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Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g. amitriptyline)
medication Under reviewTricyclic antidepressants are a class of prescription medications that includes amitriptyline, nortriptyline, imipramine, clomipramine, and related compounds. They are used primarily to treat depression, but in clinical practice they are also prescribed for conditions such as neuropathic pain, migraine prevention, and some sleep-related disorders. Their main pharmacologic actions are inhibition of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake, along with additional receptor effects that contribute to both therapeutic and adverse effects.
Research summary
In healthy human studies, tricyclic antidepressants have documented effects on cognition, alertness, and performance, including measurable psychomotor impairment and drowsiness with some agents. Healthy-volunteer pharmacology studies also show cardiovascular and adrenergic effects, including altered blood-pressure responses to norepinephrine challenge. These data support that the class has strong central and autonomic activity, but they do not establish supplement-like health benefits for healthy people.
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Comparative psychotropic effects of trazodone, imipramine and diazepam in normal subjects
Dalton and Lader
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Comparative psychotropic effects of trazodone, imipramine and diazepam in normal subjects
Dalton and Lader
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Comparative psychotropic effects of trazodone, imipramine and diazepam in normal subjects
Dalton and Lader
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Long-term effects of tricyclic antidepressants on norepinephrine responsiveness in healthy subjects
Unknown
Related health conditions
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May Help With
Major depressive disorder or persistent depressive symptoms
Beneficial and harmful effects of tricyclic antidepressants for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.
Jørgensen et al.
Research (3 studies)
Beneficial and harmful effects of tricyclic antidepressants for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.
Jørgensen et al.
Long-term effects of tricyclic antidepressants on norepinephrine responsiveness in healthy subjects
Unknown
Comparative psychotropic effects of trazodone, imipramine and diazepam in normal subjects
Dalton and Lader
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