Mirtazapine

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels (show all 27)
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Dry mouth def 15% - 25% 15% - 25% x x x x x x
Increased appetite 2% - 17% 2% - 17% x x x x x x
Constipation def 7% - 13% 7% - 13% x x x x x x
Weight increased def 2% - 12% 2% - 12% x x x x x x
Asthenia def 5% - 8% 5% - 8% x x x x x x
Acute abdomen def frequent x x x x x x x
Abdominal pain def frequent x x x x x x x
Amnesia def frequent x x x x x x x x
Anorexia def frequent x x x x x x x x
Anxiety def postmarketing, frequent x x x x x x x x
Arthralgia def frequent x x x x x x x x
Cough def frequent x x x x x x x x
Rash def frequent x x x x x x x x
Hypertension def frequent x x x x x x x x
Hypoaesthesia def frequent x x x x x x x x
Infection def frequent x x x x x x x x x
Influenza def 3% - 5% 3% - 5% x x x x x x x
Pain def rare — 1% - 2% 1% - 2% x x x x x x x x x
Paraesthesia def postmarketing, frequent x x x x x x x
Pruritus def frequent x x x x x x x x
Sinusitis def frequent x x x x x x x x
Thirst def frequent x x x x x x x x
Urinary tract infection def frequent x x x x x x x x
Vasodilation def frequent x x x x x x x x
Vertigo def frequent x x x x x x x x
Vomiting def postmarketing — frequent x x x x x x x x
Apathy def frequent x x x x x x x x
Hypokinesia def frequent x x x x x x x
Malaise def frequent x x x x x x x x
Muscle twitching def frequent x x x x x x x x
Hyperkinesia def frequent x x x x x x x x
Cough increased frequent x x x x x x x x
Myasthenia def frequent x x x x x x x x
Abnormal dreams postmarketing, 1% - 4% 1% - 4% x x x x x x
Thinking abnormal 1% - 3% 1% - 3% x x x x x x
Back pain def 1% - 2% 1% - 2% x x x x x x
Oedema def rare — 0% - 2% 0% - 2% x x x x x x x x
Tremor def postmarketing, 1% - 2% 1% - 2% x x x x x x
Pollakiuria def 1% - 2% 1% - 2% x x x x x
Oedema peripheral def 1% - 2% 1% - 2% x x x x x x
Myalgia def 1% - 2% 1% - 2% x x x x x x
Nausea def postmarketing — 0% - 1.5% 0% x x x x x x x x x
Alopecia def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Amenorrhoea def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Angina pectoris def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Arthritis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Asthma def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Ataxia def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Bronchitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Neck pain def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Cholecystitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Colitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Coma def infrequent x
Conjunctivitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Cystitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Deafness def rare, infrequent x x x x x x x x
Dehydration def infrequent x x x x x x x
Delirium def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Delusion def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Depersonalisation def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Dermatitis def postmarketing, infrequent x x x x x x x x x
Dermatitis exfoliative def infrequent x x x x x x x
Dysarthria def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Dyskinesia def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Dysmenorrhoea def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Dyspnoea def 0% - 1% 0% - 1% x x x x x x
Dysuria def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Ear pain def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Epistaxis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Eructation def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Extrapyramidal disorder def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Body temperature increased def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Gingival bleeding def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Glaucoma def infrequent x x x x x x x
Glossitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Hallucination def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Haematuria def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Haemorrhage def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Herpes NOS def rare, infrequent x x x x x x x x
Herpes simplex def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Hostility def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Hypotension def infrequent x x x x x x x x x
