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2. Mirtazapine - Wikipedia

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   Mirtazapine is sometimes described as a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant (NaSSA), [11] although the actual evidence in support of this label has been regarded as poor. [17] It is a tetracyclic piperazine-azepine. [85] Mirtazapine has antihistamine, α 2-blocker, and antiserotonergic activity.

3. List of psychiatric medications by condition treated - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress.. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication.

4. Esmirtazapine - Wikipedia

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   [8] [1] Unlike low-dose mirtazapine, the half life (10 hours) is short enough that next-day sedation may be manageable, however, for people with CYP2D6 polymorphisms, which constitute a sizable fraction of the population, the half-life is expected to be quite a bit longer. Merck researchers claimed that the incidence of next-day sedation was ...

5. 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]

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. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   The authors attributed the relationship between severity and efficacy to a reduction of the placebo effect in severely depressed patients, rather than an increase in the effect of the medication. [11] Some researchers have questioned the statistical basis of this study suggesting that it underestimates the effect size of antidepressants. [12] [13]

8. Late life depression - Wikipedia

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   Approximately 3% of healthy elderly persons living in the community have major depression. Recurrence may be as high as 40%. Suicide rates are nearly twice as high in depressed patients as in the general population. Major depression is more common in medically ill patients who are older than 70 years and hospitalized or institutionalized.

9. 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 ...