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What is Mirtazapine?

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

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 9 1
Other 2 0
General health 2 0
Insomnia 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 100%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Increased appetite
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
3 60% Side effects too severe: 60%
Course of treatment ended
2 40% Course of treatment ended: 40%
Personal research
1 20% Personal research: 20%
Other
1 20% Other: 20%

See all 5 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
0
0
0
0
1
0

Stopped Taking Mirtazapine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 100%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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

Report created on November 21, 2009.