Incontinence def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Libido increased def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Infarction def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Keratoconjunctivitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Calculus of kidney def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Lacrimal disorder def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Leukorrhea def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Breast pain def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Muscle rigidity def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Myocardial infarction def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Neurosis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Pneumonia def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Hyperacusis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Stomatitis def rare, infrequent x x x x x x x x
Syncope def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Tenosynovitis def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Ulcer def rare, infrequent x x x x x x x x
Urinary incontinence def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Vaginal inflammation def infrequent x x x x x x x
Weight decreased def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Urinary retention def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Chills def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Mood swings infrequent x x x x x x x x
Migraine def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Neck stiffness infrequent x x x x x x x x
Ventricular extrasystoles def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Liver function test abnormal infrequent x x x x x x x x
Manic psychosis infrequent x x x x x x x x
Eye pain def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Paranoid reaction infrequent x x x x x x x
Hyperreflexia infrequent x x x x x x x x
Dry skin def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Accommodation disorder infrequent x x x x x x x x
Photosensitivity reaction def infrequent x x x x x x x
Euphoric mood def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Erectile dysfunction def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Mania def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Extrasystoles def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Photosensitivity def infrequent x x x x x x x
Enlargement abdomen def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Dystonia def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Lacrimation def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Bradycardia def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Coordination abnormal infrequent x x x x x x x x
Face oedema def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Acne def infrequent x x x x x x x x
Ageusia def rare x x x x x x x x
Agranulocytosis def postmarketing
Anaemia def rare, postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Aplastic anaemia def postmarketing
Aphasia def rare x x x x x x x x
Arrhythmia def postmarketing, rare x x x x x x x x x x
Asphyxia def rare x x x x x x x x
Blepharitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Bursitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Candidiasis def rare x x x x x x x x
Oral candidiasis def rare x x x x x x x x
Cellulitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Cerebral artery embolism rare
Chest pain def rare x x x x x x x x x
Clonus def rare x
Convulsion def rare x x x x x x x x
Diabetes mellitus def rare x x x x x x x x
Diplopia def rare x x x x x x x x
Toxic epidermal necrolysis def postmarketing x x x
Grand mal convulsion def rare x x x x x x x x
Erythema multiforme def postmarketing x x x
Pathological fracture def rare x x x x x x x x
Gastritis def rare x x x x x x x x
Gastroenteritis def rare x x x x x x x x
Goitre def rare x x x x x x x x x x
Gout def rare x x x x x x x x
Headache def postmarketing, rare x x x x x x x x x
Cardiomegaly def rare x x x x x x x x
Cardiac failure def rare x x x x x x x x
Herpes zoster def rare x x x x x x x x
Hiccups def rare x x x x x x x x
Hyperaemia def rare x x x x x x x x
Hypertrophy def rare x x x x x x x x
Salivary gland enlargement rare x x x x x x x x
Hypothyroidism def rare x x x x x x x x x x
Intestinal obstruction def rare x x x x x x x x
Ischaemia def rare x x x x x x x x
Arthropathy def rare x x x
Laryngitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Left ventricular failure def rare x x x x x x x x
Leukopenia def rare x x x x x x x x x x
Hepatic cirrhosis def rare x x x x x x x x
Lymphocytosis def rare x x x x x x x x x x
Menorrhagia def rare x x x x x x x x
Metrorrhagia def rare x x x x x x x x
Hypotonia def rare x x x x x x x x
Myoclonus def rare x x x x x x x
Myositis def rare x x x x x x x x
