A brand of antidepressant that can make users extremely sun sensitive. Potential problems from combining Elavil with overexposure to the sun include blistering sunburns, an increased likelihood of melasma and other forms of skin discoloration, phototoxic syndrome, and an increased risk of skin cancer.

a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications

The brand name of amitryptiline, an antidepressant that is sometimes given to relieve the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia.

See: Amitriptyline.