Patient/caregiver was educated on how to take Tofranil as follows: Take this medication as ordered by your physician. Take the medication dose for the duration prescribed without fail. Observe compliance with the timing of dose intake, by having the medication dose at the same time every day. This helps to avoid forgetting the intake of medication and maintain therapeutic levels of the antidepressant medication in the blood. Maintain strict compliance with regards to dosage and [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of Tofranil as follows: Schizophrenia and psychosis Tofranil can be used to control the agitation and anxiety and slowdown the racing thoughts associated with schizophrenia and psychosis. Bipolar disorder Tofranil can be used along with other antipsychotics for management of symptoms of bipolar disorder. Anxiety Inhibition of serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake with Tofranil contributes to improved relaxation, promotion of feelings of contentment and happiness. So, Tofranil can be used [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of Tofranil as follows: Major depression Tofranil, by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin and noradrenaline, enhances the actions of these chemicals in the nerve cells. This helps with improved communication, appropriate desired nerve stimulation, thus contributing to controlling symptoms of depression, such as, disturbed sleep, diminishing appetite, compromised energy levels, exhaustion, and lack of interest in activities of daily living. Bed-wetting in children Action of the neurochemical acetylcholine on [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon therapeutic uses of Tofranil as follows: Bulimia nervosa Binge eating and purging, characteristically seen in bulimia nervosa respond to treatment with Tofranil. Guilt and anxiety brought on by binge eating contribute to repeated purging activity and continues to establish as a vicious cycle of events, leading to the development of the disorder, bulimia nervosa. By regulating the concentrations of neurochemicals in the brain, especially levels of serotonin and noradrenaline, Tofranil controls [...]

Patient/caregiver was instructed upon Tofranil and mechanism of action as follows: Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are manufactured in the brain and released by nerve endings, at the synapse, which is a junction between two nerves. This released neurotransmitter in the synapse communicates the impulse to the nerves around. This action of the neurotransmitter is terminated by reuptake of the chemical, back into the nerve ending. This reuptake of the chemical terminates the action of the [...]