The modern rhythm of life seems so hectic and fussy that sometimes we just need stimulants. For some, these are narcotic drugs, which, of course, a normal person cannot approve of. And for some it’s psychotropic medicinal substances, or daytime tranquilizers. Why do we need them? How do they work? Many are interested in side effects and the possibility of developing addiction. Who will help to answer such questions?
What it is?
Consider the very concept of "daytime tranquilizers." What is it and what does it "eat" with? It has already been said that these are psychotropic drugs indicated for the treatment and elimination of anxiety, fear and anxiety, as well as emotional tension. Moreover, drugs do not impair cognitive function. Any pharmacist can take a brief tour of the world of tranquilizers, but he is not entitled to sell most of them without a prescription.
To date, daytime tranquilizers are still compared with anxiolytics. This is just a means of relieving fear and tension. Previously, they were called "small tranquilizers," but "large" are antipsychotics, that is, drugs that have a sedative and hypnotic effect.
Daytime tranquilizers are prescribed in the treatment of many diseases, so their use in no way can be a symptom of a nervous condition or severe stress.
From the history
In 1951, the first modern tranquilizer, Meprobamat, was first synthesized. It is used for neurosis, irritability, affective tension and sleep disturbances. It is also indicated for increased muscle tone, joint diseases. But in psychiatric practice, this drug is ineffective. But because of its lightness, “Meprobamate” is good for vegetative dystonia, PMS, menopause, hypertension, and ulcer. In surgery, it is used to prepare for operations, as well as to reduce muscle tension.
Action of drugs
So, how can daytime tranquilizers help ? Drugs can be divided, taking as a basis the main function. They may have sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant and anticonvulsant effects.
We will try to disassemble the drugs of each group:
- For example, anxiolytic action is a decrease in fear, anxiety and anxiety. Such easy daytime tranquilizers are prescribed for obsessive thoughts, increased suspiciousness regarding their health.
- Sedative drugs are characterized by a decrease in excitability, a decrease in concentration and speed of reactions.
- The hypnotic effect of drugs is expressed in facilitating the onset of sleep, increasing its depth and duration.
- Finally, the muscle relaxant effect is the relaxation of skeletal muscles. Drugs of this group relieve motor tension, eliminate cramps.
It should be remembered that in groups tranquilizers can enhance each other's action or neutralize it. So the appointment should follow the doctor’s prescription. Get it is not so difficult, given that the drugs are used for all types of anxiety disorders.
When using funds, it is not recommended to drink alcohol, since it enhances the effect on the central nervous system, which can be accompanied by severe side effects.
How are daytime tranquilizers prescribed?
Psychotropic drugs can be bought only by prescription, but some drugs are banned in several countries. An example is Phenazepam. If a person who suffers from insomnia, causeless fear, or other nervous conditions consults a doctor, the doctor can recommend home methods for relieving stress (baths, auto-training, massage) or prescribe daytime tranquilizers. Specialists have a list of drugs available for sale in various pharmacies, so that it will help to orient even the place of potential purchase.
With the help of tranquilizers, the patient calms down and relaxes. A sense of anxiety passes, sleep normalizes, but you need to remember that with a mental disorder, tranquilizers do not help.
When is it impossible?
There are cases when it is forbidden for the patient to use daytime tranquilizers. Each physician knows and understands the list of addictive drugs to whom it is possible to prescribe a course, and who can only increase the problem. Particularly dangerous drugs of this group for children and adolescents, as well as for women during pregnancy and lactation.
Possible side effects: drowsiness, lethargy, lethargic concentration of attention. Therefore, tranquilizers are not prescribed for drivers. Also in the forbidden group are people with alcohol dependence, drug addicts and the elderly.
Classification of tranquilizers
How can a group of tranquilizers be classified? First of all, one should abandon stereotypes that wander among the townsfolk unfamiliar with such drugs. It is no secret that tranquilizers can be compared with narcotic substances because of their effect on the nervous system. But this is another matter, because the task of drugs is not to stimulate activity and cause a hallucinogenic effect, but to calm, relieve nervous tension and drive away hallucinations.
