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Is mirtazapine's side effect of weight gain due to increase in appetite, or does it happens through some other mechanism?

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Increase appetite: Mirtazapine is an antidepressant that can cause weight gain by increasing appetite. Check out http://www.drugs.com/mirtazapine.html.

Answered 4/19/2016

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