Cyproheptadine for combat nightmares in post-traumatic stress disorder and dream anxiety disorder.
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Pharmacologic treatment of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder often involves antidepressant drugs. Combat nightmares often persist. The addition of cyproheptadine, in a median dose of 16-24 mg orally at night, controls the nightmares.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Military medicine
دوره 156 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991