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Anxiety Symptom Report

Anxiety includes feelings of panic, fear, or uneasiness that patients may experience for a variety of reasons. Symptoms may include obsessive thoughts, nightmares, problems sleeping, cold or sweaty hands, shortness of breath, palpitations, and nausea. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Symptom Severities

Anxiety severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Anxiety

Treatments Patients Take For Anxiety
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Lorazepam 54 4% Lorazepam: 4%
Alprazolam 40 3% Alprazolam: 3%
Clonazepam 16 1% Clonazepam: 1%
Diazepam 13 1% Diazepam: 1%
Citalopram 11 1% Citalopram: 1%
Escitalopram 11 1% Escitalopram: 1%
Paroxetine 9 1% Paroxetine: 1%
Sertraline 9 1% Sertraline: 1%
Amitriptyline 8 1% Amitriptyline: 1%
Venlafaxine 4 0% Venlafaxine: 0%
Prayer 3 0% Prayer: 0%
Avoid Caffeine 2 0% Avoid Caffeine: 0%
Buspirone 2 0% Buspirone: 0%
Cannabis 2 0% Cannabis: 0%
Adrenal Support 1 0% Adrenal Support: 0%
Attitude 1 0% Attitude: 0%
Baclofen 1 0% Baclofen: 0%
Bromazepam 1 0% Bromazepam: 0%
Bupropion 1 0% Bupropion: 0%
Desipramine 1 0% Desipramine: 0%
Eszopiclone 1 0% Eszopiclone: 0%
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) 1 0% Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA): 0%
Herbal Supplements 1 0% Herbal Supplements: 0%
Hydrochlorothiazide 1 0% Hydrochlorothiazide: 0%
Hydroxyzine HCL 1 0% Hydroxyzine HCL: 0%
Lithium Carbonate 1 0% Lithium Carbonate: 0%
Morphine Sulfate 1 0% Morphine Sulfate: 0%
Nitrazepam 1 0% Nitrazepam: 0%
Nortriptyline 1 0% Nortriptyline: 0%
Oxazepam 1 0% Oxazepam: 0%
Oxygen Therapy 1 0% Oxygen Therapy: 0%
Riluzole 1 0% Riluzole: 0%
St. John's Wort 1 0% St. John's Wort: 0%
Trazodone 1 0% Trazodone: 0%
Walker 1 0% Walker: 0%
Wheelchair (powered) 1 0% Wheelchair (powered): 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.