Table 2.
Summary of Results From Baseline to 6 Weeks in the Milnacipran and Placebo Groups
| Measure | Milnacipran | Placebo |
| Visual Analog Scale | No change | No change |
| Fatigue Severity Scale | No change | No change |
| Brief Assessment of Cognition | Verbal memory improvement | Verbal memory improvement |
| MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery | Attention-vigilance improvement | Attention-vigilance improvement |
| Clinical Global Impressions–Severity of Illness | No change | No change |
| Clinical Global Impressions–Improvement | No change | Worsening |
| Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire | No change | No change |
| Patients Clinical Global Impression of Change | Transient improvement | No change |
| Beck Depression Inventory | Transient improvement | No change |
| Health Assessment Questionnaire | Transient improvement | No change |