What is autonomic neuropathy?

Autonomic neuropathy is damage to the nerves that regulate the autonomic nervous system which controls involuntary functions of the body such as blood pressure, heart rate, bowel and bladder emptying, and digestion.

How do members experience autonomic neuropathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with autonomic neuropathy*

*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 autonomic neuropathy*

Who has autonomic neuropathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 6
30s 30
40s 57
50s 81
60s 71
70+ 65

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 68
Female 241

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What is autonomic neuropathy?

Autonomic neuropathy is damage to the nerves that regulate the autonomic nervous system which controls involuntary functions of the body such as blood pressure, heart rate, bowel and bladder emptying, and digestion.



Common symptoms reported by people with autonomic neuropathy

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 autonomic neuropathy

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Compare treatments taken by people with autonomic neuropathy

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Who has autonomic neuropathy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 112 say autonomic neuropathy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 6
30s 30
40s 57
50s 81
60s 71
70+ 65
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 15
20-29 years 17
30-39 years 26
40-49 years 43
50-59 years 23
60-69 years 14
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 68
Female 241

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 161
Not Diagnosed 17

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