Magnesia is a drug that is used in almost all branches of medicine. It is used as a vasodilator and sedative.
Some time ago, the drug was injected into the muscle, but it was found that it could cause respiratory failure in such cases. Moreover, the introduction of the drug into the muscle is quite painful for patients and brings a lot of inconvenience. Therefore, intravenous magnesia is most often used. There is also a form for oral administration (powder form).
Magnesia is used intravenously in order to achieve a diuretic effect, in addition, it relaxes the muscles of the vascular wall and, accordingly, reduces pressure and normalizes heart rate, relieving an excited state.
It should be taken into account when introducing magnesia that cases of overdose of the drug are frequent, leading to drowsiness, lethargy and respiratory failure. Magnesia is administered intravenously carefully and slowly. In addition to all of the above properties, this drug has metabolic activity at the cellular level, due to which it has a very profound effect on the body.
Pressure magnesia is used to relieve a hypertensive crisis or reduce vascular spasm in mild ischemia. Due to all its positive properties, magnesia is used intravenously to correct blood pressure and prevent vascular spasm in the elderly. Magnesium, which is part of the preparation, helps normalize metabolic processes in cardiomyocytes, helps strengthen the cell membranes of heart cells, due to which the heart muscle strengthens and becomes more resistant to stress.
The magnesia drug is quite effective in patients with seizures, because magnesia blocks the transmission of impulses along nerve fibers.
In gynecology, magnesia is mainly used as a tocolytic and antispasmodic. After the introduction of the drug, blood flow in the uterus increases, the vessels expand and the spasm is eliminated. Magnesia is an excellent drug during the period of premenstrual syndrome, as It not only eliminates spasm and pain, but also has a pronounced sedative effect. Thus, the elimination of almost all the main symptoms.
It must be remembered that magnesia is best not to use during pregnancy, because it has an embryotoxic and teratogenic effect. During pregravid preparation, it is best for women to cancel the introduction of magnesia at least a month in advance.
The dose of the drug is prescribed taking into account the severity of the disease, the duration of the process and the age of the patient. It is necessary to individually select the dosage of the drug and observe its first injections, because allergic reactions are possible.
Despite its many positive properties, magnesia has a number of side effects:
- depression of the respiratory center;
- allergic reaction;
- arterial hypotension ;
- Too strong sedative reaction, up to depression;
- hypermagnesemia.
Therefore, there is a group of patients to whom magnesia is contraindicated, or its purpose is unreasonable. It should also be borne in mind that magnesia enhances the effect of centrally acting drugs, and therefore patients with neurological pathology should be taken with caution. In addition, in combination with other antihypertensive drugs, magnesia also enhances the effect, so it is necessary to control the introduction of these drugs in order to avoid hypotension.