The drug "Risolept" is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and irritability caused by autism. It is not recommended to use the drug to treat behavioral disorders in the elderly, if these deviations are associated with dementia.
The drug is dispensed from pharmacies only by prescription.
After obtaining official permission to sell a medicine designed to combat a specific pathology, new unforeseen effects of the drug are often identified. Although this information is not indicated in the instructions for the use of medicines, in some cases, doctors consider it necessary to prescribe one or another medicine for the treatment of other diseases not listed in the annotation. So, most often doctors prescribe "Risolept" with autism; reviews of experts, however, indicate that sometimes the drug is used for Tourette’s disease, a congenital pathology that combines vocalisms and multiple motor tics.
Forms
The drug is available in the following forms:
- tablets;
- lozenges;
- solution.
Application features
Before using any medicine, it is necessary to consciously and seriously approach the correlation of risks and positive effects of the drug. The decision to take the drug is made not only by the doctor - the patient has the right to refuse the prescribed treatment, including taking the Risolept Konsta medicine. Reviews about this drug are quite numerous and contradictory. Before starting therapy, some nuances of using the drug should be taken into account.
Allergies
It is necessary to inform the doctor about the presence of an allergic or other unusual reaction to any medication. In addition, the specialist must have information about your intolerance to certain foods, paints, preservatives, animal hair.
Pediatrics
Some issues of the effectiveness of the drug have not yet been studied. So, there is no reliable information on the effect of the analyzed medication on the condition of children with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, young people under the age of thirteen, and also small patients under the age of ten with a diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder. In addition, until the age of five, “Risolept” is not prescribed for children with autism. Reviews of doctors about the unsystematic use of the drug are currently not systematized, data on the results of clinical studies are not available. This means that the efficacy and safety of the drug have not been studied within this age group.
Elderly age
Although detailed information on the effect of the drug on the condition of elderly patients does not yet exist, Risolept is often prescribed to representatives of the older generation. Nevertheless, it should be borne in mind that elderly people often have health problems associated with age, for example, diseases of the cardiovascular system, liver or kidneys. If the patient suffers from such ailments, it is necessary to appropriately modify the dose of the drug in order to ensure the safety of the treatment of mental disorders. It is worthwhile once again to pay attention to the fact that doctors and patients leave quite negative reviews about attempts to treat the behavioral disorders under consideration by us with dementia caused by senile dementia . Risolept, as a rule, is not assigned and is not used in these cases.
Pregnancy
“Risolept” is not used during pregnancy, since as a result of experiments on animals the reverse effect of the drug was revealed, and corresponding studies of its effect on the body of pregnant women have not been conducted.
Lactation
There is no reliable data on the dangers of using the drug during breastfeeding. A woman and a doctor must decide on their own, based on the potential benefits and undesirable consequences of using the medication: Risolept reviews are mixed, and outside opinions cannot be the basis for such an important decision.
Interaction with other drugs
Although some medicines are forbidden to be taken at the same time, if necessary, you can drink several drugs at once, even if there is a proven reaction between them. The latter option involves reducing the dosage of one of the drugs or establishing a schedule for their administration. If you are prescribed one of the drugs from the list below, be sure to inform your doctor. Please note: the proposed list includes only funds with a potentially intense effect and is not complete. Perhaps the doctor will decide to replace one of the drugs in order to avoid a reaction between the components. The list of medicines that pose a potential health hazard when taken with the Rispolept drug for autism (expert reviews confirm this information) includes the following items:
- Amifampridine.
- Cisapride.
- Levometadil.
- Mesoridazine.
- Metoclopramide.
- Pimozide.
- "Sparfloxacin".
- "Terfenadine."
- "Ciprasidone".
There is also a list of drugs that are not recommended for simultaneous use with the drug in question: Risolept reviews are very inaccurate, and information about the interaction of these medicines does not give a clear enough picture. However, in some cases it is necessary to drink both drugs - then the doctor reduces the dosage of one of them. Among such means:
- Acarbose.
- Aimalin.
