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2. Mirtazapine - Wikipedia

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   Mirtazapine is a very strong H 1 receptor antagonist and, as a result, it can cause powerful sedative and hypnotic effects. [11] A single 15 mg dose of mirtazapine to healthy volunteers has been found to result in over 80% occupancy of the H 1 receptor and to induce intense sleepiness. [92]

3. Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant

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   Chemical structure of the prototypical NaSSA mirtazapine (original brand name Remeron). Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (NaSSAs) are a class of psychiatric drugs used primarily as antidepressants. [1]

4. Alpha-2 blocker - Wikipedia

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   The tetracyclic antidepressants mianserin and mirtazapine are α 2 blockers, although their efficacy as antidepressants may come from their activity at other receptor sites. [citation needed] Mechanistically, α 2 blockers increase adrenergic, dopaminergic and serotonergic neurotransmitters and induce insulin secretion, decreasing blood sugar ...

5. Switching Antidepressants: Safety, Side Effects & Other ... - AOL

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   Changing your dosage or abruptly stopping your medication could cause you to experience antidepressant withdrawal symptoms like those electric shocks — also known as “brain zaps.” Switching ...

6. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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   Remeron (mirtazapine) – an atypical antidepressant, used off-label as a sleep aid; Restoril – a benzodiazepine used to treat insomnia; Risperdal (risperidone) – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and irritability associated with autism; Ritalin (methylphenidate) – a stimulant used to treat ADHD

7. Lexapro: Everything You Need to Know About Its Side Effects - AOL

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   It’s also commonly used as a low-dose sleeping pill to help with acute and chronic insomnia. Formally introduced in the 1960s, like other TCAs, doxepin is an older medication that isn’t ...

8. Tetracyclic antidepressant - Wikipedia

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   Besides mirtazapine, they also block the α 1-adrenergic receptor [citation needed]. Conversely, whereas TCAs have relatively low affinity for the α 2 -adrenergic receptor , mianserin and mirtazapine potently antagonize this receptor, and this action is thought to be involved in their antidepressant effects [ citation needed ] .

9. Somnifacient - Wikipedia

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   Low-dose doxepin is approved by the FDA for the treatment of insomnia. [5] Second generation of antihistamines such as cetirizine and loratadine have a much less sedating effect than the first ones with a much lower degree of crossing the blood–brain barrier. [29] Common side effects of antihistamines include nausea, constipation and dry ...