What is venous insufficiency?

Venous insufficiency is a condition in which the veins have problems sending blood from the legs back to the heart. The valves in veins are either damaged or missing. Some symptoms include swelling in the lower extremities, dull, achy, and heaviness in the legs.

How do members experience venous insufficiency?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with venous insufficiency*

*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 venous insufficiency*

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

Compare treatments taken by people with venous insufficiency*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Jobst Compression Stockings)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
venous insufficiency (2)

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

Who has venous insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 23
40s 40
50s 53
60s 60
70+ 56

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 50
Female 183

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What is venous insufficiency?

Venous insufficiency is a condition in which the veins have problems sending blood from the legs back to the heart. The valves in veins are either damaged or missing. Some symptoms include swelling in the lower extremities, dull, achy, and heaviness in the legs.



Common symptoms reported by people with venous insufficiency

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 venous insufficiency

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

(Jobst Compression Stockings)
Type
Equipment
How many have tried
70
Tried for
venous insufficiency (2)

Data from patients with venous insufficiency, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Last updated:


Compare treatments taken by people with venous insufficiency

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

(Jobst Compression Stockings)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
venous insufficiency (2)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

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

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 92 say venous insufficiency is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 23
40s 40
50s 53
60s 60
70+ 56
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 9
30-39 years 19
40-49 years 21
50-59 years 19
60-69 years 8
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 50
Female 183

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 102
Not Diagnosed 7

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