Benefits from mianserin augmentation of fluoxetine in patients with major depression non-responders to fluoxetine alone

OBJECTIVE: To assess, in depressed patients, the clinical benefit of mianserin augmentation of fluoxetine or the the benefit of switching treatment from fluoxetine to mianserin.

METHOD: In a 6-week double-blind study we compared the therapeutic efficiency and tolerance of mianserin 60 mg/day (N = 34), mianserin 60 mg/day plus fluoxetine 20 mg/day (N = 32) and continuing fluoxetine 20 mg/day (N = 38) in patients with major depression who did not respond to previous fluoxetine treatment.

RESULTS: Intent-to-treat analysis showed that at week 6 the decrease in the Hamilton Depression rating scale score was significantly (P < or = 0.03) greater in the mianserin plus fluoxetine group when compared to the fluoxetine group (effect size 0.665). Switching from fluoxetine to mianserin gave intermediate results. Mianserin augmentation of fluoxetine was well tolerated.

CONCLUSION: Mianserin augmentation of fluoxetine in patients non-responders to fluoxetine 20 mg/day increases response to treatment and is well tolerated.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2001

Erschienen:

2001

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica - 103(2001), 1 vom: 24. Jan., Seite 66-72

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ferreri, M [VerfasserIn]
Lavergne, F [VerfasserIn]
Berlin, I [VerfasserIn]
Payan, C [VerfasserIn]
Puech, A J [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

01K63SUP8D
250PJI13LM
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Clinical Trial
Fluoxetine
Journal Article
Mianserin
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.03.2001

Date Revised 15.08.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM111140692