TREATMENT OF DELIRIUM TREMENS WITH RESERPINE (SERPASIL)

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Abstract
The problem of the treatment of the acutely alcoholic patient has been the topic of countless papers in the past few years.1However, despite the many writings on the subject of treatment of postalcoholic withdrawal symptoms, management of these symptoms still revolves around intravenously given fluids for hydration, high doses of vitamins, and large doses of paraldehyde to control the extreme excitation and acute hallucinatory episodes these patients exhibit. Anyone familiar with this mode of therapy can attest to the fact that it is far from being satisfactory. For adequate control of these extremely agitated patients, they must be given massive doses of paraldehyde to the point where they are literally semicomatose. This then increases tremendously the amount of nursing care required per patient, for then intravenous administration of fluids, frequent turning, bathing, catheterization, and changing of linens are required. In addition, these patients are oftener than not in

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