clomipramine

drug

Also known as: Anafranil

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In 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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In neurosis: Types
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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