What is Anaphylaxis?

Anaphylaxis is an acute, severe, life-threatening allergic reaction in presensitized individuals. Allergy to medications, food, immunotherapy, or insect stings is the most frequent cause.

What do patients take to treat Anaphylaxis and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
0
Diphenhydramine
(Benadryl, Benadryl Itch Stop Gel, Meijer Antihistamine Allergy, Nightime Sleepaid)
0
Ranitidine
(Zantic, Wal-Zan 150, Zantac 75, Zantac 150)
0
Methylprednisolone
(Urbason solubile, Methylprednisolon AL, Advantan, Medrol DosePak)
0
Prednisone
(Encorton, Deltasone, Pronizon)
0

These charts show data from Anaphylaxis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Anaphylaxis at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
85% Females
15% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 10
20-29 yrs 9
30-39 yrs 2
40-49 yrs 4
50-59 yrs 2
60-69 yrs 0
70+ yrs 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 37

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