Tri Cyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) are drugs that are used to release tension, stress and anxiety. These drugs help retain neurological balance that can alter mental health, behavioral patterns and personal mood. These drugs are used as first line treatments to cure psychological state of abnormalities and imbalances, and are prescribed to people suffering from depressive illnesses.

TCAs work by calming or soothing the nerves or neurons. Mental illnesses can sometimes be life-threatening and deadly. Medical science suggests immediate treatment of such illness and the treatment can be a combination of psychotherapy as well as antidepressant drugs such as TCAs which come under the brand names, Amitriptyline, Amoxapine, Desipramine (Norpramin), Doxepin (Sinequan), Imipramine (Tofranil, Tofranil-PM), Nortriptyline (Pamelor), Protriptyline (Vivactil), Trimipramine (Surmontil) an so on. These medications may be in liquid state or in the form of pills.

TCAs may not totally cure depression but they can help improve the condition and prevent it from becoming severed from weak or moderate. It must also be borne in mind that due to the strong doses on selective neurons, TCAs have relatively more side effects such as constipation, poor eye vision, dizziness, hypotension, headaches, urinary complications, weakness and loss of appétit. Tri Cyclic Antidepressants, TCAs must not be ingested without medical prescription and proper precautions. Another severe side effect could be suicidal attempts which are most likely to happen to people within the age group 18 to 24; however, this is not something fatal as these syndromes go away when the body adjusts to the effects of the medications.