General Information about Tofranil

Tofranil which is the brand name for Imipramine, is essential an anti-depressant drug, the basic structure of which is a tricyclic compound belonging to the dibenzazepine group. Inside the body, Tofranil is metabolized into desipramine, which is anther tricyclic antidepressant.
Tofranil is considered by doctors as possessing an unsurpassed and unparalleled ability to alleviate depression, as compared to its counterparts. Patients being administered with this drug have been known to enter mania or hypomania, owing to the strength and intensity of its effects. Tofranil is hence, used to treat major and grave depression, and secondarily panic orders, and is considered as the “gold standard” of antidepressants.
Similar to its counterparts, Tofranil also affects the neurotransmitters, which influence processes affecting anxiety, depression and other conditions, including physical ones. Tofranil or imipramine have been observed to interact with the body and cause analgesic affects, which is the reason why it is also used to treat chronic pain and similar conditions.

Enuresis, which means the inability control urination, is condition for which Tofranil is significantly used as a treatment. Tofranil is used to particularly treat depression of the endogenous sort. Endogenous depression is the kind of depression for which there is no apparent cause.