Table 2.

Frequency of somatic complaints at presentation and 6 weeks post-treatment

Symptoms	Before	At 6th week point	P-value
Fatigue	60 (100%)	4 (6%)	<0.001*
Headache	60 (100%)	12 (20%)	<0.001*
Anorexia	48 (80%)	16 (26%)	<0.001*
Change in bowel habits	52 (86%)	28 (46%)	<0.001*
Dyspepsia	44 (73%)	24 (40%)	<0.001*
Myalgia	28 (46%)	0 (0%)	<0.001*
Atypical chest pain	16 (26%)	4 (6%)	<0.001*
Palpitations	36 (60%)	8 (13%)	<0.001*
Dyspnea	32 (53%)	4 (6%)	<0.001*
Urinary frequency/dysuria	24(40%)	12 (20%)	<0.001*
Erectile dysfunctions	16 (50%)	4 (6%)	<0.01*
Menstrual disturbances	12 (20%)	un/applicable

Notes: P-value <0.01* is considered as statistically highly significant.