Treatment of lithium induced tremor with atenolol.
This is the first report on the successful treatment of one patient with lithium induced tremor with hydrophilic atenolol, which is a relatively selective beta 1 adrenergic receptor blocker. Atenolol's advantages over lipophilic beta blockers in the treatment of lithium induced tremor are discussed.
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Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse.
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