In the article, we consider the instructions and reviews for the Melaxen preparation.
It is a drug to normalize sleep. This medication is in the form of tablets. This medicine provides people with good sleep, increasing resistance to stress factors. The tool also helps to adapt to changing time zones.
Indications for use of the drug
According to the instructions, “Melaxen” acts as a sedative, its use is focused on normalizing and correcting deviations from the circadian rhythm.
The main indications for the use of this medication are the following situations:
- The presence of sleep disturbances according to the light regime.
- If necessary, work shift or rotational schedule.
- With the failure of biological rhythms, which are due to age.
- With a failure of sleep, provoked by somatic diseases, for example, with insomnia on the background of arterial hypertension.
What contributes?
As the instructions to Melaxen indicate, the sleeping pill medication perfectly normalizes sleep, while causing the following manifestations:
- Improving the quality of sleep.
- Reduce the number of causeless awakenings at night.
- General well-being immediately after waking up is significantly improved.
- Lack of feeling overwhelmed and powerless after waking up from sleep in the early hours.
The presented drug can also be prescribed to patients in case of detection of meteosensitivity, depression and high fatigue. This medication does not have any age restrictions, its admission is allowed to people of advanced age.
Mechanism of action
In accordance with the instructions for "Melaxen", this sleeping pill based on melatonin is included in a number of adaptive drugs. This drug includes a number of different plant-derived amino acids. The medicine replaces the natural substance of the human body in the form of the hormone melatonin, “Melaxen” can fulfill absolutely all its functions and makes up for the deficiency of this enzyme. The drug has the following effects on the body:
- Providing and correcting body thermoregulation.
- Normalization of the sleep-wake cycle.
- Taking the drug allows you to get more energy and recover, which helps to improve motor activity.
According to the instructions, Melaxen tablets increase the emotional saturation of sleep, preventing nightmares. The main purpose of the tool is that it helps the body get used to changing the time zone and allows you to acclimatize faster.
Composition and form of release
According to the instructions, "Melaxen", as well as its analogues, are produced in the form of tablets. The pills are in the form of biconvex round tablets with a white coating. Each tablet contains 3 milligrams of the main active substance, which is artificial melatonin. Auxiliary elements are calcium hydrogen phosphate and microcrystalline cellulose. The coating of the pills is made of isopropanol, talc and shellac. This medication is sold in two versions: twelve and twenty-four tablets. Tablets are placed in blisters that are packaged in cardboard packaging.
Analogues of Melaxen are not indicated in the instructions for use.
Application methods
This drug must be taken orally. The pills are swallowed whole, damage to the shell is unacceptable, that is, these tablets can not be chewed. It is recommended to take this medication after meals forty minutes before going to bed. Take 3 milligrams (one tablet). The average duration of a course of drug use is twenty-one days. Experts appoint adult patients to take this drug one tablet per day. Sometimes the dosage is reduced to half the pill.
This is confirmed by the instructions for use to "Melaxen" and reviews of doctors.
With a course of therapy, designed for three weeks, specialists can prescribe 0.5 tablets of medication thirty minutes before going to bed. In a year of such courses no more than three may be assigned.
If it is necessary to simplify the adaptation process for the body during a sharp change in time zone and climatic conditions, it is recommended to use this medication according to the following scheme:
- The day before the intended flight, the patient must take one tablet of the drug.
- To adjust the sleep and wakefulness regimen, at bedtime, take one tablet of the drug.
- The course is usually designed for three days.
The use of "Melaxen" for prophylaxis is sometimes permitted. However, it is better to discuss this decision with your doctor in order to avoid negative consequences in the form of hormonal imbalance in the body. The maximum possible daily dose of the drug is two tablets or 6 milligrams.
special instructions
In accordance with the instructions for use, tablets "Melaxen" have their own characteristics. A medication is considered undesirable for use in planning pregnancy because it has a poorly expressed contraceptive effect. The drug is incompatible with alcohol. This is because ethanol reduces the level of positive effects of the drug on the body.
With alcohol, you can not take not only Melaxen, but also any drugs of the melatonin category. It is also not recommended to take sun baths during the treatment, since the main active ingredient of the drug can decay under the influence of ultraviolet radiation. Among other things, when taking this medication, you must abandon driving.
