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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
323 39% Clonazepam: 39%
198 24% Alprazolam: 24%
163 20% Lorazepam: 20%
75 9% Sertraline: 9%
62 8% Escitalopram: 8%
60 7% Buspirone: 7%
53 6% Cigarettes: 6%
52 6% Individual Therapy: 6%
50 6% Venlafaxine: 6%
47 6% Citalopram: 6%
40 5% Diazepam: 5%
31 4% Deep breathing and relaxation: 4%
29 4% Fluoxetine: 4%
26 3% Quetiapine: 3%
24 3% Propranolol: 3%
22 3% Gabapentin: 3%
18 2% Duloxetine: 2%
17 2% Hydroxyzine HCL: 2%
16 2% Bupropion: 2%
13 2% Cannabis: 2%
13 2% Isolate myself: 2%
13 2% Paroxetine: 2%
13 2% Xanax XR: 2%
12 1% Aripiprazole: 1%
10 1% Counseling: 1%
8 1% Trazodone: 1%
8 1% Walking: 1%
7 1% Desvenlafaxine: 1%
7 1% Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): 1%
6 1% Meditation: 1%
5 1% Aromatherapy: 1%
5 1% Creative Writing/Poetry: 1%
5 1% Mirtazapine: 1%
5 1% Olanzapine: 1%
5 1% Sleep: 1%
5 1% Water: 1%
4 0% Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine: 0%
4 0% Herbal Tea: 0%
4 0% Massage Therapy: 0%
4 0% Positive self-talk: 0%
4 0% Progressive Muscular Relaxation: 0%
4 0% Risperidone: 0%
4 0% Trileptal: 0%
4 0% Yoga: 0%
3 0% Aerobic exercise: 0%
3 0% Hypnotherapy: 0%
3 0% Ice water: 0%
3 0% L-Theanine: 0%
3 0% Psychiatrist (med management): 0%
3 0% Rescue Remedy (Dr. Bach): 0%
3 0% Rhodiola rosea: 0%
3 0% Valerian: 0%
2 0% 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP): 0%
2 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
2 0% Atenolol: 0%
2 0% Avoid Caffeine: 0%
2 0% Chlordiazepoxide: 0%
2 0% Church: 0%
2 0% Gym and exercise: 0%
2 0% Kava Kava: 0%
2 0% Lamotrigine: 0%
2 0% Magnesium Citrate: 0%
2 0% Nature!: 0%
2 0% Perphenazine: 0%
2 0% Physical Exercise: 0%
2 0% Prayer: 0%
2 0% Promethazine: 0%
2 0% Psychiatric Service Dog: 0%
2 0% Running: 0%
2 0% Stretching: 0%
2 0% Swimming: 0%
2 0% Topiramate: 0%
2 0% Treadmill, Elliptical, Stationary Bike: 0%
2 0% Watching Comedy: 0%
1 0% ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 0%
1 0% Acupuncture: 0%
1 0% Anointing and prayer by others: 0%
1 0% Balanced diet: 0%
1 0% Beer: 0%
1 0% Benicar HCT: 0%
1 0% Biofeedback: 0%
1 0% Bromazepam: 0%
1 0% Clonidine: 0%
1 0% Clorazepate: 0%
1 0% Cloxazolam: 0%
1 0% Cranial Electrode Stimulus: 0%
1 0% Diet and exercise: 0%
1 0% Diet Coke: 0%
1 0% Divalproex sodium: 0%
1 0% Doctor Visit: 0%
1 0% Espiride: 0%
1 0% Euphytose: 0%
1 0% Exercise: 0%
1 0% Femaren: 0%
1 0% Fluvoxamine: 0%
1 0% Frivilliguppdrag (Volunteer): 0%
1 0% Guanfacine: 0%
1 0% Herbal Supplements: 0%
1 0% Holy Basil (Tulsi): 0%
1 0% Imipramine: 0%
1 0% Inositol: 0%
1 0% Journal Writing: 0%
1 0% Loxapine: 0%
1 0% Neulactil: 0%
1 0% NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming): 0%
1 0% Pets: 0%
1 0% Pure Calm: 0%
1 0% Quiet Life: 0%
1 0% Quit/avoid pot: 0%
1 0% Relora: 0%
1 0% Remeron SolTab: 0%
1 0% Scrabble: 0%
1 0% Self-hypnosis: 0%
1 0% Service Animal: 0%
1 0% Stesolid: 0%
1 0% St. John's Wort: 0%
1 0% Stresam: 0%
1 0% Stress management: 0%
1 0% Strict Schedule: 0%
1 0% Symbyax: 0%
1 0% Temazepam: 0%
1 0% TMS (Transcranial magnetic stimulation): 0%
1 0% Trimipramine: 0%
1 0% Tryptophan: 0%
1 0% Vitamin B: 0%
1 0% Volunteering: 0%
1 0% Work: 0%

Report created on March 21, 2010.