The medicine "Persen" is a combined herbal remedy, which is used for severe nervous strain. The drug also effectively helps fight insomnia.
It is produced in the form of brown round tablets, which include extracts of peppermint, lemon balm and valerian. Excipients are propylhydroxybenzoate, methylhydroxybenzoate, iron
oxide, titanium dioxide,
magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, lactose.
Pharmacological properties
Instructions for use "Persena" indicates that the drug has a pronounced sedative effect, improves sleep quality. The presence of a natural antispasmodic - peppermint - causes laxative and choleretic properties, relaxes smooth muscles. Herbal components of the medication are successfully selected, enhance the effect and complement each other. Unlike other sedatives, the drug gently affects the body, eliminates nervous tension, reduces excessive nervous excitability, does not create a stupefying effect.
Indications
Instructions for use "Persena" explains that the drug is prescribed for the treatment of deviations of the nervous system (insomnia, excessive irritability and nervous irritability).
Contraindications
It is forbidden to take medicine with individual intolerance to the constituent components, with high pressure. Instructions for use "Persena" does not allow the use of tablets in children under three years of age. During pregnancy and breastfeeding, it is better to abandon the medication, since its effect on the fetus has not been studied. In the initial stages of pregnancy, the medicine can be taken only when absolutely necessary, weighing the potential harm to the baby and the benefit to the mother.
Medication "Persen": instructions for use, price
Adolescents after 12 years and adult patients should take the drug in the amount of 3-4 tablets three times with irritability and irritability. The same amount of the drug is used for insomnia in one go. Children under 12 years old are recommended to use sedatives only as prescribed by the doctor. Patient reviews say that the drug is not addictive, after discontinuation of the withdrawal syndrome is absent. The cost of the drug in pharmacies is 255 rubles.
Side effect
Instructions for use "Persena" and patient reviews indicate good tolerability of the drug. In rare cases, allergic manifestations can be observed, with prolonged use - constipation. With excessive use of Persen (tablets), the instructions for use indicate this, pupils may dilate, stomach cramps, excessive fatigue, tremor of the hands. Similar symptoms may occur when taking more than 40 tablets. Do not use the medicine for longer than 2 months. With simultaneous use with other drugs that inhibit the nervous system, the pharmacological effect may increase, dosage adjustment is required.