Mirtazapine relieves post-electroconvulsive therapy headaches and nausea: A case series and review of the literature

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-167

  Li, Tien Chun ^a   Shiah, I Shin ^b   Sun, Chia Jui ^c   Tzang, Ruu Fen ^d   Huang, Kuo Chuan ^a   Lee, Wen Kuei ^a  

^a Beitou Armed Forces Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Chutung Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

adverse effects; electroconvulsive therapy; headaches; mirtazapine; nausea

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; KETOPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIRTAZAPINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; GUILT; HEADACHE; HEBEPHRENIA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAUSEA; REMISSION; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIANSERIN; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 79958851779     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181e63346     Document Type: Article

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