THE USE OF ERGOTAMINE COMPOUNDS IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE SIMPLE ANXIETY STATES
Abstract
A report is made on 59 cases of acute anxiety treated with ergotamine tartrate, 37 cases treated with ergonovine maleate, and 36 cases treated as controls with calcium lactate. Results are given therapeutically and it is indicated that, while these drugs do act as antisympathetic compounds and to some degree ameliorate symptoms of jitteriness and tension, their potential hazard and the routine required for their administration is sufficiently complex to limit their use to special instances.
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