| While not necessarily addictive, antidepressant | | | | depression and anxiety and can be found under |
| drugs can cause serious side effects that lead to | | | | the names Adapin and Sinequan. Desipramine is |
| erratic behavior. Such side effects create a | | | | sometimes also prescribed to treat eating |
| dangerous situation in the workplace, the home, | | | | disorders and withdrawal symptoms from cocaine |
| while driving and in many other instances. Those | | | | addiction. It is sold under the name brands |
| antidepressant drugs of particular concern are | | | | Norpramin and Pertofrane.How Do Tricyclic |
| tricyclic antidepressants.Amitriptyline is an | | | | Antidepressants Work?Antidepressants work by |
| antidepressant drug that goes by the brand name | | | | helping to maintain certain levels of |
| Limbitrol. Nortriptyline is also a part of the tricyclic | | | | neurotransmitters, chemicals called serotonin and |
| antidepressant family and is prescribed as Aventyl | | | | norepinephrine in the brain. These chemicals help |
| and Pamelor. Doxepin is used to treat both | | | | to regulate mood and modes of thinking. |