Tricyclic Antidepressant Definition

noun
Any of a group of antidepressant drugs, such as amitryptyline, that contain three fused benzene rings and that block the reuptake of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin in the central nervous system.
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Synonyms:
  • tricyclic antidepressant drug
  • tricyclic

Tricyclic Antidepressant Sentence Examples

  • The tricyclic antidepressant imipramine reduces bowel activity and may be helpful when diarrhea is the significant problem.

  • Patients with panic attack disorder respond discriminatively to their own interoceptive anxiety stimuli, which are attenuated by administering tricyclic antidepressant medications.

  • The drug which has been the most successful in treatment of trichotillomania is clomipramine (Anafranil), a tricyclic antidepressant.

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