HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
mirtazapine Side Effects
mirtazapine (also sold as Remeron) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #87 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 41.0% mention hospitalization (36,013 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 87,759
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
mirtazapine: 41.0% mention hospitalization (36,013 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #87 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for mirtazapine (Remeron): 87,759 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: NAUSEA, FATIGUE, FALL. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 4,838 of 87,759 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (21,120 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (13,537 reports, 15.4%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 3,312 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 2,313 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 2,213 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 732 |
| OVERDOSE | 663 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 632 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 621 |
| FATIGUE | 598 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 595 |
| PNEUMONIA | 572 |
| FALL | 570 |
| DYSPNOEA | 549 |
| DIARRHOEA | 540 |
| NAUSEA | 522 |
| ASTHENIA | 503 |
| DECREASED APPETITE | 470 |
| SEPSIS | 465 |
| VOMITING | 460 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 440 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (36,013, 41.0% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 2,686 |
| NAUSEA | 2,100 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,891 |
| FATIGUE | 1,827 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,806 |
| VOMITING | 1,786 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,760 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,616 |
| ASTHENIA | 1,614 |
| DEPRESSION | 1,457 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 1,437 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 1,428 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 1,425 |
| HYPOTENSION | 1,419 |
| DIZZINESS | 1,414 |
| PYREXIA | 1,335 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 1,327 |
| PAIN | 1,290 |
How to read mirtazapine FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 87,759 voluntary reports linked to mirtazapine (Remeron), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 13,537 (15.4%). Hospitalization appears on 36,013 (41.0%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with mirtazapine
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 89,398 FAERS cases (Δ 1,639 heavier vs mirtazapine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 85,635 FAERS cases (Δ 2,124 lighter vs mirtazapine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 90,083 FAERS cases (Δ 2,324 heavier vs mirtazapine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 90,121 FAERS cases (Δ 2,362 heavier vs mirtazapine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 46.7 pp vs mirtazapine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
mirtazapine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.