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mianserin and Anxiety

mianserin has been researched along with Anxiety in 34 studies

Mianserin: A tetracyclic compound with antidepressant effects. It may cause drowsiness and hematological problems. Its mechanism of therapeutic action is not well understood, although it apparently blocks alpha-adrenergic, histamine H1, and some types of serotonin receptors.
mianserin : A dibenzoazepine (specifically 1,2,3,4,10,14b-hexahydrodibenzo[c,f]pyrazino[1,2-a]azepine) methyl-substituted on N-2. Closely related to (and now mostly superseded by) the tetracyclic antidepressant mirtazapinean, it is an atypical antidepressant used in the treatment of depression throughout Europe and elsewhere.

Anxiety: Feelings or emotions of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, mirtazapine significantly improved early satiation, quality of life, gastrointestinal-specific anxiety, nutrient tolerance, and weight loss in patients with FD."9.22Efficacy of Mirtazapine in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia and Weight Loss. ( Arts, J; Boeckxstaens, G; Caenepeel, P; Carbone, F; Holvoet, L; Ly, HG; Tack, J; Van Oudenhove, L; Vanheel, H; Vanuytsel, T, 2016)
"The VAS anxiety scale was lower in group M + D after mirtazapine administration."9.13Premedication with mirtazapine reduces preoperative anxiety and postoperative nausea and vomiting. ( Chen, CC; Hsu, YW; Hung, YC; Ko, YP; Lao, HC; Lin, CS, 2008)
" In a third trial, mianserin was found to be as effective as diazepam in the treatment of anxiety states in general practice."9.04Mianserin in the treatment of depressive illness and anxiety states in general practice. ( Murphy, JE, 1978)
"Forty psychiatric out-patients with primary anxiety entered a double-blind trial comparing 2 weeks of treatment with mianserin 30--60 mg daily or diazepam 15--30 mg daily, followed by 2 weeks of single-blind placebo administration."9.04A controlled comparative trial of mianserin and diazepam in the treatment of anxiety states in psychiatric out-patients. ( Conti, L; Pinder, RM, 1979)
" There were more withdrawals and dosage changes with nomifensine than with mianserin."6.66Depression and anxiety: mianserin and nomifensine compared in a double-blind multicentre trial. ( Boscredon, J; Escande, M; Girard, M; Granier, F; Oules, J; Schmitt, L, 1985)
" In addition, a dose-response effect was seen with Org 3770, 15 mg seeming optimal."6.66A double-blind group comparative study using the new anti-depressant Org 3770, placebo and diazepam in patients with expected insomnia and anxiety before elective gynaecological surgery. ( Bettum, V; Dunbar, GC; Jørgensen, J; Steffensen, K; Sørensen, M; Viby-Mogensen, J, 1985)
"In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, mirtazapine significantly improved early satiation, quality of life, gastrointestinal-specific anxiety, nutrient tolerance, and weight loss in patients with FD."5.22Efficacy of Mirtazapine in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia and Weight Loss. ( Arts, J; Boeckxstaens, G; Caenepeel, P; Carbone, F; Holvoet, L; Ly, HG; Tack, J; Van Oudenhove, L; Vanheel, H; Vanuytsel, T, 2016)
"The VAS anxiety scale was lower in group M + D after mirtazapine administration."5.13Premedication with mirtazapine reduces preoperative anxiety and postoperative nausea and vomiting. ( Chen, CC; Hsu, YW; Hung, YC; Ko, YP; Lao, HC; Lin, CS, 2008)
" In a third trial, mianserin was found to be as effective as diazepam in the treatment of anxiety states in general practice."5.04Mianserin in the treatment of depressive illness and anxiety states in general practice. ( Murphy, JE, 1978)
" In the present study, female rats were treated long term with clinically used antidepressants (fluoxetine, nortriptyline or mirtazapine) and subjected to the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task to evaluate learning, memory, extinction and anxiety-related behaviors as well as behavioral despair in the forced swimming test."3.78Antidepressants differentially modify the extinction of an aversive memory task in female rats. ( Cabral, A; Ferreira, LS; Izídio, GS; Macedo, PT; Melo, TG; Ribeiro, AM; Silva, RH; Sousa, DS, 2012)
" Single doses of 5-HT2 antagonists, mianserin (5mg/kg) and ritanserin (1mg/kg), effectively ameliorated withdrawal anxiety in the rat, returning behavioural function in the social interaction test and elevated plus maze to levels comparable to vehicle-treated animals."3.73Attenuation of benzodiazepine withdrawal anxiety in the rat by serotonin antagonists. ( Begg, DP; Hallam, KT; Norman, TR, 2005)
"Mianserin (or placebo) was added to the routine medication protocol, during the 3-week in-patient phase of detoxification in a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study."2.71The effect of mianserin add-on, on the intensity of opioid withdrawal symptoms during detoxification program--a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, prospective study. ( Bar-Hamburger, R; Herman, I; Pick, CG; Schreiber, S; Shamir, D, 2005)
"Mirtazapine safety was assessed by interview during each follow-up period on days 3 and 14 after treatment."2.71Mirtazapine in amphetamine detoxification: a placebo-controlled pilot study. ( Kongsakon, R; Papadopoulos, KI; Saguansiritham, R, 2005)
"Imipramine was more effective against the clusters related to core symptoms of depression: "depression and guilt", "retardation", and "melancholia", respectively."2.69Depressed in-patients respond differently to imipramine and mirtazapine. ( Bruijn, JA; Moleman, P; Mulder, PG; van den Broek, WW, 1999)
" There were more withdrawals and dosage changes with nomifensine than with mianserin."2.66Depression and anxiety: mianserin and nomifensine compared in a double-blind multicentre trial. ( Boscredon, J; Escande, M; Girard, M; Granier, F; Oules, J; Schmitt, L, 1985)
" In addition, a dose-response effect was seen with Org 3770, 15 mg seeming optimal."2.66A double-blind group comparative study using the new anti-depressant Org 3770, placebo and diazepam in patients with expected insomnia and anxiety before elective gynaecological surgery. ( Bettum, V; Dunbar, GC; Jørgensen, J; Steffensen, K; Sørensen, M; Viby-Mogensen, J, 1985)
"Buspirone has an indication for generalized anxiety disorder though studies show only a minimal benefit."2.53Empirically Supported Use of Psychiatric Medications in Adolescents and Adults with IBD. ( Bielefeldt, K; Szigethy, E; Thorkelson, G, 2016)
" The sexual symptoms resolved gradually after a few days and reappeared upon every dosage increase."1.35A case of mirtazapine-induced spontaneous orgasms in a female patient. ( Ben-Zion, I; Shalev, H; Shiber, A, 2009)
" Long-term administration with imipramine or mirtazapine (10 mg/kg, i."1.31Chronic treatment with imipramine or mirtazapine antagonizes stress- and FG7142-induced increase in cortical norepinephrine output in freely moving rats. ( Biggio, G; Dazzi, L; Ladu, S; Pira, L; Rivano, A; Spiga, F; Vacca, G, 2002)
"Diazepam was used as a positive control."1.30A comparative study of the effects of selective and non-selective 5-HT2 receptor subtype antagonists in rat and mouse models of anxiety. ( Griebel, G; Perrault, G; Sanger, DJ, 1997)

