"Akatinol Memantine" is a drug from the group of psychoanaleptics, which is a glutamate receptor blocker and is used to treat dementia (dementia, as well as a persistent decrease in cognitive activity with the loss of previously acquired knowledge and skills).
The drug is produced in tablet form for oral administration. The tablets have an oblong shape, convex on both sides. The drug in the amount of ten tablets is placed in blisters, of which there may be three or nine in the package.
One tablet contains ten milligrams of the active ingredient - memantine hydrochloride, as well as a number of additional substances, including lactose monohydrate. What reviews and instructions for use for children does Akatinol Memantine have? Let's consider further.
pharmachologic effect
Pills are a drug to improve blood microcirculation in the brain. The medicine normalizes metabolic processes in the tissues of the brain and eliminates the signs of dementia.
Under the influence of an active microelement, the transmission of impulses improves and the person’s vital potential improves.
Indications
According to the instructions and reviews, "Akatinol Memantine" for children and adults is recommended in order to eliminate the following conditions and diseases:
- Memory disorders.
- Mixed dementia (a disease that occurs as a result of two or more simultaneously developing pathological processes).
What contraindications does the drug have?
Tablets should be consumed only as directed by a doctor. Before starting treatment, you should carefully read the instructions, since the medication has certain prohibitions:
- Severe kidney disease with impaired functioning.
- Pregnancy.
- Lactation.
- Age to eighteen.
- Individual intolerance to substances.
- Malabsorption syndrome.
With caution, you should take the drug for those who suffer from the following diseases:
- Thyrotoxicosis (a disease that occurs as a result of an increase in thyroid hormones).
- Epilepsy (a neurological disease characterized by a predisposition of the body to a sharp appearance of seizures).
- Myocardial infarction (cardiac ischemia, which occurs with the occurrence of ischemic necrosis of the heart muscle area).
- Heart disease.
How to take the drug?
"Akatinol Memantine" must be consumed with food, the dosage is determined by the doctor strictly on an individual basis. As a rule, treatment should begin with a minimally effective concentration of the drug, which, if necessary, is gradually increased.
In the first week of treatment, people with dementia are prescribed one second tablet once a day. In the second week - if necessary, the dosage is increased to one capsule once a day, or half a tablet twice a day. In the third week, the maximum daily dose is twenty milligrams (two tablets).
Can I take medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding?
Due to the lack of experience in use and clinical tests, the medication is prohibited for use while carrying a child.
The active component of the drug can be excreted in milk, and since there is no information about the harmlessness of the medicine for the baby’s body, it is better to refrain from taking the drug during breastfeeding. If necessary, pill therapy for a woman during lactation, it is necessary to decide on the termination of breastfeeding and the transfer of the baby to the mixture.
Side effects
With all the recommendations of the doctor, the medicine is well tolerated. In rare situations, the following negative effects may occur during treatment:
- Migraine.
- Hallucinations.
- High blood pressure.
- Constipation
- Vomiting.
- Dyspnea.
- Fungal diseases of the skin.
Drug poisoning
If the recommended dosage is significantly exceeded, overdose symptoms may occur in patients in the form of an increase in the above adverse reactions.
The therapy of poisoning consists in washing the stomach, as well as administering oral adsorbents. If necessary, the patient is given complex treatment.
Can I use the medicine for children?
In the instructions for the medicine, among the contraindications, there is a child's age up to eighteen years. The reason for this contraindication is the lack of information about the safety of the effect of such a drug on a young organism.
But many doctors in their practice recommend the use of Akatinol Memantine for children (reviews will be given below) and note a positive effect. Therefore, if the baby has indications for the use of such a pharmacological drug, the medicine can be used until adulthood, even at three years old, but only after a thorough examination, as well as in individually selected dosage and under the constant supervision of a doctor.
In childhood, such a medication, as a rule, is prescribed for speech development, if the baby is diagnosed with a delay in speech development. The drug is also used in small patients with autism.
Interaction
When combining tablets with Dopamine antagonists or anticholinergics, the pharmacological effect of the latter may increase, which must be taken into account.
Akatinol Memantine can suppress and lower the therapeutic effects of Batrafen and Dantrolene. If necessary, such a drug combination must be adjusted concentration individually.
You can not combine the medication with Amantadine, Ketamine and Dextromethorphan.
When combined with Procainomide, Quinidine, Cimetidine, an increase in the content of the latter in the blood is observed, which requires dosage adjustment and careful monitoring of the child's body.
Analogs
The following drugs are considered structural substitutes for Akatinol Memantine:
- "Memantine canon."
- "Maruks".
- Memantinol.
Before changing the prescribed medication, it is necessary to consult a specialist regarding the concentration and duration of therapy.
Storage conditions
Pills are dispensed from drugstores strictly on prescription. The medication must be protected from children in a dark place. The maximum shelf life of the drug is forty-eight months.
The average price of a drug is 1800 rubles.
Opinions
Many parents, in their reviews of the use of "Akatinol Memantine" by children, talk about the different effects of the drug on the development of the child. Someone leaves positive feedback about the medication, noting that he was very helpful in delaying psycho-speech development, and someone did not see the effect of such therapy.
Judging by the reviews, "Akatinol Memantine" for children with ZPR helps to improve attention and mental performance. Boys and girls with a delay in speech development during therapy begin to talk more, it is better to remember words and less distracted from classes.
Doctors leave reviews about "Akatinol Memantine" for children with RRT not only positive. There are also responses about the absence of positive dynamics or even about the negative effect of the drug on the baby. Among the negative effects of the drug, many parents note the appearance of increased irritability, but in some children this drug provokes drowsiness.