How do members experience Mestinon?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Myasthenia gravis 37 22
Fatigue 18 13
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome 8 3
Double vision (diplopia) 7 2
Dysautonomia 6 7

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Nausea 3
Anxious mood 2
Chronic diarrhea 2
Diarrhea 2
Excess saliva 2
Muscle spasms 2

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 2
Moderate 3
Mild 16
None 23

Member evaluations

tarheel

evaluated on Mar 01, 2011

  • Perceived effectiveness for fatigue: None
  • Side effects: None

drumstix

evaluated on Apr 08, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for fatigue: Moderate
  • Side effects: Moderate

ashfieb

evaluated on Aug 19, 2008

  • Perceived effectiveness for atrophy of upper body muscles: None
  • Side effects: None