Major depressive disorder
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What is major depressive disorder?
Major depressive disorder, also known as clinical depression, is marked by depressed mood, inactivity, lack of interest, insomnia, feelings of worthlessness, diminished ability to think, and may include thoughts of suicide.
Common symptoms reported by people with major depressive disorder
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What people are taking for it
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Inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)
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Yo-yo effect (alternating sleepiness and energy)
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Overly talkative (talk too much)
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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 major depressive disorder
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Data from patients with major 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 major depressive disorder
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Perceived effectiveness
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Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (48 evaluations)
Total evaluations
48
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(102)
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (33 evaluations)
Total evaluations
34
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(85)
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (40 evaluations)
Total evaluations
40
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(74)
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (28 evaluations)
Total evaluations
28
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(72)
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (30 evaluations)
Total evaluations
30
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(63)
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (26 evaluations)
Total evaluations
27
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(53)
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (19 evaluations)
Side effects
flashbacks
Total evaluations
20
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(49)
Perceived effectiveness
for major depressive disorder (11 evaluations)
Total evaluations
11
Tried for
major depressive disorder
(24)
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- None
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Data from patients with major depressive disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has major depressive disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 100 new patients joined this month
- 34,867 say MDD is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 156 | |
| 20s | 3,143 | |
| 30s | 8,463 | |
| 40s | 13,585 | |
| 50s | 17,649 | |
| 60s | 14,193 | |
| 70+ | 4,807 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 8,858 | |
| 20-29 years | 3,727 | |
| 30-39 years | 2,744 | |
| 40-49 years | 1,749 | |
| 50-59 years | 611 | |
| 60-69 years | 116 | |
| 70+ years | 21 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 13,261 | |
| Female | 48,722 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 23,973 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2,337 |
These charts show data from MDD patients who have completed their condition history
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