Question:
What are classic antidepressants?
Author: H KAnswer:
Tricyclic AD's (Clomipramine, Imipramine, Amitriptyline, Nortriptyline, Desipramine, Doxepine) Actions (block reuptake pumps for NE, serotonin, serotonin 2A and 2C receptors and disinhibit DA and NE release. Overdose lethal, second-line for resistant depression) Side effects (Blockade of muscarinic cholinergic Rs M1 dry mouth, constipation and blurred vision, and M3 insulin action disruption. Histamine 1 Rs cause sedation and weight gain, a1 Adrenergic Rs cause orthostatic HTA, dizziness, and voltage-sensitive Na channels cause seizure, arrhythmia and arrest) Efficacy (acc to literature)
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