Amitriptyline
antidepressant
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Amitriptyline belongs to the “antidepressant” category. Antidepressants act on the brain's chemical messengers; their effect sets in gradually, over several weeks.
Specifically, for Amitriptyline: Treats depression and certain anxiety or pain disorders. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at regular times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
Amitriptyline is used in about 4 presentations listed in France. It is available under several brand names and as generics.
- Amitriptyline Biogaran
- Amitriptyline Substipharm
- Elavil
- Laroxyl
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Amitriptyline: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
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