What is agoraphobia?

Agoraphobia is a fairly well-defined cluster of phobias embracing fears of leaving home, entering shops, crowds and public places, or travelling alone in trains, buses or planes.

How do members experience agoraphobia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with agoraphobia*

*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 agoraphobia*

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

Compare treatments taken by people with agoraphobia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Talk therapy)
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (2 evaluations)
Side effects
flashbacks
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
agoraphobia (3)
Treatment

(Zoloft)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)
Treatment

(Effexor XR)
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
bad mood increased anxiety 3 more
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)

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

Who has agoraphobia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 46
30s 173
40s 266
50s 258
60s 161
70+ 39

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 132
Female 815