DELIRIUM and Mirtazapine

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DELIRIUM Symptoms and Causes

Delirium is a condition that features rapidly changing mental states. It causes confusion and changes in behavior. Besides falling in and out of consciousness, there may be problems with

Attention and awareness
Thinking and memory
Emotion
Muscle control
Sleeping and waking

Causes of Delirium include medications, poisoning, serious illnesses or infections, and severe pain. It can also be part of some mental illnesses or dementia.

Delirium and dementia have similar symptoms, so it can be hard to tell them apart. They can also occur together. Delirium starts suddenly and can cause hallucinations. The symptoms may get better or worse, and can last for hours or weeks. On the other hand, dementia develops slowly and does not cause hallucinations. The symptoms are stable, and may last for months or years.

Delirium tremens is a serious type of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. It usually happens to people who stop drinking after years of alcohol abuse.

People with Delirium often, though not always, make a full recovery after their underlying illness is treated.

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Recent Reviews

i have been on citalopram and amatripolineand fluxaitne i have been on 15mg of mirtazapine and tryed 30mg the doc has put me on 45mg and i asked if these tablets dont work what is next hes said shrink as i have tryed all the ones he said but i have

My symptoms were tired, weak, unable to sleep. Was prescribed half of a 15 MG Mirtazapine nightly to help me sleep. Has this drug been successful used as a sleeping aid?

The above comment is too stupid, I actually LOLed at you Pete... lol you gave it 2 days and your complaining about the side-effects? and on 15 mgs? LMAO!!! It takes couple weeks at least to cope with the side-effects; just like m

48 year old male, I have suffered depression all my life. Have used SSRI's for the last ten years with good but mixed results. Last year lost my job due to an episode where I ended up throwing my monitor across the office and have not been able to wo

After a nasty experience with citalapram i was advised by my doc to try mirtazapine and it has suitedme very well. only side effect i canreport is an appetite increase. However as i don't carry much weight that isnt a problem.&

Back pain

Been on 90mg mirtazapine for 6 years twice the recomended dose is this considered safe

Body covered in hives

Does mirtazapine have muscles side effects?

Hi, I have been on mittazapine for 10 days, sleepy , tierd all the time and slugish in response to conversation just horrid feel gastly , head ace, The worst went to bed 11pm took the 15mg pill, went to the loo at 3am and collapse

DELIRIUM SICKNESS, THROMBOCYTOPENIC

Nausea, dilated pupils, feeling of being feverish, fatigue, delirium

DELIRIUM Clinical Trials and Studies

Treatments might be new drugs or new combinations of drugs, new surgical procedures or devices, or new ways to use existing treatments. The goal of clinical trials is to determine if a new test or treatment works and is safe. Clinical trials can also look at other aspects of care, such as improving the quality of life for people with chronic illnesses. People participate in clinical trials for a variety of reasons. Healthy volunteers say they participate to help others and to contribute to moving science forward. Participants with an illness or disease also participate to help others, but also to possibly receive the newest treatment and to have the additional care and attention from the clinical trial staff.

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Status

Study

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Preventing ICU Subsyndromal DELIRIUM Conversion to DELIRIUM With Haloperidol

Condition:	Subsyndromal DELIRIUM
Interventions:	Drug: Haloperidol decanoate; Drug: Placebo
Outcome Measures:	Conversion from subsyndromal DELIRIUM to DELIRIUM during the period of study drug administration (up to 10 days).; The number of hours spent agitated (SAS >/=5) as percent of time study drug administered (up to 10 days).; Duration of mechanical ventilation.; Clinically significant QTc interval prolongation (≥ 500 msec or an increase of more than 60msec above baseline); Extrapyramidal effects (as evidenced by a positive Simpson-Angus Scale Score); The number of hours spent excessively sedated (SAS ≤ 2) as a percent of time study drug administered (up to 10 days).; Cognition, incidence of anxiety, incidence of depressive symptoms, quality of life (ie., functional status and emotional well being)and sleep quality.