- Alogliptin.
- "Astemizole".
- "Bupropion."
- "Chlorpromazine".
- Chlorpropamide.
- "Citalopram".
- Crisotinib.
- Dabrafenib.
- "Doxepin".
- Droperidol.
- Erythromycin.
- "Fluconazole".
- "Fluoxetine."
- Foscarnet.
- Imipramine
- "Insulin".
- Ketoconazole.
- "Metronidazole".
- Nafarelin.
- Ondansetron.
- "Paroxetine."
- Pazopanib.
- Pentamidine.
- "Propaphenone".
- "Triptorelin".
- Vandetanib.
- "Vemurafenib".
- "Vinflunin."
With the simultaneous administration of Rispolept and any of the medicines on the list below, pharmacists say that the risk of unwanted side effects increases. Nevertheless, sometimes a combination of these drugs is the most effective treatment. Be careful, since not all medicines from the list have adequate reviews. "Risolept", therefore, is often prescribed simultaneously with one of the following medicines:
- "Carbamazepine".
- Cimetidine.
- "Itraconazole".
- Methadone.
- Phenobarbital.
- "Ranitidine."
- "Ritonavir."
- Valproic acid.
The use of a drug in the form of a solution
Eating and drinking does not affect the effect of the Risolept drug. Reviews solution and tablets get approximately the same, regardless of the schedule, time and content of meals.
When applying the solution:
- Determine the dose using the measuring device included in the package with the medication.
- Drink the solution immediately or mix it with a drink. Water, coffee, orange juice, and low-fat milk are suitable for this purpose. Do not mix Coca-Cola or tea with the Rispolept drug for autism: reviews on thematic medical sites indicate a high probability of undesirable consequences. Drink the whole mixture.
- Rinse the measuring device (cup or spoon) and wipe dry. Carefully close the medicine bottle.
The use of lozenges
When “Risolept” is prescribed for children with autism, reviews of mothers suggest: it is better to buy pills for resorption than a solution for oral administration. If your choice fell on this particular form of medicine, read the proposed instructions for use:
- Do not open the package before taking the drug directly. To take one tablet, separate it along the perforation lines from the blister.
- Fold the corner of the package as shown on the box with the drug. Carefully peel off the foil layer. If the doctor has prescribed Rispolept for children, the reviews on the forums will tell you: in no case should the child be forced to push the tablet through the foil, since such handling of the drug can damage the integrity of the dose.
- Remove the tablet from the packaging with dry hands and immediately place it on the tongue. The dose of medicine taken out of the package cannot be stored.
- Specialists often prescribe Risolept for children. Reviews indicate that the tablets dissolve almost instantly in the mouth.
- You can swallow a dose of the drug by washing it with water or any other liquid from the allowed list (see above). Do not split or chew the tablet.
Side effects
Along with the expected effects on the body, many drugs have an undesirable effect. The Risolept medicine is no exception. Side effects, reviews of which are common enough, include the following conditions:
- Anxiety
- anxiety;
- aggressive behavior;
- visual impairment ;
- impaired concentration of attention;
- increased urine volume;
- muscle cramps in the face, neck and back;
- urination disorders;
- severe nervous agitation;
- skin rash or itching;
- motor tics;
- stiffness or weakness in the arms or legs;
- sleep disturbances;
- involuntary body movements.
If any of these side effects occur, seek medical attention immediately. More details about undesirable effects can be found in the document attached to the Risolept drug (instructions for use). The reviews of doctors and patients, however, indicate a more frequent manifestation of minor side effects that do not require urgent medical attention. It:
- cough;
- constipation;
- diarrhea;
- dry mouth
- headache;
- increased duration of sleep;
- nausea;
- drowsiness;
- sore throat;
- runny nose;
- menstrual irregularities;
- dandruff;
- darkening of the skin;
- lack of sex drive;
- sneezing
- abdominal pain;
- toothache;
- atypical discharge from the mammary glands;
- feeling tired or weak;
- weight gain or sudden weight loss.