Posted by TriedEveryMedication on March 25, 2021, at 11:54:36
In reply to Re: Mirtazapine worked really well for anxiety, but » linkadge, posted by TriedEveryMedication on March 24, 2021, at 19:04:13
According to this article it seems it more activates it indirectly
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77652-4
"Mirtazapine, a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant (NaSSA), is known to activate serotonin (5-HT) 1A receptor."
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"Mirtazapine inhibits 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptor on astrocytes, which leads to selective 5-HT1A receptor stimulation and MT induction in astrocytes."
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