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What do patients take to treat CIDP and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Amitriptyline (Laroxyl, Tryptanol, Tryptizol, Anapsique)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (50%) experienced no efficacy 1 (50%) could not tell	1 (50%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (50%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	2
Gabapentin (Gralise, DOM-Gabapentin, PMS-Gabatentin, APO-Gabapentin)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (100%) experienced no efficacy 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
Intravenous Immuno Globulin IVIg (Gammagard, Pentaglobin, Sandoglobuline, Carimune)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 1 (100%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) 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 1 (100%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Prednisone (Encorton, Deltasone, Pronizon)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (100%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (100%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Methylprednisolone (Urbason solubile, Methylprednisolon AL, Advantan, Medrol DosePak)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (100%) 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
Duloxetine (Yentreve, Cymbalta)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (100%) experienced no efficacy 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
Topiramate (Topamax Sprinkle, Topamax, Topictal, Toprel)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 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
Carbamazepine (Hermolepsin retard, Teril, Carbatrol ER, Epitol)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 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
Pregabalin (Lyrica)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 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
Desipramine (Pertofrane, Norpramin)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 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
Venlafaxine (Odven SBK, Pracet, Zarelis, Venlor XR)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 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
Tramadol (Mabron, Tramium, Zydol SR, Ralivia)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 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 CIDP patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has CIDP at PatientsLikeMe?

56 patients have this condition
5 New patients joined this month
38 say CIDP is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
0 patients	3 patients	9 patients	8 patients	12 patients	12 patients	6 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
58%	Females
42%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	1	1
20-29 yrs	5	5
30-39 yrs	3	3
40-49 yrs	9	9
50-59 yrs	9	9
60-69 yrs	5	5
70+ yrs	1	1

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	38	38

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

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