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. 2000 Sep 2;321(7260):536–539. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7260.536

Table 4.

Number (percentage) of adverse events and withdrawals from treatment caused by adverse events

Treatment
Hypericum (n=157) Imipramine (n=167)
Patients reporting adverse events 62 (39) 105 (63)
Total No adverse events 121/359 (34) 238/359 (66)
All adverse events possibly or probably related to drug treatment  50/202 (25) 152/202 (75)
Treatment withdrawals caused by adverse events 4 (3) 26 (16)
Most common adverse events possibly or probably related to drug treatment:
 Dry mouth 13 (8)  41 (25)
 Headache 3 (2) 6 (4)
 Sweating 2 (1) 13 (8) 
 Asthenia 2 (1) 11 (7) 
 Nausea  1 (<1) 12 (7) 
 Dizziness 0 12 (7)