Strong tranquilizers can be distinguished. These include benzodiazepine derivatives: Lorafen, Nozepam and Seduxen; diphenylmethane derivatives, for example Atarax; tranquilizers of various chemical groups: Afobazol, Prooroxan, Mebikar.
Small include daytime tranquilizers. These are derivatives of benzodiazepine "Rudotel" and "Grandaxin", as well as other groups, for example, "Spitomin".
The main property of all tranquilizers without exception is a decrease in mental activity without impaired consciousness. That is, no memory failures, uncontrolled actions and other deviations from the norm. This function of tranquilizers is achieved by suppressing the limbic system of the brain and enhancing the action of the inhibitory mediator.
So what is the strongest daily tranquilizer? This question is of interest to many doctors and, of course, patients. There is the largest group - benzodiazepine. Among them, "Lorazepam" and "Phenozepam" are distinguished by a powerful effect.
When performing work requiring increased attention, you can use such drugs as Grandaxinum, Oxazepam, Medazepam and Gidazepam. They do not have a sedative effect, but they do not cause addiction.
For instance
If you describe the daily tranquilizer "Grandaxinum", then you need to highlight its anxiolytic effect. This is an effective psycho-vegetative regulator that eliminates various forms of autonomic disorders and stimulates activity. Due to the presence of a muscle relaxant effect, the drug can be used to treat patients with myopathy and myasthenia gravis. In small doses, it does not cause dependence.
Many consumers have used the Grandaxin daily tranquilizer. Reviews indicate that there is an effect, and it can be called sparing, since patients did not experience discomfort and side effects. The drug was described more positively by women workaholics who really need some kind of stimulation of activity.
But the Adaptol daily tranquilizer helps eliminate anxiety, anxiety and fear. It affects the activity of the zones of the brain responsible for the occurrence of emotions. Against the background of the sedative effect, the drug does not cause a feeling of euphoria, drowsiness, or impaired coordination of movements. Also, the medicine does not affect mental activity, but it can improve attention. After taking the drug, it is rapidly absorbed into the blood, and a high concentration lasts longer than four hours. In the body, it does not accumulate and leaves after a day with urine and feces. The drug does not cause addiction.
When do not give a prescription
Some daily tranquilizers without prescription are dispensed in pharmacies. There is an allowed list. If you buy any of it, then no pharmacist can criticize you. For example, Lyudiomil perfectly copes with apathy and anxiety, removes the feeling of lethargy and stabilizes the work of the psyche. However, it is contraindicated in pregnancy and kidney disease.
"Prozac" or "Fluoxetine" is prescribed in the treatment of painful menstruation, anxiety and mild panic. With regular admission, obsessive thoughts pass, and the mood rises. To get rid of bad habits, Nousmock helps. In addition, it really increases the efficiency of a person.
There are also daytime tranquilizers without prescriptions, which are more correctly called antidepressants. This is Sirestill, Rexetin, Plizil, Adepress. These drugs relieve stress and improve mental health.
Among sedatives, Novopassit and Persen can be distinguished. They contain mint, valerian, lemon balm, St. John's wort, hops and elderberry. Only Persen is softer and not sleepy.
Help from nature
You can also determine the natural daytime tranquilizer with an antidepressant effect. Tinctures of lemongrass, lemon balm, mint and even maraya root have proven themselves well. There is also a Leuzea plant that improves a person’s mood, calms and sets up a positive. Doctors say that most antidepressants affect the metabolic processes of brain mediators and arrange the production of hormones norepinephrine and serotonin. You can drink as an antidepressant tincture of chamomile and ginseng, as well as tea with calendula, lure and motherwort.
