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.
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
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