Reduces palpitation, controls panic moments
* Effectively reduces increased palpitation with propranolol-an antihypertensive drug.
- Offers non-selective peripheral and central -receptor blocking effect
Peripheral effect : Useful in hypertension and angina pectoris
Central effect : Useful in migraine and some headaches
* Provides built-in support of etizolam- a potent anxiolytic agent
Etizolam has anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties [4].
It is 6-10 times more potent than diazepam.
[P V Devi Swapna et al; : International Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences
(IJPBCS) | APR-JUN 2014 | VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 2 | 46-50]
* Highly valuable in migraine prophylaxis
The increase in migraine frequency was associated with progressively higher frequencies of having mood/anxiety disorders in all samples suggesting for some psychiatric disorders a likely dose-response effect especially for women.
[Goulart AC et al; Headache. 2014 Sep;54(8):1310-9]
* Improves symptom control and patient compliance
* Indications :
- Hypertension with anxiety
- Panic attack
- As adjunctive treatment in thyrotoxicosis
- Anxiety due to migraine
* Dosage and administration :
One to two tablets in a day