The use of mirtazapine in a patient with chronic pain.
Antidepressant drugs that act on serotonin and noradrenergic systems may be analgesic. The newer antidepressant mirtazapine (Remeron) has activity on noradrenergic and serotonergic transmission and is approved for the treatment of a Major Depressive Disorder. This paper describes a case that suggests that mirtazapine may also be useful in the treatment of chronic pain.
Brannon
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Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport 71130, USA.
Stone
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KD
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008803:Mianserin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D000078785:Mirtazapine
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D008803:Mianserin; D000078785:Mirtazapine