LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
thioridazine Side Effects
thioridazine (also sold as Mellaril) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #523 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 33.3% mention hospitalization (17 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 51
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
thioridazine: 33.3% mention hospitalization (17 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #523 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for thioridazine (Mellaril) (51 reports #523 of 524 by FAERS report count). 33.3% mention hospitalization (17 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-THIN.
WEIGHT INCREASED leads 8 of 51 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-THIN)
Sex coding · SEX-THIN
Age peak 18-44 (13 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (8 reports, 15.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 3 |
| OVERDOSE | 3 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 3 |
| ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 1 |
| ALCOHOL USE | 1 |
| COGNITIVE DISORDER | 1 |
| DEATH | 1 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 1 |
| EATING DISORDER | 1 |
| INFECTION | 1 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 1 |
| IRRITABILITY | 1 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 1 |
| MUSCLE SPASMS | 1 |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS | 1 |
| PULMONARY SEPSIS | 1 |
| STRIDOR | 1 |
| URTICARIA | 1 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 1 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (17, 33.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| AKATHISIA | 3 |
| COGNITIVE DISORDER | 3 |
| LEUKOPENIA | 3 |
| SUICIDE ATTEMPT | 3 |
| WEIGHT INCREASED | 3 |
| ACUTE HEPATIC FAILURE | 2 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 2 |
| ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG LEVEL BELOW THERAPEUTIC | 2 |
| DISINHIBITION | 2 |
| DYSLIPIDAEMIA | 2 |
| EUPHORIC MOOD | 2 |
| HYPERTENSION | 2 |
| INCREASED APPETITE | 2 |
| IRRITABILITY | 2 |
| LEUKAEMIA | 2 |
| OBESITY | 2 |
| OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER | 2 |
| PAIN | 2 |
How to read thioridazine FAERS figures (TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 51 voluntary reports linked to thioridazine (Mellaril), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 8 (15.7%). Hospitalization appears on 17 (33.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-THIN skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with thioridazine
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 67 FAERS cases (Δ 16 heavier vs thioridazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-THIN.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 73 FAERS cases (Δ 22 heavier vs thioridazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-THIN.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 81 FAERS cases (Δ 30 heavier vs thioridazine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · FEMALE-LED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-THIN.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 96 FAERS cases (Δ 45 heavier vs thioridazine); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's TRACE-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-THIN.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 46.4 pp vs thioridazine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
thioridazine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload TRACE-CASE and the label guide.