According to studies, this medication enhances the effect of benzoidiazel and non-benzoidiazel sedatives. When used in conjunction with drugs that affect the nervous system, pharmacokinetic interaction was not found. Nevertheless, such a combination leads to the following reactions:
- Enhancing a sense of calm.
- Difficulties with the speed of perception of information.
The medication presented is forbidden to use in combination with glucocorticosteroids, MAO inhibitors and Cyclosporin. Do not recommend the simultaneous use of this medication in combination with the following drugs:
- With a class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
- With hormonal pharmacological agents.
- With medicines that inhibit the work of the nervous system.
- With beta-blockers.
If there is a need to combine these drugs with Melaxen, it is necessary to consult with a specialist.
Contraindications
The presented American-made medication has an extensive list of contraindications. It is not recommended for use in the presence of the following diseases: with myeloma, against the background of lymphoma and leukemia, in the presence of autoimmune pathologies, lymphogranulomatosis, epilepsy and diabetes. In addition, the use of this medication is prohibited for the following violations:
- In the presence of a pronounced malfunction of the kidneys, especially with their chronic failure.
- With allergic reactions to the components of the drug.
- When there is an increased sensitivity to melatonin.
- In the presence of hereditary intolerance to lactose.
- In the process of pregnancy.
This is stated in the instructions for use. Reviews about the "Melaxen" consider below.
The drug is not prescribed during the period of gestation, since information regarding the action of its ingredients on the fetus has not been studied, no clinical studies have been conducted on this issue. The effect of the drug on the body of newborns is also unknown. In addition, the substances of the drug can penetrate into breast milk, so during lactation you need to refrain from this medication or stop feeding for the period of taking the drug.
No studies have been conducted regarding the effect of "Melaxen" on the children's body, therefore, it is not recommended to use this medication until adulthood and the end of the puberty. With great care, the medication is prescribed to patients with hormonal imbalances. With caution, he is prescribed during hormone replacement treatment.
Side effects
It is not considered an absolutely safe drug for humans. According to the instructions and reviews, "Melaxen" can cause the following reactions:
- Headaches and drowsiness after waking up.
- The occurrence of nausea, vomiting, and upset stool.
- The occurrence of leg edema at the initial stage of the use of the drug in the first seven days of treatment is also likely.
When intolerance to any of the ingredients of the drug may cause allergic reactions. With an overdose, various side effects are observed, and in addition, some other manifestations.
This is indicated in the instructions. Reviews of doctors about "Melaxen" are presented at the end of the article.
Overdose
An overdose of this medication occurs in people if more than two tablets are used within twenty-four hours. The main manifestations of an overdose are the following reactions of the body:
- The appearance of drowsiness after waking up.
- The occurrence of headaches.
- The appearance of disorientation in space.
- The occurrence of anterograde memory loss.
Anterograde amnesia is a neurological disorder consisting in the loss of memories regarding a certain time period. In case of an overdose of the drug, it is necessary to perform gastric lavage, after which seek medical help.
Analogs and price
The drug "Melaxen" has various analogues. A complete analogue of this drug is a medication called "Melarena." This substitute is a Russian-made melatin-containing drug. Other analogs of this drug include Melatonin along with Vita-Melatonin and Circadin.
The cost of the drug is approximately eight hundred and fifty rubles per package, in which there are twenty-four tablets. Its Russian substitute, “Marena,” costs much less, only four hundred rubles per pack with thirty tablets. We will not consider the instructions for analogues of Melaxen in detail.
Next, find out what patients and doctors write in reviews of this medical sedative.
Doctors reviews
Qualified medical specialists claim that it is the drug "Melaxen" that is a very effective medicine in the treatment of such a disease as insomnia.
Due to their effectiveness and relative safety, doctors recommend this medication to almost all of their patients who file this complaint. But this drug is prescribed only if there are no direct contraindications to its use.
In their reviews, doctors emphasize that the human body can easily tolerate Melaxen, and adverse reactions occur only in case of violation of the recommended dosage and non-compliance with the regimen.
Patient Reviews
Patients who underwent treatment with Melaxen, in their reviews, note its positive effect and often praise this drug for the result.
However, as reported in the reviews, some patients after completing the course prefer analogs of Melaxen (because of the more affordable cost of substitutes).
Thus, “Melaxen” is a potent drug with a sedative effect. Taking this medicine requires prior consultation with your doctor regarding the characteristics of the dose and the optimal dosage in each case.
The article was presented to the drug "Melaxen" instructions for use, analogues and reviews.