{"podcast":{"title":"This Is Your Brain On Drugs Psychiatry Podcast","slug":"this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342","podcast_index_feed_id":7023342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.async.com/f2bb6479-b235-49f3-b8b2-cd37459fc544.rss","website_url":"https://async.com/show/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-HGCSVGdT","image_url":"https://feeds.podcastle.ai/97867728-3f40-4dba-a972-1a090e434c68/podcast-image-png.jpeg","author":"Cody Armstrong, MD","episode_count":109,"summary":"Join Cody Armstrong as he takes you on an adventure through psychiatric medications and beyond, breaking down these oft misunderstood drugs into easy, concise, and digestible pearls with his patented punk rock flare and a healthy dose of real science. Come explore these drugs like never before in fascinating detail whether you are a student, nurse, doc, patient, or just want to learn more. Listen to episodes on the podcast platform of your choice, follow along on YouTube with ease with slides and audio, or download slides at no cost at www.punkrockpsychiatrist.com. This Is Your Brain on Drugs Psychiatry Podcast will never charge you, show you an ad, or take sponsorship dollars from anyone because that just wouldn't be punk rock!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:18:24.934316+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342"},"episode":{"title":"E22: Noradrenergic and Specific Serotonergic Antidepressant: Mirtazapine (Remeron)","slug":"e22-noradrenergic-and-specific-serotonergic-antidepressant-mirtazapine-remeron","published_at":"2025-01-14T07:58:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342/e22-noradrenergic-and-specific-serotonergic-antidepressant-mirtazapine-remeron","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342","url":"https://feeds.podcastle.ai/d54a0e3e-df2a-465c-b7db-88b106911272/22%20NaSSA%20Mirtazapine.mp3","audio_url":"https://feeds.podcastle.ai/d54a0e3e-df2a-465c-b7db-88b106911272/22%20NaSSA%20Mirtazapine.mp3","summary":"Today I'm talking about mirtazapine, which is in a class of its own as both a noradrenergic and selective serotonergic antidepressant and a tetracyclic antidepressant. It has some very unique qualities that make it a great pick for some patients, and its the only option when you need this unique combination of characteristics. I use this one from time to time but not too frequently because of the weight gain adverse effect. But mirtazapine is more than just an antidepressant that causes weight gain and sedation. Tune in to find out.","meta_description":"Today I'm talking about mirtazapine, which is in a class of its own as both a noradrenergic and selective serotonergic antidepressant and a tetracyclic an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3093,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342/episodes/e22-noradrenergic-and-specific-serotonergic-antidepressant-mirtazapine-remeron/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-your-brain-on-drugs-psychiatry-podcast-7023342/e22-noradrenergic-and-specific-serotonergic-antidepressant-mirtazapine-remeron.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}