Table 2

Number of cases with adverse events after norepinephrine (NE) and placebo injections


Fibromyalgia
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Healthy Controls





(n = 20)
(n = 20)
(n = 20)


placebo
NE
placebo
NE
placebo
NE

Spreading of pain
0
8
0
0
0
0
Pale halo
0
3
0
1
0
1
Paresthesias
5
2
4
3
5
2
Palpitations
0
1
0
0
0
0
Sweating
0
1
0
0
0
0
Distal swelling
0
1
0
0
0
0

Martinez-Lavin et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2002 3:2   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-3-2