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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Muscle fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Neck pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Chronic fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Achiness
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Burning pain in shoulders
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
145
Tried for
chronic neuralgia
(3)
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.
Compare treatments taken by people with chronic neuralgia*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for chronic neuralgia (5 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
chronic neuralgia
(3)
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 | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 1 | |
20s | 9 | |
30s | 48 | |
40s | 97 | |
50s | 165 | |
60s | 164 | |
70+ | 73 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 115 | |
Female | 449 |