Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
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What is chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy?
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is an acquired demyelinating peripheral neuropathy that is thought to be an autoimmune disorder. It is considered the chronic variant of Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Common symptoms reported by people with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
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 with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
20
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(20)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
5
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(5)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
5
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(4)
pain
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
3
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(3)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
3
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(3)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
2
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
2
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
2
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(1)
Data from patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (16 evaluations)
Total evaluations
16
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(20)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (2 evaluations)
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(5)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (1 evaluation)
Side effects
blurry vision
suicidal
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(4)
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (1 evaluation)
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (5 evaluations)
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for fatigue (1 evaluation)
Side effects
dry mouth
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
fatigue
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy on PatientsLikeMe?
- 493 patients have this condition
- 6 new patients joined this month
- 364 say CIDP is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
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<20 | 1 | |
20s | 8 | |
30s | 32 | |
40s | 70 | |
50s | 123 | |
60s | 127 | |
70+ | 93 |
Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
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0-19 years | 9 | |
20-29 years | 19 | |
30-39 years | 25 | |
40-49 years | 53 | |
50-59 years | 49 | |
60-69 years | 28 | |
70+ years | 5 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 182 | |
Female | 278 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Diagnosed | 224 | |
Not Diagnosed | 13 |
These charts show data from CIDP patients who have completed their condition history
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