The medicine "Elenium" is a special psychotropic drug that is used as a sedative for the treatment of nervous disorders, depressive and panic states.
The main characteristic of the presented drug. Indications for use
It should be said that the drug "Elenium" (instructions for use will be presented below) is a sedative that helps to eliminate neurotic, depressive,
obsessive conditions. Doctors often prescribe it to people with dystonia, paranoid diseases, and neurasthenia. In addition, the drug can be effective in the treatment of ulcerative pathologies.
It can also be used as a sedative for sleep disturbances or extremely severe anxiety before surgery. Doctors prescribe the drug to women during menopause or premenstrual syndrome. The fact is that the tool is able to relax the muscles. This feature is very useful in case of cardiac cramps or heart attacks.
The medicine is mainly sold in the form of coated tablets. The main component of the drug is chlordiazepoxide. It is able to positively affect the body during seizures.
Pharmacokinetics of the drug
If you don’t know how Elenium works, the instructions for use will help you figure it out. So, the medicine is taken orally. It should be noted that the main component of the drug is almost completely absorbed by the gastric mucosa. If you decide to use the substance intramuscularly, then its action will come a little later.
The peculiarity of the drug is that it is able to be excreted in breast milk and penetrate the placenta. The drug "Elenium", reviews of which are mostly positive, is metabolized in the liver and kidneys. Residues are excreted in the urine. Chlordiazepoxide completely decomposes within a few days.
The effect of the drug is quite simple. For example, a sedative effect is provided by the influence of a substance on the reticular formation of the brain. The cells of this formation are depressed, so a person wants to sleep, he becomes more calm.
Contraindications
Elenium tablets may not always be used. For example, you can not use the drug if a person:
- intolerance to any component;
- shock or coma;
- intoxication (alcoholic, chemical or any other);
- taking analgesics or incompatible substances;
- some eye diseases (glaucoma);
- respiratory failure;
- early age (up to 6 years);
- brain disease;
- severe psychoses;
- elderly age.
In addition, other serious diseases, as well as pregnancy, may be a contraindication to use, but here the issue needs to be considered in more detail.
Can I use the drug during pregnancy?
This question is controversial. The fact is that the active substance of the Elenium means (this is confirmed by the instructions for use) is able to penetrate the blood, breast milk and through the
placental barrier. However, if the effect of the drug exceeds the adverse effects, then it can be applied.
During pregnancy, you should not drink pills at the very beginning of its development, that is, in the first trimester. The fact is that in this case, the fetal heart rate can change, but this is not so safe. A feature of the presented medication is that it can be prescribed during childbirth to facilitate the process. However, it must be remembered that this will not have a very good effect on the health of the child. For example, he may experience hypotension, hypothermia, respiratory failure. During the development of the fetus, the medicine presented can provoke various defects, since the future baby is not protected from the toxic effects of the Elenium drug.
It is advisable not to breastfeed the baby if you are taking this drug. The fact is that it can not be used to treat newborns. Naturally, it is up to the attending physician to use this medicine or not, but you must be well informed and have the right to either refuse it or replace it with another, more gentle drug.
What side effects can a medicine cause?
Each drug may have certain undesirable effects. If you decide to use Elenium, the instructions for use should explain exactly what consequences the medicine may cause. Among them are the following:
- increased fatigue and fatigue;
- drowsiness;
- loss of coordination;
- feeling of nausea and vomiting;
- excessive emotional arousal, lack of sleep, tremor;
- the skin may turn yellow, which is associated with the work of the liver;
- allergy.
In addition, the drug presented can cause a decrease in attention and increased inhibition of the nervous system. Common symptoms of body incompatibility with this medicine are headache, poor memory, lethargy. Sometimes tablets can cause strong emotional outbursts, euphoria.
The medicine can provoke a strong negative reaction of the heart. In addition, it often contributes to the appearance of anemia, hypertension, tachycardia. Be careful if after taking the pills you feel pain in the stomach, you have diarrhea and hallucinations. There are many additional negative effects that the drug may cause. With the slightest adverse reactions, you must definitely stop drinking the tablets and consult your doctor who will either replace them or change the dosage.
What precautions should be taken while using the medicine presented?
If you decide to use Elenium, the instructions for using this medication will tell you how to do it right. First of all, remember that some drugs may not interact well with each other. For example, you should not take antihistamines and antiepileptic drugs at the same time with Elenium tablets.
Naturally, several types of antipsychotics should not be taken simultaneously. Be careful with birth control pills, sleeping pills . You can not take the drug presented to those people who have liver or kidney disease. However, if there is no other way, then try to reduce the dose of the substance. Therefore, for people whose age exceeds 65 years, the drug is prescribed with extreme caution.
If you are going to take Elenium, the instructions must be studied. So, they are not advised to use this drug for people whose work is associated with driving a car or increased concentration of attention. Note that such a medicine can cause drug dependence, so you should not take it for more than 1 month. During treatment, in no case do not drink alcohol.
The optimal dosage of the drug
So, tablets are taken orally. It is enough for an adult to drink about 10 mg of the drug up to 4 times a day. However, if the case is severe enough, the dose may increase to 100 mg per day, but not more. If you need to use Elenium as a sleeping pill, then just drink 10 mg of the drug an hour before you go to bed.
As for children, then the dose must be observed especially strictly:
- from 15 to 18 years - 20-30 mg per day (divided into 4 doses);
- from 8 to 14 - 10-20 mg / day .;
- from 4 to 7 - no more than 10 mg per day (also must be divided into several doses).
Important points
If you do not know where to buy Elenium, then you can do this in a regular pharmacy. However, in most cases, the doctor writes a prescription, since it is a psychotropic drug. Naturally, not all pharmacies have it. Before taking, make sure that you have no problems with the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
If the patient has already received any therapy using anticoagulants, glycosides, antihypertensive agents, then treatment with Elenium should be started with extreme caution. Do not stop using the drug abruptly. This is done with a gradual decrease in the frequency of reception. Consequences of abrupt cessation may result in convulsions, tremors, and increased anxiety.
You can not drink the presented tablets for a long time, since you can become addicted to them. If after taking you develop serious side effects, the drug should be immediately withdrawn. Do not drink alcohol during treatment.
Features of drug storage
It should be noted that the drug "Elenium" continues to remain suitable and effective for 4 years. Naturally, after the end of the permitted period, this product must be discarded. Taking expired drugs can lead to negative consequences.
As for the storage features, there is nothing complicated about it. It is advisable to keep the tablets in the dark and at room temperature. That is, it is enough to put them in the medicine cabinet and put it in the nightstand. Where the tablets will be located, there should be a normal level of humidity.
What other medicines can replace the Elenium drug?
There are cases when the presented preparation cannot be used, naturally, then it needs to be replaced with another. The Elenium analogs have almost the same effect, however, they can be better tolerated by the body and cause less harm to it, since the composition of the preparations may vary slightly.
To date, such medicines can replace the presented medicine:
- Phenazep
- Frenolone
- Haloperidol;
- "Flufenazine";
- "Clozapine" and others.
All of them act on the central nervous system, but differ in composition, mode of action and effectiveness.
In principle, these are all the features of the presented drug. However, before taking it, you need to discuss all the risks of taking the pills with a doctor and decide if you need this medicine. As for the cost, the price of "Elenium" is about 6-10 dollars per pack. The drug can be purchased in pharmacies only by prescription.