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What is Mirtazapine?

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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 146 36 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Insomnia 87 32 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Treat my mood condition(s) 49 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 40 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 31 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Anxious mood 28 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 336 patients currently taking Mirtazapine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 36
Moderate
 39
Mild
 41
None
 31

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Mirtazapine

Weight gain 29
Increased appetite 25
Drowsiness 13
Difficulty waking up 10
Restless feeling in legs 10
Grogginess 9
See all 78 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Mirtazapine. See all 22 dosages ►

  daily 15mg as needed 7.5mg as needed 7.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 22.5 mg daily 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily 90 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 112 Number of Patients: 112 3 Number of Patients: 3 110 Number of Patients: 110 72 Number of Patients: 72 14 Number of Patients: 14 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Mirtazapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 85   Side effects too severe: 49%
Did not seem to work 69   Did not seem to work: 40%
Doctor's advice 50   Doctor's advice: 29%
Other 23   Other: 13%
Course of treatment ended 7   Course of treatment ended: 4%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 3%
Expense 2   Expense: 1%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 168 patients who’ve stopped taking Mirtazapine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Mirtazapine

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

Stopped Taking Mirtazapine

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Mirtazapine

Always
 119 81%
Usually
 21 14%
Sometimes
 4 3%
Never
 3 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Mirtazapine

Very
 14 10%
Somewhat
 9 6%
A little
 27 18%
Not at all
 97 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Mirtazapine

$200+
 2 2%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 3%
$25-49
 10 11%
< $25
 80 84%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.