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Cyproheptadine, sold under the brand name Periactin among others, is a first-generation antihistamine with additional anticholinergic, antiserotonergic, and local anesthetic properties. It was patented in 1959 and came into medical use in 1961. [ 5 ]
AH-1058 is a lipophilic antiarrhythmic calcium channel blocker synthesized by the Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories of Ajinomoto Co., Inc in Kawasaki, Japan. [1] It is derived from cyproheptadine, a compound with known antiserotonic, antihistaminic and calcium channel blocking properties.
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Apetamin is a potentially dangerous figure-augmentation product. [1] [2] It is a syrup containing cyproheptadine, the amino acid lysine, and some vitamins.Cyproheptadine, the active ingredient, is an antihistamine and a hepatotoxin that has many effects on the body, including increased appetite, fatigue, and drowsiness. [3]
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org سيبروهيبتادين; Usage on azb.wikipedia.org سیپروهپتادین
Cyproheptadine blocks 5-HT 2A, H1 and is a mild anticholinergic. Methysergide is a 5-HT 2A antagonist and nonselective 5-HT 1 receptor blocker. It causes retroperitoneal fibrosis and mediastinal fibrosis. [citation needed] Quetiapine blocks 5-HT 2A, 5-HT 1A, dopamine receptors D 1 and D 2, histamine receptor H1, and A1 adrenoreceptors.
The serotonin antagonist cyproheptadine is the recommended initial therapy, although there have been no controlled trials demonstrating its efficacy for SS. [ 9 ] [ 69 ] [ 70 ] Despite the absence of controlled trials, there are a number of case reports detailing apparent improvement after people have been administered cyproheptadine. [ 9 ]
The main medical use for pizotifen is for the prevention of migraine and cluster headache.Pizotifen is one of a range of medications used for this purpose, other options include propranolol, topiramate, valproic acid, cyproheptadine and amitriptyline.