Table 2.
Pattern of use of Deanxit among study participants.
Option | Total N = 125 | No use Disorder n = 80 | Deanxit Use Disorder n = 45 | p-value | |
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Daily use of Deanxit | Yes | 93 (76.2%) | 54 (70.1%) | 39 (86.7%) | 0.038 |
No | 29 (23.8%) | 23 (29.9%) | 6 (13.3%) | ||
Reason for Deanxit use: | To relax or get high | 37 (29.6%) | 28 (35.0%) | 9 (20.0%) | 0.078 |
Insomnia | 9 (7.2%) | 4 (5.0%) | 5 (11.1%) | 0.281 | |
Anxiety or to relieve tension | 67 (53.6%) | 39 (48.8%) | 28 (62.2%) | 0.147 | |
Panic attack | 17 (13.6%) | 11 (13.8%) | 6 (13.3%) | 0.948 | |
Depression or low mood | 19 (15.2%) | 14 (17.5%) | 5 (11.1%) | 0.340 | |
Othera | 32 (25.6%) | 21 (26.3%) | 11 (24.4%) | 0.824 | |
Prescribers of Deanxit | From physician | 106 (84.8%) | 65 (81.3%) | 41 (91.1%) | 0.140 |
From friends or family | 16 (12.8%) | 12 (15.0%) | 4 (8.9%) | 0.326 | |
Sources of Deanxit | From the pharmacist, with a prescription. | 101 (80.8%) | 60 (75.0%) | 41 (91.1%) | 0.028 |
From the pharmacist, without a prescription. | 14 (11.2%) | 10 (12.5%) | 4 (8.9%) | 0.539 | |
From my friends/family | 11 (8.8%) | 8 (10%) | 3 (6.7%) | 0.745 | |
Co-medications | Benzodiazepines | ||||
Xanax (alprazolam) | 10 (8%) | 7 (8.8%) | 3 (6.7%) | 1.000 | |
Lexotanil (bromazepam) | 7 (5.6%) | 4 (5%) | 3 (6.7%) | 0.702 | |
Valium (diazepam) | 3 (2.4%) | 2 (2.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 1.000 | |
Stilnox (zolpidem) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 | |
SSRI | |||||
Cipralex (escitalopram) | 14 (11.2%) | 8 (10.0%) | 6 (13.3%) | 0.571 | |
Zoloft (sertraline) | 2 (1.6%) | 2 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0.535 | |
Prozac (fluoxetine) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 | |
Seroxat (paroxetine) | 4 (3.2%) | 2 (2.5%) | 2 (4.4%) | 0.619 | |
Favarine (fluvoxamine) | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0.360 | |
Brintellix (vortioxetine) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 | |
Magnesium Supplement | 10 (8.0%) | 4 (5.0%) | 6 (13.3%) | 0.166 | |
Muscerolb | 2 (1.6%) | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (2.2%) | 1.000 |
Data are presented as numbers with percentages.
The P-value for the difference between two adjacent columns is calculated by chi-square or Fisher's exact test where appropriate.
Stomach pain, angina/shortness of breath, bruxism, dizziness, esophageal spasm, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, hysterectomy, hormone replacement, irritable bowel syndrome, menopause, obsessive-compulsive disorder, shoulder pain, and tremor.
Muscerol is a combination of paracetamol and orphenadrine citrate.