Table 2

Clinical complications and side effects were reported as number per group.

Side Effects
Zinc sulfate
Placebo
P

Anxiety
3
3
Ns
Decreased Appetite
8
7
Ns
Difficulty Falling Sleep
6
6
Ns
Abdominal Pain
8
4
0.31
Nausea
9
3
0.08
Headache
9
9
Ns
Metallic taste
13
0
0.0001

Akhondzadeh et al. BMC Psychiatry 2004 4:9   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-4-9