Research

Studies (34)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19906 (17.65)18.7374
1990's8 (23.53)18.2507
2000's12 (35.29)29.6817
2010's8 (23.53)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Tanidir, C1
Tanidir, IC1
Tuzcu, V1
An, Y1
Inoue, T1
Kitaichi, Y1
Nakagawa, S1
Wang, C1
Chen, C1
Song, N1
Kusumi, I1
Tack, J1
Ly, HG1
Carbone, F1
Vanheel, H1
Vanuytsel, T1
Holvoet, L1
Boeckxstaens, G1
Caenepeel, P1
Arts, J1
Van Oudenhove, L1
Arora, S1
Vohora, D1
Huang, WL1
Liao, SC1
Kuo, TB1
Chang, LR1
Chen, TT1
Chen, IM1
Yang, CC1
Thorkelson, G1
Bielefeldt, K1
Szigethy, E1
Melo, TG1
Izídio, GS1
Ferreira, LS1
Sousa, DS1
Macedo, PT1
Cabral, A1
Ribeiro, AM1
Silva, RH1
Udo, I1
Gash, A1
Kesim, M1
Yaris, F1
Kadioglu, M1
Yaris, E1
Kalyoncu, NI1
Ulku, C1
Liappas, J1
Paparrigopoulos, T1
Tzavellas, E1
Rabavilas, A1
Begg, DP1
Hallam, KT1
Norman, TR1
Herman, I1
Shamir, D1
Bar-Hamburger, R1
Pick, CG1
Schreiber, S1
Kongsakon, R1
Papadopoulos, KI1
Saguansiritham, R1
Chen, CC1
Lin, CS1
Ko, YP1
Hung, YC1
Lao, HC1
Hsu, YW1
Shalev, H1
Ben-Zion, I1
Shiber, A1
Shchukina, EP1
Kinkul'kina, MA1
Grove, A1
Lipworth, BJ1
Ingram, CG1
Clark, RA1
Dhillon, DP1
Rocha, B1
Rigo, M1
Di Scala, G1
Sandner, G1
Hoyer, D1
Lal, H2
Prather, PL2
Rezazadeh, SM2
Griebel, G1
Perrault, G1
Sanger, DJ1
Gerritsen, AW1
Bruijn, JA1
Moleman, P1
Mulder, PG1
van den Broek, WW1
Davis, J1
Barkin, RL1
Dazzi, L2
Spiga, F2
Pira, L2
Ladu, S2
Vacca, G2
Rivano, A2
Jentsch, JD1
Biggio, G2
Belzung, C1
Le Guisquet, AM1
Barreau, S1
Calatayud, F1
Spierings, EL1
Murphy, JE1
Conti, L1
Pinder, RM1
Ulrich, G1
Harms, K1
Fleischhauer, J1
Dunbar, GC2
Naarala, M1
Hiltunen, H1
Granier, F1
Girard, M1
Schmitt, L1
Boscredon, J1
Oules, J1
Escande, M1
Sørensen, M1
Jørgensen, J1
Viby-Mogensen, J1
Bettum, V1
Steffensen, K1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Phase 4 Study of Mirtazapine in Functional Dyspepsia Patients With Weight Loss[NCT01240096]Phase 435 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2006-09-30Recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

