What is agoraphobia?

Agoraphobia is a fairly well-defined cluster of phobias embracing fears of leaving home, entering shops, crowds and public places, or travelling alone in trains, buses or planes.

How do members experience agoraphobia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with agoraphobia*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for agoraphobia*

*Data from patients with agoraphobia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with agoraphobia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Talk therapy)
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
agoraphobia (2)
Treatment

(Ativan)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)
Treatment

(Zoloft)
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)

*Data from patients with agoraphobia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has agoraphobia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 49
30s 173
40s 278
50s 290
60s 161
70+ 57

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 139
Female 870

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What is agoraphobia?

Agoraphobia is a fairly well-defined cluster of phobias embracing fears of leaving home, entering shops, crowds and public places, or travelling alone in trains, buses or planes.



Common symptoms reported by people with agoraphobia

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 for agoraphobia

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Talk therapy)
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
410
Tried for
agoraphobia (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Ativan)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
168
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Zoloft)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
240
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)

Data from patients with agoraphobia, 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 agoraphobia

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Talk therapy)
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
agoraphobia (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Ativan)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Zoloft)
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
agoraphobia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with agoraphobia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has agoraphobia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 146 say agoraphobia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 49
30s 173
40s 278
50s 290
60s 161
70+ 57
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 169
20-29 years 143
30-39 years 108
40-49 years 70
50-59 years 14
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 139
Female 870

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 546
Not Diagnosed 90

These charts show data from agoraphobia patients who have completed their condition history
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