The drug belongs to the group of nootropics and is recommended for patients to improve brain microcirculation.
The medication is in the form of tablets for oral administration, which are placed in contour cells of ten pieces. The composition of "Phenotropil" includes fifty or one hundred milligrams of the active ingredient - phenotropil.
Pharmacological properties
According to the instructions for use, the drug is considered to be a modern representative of the group of neurometabolic stimulants and is widely known for its positive effect on microcirculation of the brain and its higher brain functions. The pharmacological effect of the drug is manifested in increased stamina during psycho-emotional stress, as well as a decrease in the frequency of mood swings and fluctuations in overvoltage.
The medication has been used to eliminate various neurological diseases. It is also used in healthy people to increase resistance to stress and to prevent overwork.
The beneficial effect of "Phenotropil" is achieved due to its ability to accelerate microcirculation and metabolism in brain tissue. This helps the biochemical processes to flow faster and generate enough energy. After using Phenotropil, the content of mediators such as dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine increases, which leads to an improvement in the patient’s mood and the elimination of depression.
Separately, it should be noted the ability of "Phenotropil" to completely eliminate the feeling of hunger and suppress appetite. This makes it possible to successfully use it in the complex treatment of obesity, combining it with the right diets and exercise. But it is important to remember that the medication does not have any effect on adipose tissue.
"Phenotropil": indications for use
The drug is prescribed to people for oral use to eliminate the following diseases:
- Damage to the central nervous system, which is accompanied by a violation of psychomotor reactions.
- Psychoneurosis (the collective name for a group of functional psychogenic reversible disorders with a tendency to a protracted course).
- Sleep disturbance.
- Lethargy.
- Drowsiness.
- Memory impairment.
Why do we need Fenotropil yet? The drug is used in the presence of the following pathologies:
- Decreased attention.
- Depressive disorders.
- Cramps.
- Psycho-emotional stress.
- Increasing the body's resistance to stress and stressful situations.
- Elimination of hypoxia.
- Chronic alcoholism in order to reduce signs of lethargy, apathy.
What contraindications does the drug have?
Before starting treatment with the drug "Fenotropil", a person needs to consult a doctor and read the instructions for use.
The drug is not allowed to be used in the following situations:
- Individual intolerance to the components of the drug.
- Pregnancy.
- Lactation.
- High blood pressure.
- Severe disorders of the autonomic nervous system, which are accompanied by constant panic attacks.
With extreme caution, the drug should be prescribed to people suffering from the following conditions:
- Atherosclerosis of the arteries (a chronic disease of the arteries that occurs due to impaired lipid metabolism and is accompanied by deposition of cholesterol in the inner lining of the vessels).
- Patients with liver and kidney diseases.
How to take the medicine?
The dosage of "Phenotropil" and the duration of therapy are determined by a medical specialist individually. The purpose of Phenotropil is to combat depressive disorders and its symptoms, as well as lethargy, weakness, and apathy.
According to the instructions for use, "Fenotropil" is taken orally immediately after a meal, without chewing, washed down with water. On average, a single dosage of the drug at the initial stage of treatment is two hundred milligrams, the maximum content of the drug should not exceed seven hundred and fifty milligrams.
The duration of Phenotropil therapy varies from two weeks to three months; if necessary, a second course can be started no earlier than thirty days after the end of the previous course.
Can I use the drug during pregnancy?
According to tests, there was no detrimental effect of "Phenotropil" on the intrauterine development of the unborn baby. Despite this information, it is not recommended to use the medication for women during an “interesting situation” due to the lack of clinical experience of administration and not proven safety for the child.
If treatment with this medicine is necessary during lactation, breastfeeding should be interrupted, since the active component can be excreted in milk and enter the baby’s body.
Adverse reactions
As a rule, the drug is well tolerated by people, but in some patients with increased individual increased sensitivity to the substances of the tablets, side effects may occur:
- Loss of sleep.
- Irritability.
- High blood pressure.
- Tachycardia (increase in heart rate from 100 beats per minute).
- Sensation of heat in the head.
- Dry mouth.
- Increased thirst.
- Nausea.
- Pain in the abdomen.
- Vomiting.
- Rashes.
- Urticaria (skin disease, dermatitis of predominantly allergic origin, characterized by the rapid onset of severely itchy blisters).
- Hyperemia of the skin (excessive overfilling with blood of the blood vessels of an organ).
- Itchy skin.
The manufacturer of "Phenotropil" warns that if adverse events occur, the patient should consult a medical specialist for advice, you may need to reduce the pharmacological dosage or completely discontinue therapy.
Poisoning
To date, situations of drug poisoning have not been recorded in medicine, but in order to avoid adverse reactions and suppress the central nervous system, do not exceed the dosage prescribed by the doctor.
When ingesting a large amount of the drug, a person should immediately rinse the stomach, inject adsorbents inside and, if necessary, carry out symptomatic therapy.
Interaction
The manufacturer of "Phenotropil" notes in the instructions that when using the drug together with sedatives, nootropic drugs and sleeping pills, the pharmacological effect of "Phenotropil" is enhanced, which increases the likelihood of side effects and poisoning.
In the first few days from the start of drug treatment, a person may develop severe drowsiness and lethargy, which is considered the norm and does not require discontinuation of treatment.
There is no experience in the use of Phenotropil in pediatrics, therefore, the drug is not prescribed for patients under sixteen years of age.
During treatment with the drug, it is necessary to refrain from driving a car or performing work that requires increased attention. The manufacturer of "Phenotropil" has ceased to produce it in Russia.
Analogs
Generic drugs are:
- "Piracetam".
- "Fluoxetine."
- Phenibut
- "Glycine".
- "Noben."
It is impossible without the advice of a doctor to independently replace the prescribed medication with one of these substitutes. There are no analogues of Phenotropil in composition.
Alcohol compatibility
With the simultaneous use of drugs with alcohol, a person does not experience a hangover syndrome and remains sober for a long time. This is due to the antitoxic effect of the drug - the active ingredient helps to accelerate the decay of ethyl alcohol. As a result, the need for alcohol is reduced.
It must be remembered that a medical specialist should prescribe a course of treatment with the drug. Tablets activate an increase in metabolic processes in the brain, which accelerates the absorption of toxic metabolites of ethyl alcohol by neurons. As a result, brain cells undergo increased destruction. Therapy of chronic alcoholism with this medication is strictly under the supervision of a doctor.
Storage conditions
Pills are sold in pharmacies strictly according to the prescription. It is recommended to keep the drug away from children at room temperature for a period not exceeding sixty months. The average price of a drug varies from 200 to 1300 rubles. The manufacturer of Phenotropil is Valenta Pharm. The company has stopped producing the drug in Russia since 2017.
Reviews
People note a fairly easy tolerability of the drug. Indications for use of the drug are quite extensive, and many therapeutic effects make it possible to achieve the desired clinical result.
Due to the increased activity of the drug, the reviews on the use of Phenotropil are positive both from the side of patients and from the side of doctors.
Reviews of medical specialists about Phenotropil confirm that the medication helps to activate the functioning of the brain, improve memory and attention, and the speed of psychomotor reactions. Moreover, in rare situations, after discontinuation of therapy, depression and inhibition occur. The duration of the recovery period after drug withdrawal is individual.