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Epic card · Science
Amitriptyline, an Epic card
Amitriptyline, formerly sold under the brand name Elavil among others, is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, and a variety of pain syndromes such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine and tension headaches.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 680,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Amitriptyline quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Amitriptyline card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Glaucoma, liver ______ and abnormal heart rhythms are rare but serious side effects.
Answer
toxicity. Glaucoma, liver toxicity and abnormal heart rhythms are rare but serious side effects. From the Amitriptyline article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
World Health Organization. World Health Organization 94 · Sarajevo 90 · Amitriptyline 86 · Ziad Jarrah 80 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Due to the frequency and prominence of side effects, amitriptyline is generally considered a second-line therapy for these indications.
- The most common side effects are dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, constipation, and weight gain.
- Glaucoma, liver toxicity and abnormal heart rhythms are rare but serious side effects.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Amitriptyline article was read about 680,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Amitriptyline
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Ziad JarrahEpic · Society · ATK 80 DEF 100
- Alexander I of RussiaEpic · History · ATK 87 DEF 93
- Whale sharkEpic · Nature · ATK 81 DEF 99
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Amitriptyline (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fuse809, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
