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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 166 42 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Insomnia 98 37 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Treat my mood condition(s) 55 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Major Depressive Disorder 46 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 31 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Anxious mood 29 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 365 patients currently taking Mirtazapine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 41
Moderate
 41
Mild
 44
None
 32

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

Weight gain 33
Increased appetite 26
Drowsiness 13
Restless feeling in legs 10
Difficulty waking up 10
Grogginess 10
See all 82 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 17 Number of Patients: 17 124 Number of Patients: 124 3 Number of Patients: 3 120 Number of Patients: 120 78 Number of Patients: 78 16 Number of Patients: 16 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 95   Side effects too severe: 51%
Did not seem to work 78   Did not seem to work: 41%
Doctor's advice 52   Doctor's advice: 28%
Other 25   Other: 13%
Course of treatment ended 8   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 184 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
 126 80%
Usually
 23 15%
Sometimes
 4 3%
Never
 5 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Mirtazapine

Very
 14 9%
Somewhat
 9 6%
A little
 30 19%
Not at all
 105 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Mirtazapine

$200+
 2 2%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 5 5%
$25-49
 12 12%
< $25
 79 80%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.