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Re: Mirtazapine
Bill Bell wrote: > > Dear friends, > Has anyone had any experience with the drug Mirtazapine. It is promoted as > an anti-depressant but supposedly also helps tremor. It had not heard of it > and am always a little leery. > Thanks in advance. To my knowledge, only two drugs are FDA-approved for tremor (other than PD): Inderal (propranolol) and Mysoline (primidone). Inderal, I believe, is a beta-blocker that lowers heart rate and blood pressure. Mysoline is an anticonvulsant that is used to reduce frequency of epileptic siezures. Mirtazapine (Remeron) is described in its PDR entry as an unconventional antidepressant, and carries a warning about neutropenia. Cheers, Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013
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