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
Treatments taken by people for generalized anxiety disorder
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Compare treatments taken by people with generalized anxiety disorder
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Who has generalized anxiety disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 6226 say GAD is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 1109 | |
| 30s | 3091 | |
| 40s | 3098 | |
| 50s | 3036 | |
| 60s | 3070 | |
| 70+ | 8077 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 1474 | |
| 20-29 years | 974 | |
| 30-39 years | 916 | |
| 40-49 years | 857 | |
| 50-59 years | 799 | |
| 60-69 years | 626 | |
| 70+ years | 418 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 10207 | |
| Female | 30590 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 18134 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2956 |