The life of a modern person is full of stresses, worries. After different situations, events it is sometimes very difficult to calm down. People become irritable. Insomnia begins to torment them. With such symptoms, you can consult a doctor. Specialists often prescribe "Persen" to their patients to normalize their condition. What is this remedy for and is it safe? These questions often arise in people after prescribing a medicine.
Composition and dosage form
The drug is of plant origin. He has several active substances, these are dry extracts of valerian roots, medicinal lemon balm leaves and peppermint. Additional components: talc, corn starch, crospovidone, etc.
"Persen" is available in only one dosage form: in the form of tablets. The drug, although it is herbal, still has contraindications and side effects. For this reason, it is not recommended to take pills on your own without a doctor's recommendation.
Drug action
Persen is part of the sedative group. It is able to have an antispasmodic and calming effect. The use of Persena tablets leads to this effect:
- Valerian has a calming effect. This effect is due to the fact that the plant contains alkaloids and essential oil.
- Melissa has antidepressant, antispasmodic properties. This effect is due to the presence of a variety of biologically active substances in the plant.
- Peppermint has an antispasmodic effect, gives a calming effect with nervous excitement.
Indications
Information on what Persen drink from can be found in the instructions. He has several testimonies. Firstly, the drug is recommended for increased nervous irritability. This is a condition that occurs in many people due to stress, fatigue, conflicts. It is characterized by motor anxiety (from fussiness to extreme aggressiveness).
Secondly, the drug can be used for insomnia, sleep disorders, violation of its duration and quality. This condition occurs for various reasons. The culprits of insomnia are stress, mental disorders.
Thirdly, the drug is indicated for excessive irritability. Some people consider this trait a character trait. In fact, it is most often a sign of fatigue, the body's response to stimuli, adverse situations. Thanks to the drug, you can get rid of some emotions, calm down.
Contraindications
Indications indicating what Persen is drinking from are supplemented with contraindications in the instructions. The use of the drug can harm the body in some conditions, diseases. First of all, it is worth noting allergies. If it is to any component of the remedy, the medicine should not be drunk. Lactose and fructose intolerance, lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption, sucrose / isomaltase deficiency, cholangitis, cholelithiasis, various diseases of the biliary tract, arterial hypotension are a list of additional contraindications.
The drug is not recommended during pregnancy, breastfeeding. The use of "Persena" can have a negative effect on the fetus and newborn. You can not take the medicine also for children under the age of 12 years.
Among the contraindications, specialists also include GERD - gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, with this chronic disease, Persen is not completely banned. It can be carefully taken on the recommendation of a doctor, monitoring your condition.
Dosage and administration
Persena tablets are convenient in that they do not need to be taken with meals. It is not necessary to drink the medicine before or after a meal. This can be done at any time. Dosages must be agreed with the doctor, but in general, the following recommendations are given in the drug's instructions:
- with excessive irritability, increased nervous excitability, drink 2-3 tablets 2 or 3 times a day;
- with insomnia, take 2-3 tablets 1 hour before bedtime.
The maximum allowable dose per day is 12 tablets "Persena". The instructions say that you can not drink more pills, because if you do not follow this instruction, the patient is faced with an overdose. In this condition, fatigue is observed, dizziness, abdominal cramps and other symptoms are felt. In case of an overdose, it is recommended to rinse the stomach and consult a doctor.
Some features of the drug
The drug is not recommended to be taken continuously for 1.5 months. The body must get used to working without drugs. Long-term treatment can lead to negative consequences.
Addiction to the drug in humans is not formed. The body responds normally to the abolition of the pills. The condition does not worsen, i.e., withdrawal syndrome is not observed.
When taking Persena, it is recommended to temporarily abandon potentially hazardous activities or at least observe maximum caution when participating in them. The components of the drug help to slow down psychomotor reactions. Because of this, a danger to a person is driving a car, working with moving mechanisms.
Side symptoms
Persena, like any other drug, has side effects. They occur in a small number of people. Doctors who prescribe this drug to their patients know that an allergic reaction is possible. With this response of the body to tablets, edema, rash, and redness appear on the human body.
Possible bronchospasm. This side effect is characterized by a narrowing of the bronchi caused by muscle contraction. The patient freely breathes air, but when exhaling feels difficulty. Exhaling requires muscle effort, accompanied by noise. With prolonged use, patients experience an unpleasant side effect such as constipation.
Drug interaction
Conducted research, experience of use and feedback on the use of the instructions "Persena" today allow us to say with confidence that this drug with the simultaneous use of some other drugs can be harmful to the body. The drug enhances the effect of painkillers, antihypertensive drugs, sleeping pills and other medicinal drugs that inhibit the central nervous system.
Before prescribing Persen, the doctor needs to be informed about which medicines are currently being taken. When it turns out that the patient is drinking something from the above funds, the specialist performs a dose adjustment.