1 review available for mianserin and Anxiety

ArticleYear
Empirically Supported Use of Psychiatric Medications in Adolescents and Adults with IBD.
    Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2016, Volume: 22, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Affect; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Bupropion

2016

Trials

13 trials available for mianserin and Anxiety

ArticleYear
Efficacy of Mirtazapine in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia and Weight Loss.
    Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2016, Volume: 14, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Adult; Aged; Anxiety; Double-Blind Method; Dyspepsia; Female; Humans;

2016
Mirtazapine and venlafaxine in the management of collateral psychopathology during alcohol detoxification.
    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2005, Volume: 29, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Anxiety; Central Nervous System Depressants;

2005
The effect of mianserin add-on, on the intensity of opioid withdrawal symptoms during detoxification program--a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, prospective study.
    Addictive behaviors, 2005, Volume: 30, Issue:6

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Anxiety; Depressive Disorder; Double

2005
Mirtazapine in amphetamine detoxification: a placebo-controlled pilot study.
    International clinical psychopharmacology, 2005, Volume: 20, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amphetamine-Related Disorders; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Arousal

2005
Premedication with mirtazapine reduces preoperative anxiety and postoperative nausea and vomiting.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2008, Volume: 106, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antiemetics; Anxiety; Double-Blind Method; Female; G

2008
A comparison of the effects of prednisolone and mianserin on ventilatory, exercise and psychometric parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    European journal of clinical pharmacology, 1995, Volume: 48, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Anxiety; Double-Blind Method; Exercise; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Lung Diseases, Obstructive

1995
Depressed in-patients respond differently to imipramine and mirtazapine.
    Pharmacopsychiatry, 1999, Volume: 32, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety

1999
Mianserin in the treatment of depressive illness and anxiety states in general practice.
    British journal of clinical pharmacology, 1978, Volume: 5 Suppl 1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anxiety; Clinical Trials as Topic; Depression; Diazepam; Dibenzazepines; Double-B

1978
A controlled comparative trial of mianserin and diazepam in the treatment of anxiety states in psychiatric out-patients.
    The Journal of international medical research, 1979, Volume: 7, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Ambulatory Care; Anxiety; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diazepam; Dibenzazepines; Dou

1979
[Studies with a behavior-oriented evaluation scale for depressive inhibition and agitation. Results of a video-documented amitriptyline-mianserine study].
    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1976, Volume: 26, Issue:6

    Topics: Amitriptyline; Anxiety; Depression; Female; Humans; Inhibition, Psychological; Mianserin; Psychologi

1976
A double-blind group comparison of mianserin and clomipramine in the treatment of mildly depressed psychiatric out-patients.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum, 1985, Volume: 320

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Clomipramine; Depression; Dibenzazepines; Female; Humans; Male;

1985
Depression and anxiety: mianserin and nomifensine compared in a double-blind multicentre trial.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum, 1985, Volume: 320

    Topics: Adjustment Disorders; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Bipolar Disorder; Depre

1985
A double-blind group comparative study using the new anti-depressant Org 3770, placebo and diazepam in patients with expected insomnia and anxiety before elective gynaecological surgery.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1985, Volume: 71, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Blood Pressure; Diazepam; Dibenzazepines; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-B

