CYPROHEPTADINE FOR COMBAT NIGHTMARES IN POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER AND DREAM ANXIETY DISORDER

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BROPHY, MH
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10.1093/milmed/156.2.100
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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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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