title: Mirtazapine-Associated Hypertriglyceridemia and Hyperglycemia.
abstract: The patient is a 75-year-old male who was admitted to the long-term care unit because of advancing dementia and was being treated with mirtazapine to improve his mood and stimulate his appetite. This case report outlines an interesting occurrence of hypertriglyceridemia followed by hyperglycemia, which resembled diabetes mellitus and required insulin therapy. The patient continued to have elevated triglyceride levels that persisted despite discontinuation of mirtazapine therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Pharmacy-Dallas Campus, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Nakia A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Kalin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: Olga M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Shvarts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008803:Mianserin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000078785:Mirtazapine
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D008803:Mianserin; D000078785:Mirtazapine