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What is it like to have Iritis?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	1 (8%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (15%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (38%) patients experienced mild severity 5 (38%) patients experienced no severity	Clonazepam, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine
Pain	2 (15%) patients experienced severe severity 5 (38%) patients experienced moderate severity 4 (31%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (15%) patients experienced no severity	Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Cyclobenzaprine, Meloxicam
Insomnia	1 (8%) patients experienced severe severity 0 (0%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (38%) patients experienced mild severity 7 (54%) patients experienced no severity	Doxepin, Amitriptyline, Diphenhydramine
Blurry vision	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (29%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (43%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (29%) patients experienced no severity	dorzolamide ophthalmic
Fatigue	5 (38%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (8%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (38%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (15%) patients experienced no severity	Modafinil
Depressed mood	2 (15%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (15%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (38%) patients experienced mild severity 4 (31%) patients experienced no severity	Escitalopram, Citalopram, Sertraline

What do patients take to treat Iritis and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Dexamethasone ophthalmic (Maxidex)	1 (100%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (100%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Fluorometholone ophthalmic	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
Brimonidine ophthalmic	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
Homatropine Ophthalmic	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
Scopolamine ophthalmic	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 Iritis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Iritis at PatientsLikeMe?

34 patients have this condition
0 New patients joined this month
10 say Iritis is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
1 patients	2 patients	7 patients	12 patients	3 patients	3 patients	0 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
79%	Females
21%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	2	2
20-29 years	3	3
30-39 years	7	7
40-49 years	2	2
50-59 years	2	2
60-69 years	0	0
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	22	22

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

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