Amitriptyline is a popular antidepressant, which is sold over the counter as Elavil, Tryptanol, Endep, Elatrol, Tryptizol and Laroxyl. It is a tricyclic antidepressant, a white and odourless compound which is freely soluble in water. The drug tastes like licorice and is crystalline in nature and appearance. Amitriptyline is usually dispensed in the tablet form and in terms of the resultant action and effect, the drug inhibits serotoni and noradrenaline equally. Amitriptyline is medically approved for the specific treatment of endogenous depression and involutional melancholia or the depression of late life. However, this condition is not medically proven as a disease. The prescribed dosage differs from adolescents to adults on the absis of the concentration of the components.
The drug Amitriptyline may also be used to treat bed wetting or the medial 'nocturnal enuresis. The children with this condition are usually between the ages of 7 to 10 years and a dosage of 10 to 20 mg is prescribed for them, while older children are introduced to a dosage of 25 to 50 mg at night. However, the drug intake should ideally be gradually withdrawn at the end of the prescribed course. The antidepressant is an over the counter drug which is sold by prescription only.
The drug Amitriptyline may also be used to treat bed wetting or the medial 'nocturnal enuresis. The children with this condition are usually between the ages of 7 to 10 years and a dosage of 10 to 20 mg is prescribed for them, while older children are introduced to a dosage of 25 to 50 mg at night. However, the drug intake should ideally be gradually withdrawn at the end of the prescribed course. The antidepressant is an over the counter drug which is sold by prescription only.