Drug
Mirtazapine
Common brand names:
Remeron, Remeron SolTabMirtazapine is used to treat people with mental depression, especially those who are also nervous and have trouble sleeping. It is in a class of drugs called tetracyclic antidepressants.
Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, & Foods
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Mirtazapine
Melatonin
Taking mirtazapine results in enhanced secretion of melatonin at night; this may explain part of the mechanism of the effects of mirtazapine. Controlled research is needed to determine whether melatonin supplementation might enhance either the beneficial or the adverse effects of mirtazapine.
MelatoninMirtazapine- Palazidou E, Papadopoulos A, Sitsen A, et al. An alpha 2 adenoceptor antagonist, Org 3770, enhances nocturnal melatonin secretion in man. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 1989;97:115-7.
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