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Peripheral edema associated with mirtazapine: A case report

Alpha Psychiatry 2013; 14: 84-86
DOI: 10.5455/apd.35963
Read: 850 Downloads: 416 Published: 01 February 2013

Mirtazapine increasing both noradrenergic and serotonergic efficiency and also having effect of decreasing anxiety is a tetracyclic antidepressant. Mirtazapine are rarely associated with peripheral edema. The mechanism of peripheral edema caused by the use of mirtazapine is unknown. In this article, we aimed to discuss a case of edema occurred during treatment of mirtazapine. In medical literature this is the fourth report of peripheral edema associated with the mirtazapine. [Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg 2013; 14(1.000): 84-86]

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