What is central sensitivity syndrome?

Central Sensitivity Syndrome is a hypersensitivity of the central nervous system.

How do members experience central sensitivity syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with central sensitivity syndrome*

*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 central sensitivity syndrome*

Who has central sensitivity syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 18
40s 43
50s 61
60s 46
70+ 12

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 159

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What is central sensitivity syndrome?

Central Sensitivity Syndrome is a hypersensitivity of the central nervous system.



Common symptoms reported by people with central sensitivity syndrome

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 central sensitivity syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with central sensitivity syndrome

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Who has central sensitivity syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 126 say central sensitivity syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 18
40s 43
50s 61
60s 46
70+ 12
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 16
20-29 years 5
30-39 years 27
40-49 years 16
50-59 years 9
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 28
Female 159

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 80
Not Diagnosed 16

These charts show data from central sensitivity syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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