Novel arylacetamides of the formula I ##STR1## in which Q is R.sup.4 --CH(CH.sub.2 Z)--NA--, ##STR2## R.sup.1 is Ar, cycloalkyl with 3-7 C atoms or C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 -cycloalkyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 -alkyl,R.sup.2 is Ar,R.sup.3 is H, OH, OA or A,R.sup.4 is A or phenyl which can optionally be substituted once or twice by F, Cl, Br, I, OH, OA, CF.sub.3, NO.sub.2, NH.sub.2, NHA, NHCOA, NHSO.sub.2 A or NA.sub.2,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each, independently of one another, H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, OA, CF.sub.3, NH.sub.2, NHA, NA.sub.2, NHCOA, NHCONH.sub.2, NO.sub.2 or taken together are methylenedioxy,A is alkyl with 1-7 C atoms, and physiologically acceptable salts thereof.