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What is it like to have Allergic Rhinitis?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Insomnia	39 (16%) patients experienced severe severity 57 (23%) patients experienced moderate severity 71 (29%) patients experienced mild severity 78 (32%) patients experienced no severity	Zolpidem, Amitriptyline, Quetiapine
Fatigue	77 (31%) patients experienced severe severity 89 (36%) patients experienced moderate severity 50 (20%) patients experienced mild severity 33 (13%) patients experienced no severity	Modafinil, Ginseng, D-ribose
Anxious mood	21 (9%) patients experienced severe severity 63 (26%) patients experienced moderate severity 86 (35%) patients experienced mild severity 74 (30%) patients experienced no severity	Diazepam, Lorazepam, Clonazepam
Pain	52 (21%) patients experienced severe severity 89 (36%) patients experienced moderate severity 53 (22%) patients experienced mild severity 52 (21%) patients experienced no severity	Tramadol, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin
Depressed mood	26 (11%) patients experienced severe severity 61 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 83 (34%) patients experienced mild severity 75 (31%) patients experienced no severity	Duloxetine, Venlafaxine, Bupropion

What do patients take to treat Allergic Rhinitis and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Azelastine (Astepro, Astelin, Optivar)	1 (13%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 2 (25%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 4 (50%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 1 (13%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 2 (25%) experienced moderate side effects 4 (50%) experienced mild side effects 2 (25%) experienced no side effects	8
Cetirizine (Indoor/Outdoor Allergy Relief, Members Mark Cetirizine HCL, Reactine, Benaday)	2 (33%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 4 (67%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (17%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (17%) experienced mild side effects 4 (67%) experienced no side effects	6

These charts show data from Allergic Rhinitis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Allergic Rhinitis at PatientsLikeMe?

400 patients have this condition
10 New patients joined this month
74 say Allergic Rhinitis is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
6 patients	67 patients	107 patients	95 patients	68 patients	33 patients	2 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
75%	Females
25%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	137	137
20-29 years	43	43
30-39 years	32	32
40-49 years	17	17
50-59 years	2	2
60-69 years	1	1
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Not Diagnosed	23	23
Diagnosed	279	279

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

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Where do I talk to patients with Allergic Rhinitis?

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Last updated: May 22, 2013