What is chronic neuralgia?

Neuralgia, also called neuropathic pain, is pain in one or more nerves resulting from damage to or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system, rather than stimulation of pain receptors.

How do members experience chronic neuralgia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic neuralgia*

*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 chronic neuralgia*

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

Compare treatments taken by people with chronic neuralgia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Lyrica)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic neuralgia (5 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
chronic neuralgia (3)
Treatment

(Cymbalta)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic neuralgia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
chronic neuralgia (1)

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

Who has chronic neuralgia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 9
30s 46
40s 97
50s 161
60s 173
70+ 78

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 117
Female 456

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What is chronic neuralgia?

Neuralgia, also called neuropathic pain, is pain in one or more nerves resulting from damage to or dysfunction of the peripheral or central nervous system, rather than stimulation of pain receptors.



Common symptoms reported by people with chronic neuralgia

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 chronic neuralgia

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

(Lyrica)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
145
Tried for
chronic neuralgia (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Cymbalta)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
122
Tried for
chronic neuralgia (1)

Data from patients with chronic neuralgia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic neuralgia

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

(Lyrica)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic neuralgia (5 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
chronic neuralgia (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Cymbalta)
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic neuralgia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
chronic neuralgia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

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

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 206 say chronic neuralgia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 9
30s 46
40s 97
50s 161
60s 173
70+ 78
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 19
20-29 years 37
30-39 years 91
40-49 years 48
50-59 years 24
60-69 years 2
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 117
Female 456

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 244
Not Diagnosed 52

These charts show data from chronic neuralgia patients who have completed their condition history
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