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desipramine

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de·sip·ra·mine  (d-zpr-mn, dz-prmn)
n.
A tricyclic antidepressant, C18H22N2, used in the treatment of psychological depression.
[desmethyl (des- variant of de- + methyl) + (im)ipramine.]
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Noun1.desipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system
tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug - an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain
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desipramine cross-over trial in body dysmorphic disorder: Selective efficacy of a serotonin reuptake inhibitor in imagined ugliness.
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Neither Shaina nor her parents were warned that Desipramine (which the FDA has not approved) should not be used by people suffering from kidney ailments, as Shaina did.
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Includes Either inhibits norepinephrine imipramine (Tofranil), reuptake or both norepinephrine desipramine, (Norpramin), and serotonin reuptake.
Depression and women by National Women's Health Report
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