Effects of atenolol and propranolol on human performance and subjective feelings
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychopharmacology
- Vol. 60 (2) , 211-215
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00432296
Abstract
In a double-blind, double crossover experiment, 18 healthy young men received over 3-day periods either 100 mg atenolol, 80 mg propranolol, or placebo. The subjects underwent various motor and cognitive tests 18 h after each last dose had been taken. Propranolol significantly increased variability of a choice reaction-time task. Scores on various subjective rating scales showed that propranolol had a larger mood elevating effect than atenolol. Heart rate and blood pressure were significantly reduced 24 h after atenolol medication; these effects were absent or reduced after propranolol had been given.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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