The drug "Sermion" - a drug that dilates blood vessels, has an alpha-adrenolytic effect.
How effective is the Sermion medication? Reviews of doctors note its ability to reduce resistance inside blood vessels, normalize arterial blood flow. The drug accelerates the speed of peripheral blood flow (in the limbs). It improves blood circulation in the lungs, brain, thereby providing them with an enhanced supply of glucose and oxygen.
Sermion is presented in pharmacies in two therapeutic forms: in the form of tablets and a lyophilisate for the preparation of injection solutions.
Tablets may contain from 5 to 30 mg of the active substance nicergoline. One injection vial contains 4 mg of nicergoline.
The drug "Sermion" is prescribed for the treatment of many diseases associated with circulatory disorders. It is actively used to treat:
- atherosclerosis, cerebrovascular embolism, thrombosis, cerebral ischemia, other diseases developing against the background of cerebral insufficiency;
- Raynaud's syndrome (discoloration of the limbs and loss of sensitivity);
- migraines, other headaches;
- hypertensive crises and hypertension;
- vascular dementia (severely impaired cognitive ability);
- Alzheimer's disease;
- intellectual, cognitive, emotional disorders developing against the background of circulatory disorders and inadequate supply of oxygen to the brain;
- asthenia;
- dizziness.
Is Sermion prescribed for children? The opinions of experts on this issue diverge. Some believe that microscopic doses of the medicine can benefit babies. Most doctors are opposed to prescribing the drug to children. They explain this very simply: the Sermion drug is not intended for children, because they usually do not have diagnoses in which they recommend treatment with this medicine.
Treatment with the drug lasts a long time, and the effect of its use occurs gradually, as the composition accumulates in the body. The drug "Sermion", reviews of doctors in this matter are unanimous, is prescribed on average 30 mg per day, and the course of treatment can last up to a year. At the same time, it is important that the attending physician conduct a monthly examination of patients, monitor the content of creatinine and uric acid in their body.
What do patients think about Sermion? Reviews of the vast majority of those taking the medicine note its high effectiveness. Patients noted normalization of pressure, a gradual decrease in the number of migraine attacks, the disappearance of headaches. Most showed an improvement in cognitive abilities, and increased concentration of attention.
Doctors recorded an improvement in the condition of patients with Raynaud's syndrome, noted the normalization of peripheral circulation in all who took the drug "Sermion". Reviews of experts describe the drug as an effective, reliable and tested tool.
A detailed study of the drug found that it is not compatible with compounds that excite the nervous system: some drugs, alcohol.
Adverse reactions when taking the medication are rare, but it is completely impossible to exclude them. At the beginning of treatment, patients may experience a sharp decrease in pressure (especially after injection), dizziness, flushing of the face or head. It is extremely rare that a medicine causes dyspeptic disorders, and even less often, sleep disorders. If such symptoms occur, it is enough to adjust the dosage or cancel the drug. Even an overdose of the Sermion medication does not cause anything but a temporary decrease in pressure.
The drug is contraindicated only for pregnant, lactating, persons with individual intolerance to the components of the drug, cores.