Afobazole is a modern soothing medicine that eliminates the state of anxiety and stress. According to the instructions for use, while taking the drug "Afobazol" side effects are observed mainly in the manifestation of allergic reactions. This is caused by individual sensitivity to the components of the drug, and therefore not everyone arises.
In most cases, the use of this drug is characterized by mild exposure. This is due to the fact that Afobazol has no side effects inherent in most other tranquilizers. Of course, different patients may experience different reactions. Some may, for example, have a calming effect only after a few days of administration. Others have an improvement at the beginning of treatment, but getting used to it just as quickly, as a result of which the drug becomes useless, as it does not work.
In some cases, when using the drug “Afobazol”, side effects of the following nature occur: irritability and anxiety, instead of stopping, on the contrary, intensifies. Some immediately stop taking it, others notice that by the end of the first week of taking the drug, the symptoms of stress abruptly subside.
A number of instructions for the tool describe such side effects as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In practice, these phenomena are very rare. Also in the instructions for use for the drug "Afobazol" does not mention impaired concentration and drowsiness. At the same time, there are reviews on the Internet about the presence of such effects.
If you adhere to the treatment tactics recommended by the doctor, in case of compliance with the dosage in accordance with the instructions for use in the process of taking the drug "Afobazol" overdose does not occur. However, if overdose and intoxication still occur, increased drowsiness develops in the absence of muscle relaxation, a sedative effect occurs . For emergency care, medicinal caffeine (not coffee) must be used. This agent is administered in a twenty percent solution of 1 ml subcutaneously two to three times a day. In especially severe cases, it is recommended, of course, to call an ambulance.
The combination of the drug with alcohol is contraindicated - it significantly enhances the side effects that occur while taking Afobazol, as well as the negative consequences of an overdose. This happens because both Afobazole and alcohol have a depressing effect on the central nervous system. However, if the drug itself is non-toxic, then through alcohol it has a toxic direct effect on nerve cells.
Afobazol can have different effects on different patients. And yet, according to the results of most clinical trials, during therapy with the drug "Afobazole" side effects that negatively affect the physical condition and cognitive sphere were not detected. It can be assumed that various negative effects that occur on the background of admission, not indicated in the instructions, arise as a result of self-administration.
Although Afobazol is relatively mild to the central nervous system, it can only be taken after consulting a doctor. He also regulates both the duration of the course of treatment and the dosage of the drug, and also controls the intake, since each case is individual. If during treatment with this drug an increase in the side effects described in the instructions appears, and other side effects are also observed, you should consult your doctor to review the course of treatment.