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What is Aromatherapy?

Category: Others

Most popular types: Essential Oils Candles Aromatherapy Creams Show all

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Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils (EOs), and other aromatic compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Stress 57 19
General health 43 14
Anxious mood 40 21
Pain 12 2
Depressed mood 9 5

Show all 91 reasons taken

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 423 patients that have used Aromatherapy

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 2
Mild 4
None 43

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Aromatherapy

Side effect Patients Percentage
Cough 1
Increased sex drive (libido) 1
None 1
Sleepiness 1

Why patients stopped taking Aromatherapy

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 2
Expense 2
Other 2
Change in health plan coverage 1
Course of treatment ended 1
Personal research 1
See all 7 patients who've stopped using Aromatherapy

Duration

Stopped using Aromatherapy

Duration Patients Percentage
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 2
2 - 5 years 1
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 22
Usually 20
Sometimes 7
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 5
A little hard to take 8
Not at all hard to take 36
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 5
$100-199 4
$50-99 2
$25-49 5
< $25 12
Not specified 21

What people switch to and from

Patients started using Aromatherapy after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Duloxetine (Cymbalta) 1
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1 patient evaluation for Aromatherapy

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Apr 24, 2009 (Started Jan 17, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for stress)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for headaches)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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