Sex addiction
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What is sex addiction?
Sex addiction is a condition where a person has an unusually intense sex drive or an obsession with sexual thoughts, feelings or behaviors that negatively impact their health, job, relationships or other parts of their life.
Common symptoms reported by people with sex addiction
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 sex addiction
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Addiction Treatment Center
Type
Other
How many have tried
1
Tried for
sex addiction
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Art Therapy
Type
Lifestyle Modification
How many have tried
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Data from patients with sex addiction, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with sex addiction
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (4 evaluations)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
depressed mood
(2)
sex addiction
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Addiction Treatment Center
Perceived effectiveness
for sex addiction (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Hospitalization
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
sex addiction
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
fatigue
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Art Therapy
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Chronic Pain Program
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
fatigue
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (2 evaluations)
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with sex addiction, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has sex addiction on PatientsLikeMe?
- 144 patients have this condition
- 2 new patients joined this month
- 72 say sex addiction is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 3 | |
| 20s | 22 | |
| 30s | 54 | |
| 40s | 31 | |
| 50s | 13 | |
| 60s | 12 | |
| 70+ | 1 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 30 | |
| 20-29 years | 13 | |
| 30-39 years | 4 | |
| 40-49 years | 6 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 1 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 88 | |
| Female | 49 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 26 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 52 |
These charts show data from sex addiction patients who have completed their condition history
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