Tricyclic Synonyms

trī-sĭklĭk, -sīklĭk
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tricyclic antidepressant
  2. tricyclic antidepressant drug

Words Related to Tricyclic

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. imipramine
  2. phenothiazine
  3. haloperidol
  4. chlorpromazine
  5. pimozide
  6. nortriptyline
  7. clomipramine
  8. maois
  9. metoprolol
  10. desipramine
  11. procainamide
  12. amitriptyline
  13. tacrine
  14. verapamil

Tricyclic Sentence Examples

  • Also in the 1950s, tricyclic antidepressants appeared on the scene.

  • Meanwhile, the number of tricyclic and related antidepressants proliferated, albeit to little effect.

  • The tricyclic antidepressant imipramine reduces bowel activity and may be helpful when diarrhea is the significant problem.

  • Sometimes, other groups of drugs such as tricyclic anti-depressants can be useful.

  • This specific action is thought to account for the milder side-effects seen with the SSRIs compared with the tricyclic drugs.

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