Periactin is the brand name of the drug cyproheptadine, a prescription medication recommended to allergy sufferers as well as patients diagnosed with a cold. It is a histamine blocker that controls allergy and cold symptoms. Symptoms that are managed with the use of Periactin include sneezing, watery eyes, hives, coughing and itching. Follow the directions of your doctor implicitly when using Periactin.
Follow the dosage amount recommended by your doctor. On average, your physician will likely recommend you take between 12 mg to 16 mg of the medicine each day. However, the therapeutic range for adults is anywhere from 4 mg to 20 mg daily. Pediatric patients will be given between 2 mg to 4 mg of the drug daily to control symptoms.
Excess secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), the hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland to produce cortisone, is associated with increased serotonin levels in the brain. Cyproheptadine has been used in the treatment of Cushing's disease, where there is excess cortisone production but not with reliable success.
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