In our unstable, impetuous time, we are all in a hurry somewhere, in a hurry somewhere. From useful and not very information the head goes round. We are trying to catch up somewhere, to finish something else on the go. And the years are not the same, the wrong skill, and memory has recently started to fail ... From nervous tension at work, from rudeness in the queue, from all sorts of problems and troubles, my hands often shake, sleep is lost. We attribute all these signs to age or nerves, and sometimes we simply don’t notice that the disease creeps up to us like a wild beast, carefully, quietly, imperceptibly, in order to kill and destroy it later. And sometimes it’s too late to be saved, but if you were a little more attentive, you could. And a drug called Piracetam would help us.
Description of medicinal properties
"Piracetam" (Pyracetamum) - a drug that positively affects the processes of metabolism and blood circulation of the brain. It improves the age-related activities of the brain, improves learning, memorization, helps to restore and preserve memory. In people suffering from coronary artery disease, this drug improves regional blood flow in areas of the brain that have been affected by the disease. The drug is excreted from the body by the kidneys within 4 hours, penetrates into all tissues, brain and internal organs. From the cerebrospinal fluid is removed much more slowly.
Indications for use
The drug "Piracetam", the instructions for use of which is always attached, is prescribed for vascular parkinsonism, cerebral arteriosclerosis, and other pathological processes that are impaired in memory, speech, attention, dizziness, coma as a result of intoxication and brain injuries.
In some diseases of the nervous system, which are expressed in a decrease in the intellectual functions of the brain, impaired emotional-volitional function, etc., the drug "Piracetam" is used. The instruction for its use says that it is prescribed in psychiatric practice for the complex treatment of mental illness. If the patient is in a neurotic and astheno-adynamic depressive state, when signs of adynamia, apathic state, schizophrenia, as well as in the complex treatment of senile diseases, starting with Alzheimer's disease, are clearly expressed, this drug is also prescribed.
This medicine is prescribed for alcoholism in its various stages, for chronic alcoholism to reduce intellectual-mnestic and other disorders of mental activity, asthenia phenomena. It is used in emergency care for drug addicts, alcoholics, as well as in cases of acute poisoning with morphine, alcohol, barbiturates.
Its use is advisable for the complex treatment of myocardial infarction, as well as for viral neuroinfections.
Instructions for use
The drug "Piracetam" instructions advised to be used orally or intravenously. If intravenous administration is used, then at the beginning of treatment the doctor prescribes 10 g per day, and in severe cases per day up to 12 g in the form of droppers, for half an hour. After improving the patient's condition, the dose is gradually reduced and the drug is prescribed in tablets.
In milder cases, Piracetam tablets are prescribed. Instructions for the use of the drug inside informs that at the beginning of treatment, the dose of the drug is 3 times a day, 800 mg before meals. When the patient's condition improves, a single dose is reduced to 400 mg. Treatment lasts about 6-8 weeks. The drug is used 2 times a day for 30-160 mg, if necessary, 3-4 times a day. Treatment lasts from 2 weeks to 6 months, after a half to two months, if necessary, the medication can be repeated. In general, the drug "Piracetam", the dosage and duration of its use are prescribed depending on the diagnosis, the severity of the disease and the age of the patient.
Side effects
When applying Piracetam, various side effects can occur: motor disinhibition, mental agitation, irritability and imbalance. A person cannot concentrate, anxiety appears, sleep is disturbed.
In some cases, nausea, vomiting and constipation appear, or, conversely, diarrhea. At high doses, appetite decreases, dizziness and headache appear. Seizures, increased sexual activity, or worsening angina are sometimes possible.
There are some contraindications to the use of the drug "Piracetam". The instruction states that it can not be prescribed to children under one year old. As well as people with diabetes, with allergic reactions to fruit juices, essences, with acute renal failure.
It is especially necessary to monitor the dosage of the drug, because with an excessive dose, irritability, insomnia occurs, and elderly patients may experience acute heart failure.
Dosage Forms
The drug "Piracetam" is available in capsules of 0.4 g, in tablets of 0.2 g, 20% solution in ampoules of 5 ml (1 g of the drug in 1 ampoule) and in granules of 56 g for children.
When using the drug, it is necessary to constantly monitor the indicators of kidney and liver function. You can not abruptly stop the use of the drug "Piracetam", and in case of sleep disturbance it is recommended to cancel the evening intake of the medicine.