Posted by Elizabeth on July 20, 2001, at 0:32:12
In reply to Doxepin, posted by SalArmy4me on July 19, 2001, at 14:39:35
> What drug is doxepin related to besides the tricyclics as a whole? Nortriptyline? Clomipramine?
None of them. Its core "tricyclic" structure is unique among the TCAs in that it has an oxygen, but no nitrogens, in the middle ring.
It's a tertiary amine, like imipramine and amitriptyline.
-elizabeth
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