| Note |
Hopelessness and isolation are cutting him off from life. For documented reliability. 'Amitriptyline [is] the most widely prescribed tricyclic…Its advantages include 14 years of clinical experience; a response rate as high as 80 per cent, coupled with prediction of satisfactory outcome from improvement in the first week of treatment in insomnia, anorexia, and reduced interests…' …with once-daily convenience. 'Antidepressives such as amitriptyline (Tryptizol)…have marked sedative actions and a long plasma half-life. Accordingly, the daily requirements can be given as one dose at night.' For many depressed patients, Tryptizol helps make living worthwhile. |
