English > tricyclic antidepressant: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain. |
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| Synonyms | tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant drug |
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| Narrower | amitriptyline, amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil | A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects |
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| clomipramine | A tricyclic antidepressant drug |
| desipramine | A tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system |
| doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, Adapin, Sinequan | A tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) |
| imipramine, impramine hydrochloride, Imavate, Tofranil | A tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression |
| nortriptyline, Pamelor | A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression |
| protriptyline | tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression |
| trimipramine, Surmontil | tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia |
| Broader | antidepressant, antidepressant drug | Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression |
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