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What is it like to have Carotidynia?

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 0 (0%) patients experienced moderate severity 4 (100%) patients experienced mild severity 0 (0%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Pain	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 4 (100%) patients experienced moderate severity 0 (0%) patients experienced mild severity 0 (0%) patients experienced no severity	Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Insomnia	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 1 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (50%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Fatigue	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 3 (75%) patients experienced moderate severity 1 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 0 (0%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Depressed mood	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 1 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (50%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet

What do patients take to treat Carotidynia and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Indomethacin (Indocin, Confortid)	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
Prednisone (Pulmison, Prednisone Intensol, Encorton, Deltasone)	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 Carotidynia patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Carotidynia at PatientsLikeMe?

16 patients have this condition
1 New patient joined this month
12 say Carotidynia is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
0 patients	1 patients	3 patients	6 patients	2 patients	2 patients	0 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
71%	Females
29%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	0	0
20-29 years	1	1
30-39 years	5	5
40-49 years	0	0
50-59 years	1	1
60-69 years	0	0
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	4	4
Not Diagnosed	4	4

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

Where do I talk to patients with Carotidynia?

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