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Anxiety Symptom Report

Anxiety includes feelings of panic, fear, or uneasiness that patients may experience for a variety of reasons. Symptoms may include obsessive thoughts, nightmares, problems sleeping, cold or sweaty hands, shortness of breath, palpitations, and nausea. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Symptom Severities

Anxiety severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Anxiety

Treatments Patients Take For Anxiety
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Clonazepam 263 34% Clonazepam: 34%
Alprazolam 172 22% Alprazolam: 22%
Lorazepam 140 18% Lorazepam: 18%
Sertraline 56 7% Sertraline: 7%
Cigarettes 54 7% Cigarettes: 7%
Escitalopram 49 6% Escitalopram: 6%
Buspirone 48 6% Buspirone: 6%
Venlafaxine 39 5% Venlafaxine: 5%
Diazepam 33 4% Diazepam: 4%
Deep breathing and relaxation 30 4% Deep breathing and relaxation: 4%
Citalopram 29 4% Citalopram: 4%
Individual Therapy 23 3% Individual Therapy: 3%
Fluoxetine 19 2% Fluoxetine: 2%
Gabapentin 18 2% Gabapentin: 2%
Hydroxyzine HCL 18 2% Hydroxyzine HCL: 2%
Propranolol 16 2% Propranolol: 2%
Duloxetine 14 2% Duloxetine: 2%
Quetiapine 14 2% Quetiapine: 2%
Paroxetine 11 1% Paroxetine: 1%
Xanax XR 10 1% Xanax XR: 1%
Bupropion 9 1% Bupropion: 1%
Cannabis 9 1% Cannabis: 1%
Aripiprazole 8 1% Aripiprazole: 1%
Walking 7 1% Walking: 1%
Counseling 6 1% Counseling: 1%
Vitamin C 6 1% Vitamin C: 1%
Aromatherapy 5 1% Aromatherapy: 1%
Creative Writing/Poetry 5 1% Creative Writing/Poetry: 1%
Massage Therapy 5 1% Massage Therapy: 1%
Meditation 5 1% Meditation: 1%
Sleep 5 1% Sleep: 1%
Trazodone 5 1% Trazodone: 1%
Desvenlafaxine 4 1% Desvenlafaxine: 1%
Herbal Tea 4 1% Herbal Tea: 1%
Trileptal 4 1% Trileptal: 1%
Valerian 4 1% Valerian: 1%
Aerobic exercise 3 0% Aerobic exercise: 0%
Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine 3 0% Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine: 0%
Doctor Visit 3 0% Doctor Visit: 0%
Mirtazapine 3 0% Mirtazapine: 0%
Olanzapine 3 0% Olanzapine: 0%
Water 3 0% Water: 0%
Bromazepam 2 0% Bromazepam: 0%
Ice water 2 0% Ice water: 0%
Kava Kava 2 0% Kava Kava: 0%
Perphenazine 2 0% Perphenazine: 0%
Progressive Muscular Relaxation 2 0% Progressive Muscular Relaxation: 0%
Psychiatric Service Dog 2 0% Psychiatric Service Dog: 0%
Rescue Remedy (Dr. Bach) 2 0% Rescue Remedy (Dr. Bach): 0%
Rhodiola rosea 2 0% Rhodiola rosea: 0%
Swimming 2 0% Swimming: 0%
Treadmill, Elliptical, Stationary Bike 2 0% Treadmill, Elliptical, Stationary Bike: 0%
Watching Comedy 2 0% Watching Comedy: 0%
Yoga 2 0% Yoga: 0%
5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) 1 0% 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP): 0%
Acidophilus 1 0% Acidophilus: 0%
Acupuncture 1 0% Acupuncture: 0%
Amitriptyline 1 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
Anointing and prayer by others 1 0% Anointing and prayer by others: 0%
Atenolol 1 0% Atenolol: 0%
Avoid Caffeine 1 0% Avoid Caffeine: 0%
Benicar HCT 1 0% Benicar HCT: 0%
Chlordiazepoxide 1 0% Chlordiazepoxide: 0%
Clonidine 1 0% Clonidine: 0%
Cloxazolam 1 0% Cloxazolam: 0%
Cranial Electrode Stimulus 1 0% Cranial Electrode Stimulus: 0%
Diet Coke 1 0% Diet Coke: 0%
Divalproex sodium 1 0% Divalproex sodium: 0%
Exercise 1 0% Exercise: 0%
Flupenthixol 1 0% Flupenthixol: 0%
Fluvoxamine 1 0% Fluvoxamine: 0%
Frivilliguppdrag (Volunteer) 1 0% Frivilliguppdrag (Volunteer): 0%
Guanfacine 1 0% Guanfacine: 0%
Herbal Supplements 1 0% Herbal Supplements: 0%
Hypnotherapy 1 0% Hypnotherapy: 0%
Inositol 1 0% Inositol: 0%
Isolate myself 1 0% Isolate myself: 0%
Lamotrigine 1 0% Lamotrigine: 0%
Loxapine 1 0% Loxapine: 0%
L-Theanine 1 0% L-Theanine: 0%
Milnacipran 1 0% Milnacipran: 0%
Nature! 1 0% Nature!: 0%
Physical Exercise 1 0% Physical Exercise: 0%
Positive self-talk 1 0% Positive self-talk: 0%
Promethazine 1 0% Promethazine: 0%
Relora 1 0% Relora: 0%
Scrabble 1 0% Scrabble: 0%
Self-hypnosis 1 0% Self-hypnosis: 0%
Stesolid 1 0% Stesolid: 0%
Stress management 1 0% Stress management: 0%
Stretching 1 0% Stretching: 0%
Strict Schedule 1 0% Strict Schedule: 0%
Symbyax 1 0% Symbyax: 0%
TMS (Transcranial magnetic stimulation) 1 0% TMS (Transcranial magnetic stimulation): 0%
Trimipramine 1 0% Trimipramine: 0%
Tryptophan 1 0% Tryptophan: 0%
Vitamin B 1 0% Vitamin B: 0%
Volunteering 1 0% Volunteering: 0%

Report created on November 07, 2009.