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The most common types of antidepressants are tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs, including desipramine and amoxapine), selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs, such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft) and selective serotonin noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors (SNRIs, including Cymbalta and Pristiq).—Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2020 Those include medications that are known antidepressants such as bupropion and desipramine.—Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 17 May 2018
: a tricyclic antidepressant administered in the form of its hydrochloride C18H22N2·HCl especially in the treatment of endogenous depressions (as bipolar disorder) see norpramin, pertofrane
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