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Tapazole
Identifier
020171
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 11
Background
A description of the experience
Methimazole (also known as Tapazole or Thiamazole or MMI) is an antithyroid drug, and part of the thioamide group. Like its counterpart propylthiouracil, a major side effect of treatment is agranulocytosis.
It is important to monitor symptoms of fever or sore throat while taking methimazole; this could indicate the development of agranulocytosis, a severe side effect resulting from a drop in the white blood cell count (to be specific, neutropenia, a deficiency of neutrophils). A complete blood count (CBC) with differential is performed to confirm the suspicion, in which case the drug is discontinued. Other known side effects include:
- skin rash
- itching
- abnormal hair loss
- upset stomach
- vomiting
- loss of taste
- abnormal sensations (tingling, prickling, burning, tightness, and pulling)
- swelling
- joint and muscle pain
- drowsiness
- dizziness
- decreased white blood cells
- decreased platelet count (thrombocytopenia)
- Aplasia cutis congenita (prenatal exposure)
On Dec, 25, 2016 1,209 people reported to have side effects when taking Tapazole.
Among them, 11 people (0.91%) have Hallucination
Time on Tapazole when people have Hallucination :
| < 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
| Hallucination | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Hallucination when taking Tapazole :
| Female | Male | |
| Hallucination | 100.00% | 0.00% |
On Jan, 14, 2016: 872 people reported to have side effects when taking Tapazole. Among them, 3 people (0.34%) have Death.