Clinical side effects
diarrhea, heartburn, abdominal pain, extrapyramidal symptoms, dizziness, sexual dysfunction, insomnia, headache
The frequency of side effects was not substantially different between the two groups. In pentoxifylline group, five patients suffered from headache, three from dizziness, five from insomnia, six from abdominal pain, five from heartburn, seven from diarrhea, six from decrease appetite, two from increase appetite, and five from sexual dysfunction. In placebo group, four patients suffered from headache, three from dizziness, four from insomnia, seven from abdominal pain, four from heartburn, six from diarrhea, five from decrease appetite, three from increase appetite, and four from sexual dysfunction. In both groups, no extrapyramidal symptoms were reported.