Every year, a large number of people are faced with all kinds of diseases that have a negative impact on the brain. Of course, every person wants to feel good, quickly performing mental operations. To this end, a large number of different drugs have been released, and one of them is Akatinol Memantine. Reviews confirm that this drug is really very effective. It refers to fairly serious medicinal medicines, so you can buy it at a pharmacy only with a prescription from your doctor.
In this article, we will consider instructions for the use of this drug, indications and contraindications for its use, and also learn what doctors and patients think about it. Carefully read this information in order to protect yourself as much as possible.
A few words about the composition and form of release
The country of manufacture of the drug "Akatinol Memantine" is Germany. The active ingredient in this medicine is memantine, which has such a wonderful effect on the human body. However, besides it, the composition also includes other components that can improve the absorption of the drug by the body, as well as give the drug the desired shape and ensure the duration of its storage. These additional components include magnesium stearate, lactose, cellulose and silicon dioxide.
The preparation “Akatinol Memantin” has two forms of release: drops and tablets. Each of them contains five, ten or twenty milligrams of active substance. In this article, we will consider information relating specifically to tablets, since at the moment only they can be purchased in Russia.
The drug is packaged in blisters, each of which contains ten tablets. Blisters are placed in cardboard packaging. One such box contains three blisters, as well as instructions for use. Please note that the medicine “Akatinol Memantine” is not a cheap medicine, therefore there is simply a huge risk to come across a fake. Buy the product only at trusted pharmacies.
Pharmacological properties
The drug is able to significantly improve the cognitive abilities of a person in a short time period. The medicine begins to actively affect the body within a few hours after application. In this case, the active components of the drug are completely absorbed by the body. The drug is able to accumulate quickly enough in the blood. Its maximum concentration in the body is observed two hours after the use of the tablet. However, sometimes this period is slightly increased.
It is also very important to consider that the drug leaves the body in two stages. The first of them begins within five to ten hours after application, but the second only after two to three days. In this case, each time the agent leaves the body with the help of the urinary system.
In what cases can I apply
In fact, a fairly wide range of use of tablets "Akatinol Memantine." Reviews confirm that the drug is able to have a truly magical effect on the human body. Most often, doctors prescribe it in such cases:
- vascular dementia;
- mixed dementia;
- dementia by analogy to Alzheimer's disease.
In this case, the drug is prescribed regardless of the stage of the disease. Of course, there are most positive reviews about Akatinol Memantine. However, there are also many negative ones. Against the background of the use of the drug, many patients noticed positive changes and a significant improvement in their health status. However, some did not notice any effect at all.
Are there any contraindications for use?
Please note: it is far from always possible to use the drug “Akatinol Memantine". The instruction confirms that it is strictly forbidden to use the medication for patients suffering from hypersensitivity to any component that is part of the drug. Also, you can not take the drug for people under the age of majority. However, sometimes doctors prescribe pills for small patients with autism or similar disorders of the central nervous system.
It is forbidden to use this drug to people who have been found to have serious liver pathologies. Do not use the medicine for pregnant and lactating women.
Use with extreme caution
There are situations when it is not possible to pick up a replacement for Akatinol Memantine tablets. Doctors' reviews confirm that in this case, you can try to use the drug, but with maximum caution. The patient should be under the constant and strict supervision of a doctor, and the dosage in this case should be minimal.
So, the drug can be taken with extreme caution in patients suffering from pathologies such as:
- epilepsy and other types of diseases accompanied by seizures;
- pathology of the cardiovascular system;
- thyrotoxicosis.
"Akatinol Memantine": instructions for use
The doctor at the reception should tell you about all the features of the use of this pharmaceutical product, and also issue a document that allows you to buy the drug in a pharmacy. Also carefully read the instructions for use of the product to be fully informed from all sides.
