Because a monarchical system has its own aristocracy and because the people try to elect the best as their rulers in democracies, an aristocratic element also is present in those regimes. For those reasons, the term aristocracy often is used to mean the ruling upper layer of a stratified group.
Brand Names: Vanatrip, Elavil, Endep. Elavil (amitriptyline) is a tricyclic antidepressant. Elavil affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with depression. Elavil is used to treat symptoms of depression. You should not use Elavil if you have recently had a heart attack. Do not use Elavil if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, or tranylcypromine.
Elavil belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants. It is not entirely clear how the drug works. It does affect several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin and norepinephrine. Elavil may allow these chemicals to stay in the brain longer, which can help with depression symptoms.