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Depression Symptom Report

Depression is a change in mood that causes people to feel sad or hopeless for an extended period of time. Depression can be a progressive condition - patients who do not seek treatment for their depression are likely to become even more depressed over time. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Symptom Severities

Depression severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Depression

Treatments Patients Take For Depression
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Bupropion 29 4% Bupropion: 4%
Escitalopram 16 2% Escitalopram: 2%
Venlafaxine 16 2% Venlafaxine: 2%
Citalopram 13 2% Citalopram: 2%
Duloxetine 12 2% Duloxetine: 2%
Sertraline 11 1% Sertraline: 1%
Fluoxetine 9 1% Fluoxetine: 1%
Paroxetine 7 1% Paroxetine: 1%
Aripiprazole 6 1% Aripiprazole: 1%
Mirtazapine 6 1% Mirtazapine: 1%
Individual Therapy 4 1% Individual Therapy: 1%
Avoid Caffeine 3 0% Avoid Caffeine: 0%
Desvenlafaxine 2 0% Desvenlafaxine: 0%
Alprazolam 1 0% Alprazolam: 0%
Amitriptyline 1 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
Avoid Alcohol 1 0% Avoid Alcohol: 0%
Carbamazepine 1 0% Carbamazepine: 0%
Citopam 1 0% Citopam: 0%
Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir 1 0% Efavirenz-Emtricitabine-Tenofovir: 0%
Hydromorphone 1 0% Hydromorphone: 0%
Lamivudine-Zidovudine 1 0% Lamivudine-Zidovudine: 0%
Lamotrigine 1 0% Lamotrigine: 0%
Lithium Carbonate 1 0% Lithium Carbonate: 0%
Physical Exercise 1 0% Physical Exercise: 0%
Trazodone 1 0% Trazodone: 0%
Trimipramine 1 0% Trimipramine: 0%
Ziprasidone 1 0% Ziprasidone: 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.