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What is Remeron?

Remeron® is a brand name for mirtazapine, a tetracyclic antidepressant 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
Other 3 2
Depression 2 0
Sleep problems 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 100%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Increased appetite
1 50%
Grogginess
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Remeron (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 100% Doctor's advice: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Remeron

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Remeron

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

Stopped Taking Remeron

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 23, 2009.