Recruiting

Incidence, Long- Term Outcome and Factor Related to Non- Cardiac Postoperative DELIRIUM in Elderly Patients

Condition:	Postoperative DELIRIUM
Intervention:
Outcome Measures:	Incidence of postoperative DELIRIUM; Factor related to postoperative DELIRIUM; Long-term outcomes (cognitive impairment)

Recruiting

Efficacy of Quetiapine for Pediatric DELIRIUM

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Interventions:	Drug: quetiapine; Other: Placebo
Outcome Measures:	Time to first resolution of DELIRIUM; Total ICU days with DELIRIUM

Recruiting

Effects of Prophylactic Use of Haloperidol in Critically Ill Patients With a High Risk for DELIRIUM

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:	Drug: Haloperidol
Outcome Measures:	All cause mortality; DELIRIUM incidence during ICU stay; Number of DELIRIUM free days; DELIRIUM related outcome during ICU stay; Determining efficacy in different risk groups; Side effects of haloperidol prophylaxis during prophylactic treatment

Recruiting

Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial of DELIRIUM Management by Geriatric Medicine Versus General Medicine

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:	Other: Geriatric assessment review
Outcome Measures:	Return home rate; Survival; Percentage residing at home; Hospital complications of DELIRIUM

Recruiting

Trial Comparing Haloperidol, Quetiapine and Placebo in the Pharmacological Treatment of DELIRIUM

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Interventions:	Drug: Quetiapine; Drug: Haloperidol; Drug: Placebo
Outcome Measures:	Time to first resolution of DELIRIUM; Days in DELIRIUM during the study; Duration of DELIRIUM; Severity of DELIRIUM (highest Nu-DESC score, mean episode Nu-DESC score); ICU and hospital mortality; ICU and hospital length of stay; Length of mechanical ventilation; Time spent deeply sedated (RASS <3); Episodes of subject-initiated device removal; Use of haloperidol therapy (including total dose in haloperidol equivalents during the study, number of doses, number of days of therapy, use of rescue IV haloperidol); Average daily and maximum total antipsychotic drug dose in haloperidol equivalents; Duration of study drug administration; Use of benzodiazepines; Use of opioids; QTc prolongation; Extrapyramidal symptoms; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Unknown ^†

Risperidone and Zotepine in the Treatment of DELIRIUM

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:	Drug: Risperidone and Zolpidem for DELIRIUM
Outcome Measures:	DELIRIUM rating scale; MMSE, CGI, side effect profile, HRV

Recruiting

Prevention of DELIRIUM After Bone Marrow Transplantation

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Interventions:	Device: Bright light therapy; Device: Sham light
Outcome Measures:	Incidence of DELIRIUM (Time to the development of DELIRIUM based on meeting criteria on the DELIRIUM Rating Scale and/or Memorial DELIRIUM Assessment Scale); Length and severity of DELIRIUM episodes; Average dose of antipsychotic medications required to manage DELIRIUM; Hospital length of stay; Complications (falls, aspiration, infections, nutritional deficits)

Recruiting

Pharmacological Management of DELIRIUM

Conditions:	DELIRIUM; Cognitive Impairment
Interventions:	Behavioral: Reduced exposure to anticholinergics; Procedure: Reduced exposure to benzodiazepines; Drug: Haloperidol; Procedure: Usual care
Outcome Measures:	DELIRIUM severity, days free of DELIRIUM and coma, measured by DRS-R-98, CAM-ICU, and RASS; Length of stay; Mortality; Hospital-acquired complications related to DELIRIUM or DELIRIUM management

Recruiting

Early Nurse Detection and Management of DELIRIUM

Condition:	DELIRIUM Superimposed on Dementia
Intervention:	Behavioral: END-DSD
Outcome Measures:	Severity of DELIRIUM; Inappropriate CNS-Active Medication Use; Nurse Detection of DELIRIUM; DELIRIUM Duration

Unknown ^†

Impact of Impaired Cerebral Autoregulation on Postoperative DELIRIUM in Elderly Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:
Outcome Measures:	Incidence of post-operative DELIRIUM in elderly patients undergoing spine surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital; Severity of postoperative DELIRIUM, using DELIRIUM Rating Scale-Revised-1998, in elderly patients undergoing spine surgery.

Recruiting

Anesthesia-analgesia Methods and Postoperative DELIRIUM

Conditions:	DELIRIUM; Postoperative Complications
Intervention:	Other: Combined Epi-GA/PCEA
Outcome Measures:	Incidence of postoperative DELIRIUM; Incidence of postoperative complications; 30-day mortality; VAS pain score; Duration of hospital stay after surgery; Daily prevalence of postoperative DELIRIUM

Recruiting

Impact of a Multifaceted Program to Prevent Postoperative DELIRIUM in the Elderly

Condition:	Postoperative DELIRIUM
Intervention:	Behavioral: Multifaceted prevention program HELP(Hospital Elder Life Program)
Outcome Measures:	Postoperative DELIRIUM rate within 7 days after surgery; Mean DELIRIUM intensity within 7 days after surgery; Length of hospital stay; Postoperative complications 30 days after surgery incidence; Mortality 6 months after surgery; Feasibility of the multidisciplinary prevention program

Recruiting

Does Nightly Dexmedetomidine Improve Sleep and Reduce DELIRIUM in ICU Patients?

