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All 42 symptoms observed or reported to Dr. Hicks, in order of frequency:

  1. Anxiety
  2. Depression
  3. Fatigue
  4. Restlessness
  5. Loss of emotional control
  6. Awakening during sleep
  7. Irritability
  8. Insomnia
  9. Impaired concentration
  10. Confusion
  11. Shakiness
  12. Weakness
  13. Cold hands of feet
  14. Diaphoresis (sweating)
  15. Crying spells
  16. Lightheadedness
  17. Phobias
  18. Headache (frequent)
  19. Hunger attacks
  20. Snappishness (somehow distinguished from irritability)
  21. Dizziness
  22. Tachycardia (rapid heart rate)
  23. Loss of feelings
  24. Anorexia (not eating)
  25. Indigestion
  26. Blurred vision
  27. Back pain
  28. Abdominal cramps
  29. Joint pains
  30. Nausea
  31. Muscle pains
  32. Numbness (physical)
  33. Dissociative episodes
  34. Chest pain
  35. Depersonalization
  36. Staggering
  37. Swollen ankles
  38. Skipped heart beats
  39. Syncope (fainting)
  40. Petit Mal seizures
  41. Psychomotor seizures
  42. Grand Mal seizures