Can children be given Validol?

Validol is a drug often used by the elderly for pain in the heart. But is it used in the treatment of children and does such a medicine harm the child's body?

Composition and form of release

Validol is produced by many pharmaceutical companies in several forms:

In tabletsabsorbed in the mouth (under the tongue). They are packed in blisters of 6 or 10 pieces, and one pack can contain from 6 to 20 tablets.
In drops... This liquid form is poured into dropper bottles of 5-25 ml.
In sublingual capsules. They are packaged in packs of 10, 20, 40 or more.

The active substance in any form of the drug is represented by a menthol solution combined with isovalerate menthyl ether. Tablets include 60 mg of this substance, capsules - 50 or 100 mg. Additionally, the tablets contain glucose or dextrose, as well as calcium stearate and sucrose. Excipients in the capsules are gelatin, nipagin and glycerin.

How does it work?

Validol has a reflex effect on the nerve endings, due to which, after its use, the vessels are moderately dilated, as well as endorphins, histamine and some other substances are released and formed that affect pain and the permeability of the vascular walls. Also, the drug has a calming effect on the central nervous system.

Can I give it to children?

In the annotation to the medicine, it is noted that Validol is not used until 12 years of age.

Indications

Validol is in demand:

With neuroses;
With hysteria;
With air or seasickness.

Sometimes doctors prescribe inhalations with Validol for coughing - both from dry and from prolonged wet. For the procedure, the tablet is dissolved in water, and then baking soda and iodine are added. However, such inhalations should not be done without a doctor's prescription.

Contraindications

The medicine is not used in case of hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients and in case of hypotension. All forms of Validol, including sugar, are contraindicated for problems with carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes mellitus.

Side effects

In some patients, the use of Validol provokes nausea, headache or an allergic reaction. Also, taking this medication may cause dizziness or watery eyes.

Instructions for use

The tablet is placed under the tongue and kept in the mouth until it is completely dissolved. The drops are applied to the sugar and also placed under the tongue. The dosage and duration of use in each case is determined individually.

Overdose

Poisoning with a high dose of Validol is manifested by nausea, decreased blood pressure, headache, and heart failure. An overdose of a medication can have both an exciting and a depressing effect on the nervous system.

Purchase and storage conditions

You can buy medicine at the pharmacy without a prescription, paying 10 to 20 rubles for 10 tablets. You need to keep pills and capsules at home in a place hidden from babies at temperatures below +25 degrees, drops - at temperatures up to +15 degrees. The shelf life of the tablet form is 3 years, capsules - 2 years, drops - 2 or 4 years.

Analogs

Instead of Validol for neuroses, other drugs with sedatives, eg:

Persin tablets (can be taken from 12 years old);
motherwort tincture (used from 3 years old);
drops Valerianachel (can be given from 6 years old);
Nott's drops (allowed from 3 years of age).

When motion sickness Validol is more advisable to replace with tablets:

Dramina (allowed from 3 years old);
Ciel (used from 2 years of age);
Aviamarin (prescribed for children over 6 years old).

Reviews

Many mothers themselves use Validol for severe feelings or pain in the heart and respond positively to this medicine. However, in most cases, this drug is not given to children, preferring sedative and anti-motion sickness medications approved for childhood.

Those parents who gave the child a medication as prescribed by a doctor note that the action of the medication occurs literally a few minutes after it enters the mouth, and negative side effects are rare.