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What is it like to have Meniere's Disease?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	14 (11%) patients experienced severe severity 40 (32%) patients experienced moderate severity 41 (33%) patients experienced mild severity 29 (23%) patients experienced no severity	Lorazepam, Clonazepam, Diazepam
Fatigue	49 (39%) patients experienced severe severity 45 (36%) patients experienced moderate severity 25 (20%) patients experienced mild severity 6 (5%) patients experienced no severity	Vitamin B Super Complex, Holistic approach, Vitamin D
Depressed mood	23 (19%) patients experienced severe severity 34 (27%) patients experienced moderate severity 36 (29%) patients experienced mild severity 31 (25%) patients experienced no severity	Duloxetine, Citalopram, Venlafaxine
Insomnia	30 (24%) patients experienced severe severity 41 (33%) patients experienced moderate severity 25 (20%) patients experienced mild severity 27 (22%) patients experienced no severity	Trazodone, Zolpidem, Melatonin
Pain	45 (36%) patients experienced severe severity 46 (37%) patients experienced moderate severity 19 (15%) patients experienced mild severity 15 (12%) patients experienced no severity	Cyclobenzaprine, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol

What do patients take to treat Meniere's Disease and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Meclizine (Bonine, Postafen, Equaline)	0 (0%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 1 (50%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 1 (50%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (50%) experienced mild side effects 1 (50%) experienced no side effects	2
Prednisone (Pulmison, Prednisone Intensol, Encorton, Deltasone)	0 (0%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 1 (100%) 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
Promethazine (Histantil, Phenadoz, Promethegan, Phenergan)	0 (0%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 1 (100%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 1 (100%) experienced no side effects	1
Dimenhydrinate (Children's Chewable Gravol, Gravol, Dramidom, Dramamine)	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
Dexamethasone (Decadron, Maxidex, DexPak TaperPak)	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
Acetazolamide (Diamox, Diamox Sequels)	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 Meniere's Disease patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Meniere's Disease at PatientsLikeMe?

263 patients have this condition
11 New patients joined this month
92 say Meniere's Disease is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
0 patients	7 patients	40 patients	59 patients	81 patients	37 patients	7 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
76%	Females
24%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	18	18
20-29 years	27	27
30-39 years	48	48
40-49 years	39	39
50-59 years	20	20
60-69 years	4	4
70+ years	2	2

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	188	188
Not Diagnosed	13	13

These charts show data from Meniere's Disease patients who have completed their condition history

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Last updated: May 25, 2013