Following the recent report "Cumulative Use of Strong Anticholinergics and Incident Dementia" in *JAMA Internal Medicine*, a positive answer may mean I should discontinue taking mirtazapine and seek a non-anticholinergic alternative.
Is mirtazapine an anticholinergic drug?
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- 27 Jan 2015 by uctymdg
- Updated
- 28 Jan 2015
- Topics
- dementia, anticholinergic syndrome, mirtazapine, medicine, internal medicine, anticholinergic, drug
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- Mirtazapine Information for Consumers
- Mirtazapine Information for Healthcare Professionals (includes dosage details)
- Side Effects of Mirtazapine (detailed)
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