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What is it like to have Ventricular Tachycardia?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	3 (8%) patients experienced severe severity 11 (28%) patients experienced moderate severity 12 (30%) patients experienced mild severity 14 (35%) patients experienced no severity	Alprazolam, Buspirone, Individual Therapy
Pain	14 (34%) patients experienced severe severity 13 (32%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (12%) patients experienced mild severity 9 (22%) patients experienced no severity	Buprenorphine, Tramadol, Gabapentin
Insomnia	8 (22%) patients experienced severe severity 8 (22%) patients experienced moderate severity 7 (19%) patients experienced mild severity 14 (38%) patients experienced no severity	Melatonin, Trazodone, Mirtazapine
Fatigue	14 (33%) patients experienced severe severity 18 (43%) patients experienced moderate severity 8 (19%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (5%) patients experienced no severity	Methylphenidate, Vitamin B, Topiramate
Depressed mood	1 (3%) patients experienced severe severity 9 (23%) patients experienced moderate severity 16 (40%) patients experienced mild severity 14 (35%) patients experienced no severity	Venlafaxine, Bupropion, Citalopram

What do patients take to treat Ventricular Tachycardia and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)	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 Ventricular Tachycardia patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Ventricular Tachycardia at PatientsLikeMe?

65 patients have this condition
3 New patients joined this month
8 say Ventricular Tachycardia is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
2 patients	3 patients	10 patients	12 patients	16 patients	10 patients	1 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
70%	Females
30%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	7	7
20-29 years	9	9
30-39 years	7	7
40-49 years	7	7
50-59 years	4	4
60-69 years	2	2
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	42	42
Not Diagnosed	3	3

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

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Where do I talk to patients with Ventricular Tachycardia?

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Last updated: May 21, 2013