN 15 0.0% 0 5 1
METHYLPHENIDATE 14 0.1% 0 2 0
AMPHETAMINE ASPARTATE\AMPHETAMINE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE SACCHARATE\DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 13 0.1% 0 2 0
GABAPENTIN 13 0.0% 0 1 0
LAMOTRIGINE 13 0.0% 0 5 0
MODAFINIL 13 0.4% 0 4 0
SERTRALINE 12 0.0% 0 7 0
MONTELUKAST 11 0.0% 0 1 0

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Sleep paralysis

265 reports
231 reports
80 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)