Means "Anafranil" instructions for use belongs to the group of antidepressant drugs with pronounced m-anticholinergic and α1-adrenergic blocking effects and intended for the treatment of depressive states of various etiologies. The basis of the action of this medication is inhibition of the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine. In this case, the drug "Anafranil", the instructions for use of which is always attached, directly affects the
depressive syndrome, as well as its manifestations, such as
anxiety, depressed mood and psychomotor inhibition. If we talk about the pharmacokinetics of this drug, then the maximum clinical effect of its use, as a rule, is noted after two to three weeks from the start of treatment. As for the half-life from plasma, it is about twenty-one hours after taking the drug Anafranil. The price of this tool varies from 320-330 rubles.
Indications for use
Specialists recommend taking Anafranil tablets for the treatment of organic, reactive, involutional, endogenous, masked and neurotic forms of depression, as well as similar conditions in patients with psychopathy and schizophrenia. In addition, this tool should be used in chronic pain and
obsessive-compulsive syndromes. Disorders of mood of a neurotic, reactive or psychopathic nature are also included in the list of indications for prescribing Anafranil. Instructions for use advise taking it for the treatment of phobias, depressive syndromes that occur in old age, and cataplexy, concomitant narcolepsy. Still quite often this remedy is prescribed for the treatment of young patients suffering from nocturnal enuresis.
The main contraindications for use
Anafranil tablets are not recommended for use with angle-closure glaucoma, heart attack, severe forms of conduction disturbance, pregnancy, poisoning with drugs or alcohol. With great care, these tablets are used by patients suffering from bronchial asthma, angina pectoris,
manic-depressive psychosis, hypertension, cardiac, renal or liver failure, prostatic hyperplasia, thyrotoxicosis. In addition, it is recommended to refrain from taking this drug for people with severe arrhythmia, inhibition of the hematopoietic function of the brain, urinary retention, epilepsy, schizophrenia, as well as elderly people.
List of side effects
Prolonged use of this medication can provoke impaired memory, vision, dry mouth, drowsiness, hallucinations, anxiety, and increased sweating. Tachycardia, hypotension, lability, tremors and collapse can also occur as a result of the use of Anafranil tablets. The instruction also indicates a rather high risk of tinnitus, ataxia and paresthesia, the development of hepatitis, psychosis and arrhythmia.