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Efficacy of betaxolol in neuroleptic-induced akathisia
L A Adler1, B Angrist, J Rotrosen
1Psychiatry Service, New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DVAMC), NY 10010.
Psychiatry Research
|November 1, 1991
Abstract:
Betaxolol, a beta 1-selective antagonist, produced marked improvement in eight patients with neuroleptic-induced akathisia. No further improvement was seen with subsequent propranolol treatment. These findings, along with the results of prior studies of betaxolol and metoprolol, suggest that blockade of central beta 1-receptors may be sufficient for efficacy in akathisia.