Nystagmus def rare x x x x x x x x
Obstruction def rare x x x x x x x x
Osteoporosis def rare x x x x x x x x
Otitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Otitis media def rare x x x x x x x x
Pancreatitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Pancytopenia def rare x x x x x x x x x x
Petechiae def rare x x x x x x x x x x
Phlebitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Pneumothorax def rare x x x x x x x x
Polyuria def rare x x x x x x x x
Pulmonary embolism def rare x x x x x x x x
Salivation def rare x x x x x x x x
Seborrhoeic dermatitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Shock def postmarketing x
Salivary hypersecretion def rare x x x x x x x x
Skin ulcer def rare x x x x x x x x
Aphthous stomatitis def rare x x x x x x x x
Ulcerative stomatitis rare x x x x x x
Withdrawal syndrome def rare x x x x x x x x
Sweating def postmarketing x x x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def rare, postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Torsade de pointes def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Erythema def postmarketing x x x
Urethritis def rare x x x x x x x x
Urticaria def rare x x x x x x x x
Vascular headache def rare x x x x x x x x
Micturition urgency def rare x x x x x x x x
Atrial arrhythmia def rare x x x x x x x
Ventricular arrhythmia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x x
Stupor def rare x x x x x x x x
Breast engorgement def rare x x x x x x x x
Dermatitis bullous def postmarketing x x x
Deafness transitory rare x x x x x x x x
Partial transitory deafness rare x x x x x x
Tongue discolouration rare x x x x x x x x
Tongue oedema rare x x x x x x x x
Necrolysis epidermal postmarketing x x x
Impaired healing rare x x x x x x x x
Skin hypertrophy rare x x x x x x x
Bone marrow depression def postmarketing
Bone pain def rare x x x x x x x
Retrosternal pain rare x x x x x x x
Acid phosphatase high rare x x x x x x x
Aspartate aminotransferase increased def rare x x x x x x x
Alanine aminotransferase increased def rare x x x x x x x x
Ventricular bigeminy def rare x x x x x x x x
Depressive type psychosis rare x x x x x x x x
Akathisia def rare x x x x x x x x
Lymphadenopathy def rare x x x x x x x x x x
Dementia def rare x x x x x x x x
Osteoporotic fracture def rare x x x x x x x x
Paralysis def rare x x x x x x x x
Cerebral ischaemia def rare x x x x x x x x
Parosmia def rare x x x x x x x x
Drug dependence def rare x x x x x x x x
Embolus def rare x x x x x x x x
Breast enlargement rare x x x x x x x x
Abnormal ejaculation rare x x x x x x x x
Amblyopia def x x x x x
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis def
Libido decreased def x x x x x
Diarrhoea def x x x x x
Dysgeusia def x x x x
Dyspepsia def x x x x x
Fasting def x
Flatulence def x x x x x
Hypercholesterolaemia def x
Hypertriglyceridaemia def x
Hyponatraemia def x x
Orthostatic hypotension def x x x x x
Hypertonia def x x x x x
Nervousness def x x x x x
Neutropenia def x
Palpitations def x x x x x
Pharyngitis def x x x x x
Rhinitis def x x x x x
Tachycardia def x x x x x x x x x
Tinnitus def x x x x x
Indication Labels
Adverse event def x
Agitation def x x x x x x x x x
Bradypsychic response x x x x x x x x
Cerebration impaired def x x x x x x x x
Decreased interest x x x x x x x x
Depressed mood def x x x x x x x x x
Depressive disorder def x x x x x x x x x x
Depressive episode x x x x x x x x x
Dysphoria x x x x x x x x
Fatigue def x x x x x x x x x
Feeling guilty def x x x x x x x x x
Hypersomnia def x x x x x x x x x
Insomnia def x x x x x x x x x
Major depression def x x x x x x x x x
Major depressive disorder, single episode x x x x x x x x
Mental disorder def x x x x x x x x
Obsessive-compulsive disorder def x
Riley-Day syndrome def x
Sickness x
Suicidal ideation def x x x x x x x x
Suicide def x x x x x x x x x
Suicide attempt def x x x x x x x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia

ATC Code: N06AX11

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. MIRTAZAPINE : 13 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. MIRTAZAPINE : 39 side effects (FDA XML label)
  3. MIRTAZAPINE : 202 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. MIRTAZAPINE : 205 side effects (FDA XML label)
  5. MIRTAZAPINE : 223 side effects (FDA XML label)
  6. MIRTAZAPINE / APO-MIRTAZAPINE : 225 side effects (Health Canada)
  7. mirtazapine / Remeron : 226 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  8. mirtazapine : 236 side effects (FDA XML label)
  9. Mirtazapine : 242 side effects (FDA XML label)
  10. MIRTAZAPINE : 243 side effects (FDA XML label)