A 33-year-old member asked:

What is amitriptyline prescribed for?

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Dr. Neil Liebowitzanswered

Psychiatry 40 years experience

Many: This is the first antidepressant (after maos) and is used for depression, anxiety, but also pain, sleep, urinary incontinence.

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Dr. Eric Levin commented

Psychiatry 42 years experience

be clear it is not an MAOI. It is a tricyclic anti-depressant.

Jun 21, 2013

Dr. AUSTINA CHOanswered

Psychiatry 27 years experience

Sadness, sleep, pain: Amitriptyline is the generic name for the antidepressant elavil (amitriptyline). It is used for depression, insomnia and some pain disorders.

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