Table 6. MSAS symptoms reported by at least 25% of patients.

Symptoms	% Endorsed	% Severitya	% Frequencyb	% Distressingc
Lack of energy	60	50	39	43
Pain	52	46	37	42
Difficulty sleeping	48	42	34	35
Worrying	43	33	23	28
Numbness/tingling in hands/feet	40	31	23	26
Feeling drowsy	37	28	17	21
Dry mouth	34	24	18	17
Feeling irritable	32	22	12	20
Difficulty concentrating	31	20	13	20
Feeling nervous	31	24	14	21
Feeling sad	29	22	13	20
Cough	27	17	12	12
Feeling bloated	27	20	13	17
Shortness of breath	25	19	11	17
Itching	25	18	11	15

Symptom severity, frequency and distress are reported as percentages of those who endorsed the symptom presence.

^a Severity ranges from slight, moderate, severe, very severe; data shown is % reporting moderate, severe, very severe symptoms.

^b Frequency ranges from rarely, occasionally, frequently, almost constantly; data shown is % reported frequently or almost constantly.

^c Distress or bothersome ranges from not at all, a little bit, somewhat, quite a bit, very much; data shown is % reporting symptoms as somewhat, quite a bit, or very much distressing.