Conditions:	Sleep Deprivation; DELIRIUM
Interventions:	Drug: Dexmedetomidine; Other: Placebo
Outcome Measures:	Development of DELIRIUM; Development of subsyndromal DELIRIUM

Recruiting

Instruments for DELIRIUM Assessment Regarding to Analgesia Sedation and Ventilator Status

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:
Outcome Measures:	Sensitivity of the DELIRIUM screening/diagnosing tool "Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)" regarding sedation and ventilator status.; Sensitivity of the DELIRIUM-screening tool "Intensive-Care DELIRIUM Screening Checklist(ICDSC)" regarding sedation and ventilator status.; Sensitivity of the DELIRIUM screening tool "Nursing DELIRIUM Screening Scale (Nu-DESC)" regarding sedation and ventilator status.; Specificity of the "Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)", the "Intensive Care DELIRIUM Screening Checklist (ICDSC)" and the "Nursing DELIRIUM Screening Scale" regarding sedation and ventilator status.; Calculation and Analysis of the positive predictive values of the assessed DELIRIUM-screening scales.; Incidence of DELIRIUM; Incidence of Subsyndromale DELIRIUM (SSD); Analgesia; Ventilator status; Administered neuroleptics, cumulative; Administered analgesics, cumulative; Administered sedatives, cumulative; Severity of illness; Antibiotics/infections; ICU length of stay; Duration of mechanical ventilation; Discharge mode; 28-day mortality; Specificity of the "Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)", the "Intensive Care DELIRIUM Screening Checklist (ICDSC)" and the "Nursing DELIRIUM Screening Scale" regarding analgesia.; Sensitivity of the "Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)", the "Intensive Care DELIRIUM Screening Checklist (ICDSC)" and the "Nursing DELIRIUM Screening Scale" regarding analgesia.

Recruiting

Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative DELIRIUM and Quality of Recovery in Geriatric Patients

Condition:	DELIRIUM, Postoperative
Interventions:	Drug: Placebo; Drug: Dexmedetomidine
Outcome Measures:	Postoperative DELIRIUM; Length of PACU stay; hemodynamic parameters; incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting; quality of recovery determined by QOR40 and Postoperative Quality Recovery Scale (PQRS); Postoperative Stroke

Recruiting

Prevention of DELIRIUM With Light in the Intensive Care Unit

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:	Other: Circadian light
Outcome Measures:	Prevalence of DELIRIUM; DELIRIUM prevalence; Severity of DELIRIUM; Duration of DELIRIUM; Prevalence of subsyndromal DELIRIUM (SSD); Severity of anxiety; Cognitive Dysfunction; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Sleep quality; ICU length of stay; Duration of mechanical ventilation; Hospital length of stay; Level of sedation; Pain level; Amount of administered opioids; Amount of administered benzodiazepines; Amount of administered sedatives; Amount of administered antipsychotics; Mortality; Light levels (lux) Light levels (lux); Light frequencies; Noise levels (decibel)

Unknown ^†

Validating a DELIRIUM Prediction Model for Critically Ill Patients

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:
Outcome Measures:	DELIRIUM; markers of inflammation

Recruiting

Cerebral Blood Flow During CPB During Cardiac Surgery and the Presence of Post op DELIRIUM

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:
Outcome Measures:	To evaluate whether rSO2 and/or CBF during CPB is lower in patients who experience DELIRIUM within three days after cardiac surgery compared with patients without DELIRIUM; recovery pattern of rSO2

Recruiting

4-question "RACY" DELIRIUM Screening Tool Validation Study

Condition:	DELIRIUM
Intervention:	Other: RACY test
Outcome Measures:	Diagnostic accuracy (Sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios) of the "RACY" DELIRIUM screening tool; 12-month cognitive outcomes in patients <50 years; Measurement of IL-6, IL-2, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IGF-1, MCP-1, and hsCRP