Muriel recently stopped taking her medication resulting in flulike symptoms. She was most likely taking a(n): A. atypical second-generation antidepressant. B. SSRI. C. MAOI. D. tricyclic antidepressant. Solution 1. The above all 4 drugs belong to antidepressant drugs. 2. Atypical second-generation antidepressants are antipsychotic drugs. These drugs have less side effects. 3. The remaining three SSRI, MAOI and Tricyclic antidepressant are antidepressant mostly used in panic disorder or social phobia. 4. MAOI is used as last line treatment when SSRI and Tricyclic antidepressant have failed. 5. Side effects of tricyclic antidepressant causes symptoms like flu such as dry mounth, dry nose, blurry vision, and increasing body temperature. 6. So she was most likely taking tricyclic antidepressant..