Posted by ed_uk on April 11, 2005, at 10:23:42
In reply to Re: Hint for betablockers, posted by mattw84 on April 10, 2005, at 23:34:08
Hi!
>The only reason I prefer Atenolol is because it is what I see used most effectively in emergency settings.
Since atenolol is relatively beta-1 selective, standard doses are unlikely to be effective in the treatment of anxiety-related tremor and other symptoms which appear to be mediated by the beta-2 receptor. Propranolol is often used to treat anxiety because it's not beta-1 selective. Nadolol or oxprenolol may be prefered by some pdocs because they may be better tolerated. Atenolol is a useful drug in cardiology but I don't think it's a particularly useful drug in psychiatry.
Regards,
Ed.
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