TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase tricyclic antidepressant. (close relations)
Definition of TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT
Best Alternative Words for TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT
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| amitriptyline | ||||||||
noun • a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications | ||||||||
| desipramine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system | ||||||||
| doxepin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances) | ||||||||
| imipramine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression | ||||||||
| nortriptyline | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs | ||||||||
| protriptyline | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression | ||||||||
| trimipramine | nounn | |||||||
noun • tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia | ||||||||
| tricyclic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
| tricyclic antidepressant drug | ||||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
