Comparing Mirtazapine vs Nytol
| Mirtazapine | Nytol |
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| Mirtazapine | Nytol (diphenhydramine) |
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Prescription only
Mirtazapine may be used in the treatment of depression; however, its use may be limited by its prominent sedative effects. Prescribed for Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression, Hot Flashes, Major Depressive... View more |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Insomnia. Nytol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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Mirtazapine has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 1992 ratings on Drugs.com. 55% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 22% reported a negative effect. |
Nytol has an average rating of 4.0 out of 10 from a total of 139 ratings on Drugs.com. 31% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 63% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: mirtazapine side effects in more detail. |
See also: Nytol side effects in more detail. |
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| Remeron, Remeron SolTab | Other diphenhydramine brands include: Aler-Dryl, Aler-Tab, Aller-G-Time, Allergia-C, Allermax, Altaryl, Banaril, Banophen, Beldin, Belix, Ben-Tann, Benadryl, Benadryl Allergy, Benadryl Children's Allergy, Benahist-10, Benahist-50, Benoject-50, Buckley's Bedtime, Bydramine, Calm-Aid, Complete Allergy Relief, Compoz Nighttime Sleep Aid, ConRx Allergy, Dicopanol, Diphedryl, Diphen, Diphen AF, Diphen Cough, Diphenadryl, Diphendryl, Diphenhist, Diphenmax, Diphenydramine Quick Melt, Diphenyl, Diphenylin, Dormin, DPH, Dytan, Dytuss, Genahist, Help I Can't Sleep, Histaprin, Hydramine, Hydramine Compound, Hydramine Cough Syrup, Hyrexin, Miles Nervine, Nytol Caplet, Nytol QuickCaps, Pharbedryl, Scot-Tussin Allergy, Siladryl Allergy, Silphen Cough, Simply Sleep, Sleep Tab II, Sleep-ettes D, Sleepinal, Sleepwell 2-nite, Snooze Fast, Sominex, Sominex Maximum Strength Caplet, Trux-adryl, Twilite, Unisom Liquid, Unisom SleepGels, Unisom SleepMelts, Unisom SleepMinis, Valu-Dryl, Vanamine PD, Vicks QlearQuil Nighttime Allergy Relief, Z-Sleep, ZzzQuil View more | ||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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40 hours |
9.3 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
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A total of 642 drugs are known to interact with mirtazapine:
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A total of 438 drugs are known to interact with Nytol:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||
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June 14, 1996 |
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| WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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