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