Novopassit is a mild sedative (sedative and sedative) remedy based on herbal components. Why in some cases have to combine this drug with alcohol? Sometimes this is a necessary measure as a result of an unforeseen feast, and sometimes a deliberate action in search of thrills. The review describes the principles of exposure to the body of Novopassit and alcohol and the possible health effects of such mixing.
Composition and form of Novopassit
The drug has a pronounced sedative effect on the nervous system and psyche. Available in the form of tablets, drops, syrup for oral administration. It has an effect due to the following active ingredients in the composition:
- Valerian rhizome extract is famous for its calming effect. The essential oils that are part of the plant, tannins and organic acids enhance inhibitory processes in nerve cells, as a result of a person insomnia and irritability cease to torment. With regular use in therapeutic dosages, anxiety decreases, and manifestations of depressive disorder become less pronounced.
- Melissa extract is able to improve mood even during chronic stress. In combination with rhizomes of valerian, a pronounced sedative effect occurs in Novopassit.
- Hypericum extract perforated in ancient times was used as a safe and effective antidepressant. In modern pharmacology, this herb is still actively used in all kinds of suspensions for insomnia. This component of Novopassita and alcohol are incompatible and can have a serious toxic effect on the liver, while the inhibitory effect on the central nervous system is greatly enhanced.
- Guaifenesin is a chemical component in Novopassit. It has a moderate anxiolytic effect. He proved to be highly effective in the fight against anxiety-depressive disorder and sleep disorders of various etiologies.
The influence of Novopassit on the nervous system and psyche
The drug in any form of release has a clear sedative effect. This manifests itself in a feeling of drowsiness, a decrease in anxiety and bad thoughts, and an improvement in mood. Irritability, aggression goes away, a person becomes a little detached and indifferent. This is quite normal: the inhibitory effect on the cells of the nervous system prevents hyperactive behavior, relieves tremors, and promotes adequate behavior even in moments of intense excitement or irritability.
“Novopassit” and alcohol, when taken together, have a double inhibitory effect on the cells of the nervous system, and therefore their joint administration is undesirable. The state of the psyche and the functioning of the nervous system are in constant close interaction, which often leads to the development of the disease in both areas. For example, VVD often provokes the development of anxiety-depressive syndrome or obsessive-compulsive syndrome.
The effect of alcohol on the nervous system
Ethyl alcohol, which contains in various concentrations in any alcoholic drink, also has a inhibitory effect on the cells of the nervous system. In modern society, it is widely believed that alcoholic beverages have the ability to relieve stress. In fact, everything is exactly the opposite: any narcologist or psychiatrist confirms that ethyl alcohol is the strongest depressant.
Thus, the compatibility of Novopassit and alcohol leads to a double load on the central nervous system. A person may fall into an alcoholic coma, fall asleep for twelve to thirteen hours, during which time he may begin to feel sick, resulting in mechanical asphyxiation, which will lead to death. This is one of the most disadvantaged examples of the effects of Novopassit with alcohol.
Sharing result
What does a person who drank a standard dosage of Novopassit and about 150 ml of vodka (or any other drink equivalent to this amount of ethyl alcohol in vodka) feel:
- severe weakness, drowsiness, asthenia;
- nausea and vomiting;
- desire to lie down to sleep;
- does not feel the fun and euphoria usually associated with drunkenness;
- heaviness in the right hypochondrium;
- intense thirst.
All these symptoms indicate severe intoxication of the body. This is the answer to the question whether Novopassit can be taken with alcohol or not. If you want to feel good and be a healthy person, then, of course, the answer is no.
Features of female polydrug abuse
Co-administration of pharmacological drugs simultaneously with alcoholic beverages is called polydrug abuse. This is a double addiction. Sometimes people come to this state in attempts to reduce the manifestations of a hangover and withdrawal symptoms after abuse of alcohol-containing drinks. They take painkillers, eventually they sit on them and as a result, the body receives even more damage.
Women are especially prone to developing polydrug abuse. Alas, this condition is practically not treated - even regular conversations with a psychotherapist and attending anonymous Alcoholics group classes often do not help the fair sex get rid of the bad habit of drinking drugs with alcohol. Sooner or later, polydrug abuse results either in death from an overdose, or from cirrhosis, or from an accident due to severe intoxication.
Toxic effects on the liver
Often a neurologist’s patients are interested in the question - can I take Novopassit with alcohol or not? The answer is no - you should never do this. Even if you do not take into account the consequences for the psyche and central nervous system, do not forget about the liver.
It is this body that takes the “blow” for any poisoning. Ethyl alcohol is poison for the body, and when combined with the sedative components of Novopassit, its effect is enhanced. Thus, the liver receives a double load. Polydrug addiction (concomitant use of Novopassit and alcohol) can lead a person with a cirrhotic state in several years, which is not treated and ends in death. Therefore, it is so important not to allow the combination of ethyl alcohol with pharmaceuticals.
The effect on the psyche of the combined use of Novopassit and alcohol
As mentioned above, the central nervous system is in close interaction with mental reactions. Nevertheless, different doctors are studying such a delicate branch of human health. This is a neurologist, psychiatrist, neurologist, neuropathologist. If a person develops delirium as a result of abuse of ethyl alcohol drinks, a psychiatrist will be involved in the treatment of this condition, although, according to the logic of things, a narcologist should treat such a patient.
Reviews of Novopassit and alcohol, taken at the same time, report that a very strong and prolonged sleep develops. Some patients believe that this is a beneficial effect on the psyche. This is not so: severe paralysis of the nervous system sets in, and a similar process cannot bring anything good for a person’s mental state: upon awakening from a narcotic coma, he will experience deterioration and aggravation of all psychotic conditions.
How to mitigate the toxic blow to the body?
Some people still believe that Novopassit can be drunk with alcohol. As is already clear, in no case should you do it. But since this situation has happened, you need to familiarize yourself with drugs that will help reduce the toxic effects of a double load on the nervous system, liver and the whole body:
- "Regidron" will help restore the water-salt balance of the body after double poisoning.
- Essential, taken in a ten-day course, will help restore liver cells.
- Ursosan will restore the outflow of bile.
- Pantogam will improve cerebral circulation and prevent the death of neurons.
- Enterosgel will support the work of the kidneys and help to quickly remove harmful metabolites from the body.
Consequences of combining alcohol with psychotropic drugs
As it became clear from the description of the drug, Novopassit is a psychotropic drug, albeit not with a pronounced effect. "Novopassit" and alcohol "with constant joint admission provokes the development of the following ailments:
- deviations in mental and nervous activity;
- alcoholic coma;
- toxic hepatitis;
- over time, cirrhotic disease develops;
- muscle weakness and cramping;
- the development of chronic fatigue;
- sleep disturbances;
- exacerbation of mental illness.