Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Managing chronic, refractory nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients is challenging, especially when unrelated to cancer treatment. Mirtazapine, a tetracyclic antidepressant, effectively alleviates these symptoms, improving quality of life. It offers a promising palliative care alte...
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| description | ABSTRACT Managing chronic, refractory nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients is challenging, especially when unrelated to cancer treatment. Mirtazapine, a tetracyclic antidepressant, effectively alleviates these symptoms, improving quality of life. It offers a promising palliative care alternative, addressing multiple symptoms and reducing polypharmacy, thereby enhancing patient satisfaction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e38cb157166c461fa4bf8ee2217c2dbe2025-08-20T02:23:34ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042024-11-011211n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.9570Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case ReportSeyedeh Golnaz Ziaei0Mamak Tahmasebi1Division of Palliative Medicine, Radio Oncology Department Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranCancer Research Center Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranABSTRACT Managing chronic, refractory nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients is challenging, especially when unrelated to cancer treatment. Mirtazapine, a tetracyclic antidepressant, effectively alleviates these symptoms, improving quality of life. It offers a promising palliative care alternative, addressing multiple symptoms and reducing polypharmacy, thereby enhancing patient satisfaction.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9570mirtazapinenausea and vomitingpalliative carepoly pharmacyquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Seyedeh Golnaz Ziaei Mamak Tahmasebi Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report Clinical Case Reports mirtazapine nausea and vomiting palliative care poly pharmacy quality of life |
| title | Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report |
| title_full | Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report |
| title_short | Mirtazapine: An Antidepressant for Treating Chronic, Refractory Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient With Metastatic Sarcoma Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report |
| title_sort | mirtazapine an antidepressant for treating chronic refractory nausea and vomiting in a patient with metastatic sarcoma receiving palliative care a case report |
| topic | mirtazapine nausea and vomiting palliative care poly pharmacy quality of life |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9570 |
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