Table 5.
Negative effects of medications on symptoms following SCI
Negative Effects | Type of medication | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cannabis* | Prescription** | |||||
Rank | Count | Percentage | Rank | Count | Percentage | |
Dry mouth | 1st | 66 | 54.5% | 1st | 62 | 51.7% |
Residual bad taste in mouth | 2nd | 34 | 29.6% | 12th | 33 | 29.5% |
Dehydration | 3rd | 33 | 28.7% | 5th | 50 | 42.4% |
Memory loss | 4th | 31 | 27.2% | 11th | 35 | 32.1% |
Lethargy/lack of energy | 5th | 30 | 26.3% | 4th | 52 | 46.4% |
Drowsiness | 9th | 25 | 21.7% | 2nd | 56 | 49.1% |
Constipation | 14th | 20 | 17.2% | 3rd | 53 | 46.3% |
*n = 128
**n = 126