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Tricyclic antidepressants and tetracyclic antidepressants
Content
How cyclic antidepressants work
Cyclic antidepressants approved to treat depression
Possible side effects and cautions
Safety issues
Suicide risk and antidepressants
Stopping treatment with cyclic antidepressants
Finding the right antidepressant
Cyclic antidepressants approved to treat depression
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved these tricyclic antidepressants to treat depression:
- Amitriptyline
- Amoxapine
- Desipramine (Norpramin)
- Doxepin
- Imipramine (Tofranil)
- Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
- Protriptyline
- Trimipramine
The FDA approved the tetracycline antidepressant maprotiline to treat depression.
Sometimes cyclic antidepressants are used to treat conditions other than depression, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders or nerve-related (neuropathic) pain.
