Category

• Antibulimic Amitriptyline; Clomipramine; Desipramine; Imipramine
• Anticataplectic Clomipramine; Desipramine; Imipramine; Protriptyline
• Antidepressant Amitriptyline; Amoxapine; Clomipramine; Desipramine; Doxepin; Imipramine; Nortriptyline; Protriptyline; Trimipramine
• Antienuretic Amitriptyline; Imipramine Hydrochloride
• Antinarcolepsy adjunct Imipramine; Protriptyline
• Antineuralgic Amitriptyline; Clomipramine; Desipramine; Doxepin; Imipramine; Nortriptyline; Trimipramine
• Antiobsessive-compulsive agent Clomipramine
• Antipanic agent Clomipramine; Desipramine; Doxepin; Imipramine; Nortriptyline
• Antipruritic Doxepin
• Antiulcer agent Amitriptyline; Doxepin; Trimipramine

Description Drug

Tricyclic antidepressants are using to relieve mental depression.

One form of this drug - imipramine is also using to treat enuresis - bedwetting in child. Another form - clomipramine is using to treat obsessive-compulsive disorders. Tricyclic antidepressants may be using for other conditions as determined by your family doctor.

These medication are available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Amitriptyline
  • Syrup - Canada
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Amoxapine
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Clomipramine
  • Capsules - USA
  • Tablets - Canada
• Desipramine
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Doxepin
  • Capsules - USA and Canada
  • Oral solution - USA
• Imipramine
  • Capsules - USA
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Nortriptyline
  • Capsules - USA and Canada
  • Oral solution - USA
• Protriptyline
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Trimipramine
  • Capsules - USA and Canada
  • Tablets - Canada

Parenteral
• Amitriptyline
  • Injection - USA
• Imipramine
  • Injection - USA

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Anafranil
• Asendin
• Aventyl ⁷
• Elavil
• Endep
• Norfranil ⁶
• Norpramin ⁴
• Pamelor ⁷
• Sinequan ⁵
• Surmontil ⁹
• Tipramine ⁶
• Tofranil ⁶
• Tofranil-PM ⁶
• Vivactil ⁸

In Canada

• Anafranil
• Apo-Amitriptyline
• Apo-Imipramine ⁶
• Apo-Trimip ⁹
• Asendin
• Aventyl ⁷
• Elavil
• Impril ⁶
• Levate
• Norpramin ⁴
• Novo-Doxepin ⁵
• Novopramine ⁶
• Novo-Tripramine ⁹
• Novotriptyn
• Pertofrane ⁴
• Rhotrimine ⁹
• Sinequan ⁵
• Surmontil ⁹
• Tofranil ⁶
• Triadapin ⁵
• Triptil ⁸

For quick reference, the following tricyclic antidepressants are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.