Amitriptyline Definition

ămĭ-trĭptə-lēn
noun
A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C20 H23 N.
American Heritage
A white, crystalline drug, C20H23NHCl, taken orally, used to treat depression, neuropathic pain, migraine, etc.
Webster's New World
A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C20 H23 N, used in the form of its hydrochloride salt.
American Heritage Medicine

(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug sold under the name Elavil; a tablet containing this drug.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • elavil
  • amitriptyline hydrochloride

Other Word Forms of Amitriptyline

Noun

Singular:
amitriptyline
Plural:
amitriptylines

Origin of Amitriptyline

  • Perhaps ami(no)– alteration of trypt(ophan) –yl –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From ami(no-) + tri- + (he)ptyl +"Ž -ine.

    From Wiktionary

Amitriptyline Sentence Examples

  • Amitriptyline has been shown to help in treatment of migraine and tension headache, post herpetic neuralgia as well as phantom limb pain.

  • Examples of antidepressants used for pain management are imipramine (Tofranil) and amitriptyline (Elavil).

  • In more difficult cases, antidepressant drugs such as amitriptyline (Elavil) are sometimes prescribed.

  • Antidepressants that have been shown to have analgesic (pain reducing) properties include amitriptyline (Elavil), trazodone (Desyrel), and imipramine (Tofranil).

  • The antimigraine drugs amitriptyline (Elavil) and cyproheptadine (Periactin) performed well for children in one study group.

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