Posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on August 6, 2009, at 18:38:47
In reply to Re: Popular Antidepressants: How They Stack Up, posted by linkadge on August 6, 2009, at 17:23:56
> I agree that there is no way that mirtazapine is #1 in efficacy. I have spoken to dozens of psychiatrists both online and in person. None would suggest that mirtazapine has been seriously effective in clinical practice.
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> I've seen so few trials comparing it long term to other agents. I think there is research to suggest it may work faster than SSRI's, but I don't think there is head to head reasearch to suggest it works better long term.
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> I've certainly seen nobody here who has done well on mirtazapine monotherapy.
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> Linkadge
Actually Remeron is the only drug that has given me somewhat remession of symptoms in terms of increased energy and motivation, improved mood. But efficacy was somewhat unstable and I was also got very agitated. I wish I had toughed it out and given it 6 weeks. It's very had to adjust to because it makes you SLEEP and sleepy, groggy and tired.
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