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TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tricyclic antidepressant drug" is a kind of...):
antidepressant; antidepressant drug (any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tricyclic antidepressant drug"):
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)
