Potential benefits of cyproheptadine in HIV-positive patients under treatment with antiretroviral drugs including efavirenz
@article{Dabaghzadeh2012PotentialBO, title={Potential benefits of cyproheptadine in HIV-positive patients under treatment with antiretroviral drugs including efavirenz}, author={Fatemeh Dabaghzadeh and H. Khalili and Padideh Ghaeli and S. Dashti-Khavidaki}, journal={Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy}, year={2012}, volume={13}, pages={2613 - 2624} }
Introduction: More than 50% of HIV-positive patients experience neuropsychiatric adverse reactions following efavirenz therapy. Discontinuation of efavirenz due to its neuropsychiatric side effects has been reported in 2 – 13% of patients. Dizziness, headache, nightmares, abnormal dreams, mild cognitive difficulty, sleep disturbance (somnolence and insomnia), impaired concentration, depression, hallucination, delusion, paranoia, anxiety, agitation, aggressive behavior, mania, emotional… Expand
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