Vivactil - Protriptyline

Visumicina Bekanamycin sulfate Visumidriatic - Tropicamide Visutensil Guanethidine sulfate Vitabiotic Methacycline Vitae Chlorpheniramine maleate Vitacarotene - /3-Carotene Vitacid-A Tretinoin Vitacontact Chlorhexidine Vitacort Prednisolone Vitafol Folic acid Vita-K Phytonadione Vitaklorin- Chloramphenicol Vitamin-A-Saure Tretinoin Vitamine K1 Phytonadione Vitarubin Cyanocobalamin Vi-Twel Cyanocobaiamin Vivactil Protriptyline Vival - Diazepam Vivalan Viloxazine HCI... 

Anafranil (clomipramine) Asendin (amoxapine)4 Elavil (amitriptyline) Norpramin (desipramine) Pamelor (nortriptyline) Parnate (tranylcypromine)5 Sinequan (doxepin) Surmontil (trimipramine) Tofranil (imipramine) Vivactil (protriptyline)... 

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs). TCAs were introduced in the 1950s and over the years have become the mainstay of treatment for cataplexy and the other REM-related symptoms. The doses used are usually less than the doses required in the treatment of depression. Imipramine (Tofranil) is the most widely used TCA for narcolepsy and is usually effective at doses from 10 to 75 mg given once a day. Some doctors prefer the TCA protriptyline (Vivactil) because it has mild stimulant effects, but it has not been as widely used or as thoroughly studied in narcolepsy. The common side effects of TCAs are drowsiness, dry mouth, and constipation, but these are usually not a problem at the lower doses used for narcolepsy. Patients should receive a baseline electrocardiograph (EKG) before starting a TCA and should have blood levels of the medication checked periodically. 

Protriptyline (Vivactil) Antidepressant Pyrazinamide (PZA) T uberculostatic Pyridoxine (Vitamin Vitamin B6)... 

Protriptyline is a powerful antidepressant, the mechanism of action of which is not known. It is not a MAO inhibitor and does not stimulate the CNS. It begins to act much faster and acts much longer than imipramine or amitriptyline. Protriptyline does not possess sedative tranquilizing properties. It is used in clinical conditions for treating severe depression. The most common synonyms are concordin, triptil, and vivactil. 

Seven TCA drugs are available in the United States for treatment of major depression. They are generally categorized as tertiary or secondary amines. Tertiary amines include imipramine (Tofranil), amitriptyline (Elavil), trimipramine (Surmontil), and doxepin (5m-equan). Desipramine (Norpramin), nortriptyline (Pam-elor), and protriptyline (Vivactil) are secondary amines. 

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... 

Protopam chloride" pralidoxime. protriptyline [ban. inn] (protriptyline hydrochloride [usan] Concordin Vivactil" ) is one of the tricyclic class of monoamine uptake inhibitors, and is used as an oral ANTIDEPRESSANT. 

Protriptyline generics (various) Vivactil (Merck), generics (various) 5-30... 

The dibenzapine derivatives are called tricyclic antidepressants and include imipramine (Tofranil), desipramine (Norpramin), amitriptyline (Elavil), nortriptyline (Aventyl), protriptyline (Vivactil), and doxepin (Adapin). Amitriptyline is indicated in depression major depression with melancholia or psychotic symptoms depressive phase of bipolar disorder depression associated with organic disease, alcoholism, schizophrenia, or mental retardation anorexia or bulimia associated with depression (see Figure 20). 

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