User:Mr. Ibrahem/Protriptyline

Protriptyline, sold under the brand name Vivactil among others, is a medication used to treat depression. While it has been used for obstructive sleep apnea it has not been found useful for this. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include anxiety, dizziness, dry mouth, fast heart rate, blurry vision, and constipation. Other side effects may include psychosis, mania, sunburns, and suicide. Safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding is unclear. It is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA).

Protriptyline was approved for medical use in the United States in 1967. In the United States 60 tablets of 10 mg costs about 80 USD as of 2021. As of 2000 it is no longer commercially available in Australia or the United Kingdom.