Tofranil


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Noun1.Tofranil - a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression
tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug - 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
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Amitriptyline (Elavil), clomipramine (Anafranil), dosulepin (Prothiaden), Imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), paroxetine (Paxil), and trimipramine (Surmontil).
Imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), desipramine (Norpramin) and amitryptiline (Elavil) are tricyclic antidepressants.
The National Pregnancy Registry for Antidepressants (844-405-6185) is studying amitriptyline (Elavil), amoxapine (Asendin), bupropion (Forfivo XL and Wellbutrin), Citalopram (Celexa), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), desvenlafaxine (Prisiq), doxepin (Sinequan), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluvoxamine (Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac), imipramine (Tofranil), isocarboxazid (Marplan), levomilnacipran (Fetzima), maprotiline (Ludiomil), mirtazapine (Remeron), nefazodone (Serzone), nortriptyline (Pamelor), paroxetine (Paxil), phenelzine (Nardill), protriptyline (Vivactil), selegiline (Emsam), sertraline (Zoloft), tranylcypromine (Parnate), trazodone (Desyrel), trimipramine (Surmontil), venlafaxine (Effexor), and vilazodone (Viibryd).
Long before the development of prescription antidepressant medications such as Prozac, Zoloft, Tofranil, and Lexapro, human populations had discovered natural ways to overcome the symptoms of depression through the use of plants with mood-boosting properties.
Antidepressant drugs (Fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), amitriptyline (Elavil), clomipramine (Anafranil), imipramine (Tofranil), and others) interact with SAM-e.
It was also the period during which American psychopharmacology was born--meprobamate (Miltown), imipramine (Tofranil), and chlorpromazine (Thorazine)--yet there is virtually no mention of this.
1) Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs): These were among the first medications used to treat depression and include Amitryptilline (Elavil), Imipramine (Tofranil), Nortryptilline (Aventyl, Pamelor), Protryptilline (Vivactil) and Doxepin (Sinequan).
Imipramine drug with the generic name of imipramine hydrochloride (HCL) with the chemical formula of C19H24N2, has the following chemical structure: Chemical group of this drug is part of amine Trivalent dibenzazepen with the brand name of Tofranil [1].
Les antidepresseurs tricycliques, tels que l'imipramine (Tofranil) ou la doxepine (Sinequan, Adapin), sont parfois utilises dans le traitement de l'HAV, mais leur mecanisme exact n'est pas clair.
* The tricyclic antidepressant imipramine (Imipramil, Tofranil), which works similarly to alpha-adrenergic drugs
(Tofranil) in an animal scientific model of depression and was found to be as effective at alleviating depression as either prescription drug.