Table 3.
Number and Percentage of Individuals Taking Each Type of Medication: Sub-Categories of Psychotropic and Non-Psychotropic Medications (N = 105)
| Medication | Time 1 | Time 3 | ||||
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| Psychotropic Medications | n | % | n | n | n | % |
| antidepressants | 44 | 41.9% | 37 | 6 | 43 | 40.9% |
| CNS stimulants | 36 | 34.2% | 29 | 1 | 30 | 28.6% |
| antipsychotics | 24 | 22.9% | 20 | 5 | 25 | 23.8% |
| anticonvulsants (for mood/behaviour problems) | 9 | 8.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8.6% |
| hypotensive agents (for mood/behaviour problems) | 6 | 5.7% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8.6% |
| anxiolytics | 4 | 3.8% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.8% |
| antimanic agents | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% |
| sedative/hypnotics | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Psychotropic Medications | ||||||
| anticonvulsants (for physical symptoms) | 8 | 7.6% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7.6% |
| hypotensive agents (for physical symptoms) | 6 | 5.7% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6.7% |
| anti-lipemic | 3 | 2.9% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.8% |
| hormones/birth control | 2 | 1.9% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.8% |
| gastrointestinal medications | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.9% |
| antidiabetic | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.9% |
| anti-Parkinson’s | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.9% |
| thyroid | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% |
| acne treatments | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% |
| antibiotics | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% |
| other miscellaneous medications | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.8% |