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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2011 Feb;31(1):92–97. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318204b117

Table 2.

Side Effects by Exposure at week-6 and Treatment Groupa

SSRIb Venlafaxine
Total No. Participants < GMc ≥ GM < GM ≥ GM
49 76 44 75
N % N % N % N %
Appetite Disturbance 22 44.9 26 34.2 21 47.7 37 49.3
Cardiovasculard 19 38.8 27 35.5 14 31.8 46 61.3
Central Nervous System 38 77.6 57 75.0 36 81.8 64 85.3
Dermatologye 11 22.4 12 15.8 9 20.5 31 41.3
Dizziness Standing Upf 12 24.5 23 30.3 12 27.3 41 54.7
Gastrointestinal 35 71.4 43 56.6 29 65.9 53 70.7
Genito-Urinary 5 10.2 6 7.9 3 6.8 9 12.0
Headache 29 59.2 49 64.5 25 56.8 55 73.3
Irritability/Anger 27 55.1 46 60.5 26 59.1 52 69.3
Lethargy/Apathy 20 40.8 29 38.2 16 36.4 29 38.7
Mouth/Nose 24 49.0 33 43.4 23 52.3 36 48.0
Muskulo-Skeletal 15 30.6 23 30.3 14 31.8 28 37.3
Ocular 6 12.2 9 11.8 5 11.4 10 13.3
Sleep Disturbances 34 69.4 46 60.5 35 79.5 56 74.7
a

Adverse effects reported by at least 5% of TORDIA participants on the Side Effects Form for Children and

Adolescents. No statistically significant differences unless otherwise noted.

b

Citalopram (n=27), fluoxetine (n=64), or paroxetine (n=34).

c

GM = Geometric Mean.

d

Venlafaxine: χ21 =9.66, P=.002.

e

Venlafaxine: χ21 =5.42, P=.02.

f

Venlafaxine: χ21 =8.43, P=.004.