Table 3. Symptoms reported during the week after chemotherapy in patients receiving oral dexamethasone (n=60).

	Percent affected
Symptom	Not at all	A little	Quite a bit	A lot
Insomnia	27	28	20	25
Indigestion/reflux/epigastric discomfort	35	38	15	12
Agitation	43	30	20	7
Increased appetite	50	32	12	7
Weight gain	60	23	13	3
Facial rash/acne	68	17	10	5
Depression on ceasing dexamethasone	75	18	3	3
Hiccups	75	17	8	0
Oral candida	87	10	2	2
Anorexia	45	23	28	3
Nausea	25	47	21	7
Vomiting	80	12	3	5