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What is it like to have GAD?

Common Symptoms	Patients' Latest Severity	My Current Severity
	Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Persistent worry	454 (26%) patients experienced severe severity 533 (30%) patients experienced moderate severity 518 (29%) patients experienced mild severity 257 (15%) patients experienced no severity	None Mild Moderate Severe
Problems concentrating	1807 (28%) patients experienced severe severity 2432 (38%) patients experienced moderate severity 1586 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 632 (10%) patients experienced no severity	None Mild Moderate Severe
Restlessness	301 (17%) patients experienced severe severity 577 (32%) patients experienced moderate severity 584 (33%) patients experienced mild severity 316 (18%) patients experienced no severity	None Mild Moderate Severe

What do patients take to treat GAD and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Individual Therapy (Meditation - Reflection, Mentalization Based Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Individual Therapy, Drug Treatment Centers)	27 (28%) experienced major efficacy 26 (27%) experienced moderate efficacy 25 (26%) experienced slight efficacy 10 (10%) experienced no efficacy 8 (8%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 3 (3%) experienced moderate side effects 9 (9%) experienced mild side effects 84 (88%) experienced no side effects	96
Duloxetine (Yentreve, Cymbalta)	13 (18%) experienced major efficacy 20 (27%) experienced moderate efficacy 17 (23%) experienced slight efficacy 13 (18%) experienced no efficacy 11 (15%) could not tell	11 (15%) experienced severe side effects 25 (34%) experienced moderate side effects 24 (32%) experienced mild side effects 14 (19%) experienced no side effects	74
Venlafaxine (Odven SBK, Pracet, Zarelis, Venlor XR)	13 (24%) experienced major efficacy 17 (31%) experienced moderate efficacy 10 (19%) experienced slight efficacy 7 (13%) experienced no efficacy 7 (13%) could not tell	14 (26%) experienced severe side effects 16 (30%) experienced moderate side effects 15 (28%) experienced mild side effects 9 (17%) experienced no side effects	54
Clonazepam (DOM-Clonazepam, Paxam, APO Clonazepam, Clonotril)	8 (57%) experienced major efficacy 2 (14%) experienced moderate efficacy 3 (21%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (7%) could not tell	1 (7%) experienced severe side effects 4 (29%) experienced moderate side effects 8 (57%) experienced mild side effects 1 (7%) experienced no side effects	14
Pregabalin (Lyrica)	3 (23%) experienced major efficacy 3 (23%) experienced moderate efficacy 5 (38%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (8%) experienced no efficacy 1 (8%) could not tell	3 (23%) experienced severe side effects 5 (38%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (23%) experienced mild side effects 2 (15%) experienced no side effects	13
Lorazepam (Sandoz Lorazepam, Lorenin, Temesta, Orfidal)	2 (15%) experienced major efficacy 7 (54%) experienced moderate efficacy 3 (23%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (8%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 3 (23%) experienced moderate side effects 4 (31%) experienced mild side effects 6 (46%) experienced no side effects	13
Citalopram (APO-Citalopram, Citabax, Mylan Citalopram, Alcytan)	1 (8%) experienced major efficacy 6 (50%) experienced moderate efficacy 4 (33%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (8%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (8%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (25%) experienced mild side effects 8 (67%) experienced no side effects	12
Escitalopram (Loxalate, Seroplex, Es Pramcit, Lexamil)	1 (9%) experienced major efficacy 7 (64%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (18%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (9%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 4 (36%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (27%) experienced mild side effects 4 (36%) experienced no side effects	11
Sertraline (Eleva, Lustral, Tolrest, Daxid)	1 (13%) experienced major efficacy 3 (38%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (25%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 2 (25%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 5 (63%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (38%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	8
Bupropion (Voxra, Voxra, Budeprion SR, Zetron)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 3 (38%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (25%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 3 (38%) could not tell	3 (38%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (38%) experienced mild side effects 2 (25%) experienced no side effects	8
Alprazolam (Zolam, Alprax, Alprazol, Trankimazin)	3 (43%) experienced major efficacy 3 (43%) experienced moderate efficacy 1 (14%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 2 (29%) experienced mild side effects 5 (71%) experienced no side effects	7
Fluoxetine (Moltoben, Flunil, Actan, Verotina)	1 (20%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (40%) experienced slight efficacy 2 (40%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	2 (40%) experienced severe side effects 1 (20%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (20%) experienced mild side effects 1 (20%) experienced no side effects	5

These charts show data from GAD patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has GAD at PatientsLikeMe?

9,097 patients have this condition
152 New patients joined this month
1,237 say GAD is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
209 patients	1878 patients	2273 patients	2049 patients	1262 patients	386 patients	51 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
78%	Females
22%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	1601	1601
20-29 yrs	743	743
30-39 yrs	467	467
40-49 yrs	273	273
50-59 yrs	67	67
60-69 yrs	6	6
70+ yrs	4	4

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	5638	5638
Not Officially Diagnosed	2367	2367

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

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