clomipramine

drug

Also known as: Anafranil

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Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant medication primarily used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is also known by the brand name Anafranil. This drug functions by affecting the brain's metabolism of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which is believed to play a role in OCD. Clomipramine, along with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like fluoxetine, has shown effectiveness in reducing OCD symptoms for a significant portion of patients, leading researchers to suspect that neurochemical imbalances contribute to the disorder.12

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obsessive-compulsive disorder
The tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) drug clomipramine (Anafranil) and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (Prozac) have been found to markedly reduce the symptoms in about 60 percent of cases and have thus become the treatment of choice. Both drugs affect the brain’s metabolism of the neurotransmitter serotonin, and this…
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The tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) drug clomipramine (Anafranil) and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (Prozac) have been found to markedly reduce the symptoms in about 60 percent of cases and have thus become the treatment of choice. Both drugs affect the brain’s metabolism of the neurotransmitter serotonin, and this…
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The tricyclic antidepressant drug clomipramine and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (Prozac) have been effective in treating many patients with obsessive-compulsive disorders.
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The tricyclic antidepressant drug clomipramine and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (Prozac) have been effective in treating many patients with obsessive-compulsive disorders.
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