Mirtazapine and Catatonia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Catatonia is reported as a side effect among people who take Mirtazapine (mirtazapine), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lorazepam, and have Migraine.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Catatonia when taking Mirtazapine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 79,492 people who have side effects when taking Mirtazapine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Mirtazapine?

Mirtazapine has active ingredients of mirtazapine. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 82,120 Mirtazapine users. Check the latest studies of Mirtazapine.

What is Catatonia?

Catatonia (unresponsive to external stimuli) is found to be associated with 375 drugs and 521 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Catatonia.

On Jul, 27, 2026

79,492 people reported to have side effects when taking Mirtazapine.
Among them, 117 people (0.15%) have Catatonia.

Among these 117 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Mirtazapine and have Catatonia?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Mirtazapine:

Mirtazapine (82,120 reports)

Catatonia treatments and more:

Catatonia (6,480 reports)

How severe was Catatonia and when was it recovered:

Catatonia in Mirtazapine

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of mirtazapine:

Catatonia and drugs with ingredients of mirtazapine (155 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Mirtazapine:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Catatonia:

Catatonia (375 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Catatonia:

Catatonia (521 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on mirtazapine (the active ingredients of Mirtazapine) and Mirtazapine (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

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