noun
- A tricyclic antidepressant medication used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.
Usage: pharmaceutical/medical term; often abbreviated as CMI; brand name: Anafranil
Examples
- The psychiatrist prescribed clomipramine to help manage the patient's obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Clomipramine is one of the older antidepressants still used in clinical practice today.
- The medication clomipramine works by increasing serotonin levels in the brain.
- Patients taking clomipramine should be monitored regularly for side effects.
- Clomipramine has been shown to be effective for treating panic disorder in some individuals.