Table 5 Symptoms and associated medications use
Symptom | Number (%) of participants with current symptom | Associated medication | Number (%) of participants with current symptom | Number (%) of participants without current symptom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | currently taking associated medication | not currently taking, but previously taken, associated medication | currently taking associated medication |
Fatigue | 769 (80) | Amantadine | 33 (4) | 35 (5) | 2 (1) |
| Â | Â | Modafinil | 17 (2) | 16 (2) | 1 (1) |
Bladder | 756 (78) | Desmopressin spray | 6 (1) | 9 (1) | 0 |
| Â | Â | Desmopressin tablets | 5 (1) | 3 (0) | 0 |
| Â | Â | Oxybutinin | 93 (12) | 64 (8) | 6 (3) |
| Â | Â | Tolterodine | 63 (8) | 25 (3) | 2 (1) |
| Â | Â | Trimethoprim | 27 (4) | 35 (5) | 2 (1) |
Pain (including visual pain) | 681 (71) | Amitriptyline | 123 (18) | 85 (12) | 19 (7) |
| Â | Â | Carbemazepine | 39 (6) | 47 (7) | 4 (1) |
| Â | Â | Co-codamol | 107 (16) | 117 (17) | 8 (3) |
| Â | Â | Gabapentin | 83 (12) | 48 (7) | 5 (2) |
| Â | Â | Ibruprofen | 127 (19) | 194 (28) | 28 (10) |
| Â | Â | Nabilone | 6 (1) | 7 (1) | 0 |
| Â | Â | Paracetamol | 188 (28) | 193 (28) | 28 (10) |
Spasticity | 672 (70) | Baclofen pump | 6 (1) | 1 (0) | 2 (1) |
| Â | Â | Baclofen tablets | 163 (24) | 78 (12) | 17 (6) |
| Â | Â | Botulinum toxin | 2 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Â | Â | Clonazepam | 24 (4) | 9 (1) | 2 (1) |
| Â | Â | Dantrolene | 7 (1) | 5 (1) | 1 (< 1) |
| Â | Â | Diazepam | 26 (4) | 64 (10) | 4 (1) |
| Â | Â | Tizanidine | 45 (7) | 16 (2) | 2 (1) |
Pain (excluding visual pain) | 670 (69) | Amitriptyline | 123 (18) | 86 (13) | 19 (6) |
| Â | Â | Carbemazepine | 39 (6) | 47 (7) | 4 (1) |
| Â | Â | Co-codamol | 104 (16) | 117 (17) | 11 (4) |
| Â | Â | Gabapentin | 82 (12) | 48 (7) | 6 (2) |
| Â | Â | Ibruprofen | 126 (19) | 189 (28) | 29 (10) |
| Â | Â | Nabilone | 6 (1) | 6 (1) | 0 |
| Â | Â | Paracetamol | 185 (28) | 192 (29) | 31 (11) |
Depression | 484 (50) | Citalopram | 34 (7) | 15 (3) | 3 (1) |
| Â | Â | Fluoxetine | 47 (10) | 33 (7) | 14 (3) |
| Â | Â | Paroxetine | 9 (2) | 12 (3) | 7 (2) |
| Â | Â | Sertraline | 13 (3) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) |
Constipation | 421 (44) | Fybogel | 32 (8) | 76 (18) | 8 (2) |
| Â | Â | Senna | 65 (15) | 98 (23) | 7 (1) |
Sexual problems | 256 (27) | Viagra | 34 (13) | 16 (6) | 9 (1) |
Sexual problems (males only) | 129 (541) | Viagra | 34 (26) | 15 (12) | 9 (1) |
Tremor | 248 (26) | Propranolol | 10 (4) | 7 (3) | 5 (1) |