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Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Medications
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Medications
No medications are specifically approved for the treatment of CFS. However, some may be useful for specific symptoms or in cases where CFS may have a specific cause. Doctors generally use combinations of drugs to accomplish specific goals, such as medication at night to improve sleep and medication in the morning to improve cognition and energy. Treatment is very individualized.
Mild Pain Relievers
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). Patients with CFS may find relief using NS...
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Anxiety Medications: Elavil
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertGeneric name: amitriptyline Elavil is in a group of drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants.... Read more »
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...higher risk for adverse effects on the heart and possibly the lungs. (The older tricyclics, such as amitriptyline and imipramine, have other severe side effects in older adults.)SSRIs have fewer... Read more »Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...treatment for depression.Tricyclics are sometimes grouped into two categories:Tertiary amines include amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep) and imipramine (Tofranil).Secondary amines include desipramine... Read more »Headaches: Tension: Medications
...anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin and ibuprofen, and tricyclic antidepressants, usually amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep). A number of investigational drugs, such as botulinum toxin... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Medications
...SSRIs.Tricyclics. Before the introduction of SSRIs, tricyclics, such as desipramine (Norpramin) or amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep), had been the standard treatment for depression. They are not very... Read more »Urinary Tract Infection: Medications
...include antihistamines, such as hydroxyzine (Atarax), and low doses of the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline (Elavil). Drugs that reduce bladder spasms (hyoscine, oxybutynin) are also... Read more »Images
Medications
This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood... Read more »
...propranolol) digoxin tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, nortriptyline) ... Read more »
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