A significant part of mental illness stems from a person’s inability to deal with stress. Nowadays, the blows of fate are so frequent and strong that a huge number of people can not cope with them. Many do not even know that they have been mentally ill for many years, assuming that phobias (painful uncontrollable fears), depression, neurosis and psychopathy (mental disorders) are simply annoying ailments.
However, the number of cases is growing when a person can no longer cope with life's difficulties, and his psyche begins to break down. And then there is a need for psychotropic drugs, among which is the famous tranquilizer Relanium.
The medicine has conquered the world market under the names "Diazepam", "Valium", "Seduksen", "Sibazon" and others. Since 1959. It has long been proven effective.
With the use of the drug, fear, tension and anxiety are significantly reduced. The Relanium tool relaxes muscles, relieves cramps and causes sleep. It also stops cardiac arrhythmia and lowers the production of gastric juice (which is important in the treatment of gastritis).
When they talk about the most famous sedative medicines, they mean the Relanium medication.
Instructions for use of the drug reports on which conditions it should be taken. Among the indications - a sense of anxiety, emotional tension, fear; cases of sleep disturbances; varieties of itchy dermatoses and eczema on the skin, causing increased irritability; cases of epileptic seizures, gastritis and ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract, alcoholism, schizophrenia (in combination with other medicines).
Before taking it, you need to know what is dangerous drug "Relanium". Instructions for use of the drug warns: this benzodiazepine (chemical-pharmaceutical classification of the drug) is much faster than others to become addictive and then addictive.
In the event of such complications, the patient’s condition will not differ from the state of the alcoholic, who must be treated for severe binge. Breaking in the absence of this remedy resembles a repeatedly intensified state of alcohol withdrawal.
The drug should be completely inaccessible to children and adolescents.
How to use the medicine "Relanium"? Instructions for use give the following instructions:
To avoid addiction, continuous use should be discontinued after 2 months. Then, if there is a need to continue treatment, you can repeat the course, but not earlier than after 3 weeks.
For intravenous and intramuscular administration (injections), a solution is issued in Relaniumium ampoules. The patient can take the pills on their own, but strictly as prescribed by the doctor. As for the injections, they should be done by a specialist nurse in a hospital or clinic or a foster nurse (when visiting a patient at home).
In what dosage and in what mode is the drug Relanium taken? Instructions for use answer this question as follows.
Unless the doctor prescribes otherwise, then:
- As a sleeping pill, 1 tablet (0.005 grams) is taken forty minutes before bedtime.
- For other purposes, a daily dose of 3 to 6 tablets is broken down 2-3 times a day.
- During wakefulness, the medicine is taken two hours before a meal or two hours after a meal.
Before starting the reception, you need to check with the doctor the dosage and duration of the course.
What side effects does Relanium cause?
The description of the drug indicates that it is generally tolerated favorably. But for some patients, treatment may result in a shaky gait, lethargy and drowsiness.
In more complex (but also rarer) cases, manifestations of photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), allergic reactions, impaired hematopoiesis, cases of impotence, irregular menstruation calendar, headaches are possible.
In the event of a sharp cessation of the drug, the so-called "withdrawal syndrome" occurs, which is typical for the sudden withdrawal of all drugs. One should expect unmotivated anxiety (the patient himself does not know where he got this feeling), hostility to a close and distant circle of communication. Often there are convulsions, depression, agitation, insomnia.
In what cases can not take the drug "Relanium"? Instructions for use of this tool warns of the facts of severe hepatic and renal lesions. A complete ban on its administration is imposed by myasthenia gravis and glaucoma. Pregnant and lactating women should also not take this medicine. It can create a benzodiazepine dependence in the fetus, and then in the newborn baby.
Alcohol, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics and hypnotics enhance their effect with combined therapy with the indicated drug. Combining the use of Relanium with alcohol is life threatening!
The state of rest and release from stress that this medication causes is extremely pleasant. However, it should be remembered that without observance of precautions, excessive enthusiasm for this drug can be expensive for lovers of pleasure.