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Anticholinergic

Insomnia/

Category

effect

Sedation

Hypotension

GI distress

Cardiotoxicity

Seizures

Agitation

Tricyclic AntidepressantsAmitriptyline (Elavil)

++++

++++

+++





++++

+++





Clomipramine (Anafranil)

++++

++++

++





++++

++





Despramine (Norpramin)

+

++

++





++

++

+

Doxepin (Sinequan)

+++

++++

++





++

++





Imipramine (Tofranil)

+++

+++

+++

+

++++

++

+

Nortriptyline (Aventyl)

+

+++

+





+++

++





Protriptyline (Vivactil)

+++

+

++





+++

+

+

Trimipramine (Surmontil)

+++

++++

+++





++++

++





Selective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsFluoxetine (Prozac)





+





+++





0/+

++

Fluvoxamine (Luvox)





++





+++







++

Paroxetine (Paxil)





+





+++







++

Sertraline (Zoloft)





+





+++







++

Table 15-3.


Side effects of antidepressants.


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