Aminalon - Instructions For Use, Indications, Contraindications, Reviews

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Aminalon

Instructions for use:

1. 1. Pharmacological action
2. 2. Indications for use
3. 3. Instructions for use
4. 4. Side effects
5. 5. Contraindications
6. 6. Additional information

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pharmachologic effect

The active ingredient of Aminalon is gamma-aminobutyric acid. This drug is a metabolic type of drug (neotropic agent), helps to restore metabolic processes in the brain, helps the brain to utilize glucose and remove toxic metabolic products. The use of Aminalon allows you to increase the productivity of thinking, improve memory, and helps to speed up the recovery of speech and movements after cerebrovascular accidents.

In the reviews about Aminalon, a mild hypotensive effect is also mentioned, which is expressed in the ability of the drug to reduce the initially high blood pressure, as well as to reduce the manifestation of symptoms characteristic of hypertension (insomnia, dizziness). Aminalone to a certain extent acts as an antihypoxic, increasing the body's resistance to oxygen starvation, and an anticonvulsant. The use of Aminalon in patients with diabetes mellitus helps to reduce blood glucose levels, while with a normal amount of glucose, the drug produces the opposite effect.

Indications for the use of Aminalon

The appointment of this drug is advisable in the following cases:

• after traumatic brain injury or cerebrovascular accident;
• softening of the brain with atherosclerosis of the cerebral arteries;
• hypertonic disease;
• stroke;
• alcoholic polyneuritis and encephalopathy;
• a number of symptoms manifested with motion sickness;
• in chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency with impaired attention, speech, memory, headache and dizziness.

The appointment of Aminalon to children is necessary for the following diseases:

- after birth and traumatic brain injury;

- cerebral palsy;

- manifestation of symptoms of sea and air sickness;

- mental retardation with a decrease in mental activity.

Instructions for use Aminalon

Aminalon comes predominantly in the form of coated tablets. One tablet corresponds to 250 mg of gamma-aminobutyric acid. This drug should be taken 30 minutes - 1 hour before meals, swallow the tablet whole with a small amount of water. The daily dose of Aminalon for children and adults should be divided into two doses.

According to the instructions for use, Aminalon is prescribed for adults according to the following scheme: for the first 3-5 days, the drug is taken at 50 mg at a time, then a single dose is increased to 100 mg. The daily dose of the drug for children 1-3 years old is 100 mg, for children 4-6 years old - 150 mg, for children over 7 years old - 200 mg. The duration of the course of treatment is determined by the doctor, usually from 14 days to 4 months.

To eliminate the symptoms of motion sickness, Aminalon is prescribed for children at 25 mg twice a day, and for adults with the same frequency of doses of 50 mg. This therapy lasts 3-4 days.

Side effects

According to clinical studies, the negative consequences of taking the drug can manifest itself in the form of a feeling of heat, vomiting, nausea, insomnia, dyspepsia, lability (instability) of blood pressure. Reviews about Aminalon indicate that side effects of the drug are extremely rare.

Contraindications

According to the instructions for use, Aminalon should not be prescribed to patients with hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

Additional Information

The drug must be stored in a dry and dark place. The shelf life is indicated by the manufacturer on the packaging and is 2-3 years.

Despite the positive reviews about Aminalon, the appropriateness of treatment with this drug should be determined by the doctor individually for each patient.

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Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!