Mianserina

Mianserin is an oral antidepressant with strong sedative action. This drug can be found commercially as Tolvon and has no generic version.

Indications

Mental depression.

Side effects

Change in blood; bone marrow depression; swelling; drop in artery pressure; breast augmentation; convulsion; hypomania crisis in patients with bipolar depression; pain in the joints.

Contraindications

Pregnancy; breast-feeding; manic phase of bipolar disorder; schizophrenia.

How to use

This medicine should be swallowed whole and never chewed.

Children : doses not established.

Adults : start therapy with 30 mg single dose at bedtime and adjust dose according to clinical response. Maintenance between 30 and 90 mg per day.