Trimipramine

Generic name: trimipramine [ trye-MI-pra-meen ]
Brand name: Surmontil
Dosage form: oral capsule (100 mg; 25 mg; 50 mg)
Drug class:Tricyclic antidepressants

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Jun 8, 2022. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is trimipramine?

Trimipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant that is used to treat symptoms of depression.

Trimipramine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

You should not take trimipramine if you recently had a heart attack.

Do not use trimipramine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, or tranylcypromine.

Some young people have thoughts about suicide when first taking an antidepressant. Stay alert to changes in your mood or symptoms. Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use trimipramine if you are allergic to trimipramine, or if:

• you recently had a heart attack; or

• you are allergic to antidepressants such as amitriptyline, amoxapine, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, imipramine, nortriptyline, or protriptyline.

Do not use trimipramine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others.

Tell your doctor if you have used an "SSRI" antidepressant in the past 5 weeks, such as citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine, paroxetine,