What is amplified pain syndrome?

Pain is a sensory experience that is highly subjective to the individual. Amplified pain syndrome is characterized as an individual's response to a seemingly mild sensory experience and processes it as an intense pain signal.

How do members experience amplified pain syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with amplified pain syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for amplified pain syndrome*

Who has amplified pain syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 21
30s 13
40s 14
50s 38
60s 65
70+ 46

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 15
Female 187