Propranolol Effect on Tremor in Alcoholic Withdrawal
Authors: DUANE H. ZILM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Letters1 August 1975Propranolol Effect on Tremor in Alcoholic WithdrawalDUANE H. ZILM, B.A.SC., M.PHIL., D.I.C., EDWARD M. SELLERS, M.D., PH.D., F.R.C.P.(C), STUART M. MACLEOD, M.D., PH.D., F.R.C.P.(C), NAEEMA DEGANI, M.B.B.S.DUANE H. ZILM, B.A.SC., M.PHIL., D.I.C., EDWARD M. SELLERS, M.D., PH.D., F.R.C.P.(C), STUART M. MACLEOD, M.D., PH.D., F.R.C.P.(C), NAEEMA DEGANI, M.B.B.S.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-2-234 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlcoholic withdrawal tremor frequently appears in chronic alcoholics 6 to 48 hours after the cessation of longterm heavy alcohol consumption (1). The tremor is often sufficiently large to cause an impairment of coordinated motor activity and can be a major source of anxiety for the subject.Oral propranolol has been shown to be effective in decreasing essential, familial, and senile tremors (2), while intravenous injections (5 mg) significantly reduce the tremor of anxious and thyrotoxic subjects (3). Because of the success of propranolol in other pathological states where tremor is a principle part of the syndrome, it was felt that...References1. GROSSLEWISHASTEY MEJ: Acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome, in The Biology of Alcoholism, vol. 3 of Clinical Pathology, edited by KISSIN B, BEGLEITER H. New York, Plenum Press, 1974, p. 191 CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WINKLERYOUNG GR: Efficacy of chronic propranolol therapy in action tremors of the familial, senile or essential varieties. N Engl J Med 290:984-988, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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