tricyclic
Three fused rings
Tricyclic describes a chemical structure containing three connected rings of atoms.
The word appears most often in tricyclic antidepressants, an older class of psychiatric medications: She was prescribed a tricyclic after newer antidepressants failed.
The three-ring structure distinguishes these compounds from other drug classes.
Multi-arena entertainment format
- fusedJoined by melting together
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- heterocyclicRing with non-carbon members
conjugation · resonance · molecular · structure · organic · compound · scaffold · derivative
Tricyclic mood disorder medication
- depressionProlonged low state
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
- reuptakeNeurotransmitter recapture by neurons
psychopharmacology · mood disorders · anxiety · neurotransmitters · therapeutic · overdose · side-effects · dosage
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
interactions · pharmacokinetics · half-life · metabolism · hepatic · anticholinergic · sedative · titration
three-ring
Multi-arena entertainment format
- fusedJoined by melting together
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
heterocyclic · conjugation · resonance · molecular · structure · organic · compound · scaffold · derivative · synthesis
amitriptyline
Tricyclic mood disorder medication
- depressionProlonged low state
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
reuptake · psychopharmacology · mood disorders · anxiety · neurotransmitters · therapeutic · overdose · side-effects · dosage · withdrawal
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
contraindications · interactions · pharmacokinetics · half-life · metabolism · hepatic · anticholinergic · sedative · titration · discontinuation
- antidepressantsfluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, citalopram, escitalopram