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Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain
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Tricyclic antidepressants can improve chronic pain symptoms. But it is not known exactly how they do so. They may improve pain tolerance, and they may reduce Reference symptoms of depression.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 30, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
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