So nature decided that the female body should regularly release an unfertilized egg, but at the same time it is not always possible to avoid unpleasant sensations. For many girls, the menstrual cycle is inextricably linked with severe pain, which simply has no strength to endure. In such situations, the analgesic drug Ketanov often comes to the rescue. With monthly pains, judging by numerous reviews, the tool has worked well. The features of the drug will be discussed later.
Short description
“Ketanov” refers to a group of anti-inflammatory drugs with a strong analgesic effect. In addition to the main action, the medicine is able to slightly relieve inflammation and fever. NSAIDs are used in short courses, not more than 5 days, and only by patients over 16 years of age. You can compare the effect of the drug with morphine, but the active substance does not cause dependence and does not have a significant sedative effect.
Release form
"Ketanov" during menstruation is most often taken in tablets. This form of medication is available in pharmacies in blisters of 10 tablets, packed in cardboard boxes of 1-10 plates. Each pill is a round, biconvex, risk-free pill. On one side is the inscription KVT.
For very severe pain, you can use the injection. It is a yellowish liquid or completely transparent. The solution is placed in 1 ml ampoules and packaged in cardboard packs of 5 or 10 ampoules.
You can buy any form of medication only by prescription.
Structure
The tablet form of the drug contains in each dose 10 mg of the active substance - ketorolac. As additional components are available:
- corn starch;
- magnesium stearate;
- colloidal silicon dioxide;
- microcrystalline cellulose.
The tablet shell consists of talc, titanium dioxide, macrogol 400, E464 additive and purified water, but it is lost during the production process.
With especially severe pain, it helps well with monthly "Ketans" in injections, since each ampoule of the active substance already contains 30 mg. Additionally, the solution contains sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, water for injection and disodium edatate.
Pharmacology
Ketorolac is a cyclooxygenase inhibitor 1 and 2, which leads to a decrease in temperature, pain and inflammation due to inhibition of prostaglandin production. The advantage of Ketanov for menstruation and other types of pain is that even when comparing its effect with morphine, the drug is not addictive and addictive.
After oral administration, the active substance is rapidly absorbed in the digestive system and relieves pain after 40-60 minutes. With an empty stomach, action occurs faster, and with the use of fatty foods - longer. After intramuscular injection of the solution, the drug begins to act after 30 minutes regardless of meals and reaches its maximum effect after 60-120 minutes.
Ketorolac binds to blood proteins by almost 100%. Its bioavailability varies between 80-100%. The substance is excreted mainly with urine and a small amount of intestines. The half-life is 2.5-9 hours, depending on the form taken, the age of the patient and the presence of pathology of the excretory system.
Indications for use
Taking "Ketanov" for menstruation is allowed only from 16 years old, at a younger age should look for milder painkillers. The purpose of the drug for adults can be any pain syndromes, regardless of their origin. Very often, the drug is used to eliminate pain with:
- radiculitis;
- osteochondrosis;
- osteoarthrosis;
- neuralgia;
- pulp;
- bruises;
- injuries
- oncological diseases;
- otitis media;
- hepatic colic;
- osteoarthritis;
- migraine;
- pericorone;
- headaches of a different nature.
Also, the medication is used to relieve postoperative pain in dentistry, urology, gynecology, orthopedics and general surgery.
Instruction manual
Tablets are taken orally with an interval between doses of at least 4 hours. The daily dose should not exceed 40 mg of ketorolac. With menstruation, you can drink "Ketanov" course, but such measures are rarely resorted to. The duration of therapy should not exceed 5 days. Usually, taking the medicine only on the first day of the cycle is enough, and sometimes only 1 tablet is enough at this time.
For severe pain of various origins, a solution for injection is administered. It is important to inject the medicine deep into the muscle and select a dosage depending on the severity of pain and sensations of the patient. A sufficient dose to alleviate the condition may be only 10 mg. In the presence of kidney pathology, a single dosage under any circumstances should not exceed 15 mg of ketorolac, and a daily dose of 60 mg. Similar restrictions apply to patients over 65 years of age.
If necessary, switch from injections to a tablet form of pain medication, the maximum daily dosage is considered together and should not exceed 90 mg, while the tablets should occupy only a third of the total. In the presence of kidney pathologies, the maximum amount of active substance should also be 60 mg per day.
Bans to use
Despite the effectiveness of the drug, you can not drink "Ketanov" for menstruation, if there is a possibility of Quincke's edema. It is also forbidden to take medication for individual intolerance to the components of the composition, bronchospasm, peptic ulcers, disorders of the liver and kidneys, dehydration, the “aspirin triad”, hypovolemia, exacerbations of ulcerative pathologies of the digestive system, blood clotting disorders and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Also, due to the risk of bleeding, the medicine should not be used as an anesthetic before, during, or after the operation. Treatment of chronic diseases is also not carried out.
In the presence of the following disorders, therapy should be carried out with caution:
- high pressure;
- blood poisoning;
- gallbladder inflammation;
- chronic heart failure;
- polyposis of the nose;
- systemic lupus erythematosus;
- acute hepatitis;
- impaired renal function;
- cholecystitis;
- sepsis;
- bronchial asthma.
In the absence of even all the contraindications listed above, drinking “Ketanov” during menstruation is prohibited for girls under 16 years of age.
Side effects
When you first use the drug for pain relief, you should be familiar with all the possible undesirable consequences. For injections, it is burning and pain at the injection site.
All other side effects are common to all forms of release:
- all kinds of allergic reactions;
- increased sweating;
- increase in body temperature;
- dyspnea;
- dermatitis;
- nosebleeds, open wounds, and so on;
- increase in pressure;
- bronchospasm;
- rhinitis;
- noise in ears;
- visual impairment;
- drowsiness;
- Dizziness
- anemia;
- nephritis;
- swelling.
Digestive system disorders may also occur in the form of flatulence, diarrhea or constipation, vomiting, stomach pain, nausea, kidney inflammation, and so on.
Overdose
How much “Ketanov” acts during menstruation is described above, but it should be remembered that this time cannot be accelerated. Taking the medicine earlier than the permitted time or in an excess dose leads to pain in the stomach, nausea and vomiting.
If you do not rinse your stomach in a timely manner, then kidney function may be disrupted, erosive gastritis, peptic ulcers and other serious disorders can occur. To avoid all the negative consequences, you should strictly follow the instructions, and if the first symptoms of an overdose appear, rinse your stomach and start taking enterosorbents.
special instructions
Despite the fact that the drug does not have a sedative effect, it is undesirable to take it when driving. Thus, the answer to the question of whether it is possible to drink “Ketanov” during menstruation, also depends on the girl’s lifestyle and her work. In case of blood coagulation disorders, it is not worth taking the medication at all, as this will only increase bleeding, although it will relieve their soreness. The full effect of the drug stops only after 1-2 days after the last dose.
You should also remember the interaction of Ketanov with other medicines and not take it with the parallel treatment with Paracetamol, Aspirin, Sodium Valproatom, Probenitsid and many other substances, since such combinations can provoke serious disorders associated with the body with digestive system and blood formation.
Reviews
Reviews of those who took the drug for menstrual pain indicate its high effectiveness. The downside is only the risk of increased secretions, since the active substance dilutes the blood. For the same reason, not all experts recommend for the relief of severe pain during menstrual "Ketanov". Is it possible to get rid of other types of pain with it? Of course, the drug is often used to eliminate dental, articular, head and vertebral pain syndromes. During menstruation, to completely get rid of the discomfort on the first day of the cycle, one dose is enough. According to some reviews, for the whole day you can alleviate your condition even with the help of half a tablet.