Tricyclic

Introduction: Tricyclic

Description of Tricyclic

Tricyclic: 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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Tricyclic: class of antidepressants with 3 ring chemical structures; mechanism unknown, but believed to involve serotonin metabolism, transport, or receptor sensitivity.
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Terms associated with Tricyclic:

Terms Similar to Tricyclic:

• Tricyclic antidepressants

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• tricyclic antidepressant
• tricyclic antidepressant drug

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More specific terms for Tricyclic:

• amitriptyline
• amitriptyline hydrochloride
• Elavil
• clomipramine
• despiramine
• doxepin
• doxepin hydrochloride
• Adapin
• Sinequan
• imipramine
• impramine hydrochloride
• Imavate
• Tofranil
• nortriptyline
• Pamelor
• noxiptiline
• protriptyline
• trimipramine
• Surmontil

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Broader terms for Tricyclic

• antidepressant
• antidepressant drug

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Hierarchical classifications of Tricyclic

The following list attempts to classify Tricyclic into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• antidepressant,antidepressant drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

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External links related to: Tricyclic

• Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants for depression (Cochrane Review)
• Antidepressants for treating depression in dementia (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Cyclic Antidepressants : Article by Mark Biittner, MD
• Antidepressants for smoking cessation (Cochrane Review)
• MDAdvice.com - Health Library - Prescription & Non-Prescription Drugs - TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS
• Tricyclic drugs for depression in children and adolescents (Cochrane Review)
• Treatment discontinuation with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) (Cochrane Review)
• COCHRANE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND NEUROSIS GROUP abstracts

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