• In a double-blind crossover study the β-adrenergic blocking drug propranolol
hydrochloride reduced symptoms in 17 of 26 patients with chronic anxiety disorders. Both …

Twenty-four healthy male volunteers were given 60 mg of propranolol hydrochloride (a β-
adrenergic blocking agent) or placebo in divided doses given orally during the 12 hours …

The psychomotor effects of control of hypertension were studied in a parallel group
comparison of 25 elderly hypertensives (aged 61-79 years; SBP= 192 (range 162-212) …

Improvement in the efficacy of newer antihypertensive agents has resulted in consideration
of the side effects of drug therapy. Impairment of memory function resulting from …

Vivid and bizarre dreams, hallucinations, sleep disturbance and psychosis have all been
described following treatment with β-Blockers. It has been suggested that these central …

Eighty-nine new referral hypertensive out-patients and 46 new referral non-hypertensive
chronically physically ill out-patients completed a mood rating scale at regular intervals for …

The magnitude and duration of effect of a single 40-mg oral tablet of oxprenolol on the
tachycardias associated with motor-car driving, isoprenaline infusion, and walking were …

The antihypertensive effects of treatment with a diuretic or a beta-blocker were compared in
40 patients with essential hypertension. Patients were allocated at random to receive one …

Hypertensive patients may be adversely affected by complications and other concomitant
processes such as anxiety, sedation, and drug side effects. It has been suggested that some …

Evidence supporting the efficacy of beta blockers in anxiety is reviewed. Propranolol and
oxprenolol are the most clearly established in efficacy. A placebo-controlled trial is …