What is agoraphobia?
Agoraphobia is a fairly well-defined cluster of phobias embracing fears of leaving home, entering shops, crowds and public places, or travelling alone in trains, buses or planes.
How do members experience agoraphobia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with agoraphobia*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fearful of leaving home
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Avoidance of situations
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for agoraphobia*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
410
Tried for
agoraphobia
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
240
Tried for
agoraphobia
(2)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
168
Tried for
agoraphobia
(1)
*Data from patients with agoraphobia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with agoraphobia*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
agoraphobia
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for agoraphobia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
agoraphobia
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
agoraphobia
(1)
*Data from patients with agoraphobia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has agoraphobia on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 5 | |
| 20s | 51 | |
| 30s | 170 | |
| 40s | 283 | |
| 50s | 285 | |
| 60s | 162 | |
| 70+ | 53 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 139 | |
| Female | 866 |
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