Definition that contains antidepressant drug
- 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
- ssri an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain
- maleate a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation
- desipramine a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system
- elavil a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
- amitriptyline a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
- clomipramine a tricyclic antidepressant drug
- trimipramine tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia
- surmontil tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia
- nontricyclic drug a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO