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. 2014 Aug 21;16(9):749–756. doi: 10.1177/1098612X14545273

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Cyproheptadine is a serotonin antagonist antihistamine which is thought to stimulate appetite through antagonism of 5-HT2 receptors in the ventromedial hypothalamus. As it is nearly completely metabolised in the liver and undergoes renal excretion, dose adjustments should be made for either renal or hepatic disease