tricyclic antidepressant
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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 (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | clomipramine, |
| definition | : | a tricyclic antidepressant drug (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | desipramine, |
| definition | : | a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | adapin, doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride, sinequan, |
| definition | : | a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nortriptyline, pamelor, |
| definition | : | a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | protriptyline, |
| definition | : | tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | surmontil, trimipramine, |
| definition | : | tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia (noun.artifact) |
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