Available as cyproheptadine hydrochloride; dosage expressed in terms of the salt
• If you need to give an extra dose, give it at bedtime
Do not exceed 16 mg in a day
See more Periactin is a prescription drug that can help you gain weight by stimulating your appetite
Take your doses at regular intervals
• increase in your appetite and weight gain • diarrhoea or constipation Urinary • passing urine more often • difficulty passing urine • being unable to empty your bladder of urine
It is used to treat
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Cyproheptadine (Periactin) hydrochloride, a histamine and serotonin antagonist, was
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Periactin is used to relieve the symptoms of
Periactin is used to treat allergic conditions, such as hay fever, and to stimulate appetite
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Cyproheptadine can also increase appetite and promote weight gain in children and adults [8]
Typically this medication is used only after a child is very comfortable having no symptoms of reflux ( such as vomiting, gagging, choking), as well has constipation managed ( stooling 1-2 times per day pudding The median cyproheptadine dosage did not differ whether reporting AEs or not: it was 12 mg per day for adults (range 2–37
5 mg/day (range 1–16) for children
Findings: The cyproheptadine group experienced a mean (SD) change in appetite score of -2
Patients in the cyproheptadine group experienced Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of cyproheptadine (CY) use in infants and young children with poor growth treated at our multidisciplinary pediatric feeding program, and to describe changes in their weight and feeding behaviors
5mg/kg per day
Many patients reported a robust weight gain
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A June 2020 case report found that a 40-year-old woman developed autoimmune hepatitis after six weeks of daily Apetamin use
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