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Needs Research Project - Part 3
Jasmine Arthur-Jones
RESULTS
Prescribed Antidepressants
The total number of research participants who have used at
least one Prescribed Antidepressant is 288 (or 56%). A total of
55 (or 10.6%) of research participants are/have taken more than one
Prescribed Antidepressant. A total of 12 (or 2.3%) of research
participants are/have taken more than two Prescribed
Antidepressants. Tables 7 shows the total number of research
participants taking the various Prescribed Antidepressants and the
length of time they have used these Antidepressants.
| Antidepressant |
Zoloft |
Arapax |
Aurorix |
Prothiaden |
Tofranil |
Prozac |
Anafranil |
| Number taking |
58 |
68 |
58 |
43 |
18 |
25 |
10 |
| % |
11.2% |
13.1% |
11.2% |
8.3% |
3.5% |
4.8% |
1.93% |
| Not specified time length |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Mean taking (months) |
12 |
9.3 |
10 |
19 |
27 |
12 |
26 |
| <3 months |
15 |
29 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 3-6 months |
11 |
17 |
13 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
| 6-12 months |
11 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
| 1-2 years |
9 |
5 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| 2-5 years |
5 |
6 |
8 |
16 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
| 5-10 years |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| >10 years |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Still taking |
29 |
44 |
26 |
25 |
12 |
15 |
4 |
| Not taking anymore |
29 |
24 |
32 |
18 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
Table 7.
Total Antidepressant usage by research participants- including
how long they took the Prescribed Antidepressant
| Antidepressant |
Tolvon |
Dothep25 |
Variety |
Sertaline |
| Number taking |
4 |
3 |
22 |
1 |
| % |
0.8% |
0.6% |
4.3% |
0.2% |
| Not specified time length |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mean taking (months) |
20 |
4.3 |
12 |
4 |
| <3 months |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 3-6 months |
0 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
| 6-12 months |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 1-2 years |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2-5 years |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 5-10 years |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| >10 years |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Still taking |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Not taking anymore |
1 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
For example, 58 (or 11.2%) of participants have taken Zoloft. 5
of those people did not specify how long they had taken Zoloft. The
average length of time that people had/are taking Zoloft is 12
months or 1 year. 5 had/have taken Zoloft for 2-5 years etc. 29
participants are still taking Zoloft while 29 have ceased to take
it. The Table showing Total Antidepressants Taken shows a total
number of 355 of the listed Antidepressants had been reported as
being taken. There were multiple antidepressants used by
participants therefore the increased number from the 288 (or 56%)
figure quoted previously. This Table gives an overview of the
average time the antidepressant had been used by participants. Here
the mean time for taking a Antidepressant is 17 months
(approximately 1.4 years).
Table 7.
Total Antidepressant usage by research participants- including
how long they took the Prescribed Antidepressant
| Antidepressant |
Total |
Still Taking |
Not taking |
| Number taking |
355 |
191 |
164 |
| % |
68.5% |
36.9% |
31.7% |
| Not specified time length |
17 |
4 |
13 |
| Mean taking (months) |
17 |
18 |
16 |
| <3 months |
63 |
30 |
33 |
| 3-6 months |
88 |
45 |
43 |
| 6-12 months |
57 |
32 |
25 |
| 1-2 years |
46 |
27 |
19 |
| 2-5 years |
60 |
43 |
17 |
| 5-10 years |
8 |
5 |
3 |
| >10 years |
12 |
5 |
7 |
| Still taking |
191 |
191 |
191 |
| Not taking anymore |
164 |
164 |
164 |
For your information, the Table shows the Generic Name of the
Antidepressants frequently prescribed for Anxiety Disorders. Note
that there can be multiple antidepressants under one generic name.
For example, Zoloft, Arapax and Prozac are all SSRI antidepressants.
Although they are in the Generic Antidepressant classification of
SSRI, they are different prescribed antidepressants.
| Generic Antidepressant Name |
Specific |
Description |
| SSRI |
Zoloft, Arapax, Prozac |
SSRI Antidepressant |
| MAOI |
Aurorix |
MAOI Antidepressant |
| Dothiepin |
Prothiaden |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
| Imiprimine |
Tofranil |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
| Doxepin |
Deptran, Sinequan |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
| Clomipramine |
Anafranil |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
| Amitriptyline |
Endep, Tryptanol |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
| Phenelzine |
Nardil |
MAOI Antidepressant |
| Mianserin |
Tolvon |
Antidepressant |
| Trimipramine |
Surmontil |
Tricyclic Antidepressant |
Table 8. shows the percentage of research
participants using one or more Prescribed Antidepressants and/or
Tranquillisers. Table 8. also shows the percentage of research
participants using multiple Prescribed drugs - both Antidepressants
and tranquillisers.
Table 8.
Percentage of research participants using one or more
Prescribed Antidepressants and/or Tranquillisers.
| Antidepressant/
Tranquilliser |
|
1 or more Antidepressants |
2 or more Antidepressants |
3 or more Antidepressants |
| |
|
55.6% |
10.6% |
2.3% |
| 1 or more
Tranquillisers |
59.5% |
35.5% |
9.1% |
2.3% |
| 2 or more
Tranquillisers |
11% |
7.7% |
3.7% |
1.2% |
| 3 or more
Tranquillisers |
2.9% |
1.9% |
1.4% |
0.4% |
For example, 7.7% of participants have used 1 or more
antidepressants AND 2 or more Tranquillisers.
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