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Controlled Trial of Amitriptyline in General Practice
Br Med J 1971; 1 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5741.133 (Published 16 January 1971) Cite this as: Br Med J 1971;1:133
- T. G. Blashki,
- Robert Mowbray,
- Brian Davies
Abstract
A controlled double-blind trial of amitriptyline at two dosage levels (75 and 150 mg/day), amylobarbitone (150 mg/day), and an inert substance for a period of four weeks was conducted on four matched groups of women attending their general practitioners and suffering from a depressive illness. Improvement at 7 and 28 days was noted on several measures of depression and anxiety in all treatment groups. Of these treatments amitriptyline 150 mg/day was the most consistent in relieving depression and anxiety. Troublesome side effects were equally distributed among the four treatments.