With ischemia of the heart muscle and blood vessels of the brain, doctors prescribe "Triducard". Instructions for use recommend taking this medicine for all conditions accompanied by oxygen starvation of tissues. It improves blood supply to the heart muscle and brain, helps to reduce dizziness and prevent angina attacks.
What is a pill?
The active ingredient in the drug is trimetazidine. Each tablet of the drug contains this substance in an amount of 35 mg. Instructions for use "Triducard" provides for the presence in the preparation of auxiliary components that are necessary for better absorption of the drug.
Trimetazidine improves saturation of body tissues with oxygen and optimizes metabolism. As a result, nerve cells (neurons) and the heart muscle become more resistant to stress. The drug has a protective (protective) effect on the heart and brain. Because of this, the functioning of the vestibular apparatus improves, unpleasant dystonic manifestations decrease. And also the drug strengthens the vessels of the organ of vision.
With coronary heart disease, metabolism is usually impaired, hypernatremia and hypercalcemia are created. Trimetazidine helps reduce the amount of sodium and calcium in myocardial cells, which leads to normalization of the heartbeat and the prevention of pain.
The medicine begins to act in 1-2 hours, and after 5 hours, half of the dose taken is excreted in the urine.
Indications and contraindications
Instructions for use "Triducard" recommends the use of tablets in the following cases:
- heart disease accompanied by ischemia;
- heart attack prophylaxis;
- sensation of noise and ringing in the ears;
- hearing loss associated with impaired function of the vestibular apparatus;
- dizziness due to diseases of the inner ear (Meniere's disease);
- dizziness with vascular pathologies of the brain;
- inflammatory diseases of the vessels of the eye.
Sometimes "Triducard" is prescribed to healthy people with a preventive purpose. The drug is recommended for athletes and bodybuilders to strengthen the heart muscle on the eve of training.
However, such a medicine can not be consumed by all people. Instructions for use "Triducard" does not recommend taking tablets in the following cases:
- during pregnancy and lactation;
- children and adolescents under 18 years of age;
- with allergies to any component of the tablets;
- suffering from severe kidney disease with impaired discharge function;
- patients with hepatic pathologies.
The use of the drug in childhood has not been studied. It is not known how effective and safe this drug is under the age of 18 years. Therefore, Triducard is not used in pediatric practice, and therapists and cardiologists avoid prescribing these pills to adolescents.
Unwanted effects
According to the instructions for the use of Triducard and reviews, side effects are most often observed from the stomach. Dyspeptic symptoms occur: diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain. In these cases, you must either cancel the medicine, or jointly take funds to protect the gastrointestinal tract.
In patients who are prone to allergies, rash of the type of urticaria and skin itching may appear when taking the tablets. In rare cases, there are attacks of tachycardia and headache.
Instructions for use "Triducard" does not report cases of overdose and intoxication. However, it is better to adhere to the dose prescribed by the doctor, and not to exceed it.
special instructions
Triducard does not interact with other medicines. This tool is often used as part of complex therapy. It can be taken with other drugs to treat the heart and blood vessels, there will be no harm from this.
Triducard does not stop angina attacks. Pills can only be taken to prevent heart pain. If the attack has already arisen, then you need to relieve pain with other drugs.
According to the instructions for use, Triducard does not affect attention and does not cause inhibition. After taking the pills, you can drive a car and do work that requires a quick reaction.
How to take pills?
The drug is taken 1 tablet 2 times a day. It is advisable to take the medicine with meals. Usually, tablets are taken with other drugs as part of complex therapy.
How to store a pack of pills?
Instructions for use "Triducard" recommends storing tablets in a place protected from sunlight and moisture at a temperature of no more than +25 degrees. Under such conditions, the medicine is suitable for use for 3 years.
Price and analogues
The drug is dispensed from pharmacies with a prescription. The price of the medicine is from 65 to 260 rubles, depending on the number of tablets in the package.
Patients are often interested in analogues of Triducard. You can choose drugs that include trimetazidine. These drugs include:
- "Angiosil."
- "Preducted."
- "Trimetazidine MV".
- "Antisten."
- Rimekor.
- The Trimitard.
- "Predisin".
Judging by the reviews, the analogues of Triducard are no less effective, since they include the same active component. But many of them are much more expensive. The most common "Preductal", the price of this tool is from 700 to 800 rubles. Moreover, in action, it is no different from the "Tridukard". The cost of most analogues is from 200 to 450 rubles. The most budget option is the drug "Trimetazidine", its price is from 80 to 100 rubles.
You can also choose drugs that have a similar effect on the body. These are medicines that improve tissue oxygen supply. These include the following:
- Mexidol.
- "Meldonium".
- "Trizipin".
- "Cardionate".
- Mildronate
- "Vasomag".
- "Flowerpot".
These drugs are slightly more expensive than Triducard. Their price is from 300 to 600 rubles. The mechanism of action of these drugs is somewhat different from drugs with trimetazidine. They affect cerebral vessels to a greater extent than the heart muscle, and are more often used for neurological diseases.
Drug Reviews
Doctors leave a lot of positive reviews about Triducard. Specialists note that the drug increases the tolerance of physical exertion in patients with cardiovascular ailments. However, doctors write that the drug is mainly used in remission. During an exacerbation of the disease, the medicine is ineffective. The drug can be considered as a good prophylactic, but during a heart attack you should give preference to stronger and more effective medications.
Testimonials of people about Tridukard testify to its effectiveness in the prevention of ischemic attacks in old age. The medicine nourishes the heart muscle well. But according to patients, the drug helps only if it is used along with other drugs for the myocardium. Monotherapy usually does not give the desired result.
People of a younger age note that the medicine quickly relieves dizziness and tinnitus. Already 2 days after the start of therapy, all unpleasant phenomena disappear or significantly decrease. Patients tolerate physical exertion much better, shortness of breath during gymnastic exercises passes.
Negative reviews about the drug are associated with side effects. Patients complain of constipation, diarrhea and nausea after taking pills. Such undesirable effects are possible with hypersensitivity to the drug or with stomach problems. In such cases, you need to refuse to take pills or consult a doctor about the use of protectors to protect the digestive tract.
There are reviews indicating unpleasant side effects such as nosebleeds. This is a very rare occurrence, the instruction does not report such side effects. But in this case, the drug was taken for pain in the left side of the chest. Subsequently, the patient was diagnosed with a disease of the stomach. It must be remembered that Triducard is not taken from gastroenterological pathologies. Acute pain in the sternum is not an indication for prescribing pills. We can conclude that in this case the medicine was taken for other purposes, which led to side effects.