Anyone know anything about Periactin (cyproheptadine)

June 29, 2001

I have been taking this antihistamine for a while for migraine

prevention. I think it is making me flush more because it has

calcium channel blocking properties. I cannot be sure of this,

because I kno0w that it is used to treat alot of flushing

conditions. Does anyone know if this can contribute. My ehyes are

very bad right now.

Thanks,

Mike

June 30, 2001

,I took Periactin over 15 yrs ago for allergies. Had r then.

It made me so tired, and seemed to push my nasal allergies down into my chest.

Imitrex taken immediately upon sensing a migraine in the am, always averted

one. As did the earlier med--cafrergot.

Nothing topical nor internal like a Beta blocker has stopped my redness and

tendency for my sensitive skin to sunburn. My best bet is sunblock--like

Sy's Non-Chemical Sunscreen, or Clinique's Sunblock or the widely

available Solar Sense which is sold in CVS or Rite Aids and which is mostly

Titanium dioxide.

I would recommend a newer, non sedating AH like Allegra or Zytrec. Or try

the newest formulation--Astelin--traditional antihistamine in a Nasal Spray

formulation.

I have never seen on the Migraine Newsgroup anyone using Cyproheptadine as a

migraine preventative. But hey, YMMV.

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