2—Dimethylaminoethanolの使用経験

THE CLINICAL EFFECT OF 2-DIMETHYLAMINOETHANOL

　DMAEは抑うつ状態を主症状とする軽度の精神科的疾患に有効で，その副作用の殆んどない事と併せ考えて，健康人の精神的疲労回復，精神的活力の増加にも意義ある薬剤と考える。猶文献及び薬理学的生化学的考察よりすれば慢性の精神分裂病にも意義ある薬剤のようであるが，今回の少ない症例では何とも結論する事ができず今後の研究を必要とする。

The clinical use of 2-Dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE), which is a possible precursor of acetylcholine, has been tried in 18 cases of psychiatric patients.

The dosage of DMAE administrated has ranged from 10 to 80 mgs (average 30mgs).

Improvement has been usually noticed in a week or two weeks after initiating admin-istration.

The clinical effect has been remarked in cases of neurasthenia, mild depression and narcolepsy, but not in case of severe depres-sion.

DMAE has seemed to be enough useful in the psychiatric clinic to be qualified as a stabilizer or a energizer.