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. 2011 Jun 27;6(6):e21224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021224

Table 3. Assessed adverse events by the UKU Side Effect Rating Scale for 78 healthy first degree relatives of patients with a history of major depressive disorder following four weeks of intervention by escitalopram 10 mg (N = 39) or placebo (N = 39) in the AGENDA trial.

Adverse events Escitalopram N (%) Placebo N (%) p2)
Restlessness 6 (15) 9 (23) 0.39
Insomnia 2 (5) 9 (23) 0.02*
Tremor 1 (3) 1 (3) 1.00
Nausea 4 (10) 4 (10) 1.00
Diarrhoea 4 (10) 1 (3) 0.17
Sweating 6 (15) 4 (10) 0.50
Less libido 7 (18) 2 (5) 0.08
Erective dysfunction (men) 5 (13) 1 (3) 0.09
Ejaculating problems (men) 11 (28) 1 (3) 0.002*
Orgasmic dysfunction 11 (28) 0 (0) 0*
Headache 1 (3) 1 (3) 1.00