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The discovery of rubidium goes back to 1861 when Bunsen and Kirkhoff isolated it from rocks containing lepidolite. Therefore, its use in therapy only began in 1880, with its employment against epilepsy, syphilis, and cardiac insufficiency. Most patients treated with rubidium showed a reduction in heart rate, an increase in blood pressure and, above all, a psychic sense of well-being.
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De Maio, D., Buffa, G., Dorigo, D., Laviani, M. (1993). Antidepressive Action of Rubidium. In: Placidi, G.F., Dell’Osso, L., Nisticò, G., Akiskal, H.S. (eds) Recurrent Mood Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76646-6_29
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