Tricyclic Antidepressants
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Psychosocial Aspects — Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Review and Resource Manual▶ 6:31That is a massive flashing red lightTricyclic antidepressants medications like imipramine, nortryptaline, disipramine, and amitryptaline, they are strictly contraindicated in cardiac patientsBecause they alter the actual electrical conduction of the heartAntidepressant Medications — Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists▶ 1:05Right, it isWe've got tricyclic antidepressants, which are TCAsRightAdrenergic Agonists — Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care▶ 3:48Second, a drug can inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrineNormally, the body is constantly recycling these transmitters to turn the signal off, but drugs like cocaine or tricyclic antidepressants block that…So the norepinephrine gets trapped