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  2. Mirtazapine - Wikipedia

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    Mirtazapine, sold under the brand name Remeron among others, is an atypical tetracyclic antidepressant, and as such is used primarily to treat depression. [11] [12] Its effects may take up to four weeks but can also manifest as early as one to two weeks. [12] [13] It is often used in cases of depression complicated by anxiety or insomnia.

  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. 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

  5. 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 ] .

  6. Atypical antipsychotic - Wikipedia

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    The atypical antipsychotics (AAP), also known as second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and serotonin–dopamine antagonists (SDAs), [1] [2] are a group of antipsychotic drugs (antipsychotic drugs in general are also known as tranquilizers and neuroleptics, although the latter is usually reserved for the typical antipsychotics) largely introduced after the 1970s and used to treat psychiatric ...

  7. Atypical antidepressant - Wikipedia

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    An atypical antidepressant is any antidepressant medication that acts in a manner that is different from that of most other antidepressants. Atypical antidepressants include agomelatine, bupropion, iprindole, mianserin, mirtazapine, nefazodone, opipramol, tianeptine, and trazodone.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    He had tried it on the black market to stave off sickness when he couldn’t get heroin — what law enforcement calls diversion. But Patrick had just left a facility that pushed other solutions. He had gotten a crash course on the tenets of 12-step, the kind of sped-up program that some treatment advocates dismissively refer to as a “30-day ...

  9. Serotonin receptor antagonist - Wikipedia

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    Although some non-selective serotonin antagonists may have a particular affinity for a specific 5-HT receptor (and thus may be listed below e.g., methysergide), they still may also possess a generalised non-selective action.