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Below are Cyproheptadine reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Cyproheptadine has an overall score of 6.33. The effectiveness score is 8.67 and the side effect score is 6.67. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Cyproheptadine review by 20 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Allergy to trauma to the face. |
Dosage & duration: | | 25 (dosage frequency: i took it every night) for the period of everyday for about 2 months |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | What I really like about this medication is that it cleared up my sinuses. I no longer experience the tingling feeling that I had in my cheeks and around my lip area. I am also very happy that the medication helped me with my allergies to dust and to the effects of dry air on my nose. It stopped my nightly nose bleeds. |
Side effects: | | There were two side effects to the drug. The first side effect was that I was very drowsy. I knew that this would be a side effect and so that is why I took the medication about a half hour to an hour before bed. Another side effect was an increase in appetite. I gained a few pounds because of an increase in appetite. |
Comments: | | For the treatment I was given a few options as to how I could take the medication. One option was to take 1/4 of the medicine at night and take a tablet of Zyrtec during the day time. Another option was that I could take 1/4 at night without the Zyrtec during the day. I was also allowed to take 1/2 a table to 1 whole tablet daily. I tried all of these and the one that worked the best for me was taking 1/2 a tablet at night everyday. |
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| Cyproheptadine review by 26 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | |           |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | allergy, runny nose, hay fever |
Dosage & duration: | | 4mg x 3 taken 1 tablet a day for the period of 3 times separately, but stopped |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | no | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | It stopped running nose and sneezing. |
Side effects: | | Terrible drowsiness and weakness, I could sleep all day then |
Comments: | | Just one pill and then I was unadequate on daytime, I had to stop, I didn't understand what happened and when with new doze drowsiness appeared again I understood what the problem was, and the third time I just tested to be sure, that I can't function normally with this drug, although it stopped running nose. |
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| Cyproheptadine review by 30 year old male patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | |           |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Allergies |
Dosage & duration: | | 4mg taken 3x per day for the period of 4 months |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | reduction of itching which was caused by seasonal allergies. Itching was primarily on skin around elbows and also sinus congestion. |
Side effects: | | The main side-effects were extreme drowsiness and dry mouth. This became less prevalent as time went on. |
Comments: | | I was taking 4mg tablets three times per day. one in morning, one in afternoon, one in the evening. |
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