Trimipramine Bupropion

There are four classes of antidepressants tricyclic antidepressants (imipramine, trimipramine, amitriptyline, doxepin, desipramine, protriptyline, nortriptyline, amoxapine, maprotiline) monoaminooxidase (MAO) inhibitors (phenelzine, isocarboxazid, tranylcypromine) second-generation antidepressants or atypical antidepressants, which are a chemically dissimilar group of recently proposed drugs (bupropion, trazodone, fluoxetine) and amphetamines and other stimulators of the CNS (dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate). 

Area of assessment Clinically sedative antidepressants, e.g. amitriptyline, mianserin, trimipramine Less sedative antidepressants, e.g. bupropion, fluoxetin, moclobemide, nefazodone ... 

OFFICIAL NAMES Amitriptyline (Elavil), amoxapine (Asendin), bupropion (Wellbutrin), citalopram (Celexa), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), fluoxetine (Prozac), imipramine (Norfranil, Tofranil), isocarboxazid (Marplan), maprotiline (Ludiomil), mirtazapine (Remeron), nefazodone (Serzone), nortriptyline (Aventyl, Pamelor), paroxetine (Paxil), phenelzine (Nardil), protriptyline (Vivactil), sertraline (Zoloft), thioridazine (Mellaril), tranylcypromine (Parnate), trazodone (Desyrel), trimipramine (Sur-montil), venlafaxine (Effexor) the herb St. John s wort (Hypericum perforatum) is sold over-the-counter without prescription STREET NAMES Happy pills... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amitriptyline, amoxapine, bupropion, citalopram, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, imipramine, meperidine, nefazodone, nortriptyline, paroxetine, pizotifen, protriptyline, rizatriptan, sertraline, sibutramine, sumatriptan, trimipramine, tryptophan, venlafaxine, zolmitriptan... 

Simultaneous amoxapine, clovoxamine, desipramine, fenfluramine, fluvoxamine, nor-fluoxetine, nortriptyline, propranolol, protriptyline, sertraline Noninterfering amitriptyline, atenolol, bupropion, carbamazepine, chlordiazepoxide, ci-talopram, clomipramine, clozapine, cyclobenzaprine, doxepin, imipramine, loxapine, me-toprolol, mianserin, moclobemide, nomifensine, pindolol, thioridazine, tranyl[Pg.626]

Bupropion may increase the levels of tricyclic antidepressants that are metabolised by CYP2D6, including desipramine, imipramine, and nortriptyline. Adverse effects including confusion, lethargy and unsteadiness have been reported with nortriptyline and bupropion. A seizure occurred in a patient given trimipramine and bupropion. 

Enns MW. Seizure during combination of trimipramine and bupropion. J Clin Psychiatry... 

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