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What is Milnacipran?

Milnacipran is a serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressant. It is used in the treatment of depression and has demonstrated significant improvements in multiple aspects of fibromyalgia, including pain, patient global assessment and physical function.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
12 27%
Moderate
12 27%
Mild
12 27%
None
9 20%

Most commonly reported side effects

racing heart beat
13 29%
Headaches
12 27%
sweating
12 27%
Constipation
10 22%
fatigue, dizziness
9 20%
Shortness of breath
8 18%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Milnacipran. See all 17 dosages ►

  100 mg all the time (24/7) daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 g daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 85 Number of Patients: 85 3 Number of Patients: 3 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Milnacipran (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
21 62% Side effects too severe: 62%
Did not seem to work
9 26% Did not seem to work: 26%
Doctor's advice
8 24% Doctor's advice: 24%
Expense
2 6% Expense: 6%
Other
2 6% Other: 6%

See all 32 patients who’ve stopped taking Milnacipran

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Milnacipran

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
15
40
80
16
0
0

Stopped Taking Milnacipran

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
17
13
2
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
40 89%
Usually
2 4%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
3 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
6 13%
Somewhat
8 18%
A little
7 16%
Not at all
24 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
6 13%
$50-99
7 16%
$25-49
7 16%
< $25
13 29%

Report created on November 21, 2009.