What is atypical depressive disorder?

Atypical depression is a subtype of dysthymia and major depression, sharing many of the symptoms of both. It is the most common subtype of depression and is generally a chronic syndrome that tends to begin earlier in life than other forms of depression.

How do members experience atypical depressive disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atypical depressive disorder*

*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 atypical depressive disorder*

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

Compare treatments taken by people with atypical depressive disorder*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Lexapro)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
atypical depressive disorder (1)
Treatment

(Effexor XR)
Perceived effectiveness
for atypical depressive disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
atypical depressive disorder (1)

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

Who has atypical depressive disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 13
30s 33
40s 33
50s 44
60s 48
70+ 27

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 49
Female 153

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What is atypical depressive disorder?

Atypical depression is a subtype of dysthymia and major depression, sharing many of the symptoms of both. It is the most common subtype of depression and is generally a chronic syndrome that tends to begin earlier in life than other forms of depression.



Common symptoms reported by people with atypical depressive disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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 atypical depressive disorder

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Lexapro)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
28
Treatment name(s)

(Effexor XR)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
35

Data from patients with atypical depressive 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 atypical depressive disorder

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Lexapro)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Treatment name(s)

(Effexor XR)
Perceived effectiveness
for atypical depressive disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with atypical depressive disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has atypical depressive disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 96 say atypical depressive disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 13
30s 33
40s 33
50s 44
60s 48
70+ 27
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 38
20-29 years 9
30-39 years 10
40-49 years 12
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 49
Female 153

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 72
Not Diagnosed 21

These charts show data from atypical depressive disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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