"Fezam" is a combination drug, is a nootropic. Effective in a number of neurological diseases. In some cases, it can be used to treat children and adolescents. This article will provide instructions on the use of "Phezam", price, reviews, analogues of the drug.
Release form and composition
Today, the drug has one form of release - capsules. Previously produced in the form of ampoules for injection, for ten years, pharmacological plants have ceased to produce an injectable form of medicine.
Instructions for use with "Fezam" reports that the drug has two components as the main active agent:
Both of these substances have nootropic and vasodilating effects. As auxiliary components, silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, lactose, magnesium stearate are added to the capsules.
Indications for use
Instructions for use with "Fezam" reports that the drug was widely used in neurology in the treatment of the following conditions and diseases:
- delayed psycho-speech development in children and adolescents;
- encephalopathies of various origins;
- intoxication of the nervous system with the breakdown products of alcohol (withdrawal and postabstinence syndromes);
- asthenia of a psychogenic orientation;
- anxiety, excitement, dysphoria;
- speech disorders associated with vascular pathologies;
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
- Tourette's syndrome;
- asthenia and adynamia, provoked by vascular pathology.
Instructions for use and reviews of doctors about Fesame confirm: the drug is effective for use as an independent drug and as a medicine in complex therapy for the treatment of neurological pathologies. He comes to the rescue in case of acute traumatic brain injuries, micro strokes and other acute conditions as an additional remedy.
Contraindications
Instructions for use with "Fezam" reports that the drug has the following contraindications for use:
- renal failure;
- mental illness in an acute condition;
- acute hemorrhagic stroke;
- children's age up to six years;
- period of pregnancy and lactation.
Relative contraindications to taking “Phezam” are problems with blood coagulability, violation of intraocular pressure indices, sharp jumps in blood pressure.
Side effects after taking
The drug is well tolerated in most patients. In rare cases, it can cause the following side effects:
- from the nervous system: excessive drowsiness, headache, apathy, distracted attention;
- from the gastrointestinal tract: bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation;
- allergic reactions: severe skin itching, dermatitis, eczema, urticaria.
The most common side effect is mild drowsiness, which is confirmed by reviews and instructions for the use of Fesam. The price of the drug will be given later.
Cost
The drug can be purchased at any pharmacy, both private and network. The cost varies depending on the number of capsules in the package: from two hundred to five hundred rubles.
The drug belongs to potent drugs, and for its purchase you need a prescription from a doctor (neurologist or psychiatrist). Unscrupulous pharmacists sell Fezam without a prescription, sometimes intentionally overstating.
Recommended Dosage and Administration
Instructions for use with "Fezam" does not tell how to take the capsules: before meals or after. There is no difference when the capsule is taken, but for people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract it is better to take it after eating, this will prevent irritation of the gastric mucosa.
For the treatment of neurological diseases, adults take Fezam one or two capsules three times a day. Duration of admission is from two to four months.
Children over the age of six, but under the age of eighteen, should also take one or two capsules once a day to treat various diseases and conditions. A neurologist or psychiatrist, based on the individual characteristics of the patient, prescribes the duration of therapy with Fezam tablets.
Analogs
Instructions for use of the drug "Fezam" we have already considered. Now we will pass to analogs. The drug has an impressive list of substitutes. The price of Fezam (instructions for use and the prices of analogues will be presented below) makes the purchase of this drug profitable. Only this drug combines the effects of piracetam and cinnarizine immediately.
- Pantogam has two forms of release: syrup and tablets. Indications for use are the same with "Fezam", has a pronounced nootropic and vasodilating effect. About three hundred rubles - such is its price today.
- Instructions for use with the analogue of "Fezam" (the price was given above) under the name "Nootropil" confirms that it is no worse. It has an excellent sedative and anti-anxiety effect, moderate vasodilating property. Just like Fezam, it can be successfully used for the treatment of neurological diseases in children and adolescents. The cost of one package of Nootropil is about two hundred rubles.
- NooCam is another tablet preparation with vasodilating and nootropic properties. The cost of one package with thirty tablets is about one hundred and fifty rubles.
- "Cinnarizine" is not a full-fledged analogue of "Fezam", as it contains only one component. Without piracetam in the composition, "Cinnarizine" has a much less sedative effect. But it contributes to the expansion of blood vessels.
Instructions for use with the analogues of "Fesama" reports that they are all prescription drugs with nootropic action. Before using them, you should always consult a doctor.
Drug compatibility
If there is a need to pass a doping test, you should cancel Fezam in about a week, since cinnarizine in the composition can give a positive test result.
When combined with antidepressants, the sedative effect of "Fezam" is enhanced.
When taking hepatoprotectors simultaneously with this drug, the size of the liver indicators should be monitored: they may tend to increase.
When combined with drugs that lower blood pressure, Fezam has a strong sedative effect on the patient. You should not drive or begin to perform activities that require increased attention after a combination of such medications.
Fezam and alcohol: compatibility
When combined with alcoholic beverages, the development of an alcoholic coma is possible. This combination often provokes multiple death of nerve cells (neurons). The presence of cognitive impairment after such a combination is confirmed by both reviews and instructions for use with Phezam and its analogues.
The price does not matter. It doesn’t matter if it’s an expensive nootropic or cheap: the patient should be aware that the simultaneous use of such drugs with alcohol will lead to severe intoxication and death of brain cells.
Reviews on the drug for the treatment of delayed psycho-speech development in children
Fezam is often prescribed by psychiatrists and neuropathologists as an adjuvant for the treatment of cognitive and speech disorders in children six years of age and older. Instructions for use with Phezam (price and availability also play a role in choosing a drug) confirms that the treatment of pediatric logoneurosis, motor alalia, hyperactivity is easier and faster with this medicine.
For the treatment of children, bundles of drugs are often used:
- Kogitum plus Fezam;
- Cortexin plus Fezam;
- Cerebrolysin plus Fezam.
It is forbidden to prescribe a bunch of such serious nootropic drugs on your own: it can provoke a worsening of the condition. Therapy should be carried out under the supervision of an experienced pediatric neurologist.
The drug for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia: reviews
Instructions for use with "Fezam" reports that the medicine is effective for treating insomnia, unmotivated excitement and anxiety. Hundreds of thousands of patients have already experienced the effects of these capsules. What are their reviews?
About 95 percent of patients noted normalization of sleep and were satisfied. Many thanks to the action of "Fezam" were able to overcome protracted insomnia. Together with a healthy sleep, self-confidence came. A decrease in unmotivated excitement, a decrease in anxiety come from about the second week of regular intake.
Drug dependence on "Fezam"
People still rumor that modern nootropics can be addictive, akin to a drug. This is a fallacy: drugs of a new generation can cause maximum psychological addiction in suspicious, neurotic personalities.
In the course of laboratory studies, it was proved that modern nootropics (including Fezam) do not cause physical dependence. They are assigned to potent substances only for the reason that a serious overdose can result in a failure of the internal organs.