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. 2023 May 10;2023(5):CD014682. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014682.pub2

29. Overview of all interventions in the serious adverse events analysis.

Treatment RCTs Participants
Antidepressants with ≥ 200 participants
Desvenlafaxine high dose 2 691
Duloxetine high dose 12 1803
Duloxetine low dose 4 473
Duloxetine standard dose 15 2507
Esreboxetine high dose 1 281
Esreboxetine standard dose 1 556
Milnacipran high dose 7 1569
Milnacipran standard dose 7 1240
Milnacipran dose unable to be categorised 3 203
Mirtazapine standard dose 3 243
Antidepressants with < 200 participants (excluded from summaries)
Amitriptyline high dose 1 96
Amitriptyline low dose 1 32
Amitriptyline standard dose 3 114
Amitriptyline dose unable to be categorised 1 25
Bupropion standard dose 1 54
Citalopram standard dose 2 34
Desipramine low dose 1 38
Desipramine + cognitive behavioural therapy 1 37
Desvenlafaxine standard dose 2 199
Esreboxetine dose unable to be categorised 1 134
Imipramine low dose 1 18
Imipramine standard dose 1 51
Milnacipran standard + cognitive behavioural therapy 1 17
Mirtazapine low dose 1 26
Nortriptyline low dose 2 137
Nortriptyline unable to be categorised 1 56
Nortriptyline unable to be categorised + cognitive behavioural therapy 1 41
Nortriptyline unable to be categorised + disease management 1 37
Paroxetine low dose 2 62
Paroxetine dose unable to be categorised 2 152
Reboxetine standard dose 1 18
Sertraline high dose 1 30
Trazadone + gabapentin 1 94
Venlafaxine high dose 1 82
Venlafaxine low dose 1 82
Venlafaxine standard dose 1 86
Non‐antidepressant interventions (excluded from summaries)
Carbamazepine 2 99
Cognitive behavioural therapy 3 72
Coping skills training 1 29
Disease management 1 24
Gabapentin 2 56
Nabilone 1 32
Pregabalin 3 643
Terbutaline 1 51
RCT: randomised controlled trial
Participant numbers reflect the total number of participants receiving the antidepressant.