tricyclic antidepressant

1. 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 (synset 104489799)
   is a type of: antidepressant, antidepressant drug - any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
   subtypes:

   • amitriptyline, amitriptyline hydrochloride, elavil - a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
   • clomipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant drug
   • desipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system
   • adapin, doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, sinequan - a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
   • imavate, imipramine, impramine hydrochloride, 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; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs
   • protriptyline - tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression
   • surmontil, trimipramine - tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia
   same as: tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant drug

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