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Amitriptyline is probably effective for the prevention of periodic migraine in adults. Amitriptyline is similar in efficacy to venlafaxine and topiramate but carries a higher burden of adverse effects than topiramate. [16] For many patients, even very small doses of amitriptyline are helpful, which may allow for minimization of side effects. [38]
Amitriptyline, sold under the name Elavil, is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression, especially when other medications aren’t effective. It’s also used to treat certain forms of ...
Elavil (amitriptyline) – a tricyclic antidepressant used as a first-line treatment for neuropathic pain; Eurodin, Prosom – a benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties, commonly prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia
This is a complete list of clinically approved prescription antidepressants throughout the world, as well as clinically approved prescription drugs used to augment antidepressants or mood stabilizers, by pharmacological and/or structural classification.
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress.. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication.
Migraine without aura, classified as common migraine, represents a recurrent headache disorder characterized by moderate to severe throbbing pain, typically unilateral, and devoid of preceding visual or sensory disturbances known as auras.
Nortriptyline is an active metabolite of amitriptyline by demethylation in the liver. Chemically, it is a secondary amine dibenzocycloheptene and pharmacologically it is classed as a first-generation antidepressant. [36] Nortriptyline may also have a sleep-improving effect due to antagonism of the H 1 and 5-HT 2A receptors. [37]
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