How are you thinking about incorporating mirtazapine into your treatment approach for patients with methamphetamine use disorder?
(McKetin et al., PMID 41920558) Following this recent randomized trial, have you considered using mirtazapine to treat methamphetamine use disorder? How convincing do you find the current evidence? What additional data would you want to see before incorporating it more routinely into your practice? In your clinical experience, has mirtazapine been helpful in reducing methamphetamine use or cravings?
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Psychiatry · University of Maryland School of Medicine
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In my experience as an addiction psychiatrist in Maryland, I always found mirtazapine to be a low-hanging fruit in my "dual diagnosis" patients, re: reasonably quickly helping with insomnia and poor appetite that comes with drug use or especially opioid withdrawal. Also comes with the potential plus...
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