What is venous insufficiency?

Venous insufficiency is a condition in which the veins have problems sending blood from the legs back to the heart. The valves in veins are either damaged or missing. Some symptoms include swelling in the lower extremities, dull, achy, and heaviness in the legs.

How do members experience venous insufficiency?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with venous insufficiency*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for venous insufficiency*

*Data from patients with venous insufficiency, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with venous insufficiency*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Jobst Compression Stockings)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
venous insufficiency (1)

*Data from patients with venous insufficiency, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has venous insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 23
40s 40
50s 52
60s 50
70+ 47

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 46
Female 168