Elavil is a prescription drug used for treating depression. This eMedTV Web page covers how Elavil works, when and how to take it, conditions to let your doctor know about before you start taking it, and the medicine's potential side effects.
Some of the Elavil side effects listed in this eMedTV segment include common side effects like confusion and drowsiness; withdrawal side effects such as irritability and nausea; and side effects to report to your doctor, such as seizures or a stroke.
What is Elavil used for? This eMedTV resource discusses how Elavil is used to treat depression. This page also highlights several off-label uses of Elavil, such as preventing migraine headaches, treating ADHD, and relieving chronic pain.
For treating depression, the starting Elavil dosage is 75 mg daily, divided into two or three doses. This eMedTV page also covers Elavil dosing for teenagers and the elderly, and lists factors that can affect dosing (like other drugs you're taking).
Quinidine, Pressors, and alcohol are among the drugs that can potentially interact with Elavil. This eMedTV article describes how drug interactions with Elavil can raise the risk of side effects or the level of Elavil in the blood, among other things.
Among the precautions and warnings with Elavil covered on this eMedTV page are possible drug interactions, conditions to tell your doctor about before taking Elavil (like schizophrenia), and the safety of taking the medicine while nursing or pregnant.
This eMedTV article explains that there is no longer a brand name Elavil medication available for sale, only a generic version. The FDA has determined that generic Elavil, which comes in six strengths, is equivalent to the brand name drug.
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