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Tricyclic
Tricyclic antidepressants TCA's
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Tricyclic Antidepressants/TCA's | Drugs inhibit the reuptake of neurtransmitters, norepinephrine, and serotonin, thus increasing the mounts available. Used to treat major depression, anxiety, panic disorders phobias, chronic pain. |
Some of the side effects of TCA's | tachycardia, arrhythmias, dry mouth, sedation, nausea, vomiting, altered libido, delayed micturition..no long term effects |
TCA meds | elavil/amitiptyline asendin/amoxapine anafranil/clomipramine norpramine/desipramine |
TCA meds | sinequan/doxepin tofranil/imipramine pamelor, aventy/nortriptyline surmontil/trimpraine |