Uses. This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood and feelings of well-being, relieve anxiety and tension, help you sleep better, and increase your energy level. This medication belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants.efore using amitriptyline, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take and if you have any of the following conditions: certain heart problems (heart failure, slow heartbeat, QT prolongation in the EKG), family history of certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, sudden cardiac death).
(June 2009) Hypochondriasis, also known as hypochondria, health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder, refers to worry about having a serious illness. This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition.
Over time, mental health professionals have put forth a variety of answers to the question. of what makes behavior abnormal. These answers have included criteria such as personal. distress to the individual (as in severe depression or panic disorder), deviance from cultural. norms (as in many cases of schizophrenia), statistical infrequency (as in rarer disorders such.