Among the purchased funds, one can also distinguish a wide range of antidepressants. These are means that stimulate or soothe, as well as have sleeping pills. Such substances optimize pathological mood changes in depression. They also establish processes of thinking and increase inhibited activity. In particular, "Imipramine", the same "Fluoxetine", "Moclobemide" can be distinguished. They rather stimulate, and soothe, Amitriptyline, Doxepin, and Fluvoxamine. And if you need a tool that can cope with lethargy and anxiety, then doctors note "Maprotiline" and "Clomipramine."
Antidepressants are prescribed for the long term - from six months or more. A single consumption of the drug is pointless, so you need to take only the course and for a long time. You need to start with a small amount and make sure that the dosage does not exceed the therapeutic dose. Treatment ends with a decrease in the daily amount.
What is so special about them?
Let's analyze some common features of daytime tranquilizers. In particular, they have the ability to accumulate in the body and therefore are excreted for a rather long time. In the first week after taking the drug, the amount of the drug in the body decreases, and the symptoms of the disease can return, so the course must be taken entirely and without interruptions.
When taking drugs from the benzodiazepine series, phenomena of hypersedation are possible. These are daytime drowsiness, decreased physical activity, distraction, weakening of the concentration of attention and even paradoxical reactions, which should be understood as increased aggressiveness, insomnia, muscle weakness and behavioral toxicity. In large doses, drugs can cause respiratory arrest. Especially often, side effects occur in people of advanced age and lovers of alcohol libations.
Therefore, if we say that there is a lot of harm from tranquilizers, then this statement can and should be argued. A person should not self-medicate, prescribe medications for himself, based on words from social networks. Tranquilizers affect the central nervous system and therefore require the attention of a doctor, even if they can be released without a prescription. Before receiving a prescription, you need to take tests.
You should start taking it with the minimum dose prescribed by your doctor. This is the case when excessive activity will not bring to good. The “horse” dose will not give an instant result, but will only suit the body with a real thrashing, in comparison with which all the previous problems seem to be babbling. Do not drastically change the dosage. If there is no effect, then you can add in quantity gradually, listening to your own feelings.
You can take as a basis the most famous antidepressant - "Fluoxetine." It is rapidly absorbed into the blood, and the action is noticeable already on the second day of administration. The dosage may vary depending on the size of the packages, but in any case, it is better to start with a minimum of 1 tablet per day. First of all, patients note that sleep stabilizes and its quality improves. Waking up in the morning becomes much easier, it is easier to control your appetite. It is because of this that the drug is sometimes desired by young girls who are preoccupied with their own figure. For them, it can be dangerous, since one of the side effects he has is anorexia. Indeed, hunger can be ignored, although it is still impossible to completely refuse food. It is enough that the patient can easily determine the degree of saturation and abandon "another piece of cake."
If a person had digestive problems, then the drug can help here. True, it only stimulates the digestive tract, and the patient is required not to harm his own body.
Not everything is so perfect. Specifically, "Fluoxetine" has a huge number of side effects. The main ones include lethargy and increased fatigue, dizziness and headache, severe weight loss (as mentioned above), drowsiness or, on the contrary, insomnia, skin rash, tremor, dry mouth, or even manic syndrome. Also, patients can observe diarrhea, a decrease in libido, vasculitis or impaired functioning of the kidneys, liver and lungs. To avoid all this, you must follow the doctor’s recommendations.
The drug, like any other tranquilizer, is prescribed by the course, after which a break is made equal to the course intake or slightly less. During this time, you need to undergo an examination again in order to verify the presence of an effect or, conversely, abandon thoughts about further treatment with tranquilizers. If there is a positive trend, then the doctor may recommend a second course of admission with a possible dosage adjustment. To reduce the risk of symptoms returning, withdrawal should go as smoothly as the start of the course. That is, the patient with the maximum dose used is slowly moving to a minimum. Then the possibility of disruption and a sharp return to its original state is eliminated.
In summary, we summarize: take tranquilizers exclusively under the supervision of a doctor, so as not to turn a good deal into a "bear service" to your body!