Purchase and storage
Persen can be purchased at any Russian pharmacy. A prescription is not required to purchase the drug. The medication is sold in cardboard packs, in each of which the manufacturer puts 2, 4 or 6 blisters with tablets of 10 pieces. The price depends on the size of the package:
- 20 tablets cost about 250 rubles.
- 40 tablets - about 350 rubles.
- 60 tablets - an average of 500 rubles.
In order for the drug not to lose its healing properties, it must be properly stored. The medicine should be in a dry place. Recommended temperature range: not higher than 25 ° C. Another important recommendation of the manufacturer: the product should be stored in an area inaccessible to children.
Analogs
Persen is often abandoned by people because the medicine is from the category of expensive drugs. However, there are cheaper analogues. Among such funds, it is worth highlighting "Motherwort forte" in the form of tablets. The medicine is included in the group of sedatives and sleeping pills. The instructions for the analogue of Persena indicate that Motherwort forte reduces the excitability of the nervous system, soothes, and eliminates signs of stress. At night, the drug eliminates sleep disorders. Motherwort Forte is cheaper than Persena. Packaging with 40 tablets from the company "Evalar" costs about 190 rubles.
Another sedative of herbal origin is Novo-Passit. "Persen", by the way, costs a little cheaper than the named medication. For 30 tablets of Novo-Passit, you need to pay more than 440 rubles, and for 60 - more than 650 rubles. Novo-Passit also has another dosage form - a solution. Both that and another kind of medicine attracts by the fact that they have a small list of contraindications. In this analogue of "Persen" in the instructions for use, it was noted that the medication should not be drunk with hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, myasthenia gravis, children under 12 years of age. Pregnant women are allowed to take medicine, but only according to the doctor’s testimony and in cases where the expected effect for the mother outweighs the possible risk to the fetus.
Before bedtime
Among the analogues of the drug in question, you can include a special night Persen. It is designed for those people who suffer from insomnia, have difficulty falling asleep due to increased nervous irritability. This is the only indication of the drug.
This medicine differs from the usual Persena in that it is available in capsules. They are made from the same components (valerian, lemon balm, mint). However, more of the first plant was added. In a simple Persen, the proportion of dry extract of valerian rhizomes is 50 mg in one tablet, and in the night - 125 mg in one capsule. The contraindications and side effects of the usual and nightly Persen are the same.
In pharmacies, the nightly version of the drug is sold in packs of 10, 20 and 40 capsules. For a small pack, the price is about 250 rubles, for an average one - about 380 rubles, and for a large one - an average of 550 rubles.
Reviews of people about "Persen"
Opinions about the drug are different, but most of them are positive. People who took this remedy talk about the virtues of the drug.
For example, many say that they buy pills to normalize sleep. Some time after taking it, I already want to sleep. In the morning there is no drowsiness. "Persen" is better than many sleeping pills, which are often addictive, cause a broken condition.
Such reviews are true. Many sleeping pills have such disadvantages as the presence of chemicals in the composition, a huge list of contraindications, the presence of extremely undesirable side effects. Persen does not have all these disadvantages.
However, some people write that they bought Persen on the recommendation of a pharmacist working in a pharmacy, friends, colleagues, acquaintances and did not notice any effect during the application. Calming the remedy began only after instilling the idea that the tablets would help, relieve nervous tension.
Such opinions contain important information and by no means that the medicine is useless. You can not buy medicines on the advice of acquaintances, friends, pharmacists. Only a doctor can prescribe if there is appropriate evidence, and before contacting a specialist, you should try to control yourself, your emotions, because often people just don’t know how to do this.
Reviews of doctors about "Persen"
The opinion of doctors can be judged by the information collected through the project “Drug Selection”. Specialists who are users of the All-Russian social network Doctors of the Russian Federation evaluated the medicines that they prescribe to their patients. Specifically, the following statistics were collected from Persen:
- safety - 4.5 points (out of 5);
- effectiveness - 2.83 points (out of 5);
- overall rating - 7.33 points (out of 10).
A fairly high rating was obtained on the safety of the drug, because it consists of plant components. They do not harm people who do not have allergies and who strictly follow all the doctor’s recommendations and instructions. Efficiency, according to experts, is not too good. Apparently, not every patient is helped by this sedative.
Analogues also get low scores from specialists, so you don’t need to look for a more effective means, to think what to choose (for example, Novopassit or Persen). It all depends on the individual characteristics of the body. One means helps someone, and another helps. Novo-Passit received 4.13 points for safety and 3 points for efficiency. The total score was 7.13 points.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that neither Persen nor its analogues are recommended to be purchased at its discretion. Self-medication often harms. It’s better to find some free time and visit a specialist who will tell you what “Persen” is best to drink from, will recommend some remedy, first evaluating the clinical picture and identifying contraindications (if any).