Tricyclic Antidepressant Drug (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a tricyclic antidepressant drug to alleviate her severe depression symptoms.
- Tricyclic antidepressant drugs are often associated with weight gain and dry mouth as common side effects.
- Her therapist recommended she switch to a different type of antidepressant since the tricyclic antidepressant drug wasn't showing much improvement in her mood.
- The patient's dosage of the tricyclic antidepressant drug needed to be adjusted due to adverse interactions with her other medications.
- Research suggests that tricyclic antidepressant drugs can be effective for treating nerve pain in some patients, in addition to their psychological benefits.