Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. At any given moment, about 5-6% of the population is depressed and an estimated 10% of people may become depressed during their lives. The symptoms of depression are suttle and are often unrecognized by both patients and physicians. Patients with vague complaints that resist explanation as manifestations of somatic disorders and those who might be called neurotics or crocks should be suspected of being depressed.

Depression is a heterogeneous disorder that has been characterized and classified in a variety of ways. Major depression and dysthymia are pure depressive syndromes, while bipolar disorder and cyclothymic disorder signify depression in a

Depression is a serous illness that affects millions of people world wide, luckly their are medications avaible to help theses people in an effert to rid themselves of this awful illness. Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) can be marvalous medication with outstanding results however they deadly side effects results when taken in amounts beyond therapeutic doses. This paper will discuse how TCA's work, signs and symptoms and mangement of overdose patients.

Clomipramine-Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

As with any patient ABCs must be eveluated, and if the patient has any problem with any of these it must be corrected before the paramedic can proceed. The patients level of consciousness should be determined and if the patient is unconscious aggressive airway manage takes presidents. Determining what the patient ingested will aid in treatment procedures both in the field and in the hospital. For any particular information on management of overdoses while in the field poison control should be contacted. Advance Life Support Providers should be on scene or enroute for all TCA overdose, because these patients require many skills that only these individual can provide. The ALS provider can establish an IV to adminster medications that fall under their protoal, and run a drip of normal Saline to maintain BP.

Headache, nausea, vomiting, or diaherra, trouble sleeping, with vivid dreams, unsual excitement.

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