One of the most popular drugs prescribed for children, starting from the first months of their life, is the medicine “Citra potion”. Most often, neurologists use it in their practice, but sometimes pediatricians also turn to this tool. This medication has a mild sedative effect. The medicine also slightly reduces intracranial pressure.
In the preparation “Mixture with Citral,” the instruction describes the composition as follows:
1) The main active ingredient of the drug is citral. It is found in lemon, eucalyptus, lemon balm and some other plants. For medicinal purposes, citral solution is used as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial (antiseptic) agent. Also, this substance has a mild sedative effect, can reduce both arterial and intracranial pressure.
2) Magnesia (magnesium sulfate) is a traditional, time-tested tool that has a hypotensive and calming effect, and is also able to reduce intracranial pressure. Due to these properties, magnesium sulfate is widely used by pediatric neurologists. In addition to the drug “Mixture with Citral,” it is also part of the drug “Magne B6” and other medicines, and is also used in the form of a twenty-five percent solution. True, magnesia has another effect that may not always be useful - a laxative.
3) Motherwort and / or valerian infusion (tincture) provide a decrease in the excitability of the nervous system, soothe, help lower blood pressure, reduce spasms, and also increase the influence of other components of the medicine. Since the pharmaceutical effect of both of these plants is almost the same, usually only one of them is added.
4) Diphenhydramine, and not its main property is used - antiallergic, but secondary - soothing, sedative. In the medicine “Mixture with Citral,” the dose of diphenhydramine is much less than in antihistamines.
5) Sodium bromide is able to enhance the inhibition process in the human nervous system. It, in fact, establishes a balance between the process of inhibition and the process of excitation in cases of increased excitability.
6) Glucose. As a rule, it is added in order to improve the taste.
7) Distilled water is used to dissolve other substances (sodium bromide and diphenhydramine are not always part of the mixture).
The dosage and method of use of the drug "Mixture with citral" instructions for its use are described as follows. As a rule, children are prescribed medicine depending on their age - from half a teaspoon to one tablespoon twice or thrice a day. The course of therapy lasts from a couple of weeks to one month, and can be longer. Sometimes the doctor (if necessary) appoints a repeat of these courses several times a year.
Side effects of the drug "Mixture with citral" instructions for its use list such:
1) A variety of allergic manifestations, often expressed in skin rash.
2) Fluid stool - most often the reason for this is the influence of a component such as magnesia.
3) Drowsiness and lethargy.
4) Bromism, which is caused by bromide, which is part of the sodium mixture and is expressed by cough, rhinitis, lethargy, conjunctivitis, rash. In the case of the development of such symptoms when using the drug "Mixture with Citral", the instructions for use recommend its cancellation.
The composition of the medicine changes under the influence of many reasons, for example, the age of the child, the symptoms of the disease, the presence of allergies in the patient, the preferences of the attending physician, the presence of certain components in the pharmacy.
In the preparation "Mixture with Citral", the instruction for its use notes certain disadvantages:
1) Firstly, this medicine in its standard form does not exist. It is specially prepared in accordance with a medical prescription in the prescription department of a pharmacy.
2) Secondly, the shelf life of the product, provided that it is stored in the refrigerator, does not exceed ten days. About the drug "Mixture with Citral" reviews on the network are mostly positive.