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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 17 3
Other 4 0
Insomnia 4 2
Anxiety 4 0
Sleep Disorder 2 1
Sleep problems 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 50%
Moderate
1 25%
Mild
1 25%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
2 50%
Increased appetite
2 50%
Grogginess
1 25%
Irritability
1 25%
Difficulty waking up
1 25%
more uncoordinated
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  30mg as needed 7.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 35 mg daily 45 mg daily 60 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 43% Side effects too severe: 43%
Doctor's advice
2 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Did not seem to work
1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Other
1 14% Other: 14%

See all 7 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
1
2
2
2
5

Stopped Taking Mirtazapine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 50%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 21, 2009.