What is Alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of function of nerve cells in several areas of the brain leading to loss of cognitive function such as memory and language.
How do members experience Alzheimer's disease?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Alzheimer's disease*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Word fishing
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious 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 Alzheimer's disease*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
121
Tried for
Alzheimer's disease
(4)
*Data from patients with Alzheimer's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with Alzheimer's disease*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for Alzheimer's disease (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Alzheimer's disease
(4)
*Data from patients with Alzheimer's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has Alzheimer's disease on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 3 | |
| 20s | 24 | |
| 30s | 54 | |
| 40s | 48 | |
| 50s | 63 | |
| 60s | 76 | |
| 70+ | 251 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 224 | |
| Female | 265 |