Generalized anxiety disorder
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What is generalized anxiety disorder?
An anxiety disorder characterized by free-floating, persistent, and excessive worry for at least six months. Symptoms are variable but include complaints of persistent nervousness, trembling, muscular tensions, sweating, lightheadedness, palpitations, dizziness, and epigastric discomfort.
Common symptoms reported by people with generalized anxiety disorder
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Fear of public or open places (agoraphobia)
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Inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)
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Increased rate of speech
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Nothing reported yet
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 generalized anxiety disorder
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Data from patients with generalized anxiety 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 generalized anxiety disorder
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for generalized anxiety disorder (12 evaluations)
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emotional lability
post-traumatic stress disorder
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17
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generalized anxiety disorder
(37)
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for generalized anxiety disorder (15 evaluations)
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17
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generalized anxiety disorder
(32)
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for generalized anxiety disorder (20 evaluations)
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21
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generalized anxiety disorder
(23)
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for generalized anxiety disorder (4 evaluations)
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unrefreshing or poor sleep
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4
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Data from patients with generalized anxiety disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has generalized anxiety disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 112 new patients joined this month
- 6,780 say GAD is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 114 | |
| 20s | 2,448 | |
| 30s | 8,002 | |
| 40s | 11,398 | |
| 50s | 11,170 | |
| 60s | 6,782 | |
| 70+ | 2,227 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 5,872 | |
| 20-29 years | 2,934 | |
| 30-39 years | 2,150 | |
| 40-49 years | 1,341 | |
| 50-59 years | 531 | |
| 60-69 years | 90 | |
| 70+ years | 21 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 10,541 | |
| Female | 31,757 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 18,229 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2,943 |
These charts show data from GAD patients who have completed their condition history
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