What Are Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Antidepressants? Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and tetracyclic antidepressants were some of the first medications to treat depression. The difference between ...

A case–control study using the General Practice Research Database examined whether previous tricyclic usage was associated with reduced incidence of brain (with glioma as a sub-category), breast, ...

Tricyclic antidepressants work by increasing the activity of the brain chemicals serotonin and norepinephrine, which scientists believe play a role in brain circuits that regulate mood. However, they ...

Nortriptyline and other TCAs can help prevent migraine by increasing serotonin levels in the brain, which typically drop during a migraine episode. While nortriptyline can reduce migraine frequency, ...

Research that followed nearly 15,000 people in Scotland has shown that a class of older generation anti-depressant is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study showed that ...

Medications for diverticulitis include antibiotics, acetaminophen, antispasmodics, and tricyclic antidepressants. Some over-the-counter medications may worsen the condition, so it is important to ...

Researchers have developed a highly efficient way to produce chiral multi-centered fused tricyclic compounds of which core structure is often found in bioactive compounds including medicines. Osaka ...

November 13, 2009 (San Diego, California) — Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) can interfere with allergy skin test results and should be withheld for 2 to 3 days beforehand, according to a new ...

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are an older class of antidepressants that can be effective for treating depression, particularly when other medications haven’t worked. TCAs work by increasing the ...

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a class of drugs that have approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat depression. They work by increasing the levels of brain chemicals ...