Effects
Appetite stimulant
Indications
Loss of appetite
Active ingredients
By cause: herbal bitter agents and spices:
Prokinetics:
- Metoclopramide (Paspertin).
- Domperidone (Motilium)
Antihistamines and anticholinergics:
- Pizotifen (Mosegor, out of commerce), cyproheptadine (out of commerce in many countries).
Antidepressants:
- E.g. mirtazapine, caution: some antidepressants such as the SSRIs can also cause loss of appetite.
Progestins:
- Medroxyprogesterone
Glucocorticoids:
- Dexamethasone
Non-approved substances
- Cannabis or tetrahydrocannabinol
- Cannabinoid receptor agonists
- Gherlin agonists
- Cyproheptadine
- Anabolic steroids, oxandrolone
