For several decades, analgin has been the most popular drug in our country. He was taken on his own without any restrictions literally for any kind of pain, without thinking about the possible consequences. A cheap drug that quickly relieves pain is just what most people need.
However, according to many experts, this medicine is harmful to health, and its systematic use is fraught with irreversible consequences. Analgin, the contraindications for the use of which are very serious, was discontinued and banned for sale in almost all developed countries of the world. However, in some countries, including Russia, the drug can still be bought in many pharmacies today.
Its active component - metamizole sodium - has a strong analgesic, antispasmodic and antipyretic effect. Analgin is still used for headache, toothache, menstrual pain, intestinal and renal colic, neuralgia, pain during injuries and after surgery, osteochondrosis, high temperature.
We buy such a familiar, familiar from childhood, analgin. Contraindications, side effects, dosage, overdose, we are absolutely not interested. But in vain, since the drug has many restrictions on the use and can cause serious disturbances in the body.
Analgin contraindications have the following: individual intolerance to the drug, bronchial asthma, kidney and liver diseases, blood diseases, pregnancy and breastfeeding.
The drug can lead to the development of allergic reactions: skin rash, Quincke's edema, anaphylactic shock, severe allergic dermatitis, exudative erythema.
The systematic administration of analgin leads to asthma attacks in patients suffering from bronchospasm, lowering blood pressure, impaired renal function, leukopenia, agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia.
Long-term use of the drug in large quantities can cause nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, tachycardia, drowsiness, impaired consciousness, tinnitus, renal failure, hemorrhagic syndrome, cramps, and respiratory tract muscle paralysis.
Most doctors harm analgin is not in doubt. It is recommended to be taken only in exceptional cases, as an "ambulance" for acute pain. It is even better to abandon it altogether, replacing it with less dangerous painkillers.
Analgin negatively affects the functioning of the kidneys. According to statistics, about 10% of patients suffering from renal failure, acquired the disease as a result of prolonged uncontrolled intake of the drug.
Analgin leads to the development of leukopenia - a serious blood disease, in which the production of leukocytes, which protect the body from inflammation, is reduced. Especially dangerous for the blood is a combination of analgin with amidopyrine, which some time ago was often used by ambulance doctors to bring down high temperatures. These medicines are real white blood cell killers. The lethal dose of dipyrone is 15 to 20 grams.
I must say that this drug does not cure the disease at all, but only relieves pain for several hours. Lovers of dipyrone harm their body not only by taking it, but also by refusing to adequately treat diseases, but only relieve symptoms. As a result of the disease, they gradually turn into a chronic form.
It is possible that taking analgin in rare cases when it is necessary to relieve acute toothache or headache does not bring much harm to the body. But its regular use must be abandoned. Analgin can only be used as an emergency aid. In this case, the drug should not be taken for more than three days, and its daily dose should be no more than three tablets. Taking analgin, contraindications and side effects must always be considered.
Of course, I don’t want to endure any pain, but you can always choose a less dangerous drug or use folk remedies proven over the years.