Alcohol use disorder

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What is alcohol use disorder?

Alcoholism is a disease characterized by craving, the inability to control drinking, withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating or shakiness after stopping drinking and increasing tolerance.

Common symptoms reported by people with alcohol use disorder

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Hydroxyzine
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Listen to Music Cigarettes Reading
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Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine Multivitamins Naps
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Bupropion Sertraline Venlafaxine
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Writing 12 Step Groups Individual Therapy
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Walking Physical activity and exercise as tolerated Diet and exercise
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Aripiprazole Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Liv-R-Actin
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Clonazepam Alprazolam Lorazepam
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Electroconvulsive Therapy ECT Hospitalization-Suicidal ideation Individual Therapy
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Ibuprofen Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Tramadol
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Diazepam Pacing
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Naltrexone Acamprosate Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for alcohol use disorder

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
294
Tried for
alcohol use disorder (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Depression Skills Group Therapy)
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
276
Tried for
alcohol use disorder (1)
Data from patients with alcohol use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with alcohol use disorder

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
for alcohol use disorder (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
alcohol use disorder (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Depression Skills Group Therapy)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
alcohol use disorder (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None
Data from patients with alcohol use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has alcohol use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 239 say alcohol use disorder is their primary condition
Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 62
30s 455
40s 609
50s 611
60s 405
70+ 151
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 387
20-29 years 257
30-39 years 94
40-49 years 45
50-59 years 13
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 815
Female 1458
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 953
Not Diagnosed 1341
These charts show data from alcohol use disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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