Definitions
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- noun a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications
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Examples
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We did not have some of the antidepressants we have now, but she responded very well to a medication called Elavil, which is still in use today, and was discharged from hospital within a few weeks.
Shouldn’t I Be Happy? M.D. Shaila Misri 1985
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Another class of drugs prescribed to improve sleep is tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (brand name Elavil) and doxipin (Sinequan).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Another class of drugs prescribed to improve sleep is tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (brand name Elavil) and doxipin (Sinequan).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Another class of drugs prescribed to improve sleep is tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (brand name Elavil) and doxipin (Sinequan).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Another class of drugs prescribed to improve sleep is tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (brand name Elavil) and doxipin (Sinequan).
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Nardil and Parnate; and TCA's (tricyclic antidepressants) such as Elavil and Norpramin.
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A class of older antidepressants called tricyclics, such as amitriptyline (Elavil) or imipramine (Tofranil), are effective at staving off chronic tension-type headaches in many people who have not found relief with over-the-counter medications.
Case of the Daily Headache Melinda Beck 2011
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This was street code for an illegal transaction: fifty-six units of 50 mg tablets of Elavil, twenty-eight units of 200 mg tablets of Tuinol, and fifty-six units of 10 mg tablets of Valium.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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This was street code for an illegal transaction: fifty-six units of 50 mg tablets of Elavil, twenty-eight units of 200 mg tablets of Tuinol, and fifty-six units of 10 mg tablets of Valium.
Dancing with the Devil Louis Diaz 2010
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The package insert for Elavil was slipped into the dust jacket of Symposium in Blues, right next to the record sleeve, and when a doctor opened the album, he was greeted with the Elavil logo, along with a list of the symptoms of depression.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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