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DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Amitriptyline is in the class of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and is used for treating depression. Other drugs in the same class include: 1  clomipramine (Anafranil), 2  doxepin (Sinequan), 3  imipramine (Tofranil), 4  trimipramine (Surmontil), 5  amoxapine (Amoxapine),6  desipramine (Norpramin), and. 7  protriptyline (Vivactil).ther drugs in the same class include: 1  clomipramine (Anafranil), 2  doxepin (Sinequan), 3  imipramine (Tofranil), 4  trimipramine (Surmontil), 5  amoxapine (Amoxapine), 6  desipramine (Norpramin), and. 7  protriptyline (Vivactil).
Amitriptyline is the generic name for the drug amitriptyline hydrochloride. First developed as Elavil by the American pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc., this prescription medication is used to treat depression, eating disorders, post-herpetic neuralgia, and migraine headaches.mitriptyline belongs to the tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) drug class, which behaves similar to more recently developed serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Both classes prevent receptors in the human brain from absorbing serotonin that has already been released.