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Antidepressants: Another weapon against chronic pain
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Types of pain relieved
Tricyclic antidepressants
Side effects of tricyclic antidepressants
Other antidepressants that may help
Tricyclic antidepressants
Tricyclic antidepressants are the most common type of antidepressant used for pain. They include:
- Amitriptyline
- Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
- Protriptyline (Vivactil)
- Doxepin (Silenor)
- Imipramine (Tofranil)
- Clomipramine (Anafranil)
- Desipramine (Norpramin)