What is cholinergic urticaria?
Cholinergic urticaria is characterized by a hypersensitive response in the skin as a result of the body increasing in temperature (passively or actively), or the precipitating release of sweat.
How do members experience cholinergic urticaria?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cholinergic urticaria*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
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.
Top treatments taken by people for cholinergic urticaria*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Over the Counter Drug
How many have tried
22
Tried for
cholinergic urticaria
(1)
*Data from patients with cholinergic urticaria, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with cholinergic urticaria*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for cholinergic urticaria (1 evaluation)
Side effects
constant tiredness
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
cholinergic urticaria
(1)
*Data from patients with cholinergic urticaria, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has cholinergic urticaria on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 15 | |
| 30s | 19 | |
| 40s | 18 | |
| 50s | 6 | |
| 60s | 3 | |
| 70+ | 1 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 34 | |
| Female | 28 |