NORTRIPTYLINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nortriptyline mean? 

• NORTRIPTYLINE (noun)
  The noun NORTRIPTYLINE has 1 sense:

1. a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs

  Familiarity information: NORTRIPTYLINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORTRIPTYLINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

nortriptyline; Pamelor

Hypernyms ("nortriptyline" is a kind of...):

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain)

 Context examples 

Long-term treatment with nortriptyline produces a downregulation of adrenergic receptors due to the increased stimulation of these receptors.

(Nortriptyline, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of nortriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant agent used for short-term treatment of various forms of depression.

(Nortriptyline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Nortriptyline is used in major depression, dysthymia, and atypical depressions.

(Nortriptyline Hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Nortriptyline increases the levels of norepinephrine and other natural chemicals in the brain.

(Nortriptyline, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Aventyl and nortriptyline.

(Pamelor, NCI Dictionary)

Also called nortriptyline and Pamelor.

(Aventyl, NCI Dictionary)

Nortriptyline also binds to alpha-adrenergic, histaminergic and cholinergic receptors.

(Nortriptyline, NCI Thesaurus)

Nortriptyline blocks the norepinephrine presynaptic receptors, thereby blocking the reuptake of this neurotransmitter and raising the concentration in the synaptic cleft in the CNS.

(Nortriptyline, NCI Thesaurus)