nortriptyline
- noun
- /ˌnɔrˈtrɪp.tɪˌliːn/
- Specialized
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nortriptilina
- The geriatrician discontinued nortriptyline and prescribed the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline, which has less of a drying effect.
And he checked into the Boston Ritz and he wore a tuxedo and he took an overdose of nortriptyline, which is antidepressant.
- And he checked into the Boston Ritz and he wore a tuxedo and he took an overdose of nortriptyline, which is antidepressant.
Examples
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An 80-year-old white woman who was taking the tricyclic antidepressant nortriptyline developed a dermatologic allergic reaction to an insect bite.
Academic text (1999) -
The doctor prescribed nortriptyline to help manage the symptoms of depression in adults.
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STEP 2: Medication in STEP 1, plus: Antidepressants (amitriptyline or the less sedating nortriptyline) in a carefully increasing dose (may take 4-6 weeks to work).
Academic text (2011) -
After starting nortriptyline, she noticed a significant improvement in her mood.
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The doctor explained that nortriptyline can be effective for treating certain mood disorders.
Synonyms
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A brand name for a medicine used to treat depression
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nortriptyline is a medicine name made of parts: nor- often means 'without' a small part in drug names, and triptyline contains tri- meaning 'three', like in tricycle. A helpful way to remember it is that nortriptyline is a 'tricyclic' antidepressant, a drug with three connected rings in its shape used to treat depression, so the name shows both its drug family and the small change that makes it different.