What is cholinergic urticaria?

Cholinergic urticaria is characterized by a hypersensitive response in the skin as a result of the body increasing in temperature (passively or actively), or the precipitating release of sweat.

How do members experience cholinergic urticaria?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cholinergic urticaria*

*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 cholinergic urticaria*

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

Compare treatments taken by people with cholinergic urticaria*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Zyrtec)
Perceived effectiveness
for cholinergic urticaria (1 evaluation)
Side effects
constant tiredness
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
cholinergic urticaria (1)

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

Who has cholinergic urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 18
30s 17
40s 16
50s 5
60s 3
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 34
Female 26