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What is Degenerative Disc Disease?
Degenerative disc disease is part of the natural process of aging. It may also be due to structural damage. Intervertebral discs lose their flexibility, elasticity, and shock absorbing characteristics, ligaments that surround the disc become brittle and the disc starts to dry out and shrink.
What is it like to have Degenerative Disc Disease?
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Fatigue
705 (43%) patients experienced severe severity
643 (39%) patients experienced moderate severity
237 (14%) patients experienced mild severity
54 (3%) patients experienced none severity
Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine , Rest , Vitamin B Complex
Anxious mood
224 (14%) patients experienced severe severity
566 (35%) patients experienced moderate severity
539 (33%) patients experienced mild severity
289 (18%) patients experienced none severity
Clonazepam , Alprazolam , Lorazepam
Depressed mood
254 (16%) patients experienced severe severity
578 (36%) patients experienced moderate severity
525 (32%) patients experienced mild severity
268 (16%) patients experienced none severity
Duloxetine , Bupropion , Fluoxetine
Insomnia
460 (29%) patients experienced severe severity
531 (33%) patients experienced moderate severity
371 (23%) patients experienced mild severity
251 (16%) patients experienced none severity
Amitriptyline , Trazodone , Zolpidem
Pain
761 (46%) patients experienced severe severity
693 (42%) patients experienced moderate severity
150 (9%) patients experienced mild severity
34 (2%) patients experienced none severity
Ibuprofen , Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen , Tramadol
What do patients take to treat Degenerative Disc Disease and its symptoms?
Treatments reported by members
Perceived effectiveness
Overall rating of side effects
# of Evaluations
1 (3%) experienced major perceived effectiveness
12 (32%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness
6 (16%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness
13 (34%) experienced no perceived effectiveness
4 (11%) experienced severe side effects
5 (13%) experienced moderate side effects
8 (21%) experienced mild side effects
21 (55%) experienced no side effects
38
Ibuprofen
(Ibupain, Buscofem, Tomaflex, Busco Ibuprofren)
2 (6%) experienced major perceived effectiveness
13 (41%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness
12 (38%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness
3 (9%) experienced no perceived effectiveness
4 (13%) experienced severe side effects
6 (19%) experienced moderate side effects
6 (19%) experienced mild side effects
16 (50%) experienced no side effects
32
Naproxen OTC
(Members Mark Naproxen Sodium, Aleve Liquid Gels, Rite-Aid Naproxen Sodium, Good Sense Naproxen Sodium)
0 (0%) experienced major perceived effectiveness
5 (38%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness
3 (23%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness
3 (23%) experienced no perceived effectiveness
2 (15%) experienced severe side effects
4 (31%) experienced moderate side effects
2 (15%) experienced mild side effects
5 (38%) experienced no side effects
13
These charts show data from Degenerative Disc Disease patients’ latest treatment evaluations
Last updated:
March 7, 2014
Who has Degenerative Disc Disease on PatientsLikeMe?
2,487
21
new patients joined this month
290
say Degenerative Disc Disease is their primary condition
Age
Age
Proportion
# of patients
<20
3
20s
73
30s
383
40s
798
50s
827
60s
249
70+
33
Gender
Distribution of females vs. males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom
Proportion
# of patients
0-19 years
132
20-29 years
403
30-39 years
519
40-49 years
409
50-59 years
112
60-69 years
10
70+ years
0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status
Proportion
# of patients
Diagnosed
2,015
Not Diagnosed
22
These charts show data from Degenerative Disc Disease patients who have completed their condition history
Last updated:
March 7, 2014
