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What is Mirtazapine?

Mirtazapine is a tetracyclic antidepressant that is used to treat depression.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
8 16%
Moderate
15 31%
Mild
16 33%
None
10 20%

Most commonly reported side effects

Increased appetite
18 37%
Weight gain
13 27%
Grogginess
10 20%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
8 16%
Drowsiness
7 14%
Difficulty waking up
6 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Mirtazapine. See all 14 dosages ►

  30mg as needed 7.5mg as needed daily 3.25 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 35 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily 135 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 64 Number of Patients: 64 52 Number of Patients: 52 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Mirtazapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
37 51% Side effects too severe: 51%
Doctor's advice
26 36% Doctor's advice: 36%
Did not seem to work
26 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Other
5 7% Other: 7%
Course of treatment ended
4 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research
1 1% Personal research: 1%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 71 patients who’ve stopped taking Mirtazapine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Mirtazapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
8
10
26
18
30

Stopped Taking Mirtazapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
14
17
12
7
9
12

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
43 88%
Usually
3 6%
Sometimes
2 4%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
6 12%
Somewhat
5 10%
A little
11 22%
Not at all
27 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 2%
$25-49
1 2%
< $25
26 53%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 20, 2009.