Table 3 Prevalence of drug category use among CFS and non-fatigued subjects in Wichita, Kansas

Pain reliever

87.8

47.6

<.0001

Supplements/Vitamins

62.2

42.9

.0180

Hormones

52.2

20.6

<.0001

Allergy

44.4

30.2

.0740

Antidepressants

41.1

11.1

<.0001

Gastrointestinal

32.2

14.3

.0115

Cold/sinus

30.0

22.2

.2851

Central nervous system

24.4

4.8

.0012

Antihypertensive

21.1

14.3

.2826

Antibiotics

16.7

14.3

.6902

Diuretics

13.3

7.9

.2958

Lipid-lowering

12.2

9.5

.6012

Muscle relaxants

12.2

4.8

.1152

Asthma

12.2

6.4

.2292

Benzodiazepines

11.1

1.6

.0273

Sleep

7.8

3.2

.3087

Cardiac

6.7

7.9

.7613

Migraine

4.4

6.4

.7178

Diabetes

4.4

1.6

.6492

Any category

97.8

82.5

0.0009