1985

Other Studies

20 other studies available for mianserin and Anxiety

ArticleYear
Treatment of depression in an adolescent with cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia.
    Cardiology in the young, 2015, Volume: 25, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic; Depression; Ele

2015
Subchronic lithium treatment increases the anxiolytic-like effect of mirtazapine on the expression of contextual conditioned fear.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2015, Jan-15, Volume: 747

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Conditioning, Psychological; Dose-Response

2015
Comparative Evaluation of Partial α2 -Adrenoceptor Agonist and Pure α2 -Adrenoceptor Antagonist on the Behavioural Symptoms of Withdrawal after Chronic Alcohol Administration in Mice.
    Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology, 2016, Volume: 119, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists; Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Alcoholism; Animals; Anxiety; Be

2016
The Effects of Antidepressants and Quetiapine on Heart Rate Variability.
    Pharmacopsychiatry, 2016, Volume: 49, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents; Anxiety; Depression; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Linear Models;

2016
Antidepressants differentially modify the extinction of an aversive memory task in female rats.
    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2012, Apr-27, Volume: 37, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Anxiety; Avoidance Learning; Extinction, Psychological; Female; Fluo

2012
Challenges in management of complex panic disorder in a palliative care setting.
    BMJ case reports, 2012, Oct-09, Volume: 2012

    Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Breathing Exercises; Comorbidity; Death; Dibenzothiazepines; Eye Movem

2012
Mirtazapine use in two pregnant women: is it safe?
    Teratology, 2002, Volume: 66, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Depression; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fol

2002
Attenuation of benzodiazepine withdrawal anxiety in the rat by serotonin antagonists.
    Behavioural brain research, 2005, Jun-20, Volume: 161, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Diazepam; Disease Models, Animal; Interpers

2005
A case of mirtazapine-induced spontaneous orgasms in a female patient.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2009, Volume: 23, Issue:1

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Depressive Disorder; Female; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Huma

2009
[Differentiated approach to the therapy of endogenous anxious depression].
    Vestnik Rossiiskoi akademii meditsinskikh nauk, 2007, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Carbon Radioisotopes; Depression; Female; Follow-U

2007
Chronic mianserin or eltoprazine treatment in rats: effects on the elevated plus-maze test and on limbic 5-HT2C receptor levels.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1994, Sep-01, Volume: 262, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Acetylcholinesterase; Amygdala; Animals; Anxiety; Autoradiography; Behavior, Animal; Binding Sites;

1994
Potential role of 5HT1C and/or 5HT2 receptors in the mianserin-induced prevention of anxiogenic behaviors occurring during ethanol withdrawal.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 1993, Volume: 17, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium; Animals; Anxiety; Arousal; Brain; Discrimination Learning; Dose-Respons

1993
A comparative study of the effects of selective and non-selective 5-HT2 receptor subtype antagonists in rat and mouse models of anxiety.
    Neuropharmacology, 1997, Volume: 36, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Diazepam; Drinking; Fluorobenzenes; Indoles

1997
Safety in overdose of mirtazapine: a case report.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1997, Volume: 58, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Confusion; Depressive Disorder; Dothiepin; Drug Ov

1997
Clinical pharmacology of mirtazapine: revisited.
    American family physician, 1999, Sep-15, Volume: 60, Issue:4

    Topics: Agranulocytosis; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Depression; Humans; Mianserin; Mirtazapi

1999
Inhibition of stress- or anxiogenic-drug-induced increases in dopamine release in the rat prefrontal cortex by long-term treatment with antidepressant drugs.
    Journal of neurochemistry, 2001, Volume: 76, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Anxiety; Carbolines; Dopamine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Dru

2001
An investigation of the mechanisms responsible for acute fluoxetine-induced anxiogenic-like effects in mice.
    Behavioural pharmacology, 2001, Volume: 12, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Arousal; Buspirone; Diazepam; Exploratory Behavior; Fluoxetine; Humans; Male; Mian

2001
Chronic treatment with imipramine or mirtazapine antagonizes stress- and FG7142-induced increase in cortical norepinephrine output in freely moving rats.
    Synapse (New York, N.Y.), 2002, Volume: 43, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Anxiety; Carbolines; Cerebral Cortex

2002
Acute and chronic hypertensive headache and hypertensive encephalopathy.
    Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2002, Volume: 22, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Antidepressive Agents; Antihypertensive Agents; Anxiety; Arterioles; Cerebral Arterie

2002
Mianserin in the treatment of ethanol withdrawal in the rat: prevention of behaviors indicative of anxiety.
    Psychopharmacology bulletin, 1991, Volume: 27, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Ethanol; Male; Mianserin; Rats; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

1991