Akatinol Memantine tablets are intended for oral use. It is best to use the product with meals while drinking it with a moderate amount of liquid. The dosage of the medicine can only be determined by the attending physician, based on the patient's current condition. Also takes into account the age of the patient, the features of the course of the disease and the individual characteristics of the body.
Most often, treatment begins with the lowest possible dosage, which, if necessary, should gradually increase. According to patient reviews, the minimum dosage of a drug has a positive effect on the patient’s body very rarely, so the dose should be increased.
Dosage Features
The dosage of the drug "Akatinol Memantine" instruction recommends increasing gradually. You need to start with five milligrams per day. So you need to take the medicine for a week, and then double the dosage. If the patient’s condition does not improve, the dosage is still increased by five milligrams by the third week. The increase can be made only on the recommendation of a doctor, after a second examination, as well as passing certain tests. In this case, the maximum daily dose should not exceed 30 mg of active substance per day. It is increasing the dosage in stages, you can track when it will be right to stop.
Is it possible to develop adverse reactions
When using the drug "Akatinol Memantine" side effects are quite common, and at the same time are the most diverse. A very large number of patients complained that, with the use of the medicine, headaches were observed, as well as increased drowsiness and fatigue. Some patients started having problems with the digestive system, namely: diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and pain in the head. Some patients started shortness of breath, headaches, and other unpleasant phenomena.
Do not forget about allergic reactions that can occur if a person has hypersensitivity to any component that is part of the drug.
In very rare cases, patients began to hallucinate. Most often, this phenomenon occurred in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
What to do if you take too much medicine
The medicine "Akatinol Memantine", the composition of which was described above, can lead to an overdose with excessive use of it. Usually, an overdose leads to the negative phenomena that were described in the previous paragraph. But in this case, such effects will manifest themselves much brighter.
To get rid of the symptoms of an overdose, it is very important to wash the stomach, and also take a sufficient dose of activated charcoal. If there is an urgent need, the doctor will tell you how to carry out symptomatic treatment.
special instructions
People suffering from Alzheimer's disease, as well as severe form of dementia, should be under the strict supervision of a doctor during the use of the drug “Akatinol Memantine” (indications for the use of the drug are described above in the article). Against the background of the use of tablets, in no case can you drive a car, as well as work with serious mechanisms. Quite often, doctors prescribe these tablets to patients in a hospital. However, the tool can be prescribed for home use. It is worth considering that the active components of the drug are able to increase the rate of reactions, therefore, during treatment, you need to behave very carefully.
Some application features
Typically, the course of treatment with the drug is thirty to sixty days. However, in the most severe cases, it can be extended up to a year. As mentioned above, the product has two forms of release, but in Ukraine and Russia it can still be bought only in pill form. Please note: the medicine is very serious, so you can buy it only in certified pharmacies by prescription. If you came across this tool in the Internet at a fairly low price, protect yourself from such a purchase. Most likely, such a drug does not have the desired effect, and even can harm your health.
Reviews of patients and doctors
Most often, reviews about the medication are left not by the patients themselves, but by the people who care for them. After analyzing the information on the Internet, we can conclude that the tool has an excellent effect on the elderly. However, only if it was used in high dosages and a fairly large time period.
Against the background of prolonged use of the medicine, the patients' condition did improve, but very gradually. Patients begin to better navigate in space, and the level of mental activity is significantly increased.
However, there are also negative reviews. Sometimes, with the use of the medicine, the patient’s condition does not improve, but rather worsens. However, according to doctors, in this case, the dosage was chosen incorrectly.
Doctors are positive about this medication, and very often prescribe it to their patients. Treatment is best carried out in a hospital, under the strict supervision of a specialist. Only then can the dosage be adequately selected, and changes in the state of health can be clearly observed.
Dementia is not a sentence. A correctly selected dosage of "Akatinol Memantine" will significantly improve the state of health and restore mental abilities of a person. The main thing is to take care of your health in time. Take care of yourself and love yourself.