Overall tolerability is an important factor in the selec- tion of antidepressive treatments and patient compliance, even though no clear-cut guidelines exist.25,26 In the present study, drug interactions and falls were considered to be the most important side effects to avoid. Even though sedation is known to be a risk factor for falls, avoidance of sedation is ranked as less important than avoidance of falls and drug interactions. Possibly this results from sedation being a therapeutic goal sometimes; eg, in depressed patients with suicidality where some extent of sedation is a therapeutic goal as long as it can be achieved without increasing the risk of falls. Similarly, weight change in some situations with reduced weight and appetite is a therapeutic goal, while in other situations on long-term treatment it is clearly an adverse event increasing the risk of metabolic syndrome. Overall, the results reflect clinical common sense, with highest preference for avoiding potentially health-threatening effects (eg, drug interactions) or immediate health risks (eg, falls).