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Mirtazepine

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  • Norepinephrine and specific serotonergic antidepressant (NaSSA).

 

  • Common adverse effects

- Sedation, increased appetite/weight gain

- Less common: jaundice/LFT changes, postural hypotension, blood dyscrasias

 

  • Advantages

- Sedative at low dose

- Less sexual dysfunction and GI upset

- Low toxicity in overdose

 

  • Disadvantages

- Weight gain

- Sedative effects lost at high dose