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What is it like to have Esophageal Varices?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 4 (29%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (36%) patients experienced mild severity 5 (36%) patients experienced no severity	Hydroxyzine
Pain	2 (14%) patients experienced severe severity 6 (43%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (21%) patients experienced mild severity 3 (21%) patients experienced no severity	Esophageal Endoscopy
Insomnia	2 (14%) patients experienced severe severity 4 (29%) patients experienced moderate severity 6 (43%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (14%) patients experienced no severity	Sertraline, Hydroxyzine
Fatigue	2 (14%) patients experienced severe severity 8 (57%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (21%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (7%) patients experienced no severity	Modafinil
Depressed mood	1 (7%) patients experienced severe severity 5 (36%) patients experienced moderate severity 6 (43%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (14%) patients experienced no severity	Sertraline

What do patients take to treat Esophageal Varices and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Nadolol (Corgard)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Propranolol (Apo-Propranolol, Deralin, Inderal LA, Inderal)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Timolol (Istalol, Glaucosan, Betimol, Falcon Timolol)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Endoscopic Variceal Ligation	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Esophageal Varices patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Esophageal Varices at PatientsLikeMe?

21 patients have this condition
1 New patient joined this month
3 say Esophageal Varices is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
0 patients	3 patients	3 patients	2 patients	8 patients	4 patients	0 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
44%	Females
56%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	2	2
20-29 years	2	2
30-39 years	1	1
40-49 years	0	0
50-59 years	2	2
60-69 years	1	1
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	15	15

These charts show data from Esophageal Varices patients who have completed their condition history

Where do I talk to patients with Esophageal Varices?

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Last updated: May 21, 2013