Brophy M H
Psychiatry Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216.
Mil Med. 1991 Feb;156(2):100-1.
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.
