Pizotifen as an antidepressant.
In a double-blind study the therapeutic effect and tolerance of pizotifen was compared with placebo in 20 outpatients of both sexes suffering from light to moderate depression. Pizotifen seems to possess certain antidepressive effects in dosages of 4-10 mg daily. These properties, and the well-documented effect of pizotifen in migraine, could make it an alternative in treating patients suffering from the often seen combination of vascular headache/depression.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010918:Pizotyline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013876:Thiophenes; D010918:Pizotyline