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Mianserin

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A tetracyclic antidepressant used in the treatment of depression.

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Human research on mianserin is extensive in the context of treating major depressive disorder, with multiple placebo-controlled and comparative trials demonstrating antidepressant efficacy and consistent sedative, sleep-promoting effects. In these clinical settings, mianserin generally improves depressive symptoms and often leads to earlier and more consolidated sleep, but it is associated with common adverse effects such as drowsiness, weight gain, and occasional orthostatic dizziness or lightheadedness. In healthy volunteers, data are more limited but include pharmacodynamic and receptor-binding studies that characterize its effects on serotonin receptor regulation and platelet 5-HT2 receptors. These studies confirm that clinically relevant oral doses produce measurable central and peripheral serotonergic receptor changes without major acute toxicity in healthy adults. Overall, research consensus views mianserin as an effective sedating antidepressant with a relatively tolerable safety profile when monitored appropriately, but it is not considered a general wellness supplement for healthy people, and there are important interaction and safety considerations including risk of sedation and potential for additive CNS depressant or serotonergic effects with other agents.

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Research (4 studies)

Preliminary

Mianserin-induced up-regulation of serotonin receptors on normal human platelets in vivo.

Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience • 1993 • n=10

R. L. Hrdina, H. Vu, J. Foy, J. Bakish

RCT

Effects of mianserin on sleep in depressed patients: a polysomnographic study

Neuropsychobiology • 1980 • n=12

P. Saletu, M. Grünberger, D. Linzmayer

RCT

Placebo-controlled double-blind trial of mianserin hydrochloride

The British Journal of Psychiatry • 1977 • n=60

K. R. Lader, G. J. Tyrer, A. J. Denman

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A placebo-controlled study of the effects of mianserin on psychomotor performance in healthy subjects

Arzneimittel-Forschung • 1977 • n=24

D. Hindmarch, P. Shukla

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