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Randomised trial, 1977

# Does Bellergal help premenstrual syndrome?

Bellergal significantly improved fatigue, breast tenderness, nervousness, irritability, lethargy and listlessness. The study lacks details like sample size and duration.

 Moderate study design

Women with troublesome premenstrual syndrome symptoms

## What they did

Placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, parallel group study in hospitals and general practice. Women with troublesome PMS received either Bellergal or placebo three times daily.

## What they found

Bellergal significantly improved fatigue, tender breasts, nervousness, irritability, lethargy and listlessness. No side effects were reported.

## What it means for you

Bellergal appears effective for several PMS symptoms without side effects. However, the abstract lacks important details: no sample size, duration, or explicit results comparing drug to placebo.

3x daily

Bellergal dosing frequency

## About the study

Original title Treatment of the premenstrual syndrome Authors Robinson K, Huntington KM, Wallace MG Journal British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Year 1977 Study design Randomised trial What was tested Bellergal (belladonna alkaloids, ergotamine tartrate, phenobarbitone) three times daily Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12493.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12493.x)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Fatigue and energy](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-fatigue/)

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