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Table 2 Subjective reports of symptoms during ketamine discontinuation

From: Gender differences in subjective discontinuation symptoms associated with ketamine use

Discontinuation symptoms

Total (%)

Male (%)

Female (%)

P-value

Fatigue

26.0

26.6

23.0

0.222

Poor appetite

20.4

20.7

18.8

0.481

Drowsiness

19.1

18.3

23.4

0.058

Craving

18.7

17.9

23.0

0.054

Anxiety

18.3

17.4

23.4

0.022*

Dysphoria

17.2

15.9

24.1

0.001**

Tremors

3.6

3.0

6.5

0.006**

Palpitation

5.0

4.5

7.3

0.059

Sweating

4.4

4.5

3.8

0.625

Great effort to resist use

4.0

3.9

4.6

0.609

  1. P value: difference between genders.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01.