{"id":27696,"date":"2020-07-10T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T08:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=27696"},"modified":"2023-08-06T07:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T07:01:05","slug":"imipramine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/imipramine\/","title":{"rendered":"Imipramine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tricyclic antidepressant medication used to treat depression, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder and as adjunctive therapy in reducing enuresis in children ages 6 years and older. Marketed under the brand name tofranil.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Antidepressant used to treat depression. Also used in the treatment of cataplexy which often accompanies narcolepsy. Adverse effects include sedation, gastrointestinal upset, and cardiovascular disturbances.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An antidepressant drug. Imipramine (Tofranil) is a tricyclic antidepressant that works by enhancing the action of the neurochemicals serotonin and norepinephrine in the central nervous system. Imipramine is also used to treat bed-wetting in children older than 6 years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A drug administered by mouth or injection to treat depression. Its effects may be slow to develop;- common side-effects include dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, sweating, and rapid heart beat.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A well-established, relatively safe tricyclic antidepressant used to treat depression; the drug does, however, have antimuscarinic and cardiac side-effects. It is also used to treat enuresis by an action distinct from its antidepressant effect.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant medication frequently prescribed for the extended management of depression. It can lead to certain potential side effects such as profuse sweating, blurred vision, dizziness, dry mouth, constipation, nausea, and, in elderly men, urinary difficulties.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tricyclic antidepressant medication used to treat depression, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder and as adjunctive therapy in reducing enuresis in children ages 6 years and older. Marketed under the brand name tofranil. Antidepressant used to treat depression. Also used in the treatment of cataplexy which often accompanies narcolepsy. 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