The authors compared the nontricyclic antidepressant trazodone with
amitriptyline and placebo in a double-blind study of 202 unipolar depressed
outpatients. Trazodone's clinical efficacy was similar to that of
amitriptyline, with both active drugs producing significantly more clinical
improvement than placebo. The incidence of anticholinergic side effects was
lower for the patients taking trazodone than for those taking
amitriptyline.Abstract Teaser