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 |
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.
Citalopram (n=27), fluoxetine (n=64), or paroxetine (n=34).
GM = Geometric Mean.
Venlafaxine: χ21 =9.66, P=.002.
Venlafaxine: χ21 =5.42, P=.02.
Venlafaxine: χ21 =8.43, P=.004.