Doxepin is More Effective than Nortriptyline and Placebo for the Treatment of Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Triple-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

Background: The current treatment of IBS is often unsatisfactory and frustrating. Several controlled trials have demonstrated benefits of tricyclic antidepressants for irritable bowel syndrome, especially when pain is a prominent symptom but the efficacy of antidepressants in irritable bowel syndrom...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Ghadir M.D., Hosseinali Habibinejad M.D., Akram Heidari M.D., Homayoun Vahedi M.D.
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-06-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/19381.pdf