These meta-analyses found no statistically significant differences between the efficacy of propranolol and benzodiazepines regarding the short-term treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia .
Also , no evidence was found for effects of propranolol on PTSD symptom severity through inhibition of memory reconsolidation .
In conclusion , the quality of evidence for the efficacy of propranolol at present is insufficient to support the routine use of propranolol in the treatment of any of the anxiety disorders
The effects of propranolol in the treatment of anxiety disorders have not been systematic ally evaluated previously .
The aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled trials , addressing the efficacy of oral propranolol versus placebo or other medication as a treatment for alleviating either state or trait anxiety in patients suffering from anxiety disorders .
Narcotic withdrawal symptoms in heroin users treated with propranolol.
Abstract Propranolol , a β-adrenergic blocking agent , is useful in the treatment of heroin addiction . It prevents the euphoric effects of heroin ; in addicts from whom heroin is withdrawn it eliminates , or much reduces , the distressing and enduring residual craving for the narcotic ; and it is a non-narcotic , non-addicting , and relatively safe drug that is effective when given orally in small doses . Propranolol taken in the usual amounts does not help in the management of the acute physical withdrawal symptoms . Two cases are described in which heroin , self-administered after the use of propranolol , actually precipitated , without accompanying euphoric effects , major symptoms of withdrawal . In one case the symptoms occurred after a single oral dose of propranolol 10 mg . given for the first time in the course of a double-blind trial of this medication , and persisted for twenty-four hours despite further use of heroin . In the other case , they were subsequently reactivated for twenty-four hours by further medications with propranolol ; the adverse reaction led to a request for continued treatment with propranolol as a prophylactic against recurrent use of heroin
These meta-analyses found no statistically significant differences between the efficacy of propranolol and benzodiazepines regarding the short-term treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia .
Also , no evidence was found for effects of propranolol on PTSD symptom severity through inhibition of memory reconsolidation .
In conclusion , the quality of evidence for the efficacy of propranolol at present is insufficient to support the routine use of propranolol in the treatment of any of the anxiety disorders
The effects of propranolol in the treatment of anxiety disorders have not been systematic ally evaluated previously .
The aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled trials , addressing the efficacy of oral propranolol versus placebo or other medication as a treatment for alleviating either state or trait anxiety in patients suffering from anxiety disorders .