What is anaphylaxis?

Anaphylaxis is an acute, severe, life-threatening allergic reaction in presensitized individuals. Allergy to medications, food, immunotherapy, or insect stings is the most frequent cause.

How do members experience anaphylaxis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with anaphylaxis*

*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 anaphylaxis*

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

Compare treatments taken by people with anaphylaxis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(EpiPen Auto-Injector)
Perceived effectiveness
for anaphylaxis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anaphylaxis (2)

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

Who has anaphylaxis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 19
30s 46
40s 57
50s 74
60s 51
70+ 26

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 44
Female 229

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What is anaphylaxis?

Anaphylaxis is an acute, severe, life-threatening allergic reaction in presensitized individuals. Allergy to medications, food, immunotherapy, or insect stings is the most frequent cause.



Common symptoms reported by people with anaphylaxis

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 anaphylaxis

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

(EpiPen Auto-Injector)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
79
Tried for
anaphylaxis (2)

Data from patients with anaphylaxis, 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 anaphylaxis

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

(EpiPen Auto-Injector)
Perceived effectiveness
for anaphylaxis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anaphylaxis (2)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

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

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 32 say anaphylaxis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 19
30s 46
40s 57
50s 74
60s 51
70+ 26

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 44
Female 229

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