Researchers find no evidence to suggest a link between beta blockers and depression – News-Medical.Net

Drugs such as beta-adrenergic antagonists (beta blockers) have been linked to a range of adverse effects, including depression. But how reliable are these data, and which psychiatric side effects might indeed be caused by these drugs? These questions have been addressed by a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, whose comprehensive meta-analysis has been published in Hypertension. While treatment with beta blockers was not found to be associated with an increased incidence…

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