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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
13 21%
Moderate
19 31%
Mild
16 26%
None
13 21%

Most commonly reported side effects

Increased appetite
19 44%
Weight gain
16 37%
Grogginess
10 23%
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
8 19%
Drowsiness
8 19%
Irritability
7 16%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

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

  15mg as needed 30mg as needed 3.5mg as needed 7.5mg as needed daily 3.25 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 11.25 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
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 69 Number of Patients: 69 60 Number of Patients: 60 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 38 Number of Patients: 38 8 Number of Patients: 8 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
43 50% Side effects too severe: 50%
Did not seem to work
35 41% Did not seem to work: 41%
Doctor's advice
30 35% Doctor's advice: 35%
Other
6 7% Other: 7%
Course of treatment ended
4 5% Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research
3 3% Personal research: 3%
Not indicated
1 1% Not indicated: 1%

See all 85 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

Stopped Taking Mirtazapine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
50 82%
Usually
6 10%
Sometimes
4 7%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
8 13%
Somewhat
7 11%
A little
13 21%
Not at all
33 54%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 2%
$25-49
2 3%
< $25
33 54%

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

Report created on March 15, 2010.