ELi5: How do certain medications cause dizziness as a side effect?

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As the title says really. I’m taking the antidepressant mirtazapine and one of the side effects is dizziness. I’m curious how it does so. Thanks in advance!

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Because the medication itself treats the illness itself while also affecting your vestibular system. While many medications don’t have side effects, some do. And it’s been decided that the outlook/effect on the illness is worth having the side effects. For example, chemotherapy causes many severe side effects such as vomiting, dizziness, hair loss, loss of energy and much more, because no better treatment that has less side effects exists yet, chemotherapy is still being used today to treat/cure cancer.

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