Tics Induced by Mirtazapine in an Adolescent

Yapar S., BOLAT N.

Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, vol.23, no.2, pp.319-322, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.9758/cpn.24.1211
  • Journal Name: Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.319-322
  • Keywords: Adolescent, Mirtazapine, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Tics
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Mirtazapine is an antidepressant approved by the FDA whose mechanism of action involves antagonism of alpha-2, H1, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, and 5-HT3 receptors. Tics are sudden, rapid, purposeless, recurrent, non-rhythmic motor movements or vocalizations. There have been previous case reports of various medications causing tics. In this article, we report tic symptoms that we thought developed in association with mirtazapine treatment.