For anxiety, fears, stress, memory impairment and other problems with the nervous system, drugs are prescribed that affect brain activity. One of the drugs in demand in adult patients is Afobazol. But is it allowed to give such a drug to a child or is it better to refuse treatment with this drug, preferring an analogue?
Release form
Afobazol is produced in the form of tablets, presented in two dosages - with 5 mg of the active substance and with 10 mg of the active ingredient. They are flat white pills, packaged in 60 pieces in one pack.
Composition
The active ingredient in Afobazol tablets is the compound fabomotizol. It is supplemented with potato starch, povidone, MCC, magnesium stearate and lactose.
Operating principle
A drug is a group of anxiolytic drugs prescribed to relieve anxiety. The drug acts on cells in the brain, protecting and restoring them. It has a slight stimulating effect.
When taking Afobazol, anxiety decreases, and the patient becomes less stressed and less irritable. The drug helps to get rid of fearfulness, bad feelings, insomnia, anxiety, tearfulness.
It removes constant anxiety, helps to relax, and is also effective against somatic manifestations and various vegetative symptoms, such as sweating, dry mouth, tension
The use of Afobazol has a positive effect on mental work and contributes to adaptation to stress. This medication helps with memory impairment and concentration problems. The remedy is especially effective in helping people with emotional instability, increased vulnerability and suspiciousness.
Indications
The reasons to prescribe Afobazol are:
- Anxiety disorders.
- Severe stress.
- Neurasthenia.
- Sleep disturbances.
- Somatic diseases, for example, arrhythmia, bronchial asthma, cancer, lupus and other diseases.
Can I give it to children?
Instructions for the use of Afobazol in contraindications indicate children under 18 years of age. This is due to the lack of research on the use of such a drug in children. Doctors may prescribe such a drug in childhood, for example, at 12 or 10 years of age, but they take responsibility for possible adverse reactions to treatment on themselves. This explains why Afobazole should not be given to a child on his own initiative.
Contraindications
You should refuse to take Afobazol not only because of childhood, but also in such situations:
- If you are allergic to any of the components of the medicine.
- If the patient has a lactase deficiency.
Adults should not take this medication:
- When carrying a child. It is recommended to plan a pregnancy no earlier than 2 weeks after the end of taking Afobazol, so that the agent completely leaves the body of the expectant mother.
- When breastfeeding a baby. The drug penetrates into human milk, so it can enter the baby's body.
Side effects
Taking Afobazol can cause an allergic reaction, for example, itchy skin. Occasionally, a patient develops headaches while using this drug. They, as a rule, go away quickly enough on their own, so the remedy is not canceled in case of a headache.
The drug does not provoke drowsiness or weakness in the muscles, nor does it impair memory and concentration. When the course of treatment is completed, there is no “withdrawal” syndrome, that is, addiction to Afobazol does not develop.
Instructions for use and dosage
The tablets are taken after meals with water. The dosage for adults is 10 mg of the active substance per dose, 30 mg per day. The dose for the child, if he needs to give Afobazol, the doctor selects individually.
The tool can be prescribed for a long time. The standard duration of treatment with Afobazole is two to four weeks. If required, therapy can be continued for up to 3 months.
The effect of treatment with Afobazole does not appear immediately. The effect of the drug begins to manifest itself from the fifth to seventh day of admission, and the drug shows the maximum effectiveness in the fourth week of therapy. After the application of Afobazol, the effect of the agent is observed for another 1-2 weeks.
Overdose
If the dose of Afobazol is significantly exceeded, a sedative effect will appear. In this case, increased drowsiness will not be combined with muscle relaxation. For emergency treatment of an overdose of such a medication, caffeine sodium benzoate is used. A solution of this substance with a concentration of 20% is injected subcutaneously.
Interaction with other drugs
If Afobazole is prescribed together with carbamazepine, there will be a more pronounced anticonvulsant effect. Diazepam, prescribed together with Afobazole, will have a stronger anxiolytic effect.
Terms of sale
You do not need a prescription to purchase Afobazol at a pharmacy, but specialist advice is highly desirable. The average price of a package of such a medicine is 360 rubles.
Storage conditions and shelf life
Keep the Afobazole package in a dry place where the air temperature will be less than 25 degrees Celsius. Children should not have easy access to such a medication. In addition, the drug should not be stored for more than three years from the date of manufacture.
Reviews
Adults who took Afobazol themselves confirm that such a medicine works very quickly, removes anxiety well and does not cause drowsiness. However, most parents do not consider the good effect in adult patients as a reason to give Afobazole to children. According to the reviews of most mothers, they are wary of such a medicine and prefer to give their children drugs with a similar effect, but allowed in childhood.
You can see the doctor's reviews about Afobazole in the following video.
Analogs
To replace Afobazole in the treatment of children, drugs with the same therapeutic effect are suitable, among which are:
- Anvifen. Such a remedy based on aminophenylbutyric acid is prescribed from the age of three. It comes in capsules.
- Noofen. This drug, which also contains aminophenylbutyric acid and is available in capsules, is prescribed by doctors for children over 8 years old.
- Tenoten for children. This medicine, which is a lozenge, is based on special antibodies. The remedy is prescribed for children 3 years of age and older.
- Phenibut. This drug can be used in the treatment of children over two years old.
- Adaptol. Like Afobazol, such a medicine has contraindications up to 18 years of age, but if necessary, it can be prescribed to children from 9-10 years of age. The drug contains mebikar and is produced in tablets.
- Grandaxin. These tablets containing tofisopam are prescribed from the age of 14.
