Antidepressant medications - tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) include:
- Amitriptyline (Elavil and Vanatrip)
- Amoxapine (Asendin)
- Clomipramine (Anafranil)
- Desipramine (Norpramin)
- Doxepin (Sinequan oral and Zonalon topical cream)
- Imipramine (Tofranil-PM and Tofranil)
- Nortriptyline (Aventyl and Pamelor)
- Protriptyline (Vivactil)
- Trimipramine (Surmontil)
Depletions
There is no evidence that these medications deplete any nutrients.
Supporting Research
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph: Amitriptyline, 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-26. Accessed July7, 2016.
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph: Amoxapine, 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-30. Accessed July7, 2016.
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph: Desipramine, 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-172. Accessed July7, 2016.
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph: Doxepin 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-210. Accessed July7, 2016.
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph: Imipramine 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-309. Accessed July7, 2016.
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph: Protriptyline, 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-525. Accessed July7, 2016.
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph: Trimipramine 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-1603. Accessed July7, 2016.
Gold Standard Drug Database: Drug Monograph:Nortriptyline 2016. www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-447. Accessed July7, 2016.
Review Date: 9/19/2016
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